Customer reviews from Garmin
Garmin - Edge 540 2.6" GPS Bike Computer - Black
Average customer rating
4.2
(280 Reviews)
Rating breakdown 280 reviews
5 Stars
170
4 Stars
48
3 Stars
26
2 Stars
16
1 Star
20
Customer Reviews for Garmin - Edge 540 2.6" GPS Bike Computer - Black
Customer Rating
5
Garmin 540 all what you need without touch screen
on June 11, 2024
Posted by: Anonymous
It's the type of monitor that every cyclist should have as it has all the features need it for cycling and navigating. It would be great to have more battery life. Easy to link to your phone and previous sensors. Display has all the features needed it and easy to program from your phone. I went for this one to try something without touchscreen. Great bike computer recommended for all cyclists. Love this product
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
4
I like the *lack* of a touchscreen
on June 10, 2024
Posted by: h457ur
I've been using Edge computers for quite some time now, starting with the Edge 800. I had always chosen computers with touchscreens because I was of course used to using smartphones. Recently, I decided to replace my aging Edge 1030 (it's been dropped once too many times) and my local bike shop had the 340, the 540, and the 840. I chose the non-touchscreen 540 because I have historically had issues where rain or sweat would mess with my screen layout (yes I know you can lock the screen, but I sometimes forget.)
I am happy to report that I really like the menu navigation via buttons on the 540. It does take some getting used to and it's not intuitive (subtract one star here), but once I got the hang of it, I decided it was a good interface.
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Customer Rating
1
Worst product I ever owned
on June 10, 2024
Posted by: Maxalex
Menu navigation has no logic. Buttons have no logic either and are difficult to press. Unusable product.
Response from GarminBy Garmin Fitness, June 11, 2024
Thank you for your review and experience with the Edge 540. We would like to discuss this further over email. If you would please email us at product.support@garmin.com.
Edge 540 Support:
https://support.garmin.com/en-US/?productID=798938&tab=topics
Edge 540 Support:
https://support.garmin.com/en-US/?productID=798938&tab=topics
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
5
Love this thing
on June 9, 2024
Posted by: Daniel T
Navigation is much improved and battery life is amazing. Have done 12 and 17 hour rides with navigation and phone connected and still had ample battery life
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
5
Rerouting
on June 8, 2024
Posted by: David H
Been using the garmin for a month. Some places I know and others I don't. It has the capability to reroute you on a premade course if you go off course to find your way back or if your route isn't what you wanted. Amazing feature.
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Customer Rating
1
Sorely disappointed
on June 6, 2024
Posted by: Charlie L
The Garmin edge that I bought did not include a cable that was capable of charging the device. I had to go out and buy a separate cable for that!
In addition, there were absolutely no instructions on how to use the garment edge. The website instructions were virtually useless. I ended up spending hours pressing various buttons until I was able to figure out some rudimentary functions of the edge. For such an expensive piece of equipment this sort of attention to the customer is exceedingly substandard.
Response from GarminBy Garmin Fitness, June 7, 2024
We are sorry to hear about the issue that you are having and would ask that you reach out to our team so that we can get the details from you and offer further assistance. Thank you for posting a review.
Please reach out to our team at: product.support@garmin.com
Edge 540 Support:
https://support.garmin.com/en-US/?productID=798938&tab=topics
Getting Started:
https://support.garmin.com/en-US/?productID=798938&tab=topics&topicTag=region_gettingstarted
Please reach out to our team at: product.support@garmin.com
Edge 540 Support:
https://support.garmin.com/en-US/?productID=798938&tab=topics
Getting Started:
https://support.garmin.com/en-US/?productID=798938&tab=topics&topicTag=region_gettingstarted
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
5
Pratique!
on June 1, 2024
Posted by: ianne A
from montréal, QC, CA
Tellement pratique et j'Adore la fonction boussol.!
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Customer Rating
2
I'm mixed and somewhat disappointed
on May 25, 2024
Posted by: The Gary
I'm coming from an Edge 510 that I literally wore out. My first reaction was how horrible the UI has become. First and foremost, there's no easy way to get back to a STARTING place. The online manual is dreadful because there are no pictures to show you what to look for. Too often, they present the order of steps for something, and it's too easy to miss a step because you are looking in the wrong place. The YouTube videos are almost as bad; the people typically go too fast. So, you see, stop, go to your Garmin, and do not see what they showed, so you go back, find where you left off, and go back and forth: it's a mess.
As far as performance goes, meh! When I'm riding, my cadence and speed monitors keep flipping out and in, back and forth. Sometimes, I can't get my cadence to link at all. I've called for help, and they sent me the instructions to get some data for them, but the instructions do not work. The guy I talked with had an attitude issue, and it sure sounded like he was wasting his time talking to someone who couldn't figure this out on their own.
And while I'm ranting. As I stated, I'm coming from the 510. There are a slew of features in this one that were not in my previous Garmin. I've tried searching for what any of these new features do and why I would want to use them (let alone figure out how to access them), and I find nothing. Would it have been that hard to provide a basic sentence or two about what the various features are for?
So, yes, I am very disappointed with my unit.
Response from GarminBy Garmin Fitness, May 27, 2024
Thank you for your review and experience with the Edge 540. We would like to discuss this further over email. If you would please email us at product.support@garmin.com.
Edge 540 Support:
https://support.garmin.com/en-US/?productID=798938&tab=topics
Edge 540 Support:
https://support.garmin.com/en-US/?productID=798938&tab=topics
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