Customer reviews from Garmin
Garmin - Edge 840 Solar 2.6" GPS Bike Computer - Black
Average customer rating
4.1
(101 Reviews)
Rating breakdown 101 reviews
5 Stars
55
4 Stars
20
3 Stars
14
2 Stars
7
1 Star
5
Customer Reviews for Garmin - Edge 840 Solar 2.6" GPS Bike Computer - Black
Customer Rating
5
Perfect for me
on November 17, 2024
Posted by: Bmay91501
I replaced my old 530. This is a definite upgrade. Touch screen is awesome. Solar charging is…ok I guess. I haven’t ridden long enough to see a real charge yet plus it is cloudy all day here in Michigan this time of year.
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
5
Love it
on December 15, 2024
Posted by: Alain B
I bought 3 weeks ago and do not disappoint. All features are great, and the touchless screen is fantastic. Great deal.
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
5
Great upgrade cycling computer
on January 16, 2025
Posted by: JoshF
I have owned several Garmin Edge bike computers. I started with the Edge 500 and I was blown away by how much data I could get from a ride on my mountain bike. Since then I have used the Edge 510 and 530 before receiving the Edge 840 as a Christmas present this year. Each release has been a great step forward, but the Edge 840 is significantly easier to use with the touch screen and the refined user interface. I enjoy the hazard and turn warnings and I love being able to use the ClimbPro feature without following a course. This is a great bike computer.
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
1
Returned and exchanged for the Edge 1050
on January 26, 2025
Posted by: Cyclefanatic
Display is difficult to read in the sun. To fix that you have to adjust the backlight settings, which completely chewed through my battery in a 5 hr ride. Also, the Garmin was in the sun during the ride but did not gain any charge.
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
2
Buggy and unreliable but great when it works.
on February 11, 2025
Posted by: SalemCDB
I have had the 840 Solar for about a year now. I feel like I need it for navigating long rides and it is very good to have when it works, but it goes dark, freezes or simply fails to track distance, HR, speed or the other metrics too often to be used as a training tool. Amateurs may find the 840 worth it overall, but serious riders, club riders and fitness enthusiasts need to consider more professional options.
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
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
4
Works great with the Garmin Varia
on November 25, 2024
Posted by: Joshua B
I got this to connect with my Garmin Varia radar. It was also an upgrade from the Edge 130 which would always run out of batteries. The Edge 840 Solar definitely has much more battery life, though there was a week that I forgot to turn it off and somehow it didn't automatically turn off and was out of batteries the morning I wanted to go for a ride. Maybe there's a setting on it that I had it turned off to auto shut down, but otherwise it's a great computer
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin