Garmin

Edge 840 Computer

Overly complicated with unhelpful manual

There is no doubt that the edge 840 is feature packed but it is unnecessarily complicated to set up and too prescriptive in terms of defaulting to workouts and performance rather than having those as a choice. Yes there are useful features but basic data should be there out of the box with anything else a matter of choice.

It's a solid MTB cycling computer! It does everything I need it to reliably.

Nice computer

Nice computer with a lot of features (more than I have delved in to). It synchs easily with my iPhone via the Garmin app. The battery easily lasted for a 10 hours day ride at Leadville.

Good size and perfect tech to track my mountain bike and gravel rides.

Informative

A lot of Information to gather after a ride. Yes, it's more than I would ever really need, but it is nice to see all the metrics.

Solid Data Tracking

Been using this for a couple of years now, easy to navigate the menu, Works GREAT even in low temps (single digits). Battery life is fantastic in all temps. Some adjustments should be made to get this a 5 star. No way to auto power off (only sleep) so if you leave the unit to download your activity and forget then the battery goes dead. Older units had this feature. 2nd fault - once you enter an activity you have to lock the screen to keep sweat or rain from changing your layout. This should be automatic, seems the opposite. Last thing they should build in Bikes and Gear for you to choose in an activity rather than needing to go to the app afterwards to choose this. All in All I highly recommend Garmin Edge GPS units! these items are small inconveniences.

Great bike computer but takes a long time to figure out how to set up the screens. Definitely better battery life than some other computers out there. I like the maps.

Lots of improvements, some challenges

Familiarity:

I've used it several times

Upgraded over the Edge 530 (damaged screen). Went with the 840 with touch screen because I'd heard of the UI navigational challenges AND Garmin equipped the 840 with the same buttons as the 540 so you can use it without the touch screen as if it's a 540. The UI Is different and the defaults definitely need to be changed if you're coming from a prior Garmin. So far I mostly use the buttons but the touch screen has been helpful in shortcutting menu navigation. Screen and battery definitely improved. Haven't been to the spots where I hope the GPS improvements will be noticeable. Extra storage space on the device helpful but need to reduce maps to take advantage. Overall build seems more solid too. Hopefully holds up better to MTB wear and tear. If you're a Mac user be warned there's challenges getting Garmin Express to work, so far transitioning data from my old Edge was next to impossible so I bailed and borrowed a Windows computer to transfer the files. All good now but still no Mac access (yes, all elements updated to latest versions).

Fantastic for Anyone

It is the perfect bike computer for the casual or experience. The screen is the perfect size to be able to see it, but not too large to where it looks like a phone on the front of the bike, but not too small where you cannot read the data screen as well. It pairs very easily with any external devices, such as lights or radars great recommendation would buy again.

Got this for long rides so I don't have to rely on the battery life of a watch or phone. Great battery life. Screen is plenty big for me. Easy to load routes. Touch screen allows you to zoom in/out easily while riding. The colors on any of the map settings are hard to see though. It's difficult to distinguish route from background. Also you can't turn the screen off, which can be distracting.