Customer reviews from Garmin
Garmin - Edge 1040 Solar 3.5" Bike GPS with Built-In Bluetooth - Black
Average customer rating
4.5
(295 Reviews)
Rating breakdown 295 reviews
5 Stars
218
4 Stars
33
3 Stars
18
2 Stars
16
1 Star
10
Customer Reviews for Garmin - Edge 1040 Solar 3.5" Bike GPS with Built-In Bluetooth - Black
Customer Rating
4
on February 6, 2024
Posted by: Louisa Catherine P
Have been using the Garmin Edge 1040 Solar for a couple of months now. Love the larger size for following routes and ease of reading. Very customizable data views. Does take a bit to figure out how to move around and get to the info you want, but once you figure it out it is easy. Cant wait to use the Climb Pro to preview upcoming climbs (how long, gradient of different sections etc)
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
5
on January 28, 2024
Posted by: Matthew S
from Grayslake, IL, US
Awesomely long battery and live the larger screen for packing in data fields
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
5
The Perfect Head unit
on December 29, 2023
Posted by: Anonymous
from Bellevue, NE, US
I'm not a pro rider by any means but have been working to extend my rides and needing a computer that would do the same. I live on the Garmin platform and have always been happy with the products. The primary reason for buying this unit is the screen size (needed/wanted for navigating both pre programed routes and exploring) and the battery life. I have done several 6-8+ hour rides with this unit tracking all the things (Heart rate, cadence, wheel sensor, GPS, phone) and not had to charge or use a power saving mode yet.
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
5
1040 solar for the win!
on November 28, 2023
Posted by: Mitch J
Did a 7 day bikepacking trip in September starting with a full charge. After 7 days of riding using turn by turn directions, some up to 8 hours of recording, I finished with just under 50% battery remaining. Others on the trip were barely making it through one day before recharging. Love the climbpro and navigation. Not cheap and won't get you completely off the grid but certainly lets you travel much lighter or save that battery bank for your phone on longer trips.
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
3
Big screen, not as helpful as I thought it would be
on November 20, 2023
Posted by: Sean L
I have an Epix 2 watch and I purchased this for the trail routing which is impossible to follow on a watch. For that purpose the 1040 has been awesome. I was expecting better screen resolution for the price, often it is difficult to read in bright light. I would probably go with a smaller less expensive version next time. Also, unit fails to turn off or will go into sleep mode and drain the battery.
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
5
on October 8, 2023
Posted by: BRYAN P
Garmin is the most solid cycling computer on the market. Larger screen and solar charging is nice added touch!
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
5
Not sure the solar part is worth it.
on September 16, 2023
Posted by: Anonymous
With the long battery life, and most of my riding being towards the evening, not much power is put back with solar. The unit it self is great, and I would likely buy the same model again.
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
5
Edge 1040 Solar
on September 14, 2023
Posted by: Anonymous
from Flagstaff, AZ, US
I've done multiple rides that lasted more than seven hours and only lost 30 to 40% battery life. That's more than I can say for any computer I've ever owned.
The connectivity issues of the older computers seem to be gone for the most part. Although recently, I did have some issues pairing with my HRM and my power meter but I think those issues were more due to those other units themselves.
And now that you can follow tracks from Strava or Ride with GPS, very easily, and connect to Trailforks. This seems to be the ultimate Cycling computer in my opinion.
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin