[image] Garmin claims new Edge 1050 is "brightest, smartest and most connected... 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 sh…

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, wh…

Will have to watch the first look videos but from the description I’m not enthused.

[image] 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…

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 :exploding_head:

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.

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,

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, consideri…

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.

Garmin Edge 1050 Released

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Cory.Rood June 25, 2024, 11:40am 2

Big step back for a user like me, So many negatives for me that I can’t even consider it.

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Garmin Edge 1050 Released

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