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Garmin - Edge 1050 3.5" GPS Bike Computer - Black
Average customer rating
4.3
(237 Reviews)
Rating breakdown 237 reviews
5 Stars
153
4 Stars
44
3 Stars
17
2 Stars
7
1 Star
16
Customer Reviews for Garmin - Edge 1050 3.5" GPS Bike Computer - Black
Customer Rating
4
Good & Bad
on July 25, 2024
Posted by: TroyH
So the screen, the brightness, the speaker, the touch, the battery life are all great.
the downside, you can not use live strava segments when navigating a route. You can use one or the other but not both at the same time. This is a deal breaker and it is such a shame as the device is top of the line. Spent hours online with Chat support with no resolve. This is a major feature that works on other head units,
the downside, you can not use live strava segments when navigating a route. You can use one or the other but not both at the same time. This is a deal breaker and it is such a shame as the device is top of the line. Spent hours online with Chat support with no resolve. This is a major feature that works on other head units,
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
5
Great Screen
on July 25, 2024
Posted by: RonCon
The screen is very clear and the new Edge 1050 was so easy to set compared with my previous experience. The screen seems to be much faster and the battery lasts a long time. It was very east to get my speed, cadence and heart rate monitor added. Impressed
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
5
Display and features are second to none.
on July 26, 2024
Posted by: KyleB
Overall the 1050 is a great bike computer with some amazing features. Only problem have encountered so far is having trouble connecting automatically to two different power meters (worked perfectly with 830). Every ride have to manually select to connect the correct PM. Battery life so far has been great, would recommend if in market for a new computer.
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
5
Great Colored Screen
on July 26, 2024
Posted by: Schindatler
Long battery life, and all of the other features I like in the Garmin Edge series including the ability to have different profiles for different bikes. I have five bikes and therefore use five different screens, one for each bike. The only thing I do not like about the 1050 is that it is pretty heavy in comparison to past Edge computers due to the larger battery.
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
5
LOVE the new screen!!!
on July 26, 2024
Posted by: Chris735
Garmin have addressed every issue I have historically had with the Edge units. The new screen is just amazing!! The new UI is a very nice improvement and moving to a true speaker is a nice addition. The response to changes in incline have improved immensely and the new features are cool. So far, I'm very impressed with the 1050 and I feel it was a very worthwhile upgrade!!!
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
4
a little heavier- but worth it!
on July 26, 2024
Posted by: tblairhug
I've upgraded from the smaller Edge 830- but think it's worth it. It doesn't allow for drag & drop to a mac, but I'm getting better with Garmin Connect-- which is very easy to use. It's going to take me the rest of the year to learn how to use all the features, but it seems pretty worth it at this point!
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
4
Meaningful improvement over 1040
on July 26, 2024
Posted by: HappyHapgood
While mostly similar to the 1040, the screen is a ton better. That’s the obvious improvement. But maybe the bigger improvement is the audio… the voice. With my 1040 it seemed to be constantly beeping at me, and 2/3rds of the time I had. O idea why it was beeping unless I took the time to slow down, look down, and r sad the screen. And sometimes the “reason” had already cycled off the screen. As a mountain biker I found it incredibly annoying. Incessant beeping. The 1050 fixes that with voice commands for most of the important things.
There is still plenty of room for improvement:
* As a mountain biker, intersections are often challenging to navigate. The improved screen helps, but what would be better is a to have the course a thicker and consistent color. Magenta. Always. And no other trail or road would be magenta. Otherwise it’s a stop and stare and zoom exercise at pretty much all 3 way intersections.
* The interface just isn’t that intuitive to me. I spend 10 minutes prior to every ride just trying to figure out how to get what I want on the screen.
* it would be nice if it there was an option to announce (voice) the gear after a gear change. Or maybe flash it BIG on the screen (like the entire screen). Sometimes I feel like the devices are tailored to roadies with mountain bikers as an afterthought…. It can be very difficult if not impossible to look at the screen on a lot of trail sections. More voice.
* maybe a screen option that uses half the screen for the map and the rest be user configurable? A lot of my riding is on trails I’ve never ridden before. It would be great to just have half the screen to help me with turns but the rest of the screen for my choice of data fields.
* As a mountain biker, intersections are often challenging to navigate. The improved screen helps, but what would be better is a to have the course a thicker and consistent color. Magenta. Always. And no other trail or road would be magenta. Otherwise it’s a stop and stare and zoom exercise at pretty much all 3 way intersections.
* The interface just isn’t that intuitive to me. I spend 10 minutes prior to every ride just trying to figure out how to get what I want on the screen.
* it would be nice if it there was an option to announce (voice) the gear after a gear change. Or maybe flash it BIG on the screen (like the entire screen). Sometimes I feel like the devices are tailored to roadies with mountain bikers as an afterthought…. It can be very difficult if not impossible to look at the screen on a lot of trail sections. More voice.
* maybe a screen option that uses half the screen for the map and the rest be user configurable? A lot of my riding is on trails I’ve never ridden before. It would be great to just have half the screen to help me with turns but the rest of the screen for my choice of data fields.
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
4
Good, but with flaws
on July 28, 2024
Posted by: Anonymous
Default Screen config should include other metrics - although this can be tailored.
The Screen that shows climbing (not in navigation mode) is too busy and hard to read.
The mount does NOT fit most bikes (too short) - a major design flaw.
Screen size is smaller than the actually face of the device and could be made larger (take a look at how iPhones overcame this in their evolution).
Varia Radar mode needs a filter to reduce the clutter of too many vehicles (noise).
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin