GarminEdge 840 Bundle, GPS Bike Computer

Dodge gradient results

Have been using my 840 for many rides. Past few months the gradient display has stopped working. Uphills with negative gradients, downhills otherwise but not all the time. Cannot find a fix.

Awkward menu layout and altimeter doesn’t work

Overall, this is a good unit. I like the amount of features that it has in the battery life. But I don’t like, is the clumsy/awkward menu layout that takes time to find things. I’ve had this edge 840 for about a month now, and still have trouble navigating certain areas. Today try to do a benefit charity ride in the rain and the altimeter stopped working a few miles in. Not the end of the world as the navigation still worked. But this seems like an issue that should have been fixed in the last version and it’s kind of frustrating when you are trying track stats and plan efforts on climbs. Wish I had known about the altimeter issue before I purchased.

The device crashes

When using the map the device crashes, it shuts down and after a while it turns back on. It's very frustrating as this happens almost every time you try to look at the streets around you, making it impossibile to find your curse if you get lost because the device keeps shutting down

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.