Customer Reviews for Garmin - Edge 540 2.6" GPS Bike Computer - Black
Customer Rating
5
Great Choice
on January 22, 2025
Posted by: AJ Tiger
I purchased the 540 to replace my old Garmin 510, which I had used for 10 years. I love the new features and the bigger screen. I think it is a great investment and look forward to using it for many years to come! I have been very happy with my Garmin products over the years. Now I just need my wife to let me upgrade my Garmin radar which is also about 10 years old :)
Have had my 530 for a month now, and a few things. Overall it works great. As others have said, the buttons and menu bars can be a bit clumsy to deal with, but honestly, they aren't that bad. I don't try to mess with my unit while underway, so pushing buttons on the fly is not needed. Unit is very small = good. connects with heart monitor easily. I do think that for the price, given competition with touchscreens at about the same price, I rate it 4 stars. I would expect such a device to be cheaper.
Am I a Garmin Fanboy? yup, and for good reason. These things just work. I wasn't looking for anything super fancy, just a solid head unit to connect my varia, heart rate strap, and cadence sensor...to track my rides. I replaced an older Edge 820 with this 540. I like the buttons over the touch screen (which was less than functional on the 820).
Got this as a so called up grade to my old Edge 130. Have to confirm the sensors 5 times before each ride. Everything is using the latest software. Have reprogrammed everything multiple times.... avoid buying until they have sorted out these bugs that they known about for sometrime.
I found it a little less intuitive than a touchscreen would be, but it is less money than the 840. Going back, I'd probably get the 840, but if the cost is your primary concern, this device works great and does all it promises and more!