# Garmin Edge 1050 Released **URL:** \ **Category:** Equipment\ **Created:** [June 25, 2024, 11:21am UTC](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/t/garmin-edge-1050-released/94285 "2024-06-25T11:21:07Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Nicholas](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/trainerroad/forum/user_avatar/www.trainerroad.com/nicholas/32/78971_2.png) [@Nicholas](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/u/Nicholas)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2024, 11:21am UTC](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/t/garmin-edge-1050-released/94285/1 "2024-06-25T11:21:07Z")
> **[Garmin claims new Edge 1050 is "brightest, smartest and most connected...](https://road.cc/content/tech-news/garmin-edge-1050-309015)** > > The Edge 1050 is priced at £649.99, with new features including a built-in speaker that can act as a bike bell, the ability to receive road hazard alerts and the use of Garmin Pay, though it comes with a shorter battery life than the outgoing Edge... > **[Garmin’s Edge 1050 is the “brightest and smartest” bike computer yet, but...](https://www.bikeradar.com/news/garmin-edge-1050)** > **[Garmin Edge 1050 Has Waze-Like Reporting, Training but Less Battery](https://bikerumor.com/garmin-edge-1050-cycling-computer/)** > > Garmins New Edge 1050 wants to change how cyclists use their head units, it communicates with fellow riders, reports incidents and much more! > **[Garmin Edge® 1050 | Premium Cycling Computer](https://www.garmin.com/en-US/p/1196129)** > > Edge® 1050 is a premium cycling computer with a vivid color display and up to 20 hrs. of battery life, plus group ride features and personalized coaching. [![](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/trainerroad/original/3X/2/6/26b7108bae9faef83340595c106021931e89460e.jpeg "Garmin Edge 1050 In-Depth Review // The EPIX Version of the Edge 1040!") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bPiLzeFi7x0) [![](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/trainerroad/original/3X/7/f/7f432e0b628bdef09a2d8e452dcf0309ae5e0e48.jpeg "Garmin EDGE 1050 Cycling GPS Review // BIG Screen and Battery Life Changes!") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kY_-ZVqU0oo) [![](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/trainerroad/original/3X/6/3/63c6be9b3d8a2888d2642442215f52455e34de6f.jpeg "Garmin Edge 1050 | Never Stop Cycling. Together.") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GKM7QPX531A) Key features: - 3.5 inch display (same size as 1040) with higher pixel density (480x800 vs 282x470) - Brighter transmissive liquid crystal display (LCD) instead of a transflective LCD - New UI - Integrated speaker which can offer audio prompts for workout and navigation cues, and the ability to play a bell sound - On-device course creator has been updated - More prominent GroupRide feature with new road hazard alerts and visual indication displaying other group members on a climb - In-ride leaderboards and group messaging - 64GB internal storage - Gamin Pay built in RRP: £649.99 / $699.99 / €699.99 Negatives - Battery life reduced from 35hrs to 20hrs (but up to 65hrs in battery save mode) - No solar version - 161g (+28g from 1040) ---
**Author:** ![Cory.Rood](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/trainerroad/forum/user_avatar/www.trainerroad.com/cory.rood/32/77597_2.png) [@Cory.Rood](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/u/Cory.Rood)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2024, 11:40am UTC](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/t/garmin-edge-1050-released/94285/2 "2024-06-25T11:40:51Z")
Big step back for a user like me, So many negatives for me that I can’t even consider it. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![Pbase](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/trainerroad/forum/user_avatar/www.trainerroad.com/pbase/32/969_2.png) [@Pbase](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/u/Pbase)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2024, 11:44am UTC](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/t/garmin-edge-1050-released/94285/3 "2024-06-25T11:44:13Z")
$700. 😳 ---
**Author:** ![splash](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ac8455/32.png) [@splash](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/u/splash)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2024, 11:51am UTC](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/t/garmin-edge-1050-released/94285/5 "2024-06-25T11:51:47Z")
Hadn’t heard there was one on the way, but there’s nothing about it that sounds interesting to me. $700 saved. Does that mean I can buy new wheels instead? (Ok, voice prompts for navigation would be nice. But to make them useful, you’ll likely have to spend a ton of time setting up the gpx file, which I’m unlikely to do.) ---
**Author:** ![webdev511](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/trainerroad/forum/user_avatar/www.trainerroad.com/webdev511/32/135558_2.png) [@webdev511](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/u/webdev511)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2024, 11:54am UTC](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/t/garmin-edge-1050-released/94285/6 "2024-06-25T11:54:00Z")
Will have to watch the first look videos but from the description I’m not enthused. ---
**Author:** ![Cory.Rood](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/trainerroad/forum/user_avatar/www.trainerroad.com/cory.rood/32/77597_2.png) [@Cory.Rood](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/u/Cory.Rood)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2024, 11:59am UTC](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/t/garmin-edge-1050-released/94285/7 "2024-06-25T11:59:34Z")
> [@splash](#): > > (Ok, voice prompts for navigation would be nice. But to make them useful, you’ll likely have to spend a ton of time setting up the gpx file, which I’m unlikely to do.) As an Ultra-Distance rider, I imaging the experience with voice prompts would go like this: 24+ hours in, in the pitch black(screen is black because I need to use battery saver and I can’t plug a charger into the computer because it’s too close to the stem), all alone, all of a sudden someone is talking to me. I’d probably crash or 💩 myself 🤣 ---
**Author:** ![FrankTuna](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/trainerroad/forum/user_avatar/www.trainerroad.com/franktuna/32/135629_2.png) [@FrankTuna](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/u/FrankTuna)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2024, 12:01pm UTC](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/t/garmin-edge-1050-released/94285/8 "2024-06-25T12:01:20Z")
Don’t want to be “that guy” but someone is going to raise the inflation argument about how the 1030 was $599 in 2017 or something. But yikes…$700 is just 🤯 ---
**Author:** ![Morzak](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/trainerroad/forum/user_avatar/www.trainerroad.com/morzak/32/7757_2.png) [@Morzak](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/u/Morzak)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2024, 12:17pm UTC](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/t/garmin-edge-1050-released/94285/10 "2024-06-25T12:17:35Z")
Man that does not sound enticing, at all, the better screen is nice but not at the cost of that much Battery life imo. All the other features aren’t all that interesting imho. Maybe I get an 850 when it drops… or snag a cheap 840 after the 850 launch if the battery life there is also worse. ---
**Author:** ![Erik\_Wahlstrom](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/trainerroad/forum/user_avatar/www.trainerroad.com/erik_wahlstrom/32/67804_2.png) [@Erik\_Wahlstrom](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/u/Erik_Wahlstrom)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2024, 1:09pm UTC](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/t/garmin-edge-1050-released/94285/12 "2024-06-25T13:09:25Z")
I have a 1040. At this point, with most AXS accessories using Bluetooth, I think the head unit could/should just be replaced by an app on my phone. I’m brining it anyway, ---
**Author:** ![Dubadai](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/trainerroad/forum/user_avatar/www.trainerroad.com/dubadai/32/82683_2.png) [@Dubadai](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/u/Dubadai)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2024, 1:10pm UTC](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/t/garmin-edge-1050-released/94285/13 "2024-06-25T13:10:17Z")
I agree… in Sweden, its closer to $900 here with sales tax and whatnot… Which is bananas, because the Karoo is around $650 and the Roam V2 is like $400. Wahoo **has** to release something soon… I mean, Karoo and Garmin both released their new computers the past few weeks. Feels out of place, considering now that you can get new Orbea Orca with 105 Di2 for around $3600 and new SuperSix Eco with 105 Di2 for $4500. Then Garmin comes and wants almost $1000 for a head unit. Nah. ---
**Author:** ![Pbase](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/trainerroad/forum/user_avatar/www.trainerroad.com/pbase/32/969_2.png) [@Pbase](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/u/Pbase)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2024, 1:32pm UTC](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/t/garmin-edge-1050-released/94285/15 "2024-06-25T13:32:05Z")
In his video, he shows that the mount moved higher up the device, which means the device no longer fits some of his setups because when you attempt to turn the unit to lock it in, it hits the handlebars. ---
**Author:** ![giventotri](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/trainerroad/forum/user_avatar/www.trainerroad.com/giventotri/32/154888_2.png) [@giventotri](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/u/giventotri)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2024, 1:46pm UTC](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/t/garmin-edge-1050-released/94285/16 "2024-06-25T13:46:45Z")
I haven’t had a chance to look at the videos yet, but does the thing still have all the responsiveness of a 2008 Android phone? I like my 1040, but everything seems to move at 10 fps on that thing. ---
**Author:** ![mcneese.chad](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/trainerroad/forum/user_avatar/www.trainerroad.com/mcneese.chad/32/15056_2.png) [@mcneese.chad](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/u/mcneese.chad)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2024, 2:48pm UTC](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/t/garmin-edge-1050-released/94285/18 "2024-06-25T14:48:31Z")
[![](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/trainerroad/original/3X/0/3/03b0b18d3d7f0bb073be7c719af53e9deb6920d0.jpeg "Garmin Edge 1050 In-Depth Review: Brilliance or Battery?") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nd11DIFGcZc) ---
**Author:** ![splash](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ac8455/32.png) [@splash](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/u/splash)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2024, 3:53pm UTC](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/t/garmin-edge-1050-released/94285/19 "2024-06-25T15:53:37Z")
What I meant is, I imagine you get voice prompts at the points where you currently get visual prompts. But they often aren’t where I need them - I often see prompts where the route is obvious, but none when they would be useful, for example at forks in the road. I think I could add navigations points into my file, and would then get prompts for the turn, but it’s a lot of extra faff I’m unlikely to do. ---
**Author:** ![WindWarrior](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/trainerroad/forum/user_avatar/www.trainerroad.com/windwarrior/32/84679_2.png) [@WindWarrior](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/u/WindWarrior)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2024, 3:57pm UTC](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/t/garmin-edge-1050-released/94285/20 "2024-06-25T15:57:56Z")
I’ve got an 840 and zero issues with navigation, including routing thru roundabouts and forks in the road. ---
**Author:** ![TooManyDogs](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/trainerroad/forum/user_avatar/www.trainerroad.com/toomanydogs/32/98121_2.png) [@TooManyDogs](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/u/TooManyDogs)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2024, 3:58pm UTC](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/t/garmin-edge-1050-released/94285/21 "2024-06-25T15:58:09Z")
> [@splash](#): > > Does that mean I can buy new wheels instead? Yes ---
**Author:** ![webdev511](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/trainerroad/forum/user_avatar/www.trainerroad.com/webdev511/32/135558_2.png) [@webdev511](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/u/webdev511)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2024, 3:58pm UTC](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/t/garmin-edge-1050-released/94285/22 "2024-06-25T15:58:20Z")
I’d like an audio Eat/Drink Prompt. I didn’t see that on the Menus in @gpl 's review ---
**Author:** ![Ahmad](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/trainerroad/forum/user_avatar/www.trainerroad.com/ahmad/32/147836_2.png) [@Ahmad](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/u/Ahmad)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2024, 4:02pm UTC](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/t/garmin-edge-1050-released/94285/23 "2024-06-25T16:02:35Z")
Everything looks good in that unit but there’s nothing that makes me want to upgrade (maybe the bell 😅, I admit I’m more excited about it than I should be). I used to think a part of what you paid for Garmin devices was for longevity and felt confident when buying slightly older models. However, I’m not sure that’s the case anymore. I feel they left the X30 behind too early. The X40 will get new features for the moment but it’s uncertain for how long. On the other hand, the X30s and plenty of models from different brands provide anything I’d need. It seems that the basics of cycling computers are pretty good across the board and most improvements are in the details and features. ---
**Author:** ![dcrainmaker](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/trainerroad/forum/user_avatar/www.trainerroad.com/dcrainmaker/32/14839_2.png) [@dcrainmaker](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/u/dcrainmaker)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2024, 4:05pm UTC](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/t/garmin-edge-1050-released/94285/24 "2024-06-25T16:05:47Z")
It’s been there for many years. ---
**Author:** ![Cory.Rood](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/trainerroad/forum/user_avatar/www.trainerroad.com/cory.rood/32/77597_2.png) [@Cory.Rood](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/u/Cory.Rood)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2024, 4:07pm UTC](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/t/garmin-edge-1050-released/94285/25 "2024-06-25T16:07:42Z")
I think @webdev511 was referring to voice prompts vs the audible beep on the older units. [Next page](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/t/garmin-edge-1050-released/94285.md?page=2)