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I don't know if their other product lines are better but the software and user experience of their Edge 1040 cycling computer is atrocious. It has every feature

I don't know if their other product lines are better but the software and user experience of their Edge 1040 cycling computer is atrocious. It has every feature you could think of and some you couldn't but I swear it was designed by someone who has never ridden a bike. Even the navigation isn't great. Most of the time when I get to a roundabout it wants me to exit at the first exit, then immediately perform a u-turn, rejoin the roundabout, and take the actual exit. Not even sure what's going wrong here, the same routes on a Wahoo unit work fine. It would put me off buying another Garmin product to be honest.

philipwhiuk 2y ago
The hardware is great. The software has always been mediocre at best.
- dktp 2y ago
  Agreed. I have 1040 as well and it serves me super well, largely because of its battery life (1 recharge on 7day bikepacking trip of ~6hr/day usage), consistency (no disconnects with other data points) and very solid gps (multi band enabled, no issues in forests etc) UI takes a lot of time to get used to and even then there are many things I hate
SirHumphrey 2y ago
I have been looking around on a number of separate occasions for reimplementation of Garmin connect. Sadly i haven’t found anything yet. As great as the hardware is the app is frankly atrocious and doesn’t inspire confidence with a company that is storing a lot of very sensitive personal information.
bobmcnamara 2y ago
There's a form to report map issues. I've seen a missing or backwards graph edge wreak havoc like that before.
Lio 2y ago
I remember using a Garmin Edge 1000 to navigate through a city I don't know. I could see the street I should be on running parallel to where I was but couldn't find the correct turn to take me there. Then the Garmin popped a big modal dialogue over the top of the map to tell me I was on the wrong street. Worse still a few spots of rain meant the screen locked and I couldn't dismiss the modal. I came to the same conclusion, that the UI wasn't designed by some one that rode a bike. I have to say they've got better over time though. I've had a Garmin 530 for a few years and an Epix 2 watch that I like much better. I love that the Epix can be operated with just the buttons.

philipwhiuk 2y ago

The hardware is great. The software has always been mediocre at best.

dktp 2y ago
Agreed. I have 1040 as well and it serves me super well, largely because of its battery life (1 recharge on 7day bikepacking trip of ~6hr/day usage), consistency (no disconnects with other data points) and very solid gps (multi band enabled, no issues in forests etc) UI takes a lot of time to get used to and even then there are many things I hate

SirHumphrey 2y ago

I have been looking around on a number of separate occasions for reimplementation of Garmin connect. Sadly i haven’t found anything yet. As great as the hardware is the app is frankly atrocious and doesn’t inspire confidence with a company that is storing a lot of very sensitive personal information.

bobmcnamara 2y ago

There's a form to report map issues. I've seen a missing or backwards graph edge wreak havoc like that before.

Lio 2y ago

I remember using a Garmin Edge 1000 to navigate through a city I don't know. I could see the street I should be on running parallel to where I was but couldn't find the correct turn to take me there. Then the Garmin popped a big modal dialogue over the top of the map to tell me I was on the wrong street. Worse still a few spots of rain meant the screen locked and I couldn't dismiss the modal. I came to the same conclusion, that the UI wasn't designed by some one that rode a bike. I have to say they've got better over time though. I've had a Garmin 530 for a few years and an Epix 2 watch that I like much better. I love that the Epix can be operated with just the buttons.