Since the 1040 debuted final yr, Garmin has up to date a number of wayfinding options within the Edge 840 Solar to make them extra particular to biking. Its maps at the moment are ride-type particular, highlighting well-liked roads and trails and searchable cycling-specific factors of curiosity like bike outlets. Also, say you need to purposely veer astray to discover a seaside or an espresso store. You can now pause your course route in order that the diversion isn’t calculated into the official route. When you’re prepared to leap again on the right track, the system will steer you again to the place you may reengage. Another key characteristic that Garmin retains refining is Incident Detection, which mechanically sends a message along with your location to your emergency contacts after the Edge’s sensors detect that you just’ve had a crash.

As for entry these shiny new options, Garmin added lots of buttons to the Edge 840 Solar. It has seven in complete–that’s 4 greater than the longtime Garmin customary of three. It appears to be like intimidating till you notice you now have the benefit of navigating by way of touchscreen controls in good climate or utilizing the buttons if you’re driving in rain or whereas sporting thick gloves, which is a pleasant addition, particularly for cyclists who typically trip within the chilly.

What you see on the display screen was up to date final yr on the 1040 when Garmin revamped its person interface to make navigating the system quicker and extra intuitive. Its homepage could be personalized to incorporate shortcuts to a protracted record of options like Training, Navigation, History, Notifications, Weather, Sunset, Fitness Age, and Recovery Time. Or it could possibly embody simply a kind of. Scroll all the way down to entry a class, press on it, and a complete universe of information is at your fingertips. Sunrise/Sunset, for instance, provides the time of dawn and sundown for the following two weeks, which is useful in the event you reside in a local weather the place sunlight hours range vastly as seasons change. “Training” opens to all of the aforementioned new coaching options. Some of the instruments, like Fitness Age, require preloading your VO₂ max, resting coronary heart price, and physique fats proportion within the Garmin Connect app in your telephone.