Customer reviews from Garmin
Garmin - Edge 840 Solar 2.6" GPS Bike Computer - Black
Average customer rating
4.1
(119 Reviews)
Rating breakdown 119 reviews
5 Stars
63
4 Stars
24
3 Stars
17
2 Stars
8
1 Star
7
Customer Reviews for Garmin - Edge 840 Solar 2.6" GPS Bike Computer - Black
Customer Rating
5
Just learning
on April 20, 2025
Posted by: Daytona Donna
This was a gift and I am just getting started learning the features. So far it has been pretty easy to load a route and save the ride. I need to make the font a little larger or at least define the contrast better. Let me know if that is possible
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
5
840 Solar
on April 11, 2025
Posted by: Chuckster
So far it’s amazing, I just need to get used to all of the features
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
5
Great tool to improve training and performance
on April 6, 2025
Posted by: Sammmy
Compatible with all you bike sensors and gadgets, great tool to maximize, track and improve your rides. Touch screen is a great advantage to toggle between screens during rides. Recommended
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
3
Decent bike computer but screen too dim
on April 6, 2025
Posted by: OVP_Biker
Overall this is a good device with lots of features, but the screen is very dim and difficult to read in either the dark or direct sunlight. The solar charging doesn’t offer much benefit either and the battery drains pretty fast.
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
4
I’m keeping it, almost perfect
on April 1, 2025
Posted by: shelby t
*photo is of the the larger 1040 (or whatever #it is garmin, it was unnecessary for me and i prefer the 840).
Plan ahead for time to sit down with necessary charging, WiFi, and account login information to setup the device.
Once setup - it’s awesome. It lasted 6 days (lots of desert sun exposure) on the solar charging, had at least 6-10 different routes loaded, sharing information/updates/notifications, checking the screens/switching between screens for various metrics during long bike rides…idk how much more I could have been using unnecessary screen time with it, but it never died (#teamamerica).
Also it does passively charge in the sun when it’s not in use!
I’m keeping mine.
Even though I wish it had more options/range for articulating how it sits on my drop bars. It’s not enough to negate the other advantages of it.
Plan ahead for time to sit down with necessary charging, WiFi, and account login information to setup the device.
Once setup - it’s awesome. It lasted 6 days (lots of desert sun exposure) on the solar charging, had at least 6-10 different routes loaded, sharing information/updates/notifications, checking the screens/switching between screens for various metrics during long bike rides…idk how much more I could have been using unnecessary screen time with it, but it never died (#teamamerica).
Also it does passively charge in the sun when it’s not in use!
I’m keeping mine.
Even though I wish it had more options/range for articulating how it sits on my drop bars. It’s not enough to negate the other advantages of it.
Written by a customer while visiting ExpertVoice.com
Customer Rating
5
As a replacement for my old 540...
on March 13, 2025
Posted by: Eric S
It's probably a no-brainer as to why this was a HUGE improvement! Everything works great, and the additional data has been very useful!
Written by a customer while visiting ExpertVoice.com
Customer Rating
3
Poor readability
on March 7, 2025
Posted by: JimLSeattle
Too much white space, poor font makes for inefficient use of screen space. I find this to be much less readable than my Wahoo Roam 2. I've tried optimizing the screen content but can't fit as much useful data on the screen and still have it in a readable format. It's also missing nice touches like coloring gradient, etc.
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
2
Cannot connect to Garmin Connect
on February 25, 2025
Posted by: PamInAustin
I bought this several months ago and cannot get Garmin Connect to recognize my device. I have tried everything…deleting and reinstalling Garmin Connect, installing it on a different computer, buying a different cable. Nothing works.
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin