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Garmin Edge 500 GPS Bicycle Unit

Posted by Andria Marina on Monday 3 May 2010
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This is a great bike computer with tons of amazing features. My only complaint about the unit itself is that the screen quality could be improved. It is not clear and easy to read - especially when you just want to glance down and see information. You really need to take your eyes off of the road for a moment or two to figure out what fields you are viewing and what they say.

I have not had any problems at all with the function of the unit. It easily found satelites and is pretty obvious how to configure. I really like the ability to connect this to my computer after rides and keep a detailed log of my rides. I gave the software three stars because it is very buggy and still quite rough around the edges.

I purchased the Garmin Heart Rate Monitorseparately. I do not have the Garmin GSC 10 Speed/Cadence Bike Sensor- it seems unnecessary for me. I don't really have a need to monitor my cadence and the speed measurements from the gps are very accurate - even on trails under pretty heavy foliage. I don't use this on a trainer.

I would strongy suggest that anyone who is considering this purchase make sure they visit the Garmin Edge 500 Forum on the Garmin website. You will learn more there than you ever wanted to know about the device. The DC Rainmaker blog also has an excellent detailed write-up.

As far as size, it is roughly the same size as my old Planet Bike Protege 9.0 9-Function Bike Computer with 4-Line Display and Temperature. The mount couldn't be easier. It uses two rubber bands to attach the base to the handlebars or stem. The unit locks into the base with a 90 degree twist - very easy and secure. It comes with tons of extra bands and I threw an extra set in my seat bag - just in case.

Garmin Edge 500 GPS Bicycle Unit Features

  • Add an ANT+ compatible heart rate monitor, speed / cadence sensor or compatible power meter for a finely-tuned analysis of your ride.
  • High-sensitivity GPS receiver with HotFix
  • Easy-to-read display
  • Advanced heart rate-based calorie computation
  • ANT+ power meter compatible



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Price : $262.48
Offer Price : $231.99



Garmin Edge 500 GPS Bicycle Unit Overviews

Sharpen your cycling performance with Edge 500, a lightweight GPS-based cycling computer for performance-driven cyclists. Loaded with data, Edge 500 tracks your distance, speed, location and elevation with high sensitivity GPS.

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Customer Review



Pricey, But Works Well With Small Footprint - Tony99999 - usa, earth
This unit is remarkably small and performs as advertised. I like the ability to customize the fields which the unit displays. It has 3 "pages" that you can scroll thru while biking with all kinds of cool info such as speed, max speed, avg speed, vertical climb rate, temperature, heart rate, calories burned...just about anything you could possibly want to track.

You can download software updates and upload data to track ride history. Neat feature.

This unit is NOT a car-type navi system, however, with maps and turn-by-turn directions.

On the negative side, wazzup with the price? Seems overpriced to me. 9 - 9 would be more in line with other electronics of similar technology innovation.

Also, the buttons are on the side of the unit, not the top, which makes pushing them a bit awkward while biking. As other reviews stated, the logic in programming the unit is a bit obtuse and complex. Why not be able to program the unit via Garmin's website using simple point and clicks?

5 stars, but price and programming cost this model 1 star.



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