Garmin Edge 1050 Premium GPS Bike Computer

I have been a loyal Garmin customer for years. SO when I bought a super nice road bike, I upgraded to the most expensive garmin there is the 1050. My new bike had cool stuff like an integrated power meter and cadence meter all in the crank arms. I watched pairing videos over and over again. I charged everything up and even did a firmware upgrade. After 30 frustrating hours of troubleshooting, two trips to a Shimano approved bike shop, adding new Apps to my phone, calls to Garmin and Shimano help line, with a so called "simple bluetooth pairing"....... the word is out. Your 1050 has not had a software update to recognize shimano DI 2 power meters and cadence sensors. So I returned it. I bought a wahoo. This one is on you.

I love this thing! Excellent UI, lightning fast, fantastic display & graphics, and extreme battery life.

I upgraded from the 1030 and found that (1) location discovery is way faster, and everything is snappier, (2) the screen really is beautiful, and you can turn it down to 70-80% to save batteries and it is still readable in the sun, and (3) it has every feature know to man. However, all that comes at three costs: (1) price, (2) battery life, and (3) usability. It is far more difficult than it should be to do the things you want to do most often. and I am tired of it deciding for me what screen I want to see at different points in my rides. In other words, expect to have to study the manual before using it. And not the cryptic one in the jox, bit the one online.

I absolutely love this Garmin 1050. It has the features that I’ve wanted and more. I’m planing a bike packing trip in the near future and with the radar rear light and the head light that works seamlessly with this unit is great I have a few miles on a busy highway with the light and radar is a plus for safety. Thanks Garmin for such a fine product

First use - froze first time I touched the screen, then crashed HARD on reboot. Did a bunch of updates (in addition to all the updates when I opened the box) hoping for more this weekend.

Awesome gadget! I can’t ride without. Big scream easy to use

This is my third Garmin Edge. Edge 1050 is the best one so far… I really like its display, which is very clear and is easy to see - maps and data regardless of weather conditions - sunshine or dark cloud cover. It communicates seamlessly with my iPhone and bike systems. Also tracks a lot of customizable data for those who are really into monitoring their performance.

The images are crisp and usability fast. The chimes and alarms were a pleasant surprise… much less annoying than the 1040. One opportunity remains… the syncing. In the past Strava rides and saved maps would appear almost instantaneously on my 1040. I notice a much longer delay with the 1050 to sync, and sometimes I have to manually prompt routes to save down to the device then manually sync in Garmin Connect. All that said… I still recommend as an upgrade to the 1040 if you value bright and sharp screens, and pleasant sounds.

I would like my Edge 1050 a lot more if I could download the routes on Ride With My GPS from our clubs RIDE WITH GPS ROUTES

The clarity of the 1050 is more than I expected. The radar gives you sound and color interaction with autos in the rear. The selection of type of ride easy to select for trainer rides or outdoor rides. I turned off auto battery/auto pause and sleep because I want to see my data i.e. heart rate speed distance. On auto pause when I started back on my ride after a rest stop Garmin didn't come back on.

Just what I expected , Easy to use, big screen,very accurate

I bought my new 1050 as an upgrade for my trusty 1030. I love the bright and colorful interface. Easy to register and transfer profiles and sensors. Only problem has been the radar seemed to disconnect more frequently from 1050

As a Randonneur I have a specific criteria for a bike computer covering rides from 200 to 1500 kilometers So here is my review Likes I like the big numbers, I’m in my 60’s so having such a large display is great. It pairs easily with everything so that’s good. Can load big route files Handles 600 kilometers no problem. Don’t like Pain in the area you sit on loading maps, just copy the wahoo system, Battery low level comes on at 35% thatsstill6 hours battery left. It also pauses the ride which is a pain as the computer is so big I have to rotate it to get at the bottom button. Not very well thought out design. I wish there was a way to unit control my radar. I set it to flash to save battery but when I stop it turns it on to full brightness all the time waisting the radar battery. Real hard to get things like control points on the map. No idea why this is so complicated For a mapping company you’re pretty rubbish at map stuff.

This is awesome unit it has all the bells and whistles coming from a 810 big difference. I just wish the start and lap buttons was on top like the 810. the battery is perfect for myself who always charges it before a big ride Happy riding

Brighter, easy to read screen, tons of features, two thumbs up!

The display is brighter and clearer and there is a bell, but not functionally enough better than the 1030 or 1040 to justify the expensive price.

The 1050 is improved so far and beyond the 1030 that It’s misleading to call this model the 1050. This is orders of magnitude better in so many ways should’ve been the Edge 2000. Seriously, Garmin clearly listened to everyone’s complaints. I’m stunned at how good it is. Exceeded all expectations

This is my third Garmin cycling computer, I Imy last was the 810 and the power button had a rubber boot covering it and it wore off. Garmin gave me a 20% of a new product to replace it. The 1050 is nice I lite the size an the display and navigate through the screens is nice. The buttons are more protected than my old one. I have about 12 rides now and I really enjoy it.

Excellent product, highly recommended. It is very easy to use. The only thing is that it is very expensive

Dear Apple, please buy Garmin and fix this interface. Brutal.