Garmin Edge 540 Bike Computer

About This Item

TECHNOLOGY:

  • Ride with preloaded maps that provide information about elevation data and points of interest
  • Trendline™ popularity routing helps you find the best routes by choosing from the roads and trails most traveled
  • Receive texts and alerts in real-time when paired with a compatible smartphone
  • Connect to your smartphone to stay in touch with your riding crew through group messaging when you get separated from the pack
  • Compatible with the Trailforks app, which displays upcoming forks in the trail while also providing trail conditions, heatmaps and more
  • Compatible with various training and mapping platforms
  • Multi-band GNSS Technology offers optimal accuracy
  • Compatible with Varia™ rearview radar and lights so you can easily see and be seen
  • Up to 42 hours of battery life in battery saver mode

USES:

  • Advanced cycling metrics give insight on performance from variable conditions
  • Automatically evaluate your recent exercise history and performance indicators to see if you’re training productively
  • Heat and altitude acclimation allows you to see how your body is holding up in different environments

SPECIAL FEATURES:

  • Turn-by-turn directions and alerts notify you of upcoming turns help ensure that you stay on the right path
  • Return back to the route if you deviate from it or back to the start if you decide to head home early
  • Track the epic details of every ride with new mountain biking metrics such as jump count, jump distance and hang time
  • Grit™ rates the difficulty of a ride using GPS, elevation and other data
  • Flow™ measures how smoothly you descend a trail so you have a score to beat next time
  • ClimbPro helps you gauge your effort on a hilly route by displaying the remaining ascent and grade
  • LiveTrack allows your friends and family to follow your real-time location and even view your entire preplanned course
  • Incident detection automatically sends your location to preloaded emergency contacts if it detects an incident
  • PIN-protected bike alarm will notify you on your smartphone if your bike is moved while you’re inside getting water or making a pit stop
  • Includes: Edge 540 Bike Computer, Mounts, USB Cable, Tether, Documentation
  • Brand : Garmin
  • Country of Origin : Imported
  • Web ID: 23GMNUDG540XXXXXXMSC
  • SKU: 24895599

REVIEWS

4.2

295 Reviews

All My Needs In An Affordable Package

Everything I need with a long battery life and a reasonable price tag for my entry level bike computer. For the past year and a half it’s done me well and I’ve never yet thought about needing an upgrade.

Bloatware!

The amount of time I had to spend to shut down all the annoying features is such a waste. The worst part is that after all that time there are features for depressed millenials (I am 66 and kicking butt - definitiely not a depresed milllenial) I CANNOT turn off. nobody gives a crap if an inanimate object congratulates them for a PR on a recovery rider. My Edge is not my coach, trainer, cheerleader or friend it is JUST a data acquisition system with a display. I give the edge props for collecting data and presenting it to me in clear ways. The UI is in dire need of an expert. It takes more than a dozen clicks to delete said recovery ride! Fire your head of SW then rehire him/her after you all agree to get rid of the bloatware or at least let me THE MONEY PAYING CUSTOMER turn it off.

Fantastic Garmin Model

I bought mine a month ago because my very old one finally died and they gave me a discount to buy this new one and I love it and it gives me way more information than I need but it’s awesome

Easy To Use!

Easy to use, accurate, and it tracks useful information and data.

Well Done!

I really liked the simplicity of my Garmin 530 and the fact that you could set it up to give you just the information you need at the time you need it. The 540 has taken that to another level, with a better screen, battery, and more refined overall. They put a lot of thought in this generation and it is well worth it.

Great Product... It Works!

Very pleased. The Edge 540 is a marked upgrade from the 530. If you've struggled with downloads or connectivity in the past, the 540 will be a worthy investment.

Solid Computer

good computer, was an upgrade from a 530, has better features long battery life.

Not A Step Up From The 530

I was thinking that the 540 would be a step up from my 530, but not sure it is. The graphics and additional features are nice, but I can’t say I like it. The computer boots up faster, but the menu system and trying to negotiate it using the buttons is very cumbersome and difficult. I’ll probably relegate it to the trainer bike.

Happy With This Edge 530 Replacement

Had to buy this to replace a 530 that I lost in a parking lot and got run over by cars. The 530 was great, though starting to be slow to respond. I appreciate the 540's consistency with the 530 plsu some new features -- especially (so far) being able to either shift gears or swipe screens from my SRAM satellite buttons on the shifters (haven't decided yet which I like better.) It's kind of weird that the unit is a little bigger than the 530, but font sizes on screens are smaller. I still don't see any need for touch screen so 540 is the way to go.

Battery Life And All The Features I Need

Upgraded from the 500 to the 530. Decided to go with the 540 because of battery life. This unit does not disappoint. I prefer buttons over touch screen because of rain and sweat. Solid unit with good battery life.

Miss My 520plus

I wish I had my edge 520plus back! Just a lot of extra gadgets that I don't use or need.

Poor Quality

After a handful of rides the elevation features stopped working. My 530 did this too which is who I “upgraded”. Clearly a known and unresolved issue.

With It Came With Better Instructions

After about a month of use, I like the screen size, still need to fine the the setting. Battery life for now is great. The. 540 plus has too many features. If I could I would trade the 540 plus for a 520 plus. The 520 is much easier to navigate.

Useless Piece Of Scrap!

I have been unable to get my Edge to set up or work! So far, it’s been a piece of junk! Very dissatisfied with the setup instructions.

Good Feature Set - Very Useful - Not Perfect

The Edge 540 brings together some of the information I like to have at hand when I ride on roads and trails. I like that it shows how much of a hill is ahead of me. I like the altitude information and find it amazingly accurate. It also shows alerts from my Garmin Varia bike radar, so I don’t have to keep my phone on constantly. Some of the things that are less than excellent: the side buttons (6 of them). It isn’t always obvious what each one does. Much as I like the climb display, it comes up automatically and blocks out other features like the map display. Warnings that pop up are often trivial; “animal nearby” was my favorite, while alerting me to a pothole I had already passed was runner-up. Sometimes my old eyes can’t read the alerts while I ride. I get alerts that a popular local rider has been where I am; I’ve never met him. Perhaps some of these will be less annoying after I’ve used the device a while.

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