Garmin Edge 830

I've bought this computer when it first came out and have used it continually for well over 6 years. I bought it as a package with mount, heart rate sensor and auxiliary controller. Overall cost was North of AU$700, which was a lot of coin back then. They have dropped in price since, but still costs around AU$500 now. In a nutshell this device… Read more

is a useless for navigation because of the hard to use software and cramped hard to read display. I have tried to use it for navigation, saving routes, and recording the stat's for my rides. It's good for recording ride stat's but that's all.

I have mounts for it on my 3 bikes but the lousy Garmin software does not allow you to configure the bike it's on at the start of a ride. Therefore, after the ride I have to edit my Garmin Connect and Strava files if I've used a bike other than my default one. I definitely do not recommend this device. Use a cheap sports watch to record heart rate and route, and if you need guidance on a road or mountain bike ride, use a mapping or hiking app on your phone to see where you are.

I'll end with one positive and that is that the device is reasonably durable as I've had a few crashes over the years without damaging it. The battery life is also okay. I have owned other brands of bike computers with much better ease of use than this Garmin edge.