Garmin Edge 830, Performance GPS Cycling/Bike Computer with Mapping, Dynamic Performance Monitoring and Popularity Routing

Excelente!!!

Bem melhor que o 1030

First thing is that I recognize a lot of people love this model. I don’t, its good, not great. I ride about 150 miles a week. I do about 75 on an E as a trainer and work out 75 miles on both a regular mountain and road bike. I like to explore and ride in small groups in new locations on and off road. Ok, why the four stars? The unit feels technologically antiquated and not user friendly.

First, the device is smaller than it appears. The actual screen is about 1.5 inches wide and 2 inches tall. That makes it difficult to use as a navigation tool. Second, the user interface is poorly designed. There is, so far as I can tell (and I have searched online extensively just to make sure Im not missing something) no way to manually sync the device. You just have to turn it on and turn on your phone and wait until it decides it feels like connecting. Its usually not too hard to get it to upload data from a recorded ride. But for things like downloading new apps from the IQ store, its maddening. I also have a Garmin Vivosport watch/activity tracker which monitors your heartbeat. But if you want it to sync with the Edge, you have to remember to set it to broadcast data before you start your ride, and then stop it once your ride is done. Otherwise, you dont get your fitness analysis, even though you can view the ride data and the heartbeat data independently on the Garmin Connect web page. Other than that issue, the Edge is fine for recording data and viewing it after the ride. If youre looking for a navigation tool or you want a polished device that provides useful and easily accessed data during your ride, its meh at best. That would be fine for a device costing a C note, maybe even 2. For the price of this, I expected a much better experience.

The ONLY complaint I have so far is that this device has everything I need and a massive amount of downloads to cover just about anything and Im overwhelmed! I am a cross country touring bicyclist and before purchase had a long talk with a Adventure Bicycling (Bikecentennal for us forty years of riding a over) representative on the downloading of maps and how good the system worked - that about did it for me right there - immediate download, automatic updates, friends can log onto your route and it will transmit your location - could go on and on but for someone (me for instance) who has missed a turn even with a great map and had to backtrack 10 or more miles (on two difference rides so far) having a tracking map with constant updates and the when, where and how to turn is great. Ive done seven two week tours (was in the military so difficult to go longer) but planning a Pacific Coast Highway tour next year and this computer is the bomb!

Nice product for cycle training.

Excelente una vez que le actualicé el firmware ¡!

I replaced my ailing Edge 800 with an Edge 830. I’m pleased that the 830’s display is far more readable on my morning rides when the sun is low in the sky—a welcome improvement. Bootup, GPS acquisition time and battery life are improved, too. The internal maps are amazing. I’m surprised to see the detail of our local riding paths (not streets). One gripe: The main display shows distance, large and very readable, but speed is displayed in a much smaller font. With old eyes and vibration, it can be hard to read. There’s plenty of room on the display to make fonts larger. Why not?

this is my first bike computer but so far im loving it. easy to pair to your phone as well as satellites as long as you are outside. the touch screen is responsive and the course creation functions and software are intuitive and easy to use. battery life seems good as well.

These guys clearly can’t do software - syncing workouts is a pain in the neck. It works, until it doesn’t. And the usual ways of getting it to work (unsync, turn off both devices and any permissions of these prehistoric animals primitive actions) don’t work. Contemplating returning precisely because of an expensive cycling computer like this should not put users through this.