[Garmin Edge 850 In-Depth Review: What's Actually New?] Video for the 850. The things that stood out to me were that the new display nerfed the battery life and it has side buttons, so you don’t HAVE to scroll like you do with the 1050.

Once again you can’t have it all.

I’m was so looking forward to the 850. Then the price killed my excitement. I’ll probably get an 840 when it goes on sale again.

the price and battery life. this is getting ridiculous. :flushed_face:

I could stomach the price, but just as reviewers have pointed out (I’ve watched DC Rainmaker’s and GPLama’s videos on YouTube) the battery life is a concern. 12.hours is enough for pretty much any ride I’m likely to do, and I don’t mind charging overnight. However (a) I’ve become used to my 1040, an…

Also, what a porker, at what point will they stop getting heavier for no reason?

[image] grayham: I could stomach the price, but just as reviewers have pointed out (I’ve watched DC Rainmaker’s and GPLama’s videos on YouTube) the battery life is a concern. The price hikes are rather substantial, it makes the new Wahoo head units are significantly more competitive. [ima…

I’m not saying the 850 is cheap by any means, but…In Ray’s video he says something like, and I’m paraphrasing, the Karoo is $75 more than the Bolt, as it should be, and the Edge is $75 more than the Karoo, as it should be. If you agree that you get a lot more out of the Edge, then I think it’s easy …

As we know from the previous releases from Garmin, the new Edge software will be full of bugs (see forums.garmin.com for current status). I have no experience of Karoo or Bolt, so I don’t know it it is the case with them too. IMO the premium price of Edge computers should be backed with fully tested…

I love the form factor and size .. just right, slightly longer than the 830 I once had. Happy with my Roam v2 though, not so sure id want to lose a load of battery life. Have they made maps easier to follow yet ? Could never understand my 1040.

>>>As we know from the previous releases from Garmin, the new Edge software will be full of bugs<<< I would normally fervently agree, but since the ‘40 series, Garmin has gone to unifying software and updates among the different units in a series, like the 540, 840, and 1040, and now the ‘50 series…

Garmin Edge 850 and 550 released today

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libreus September 10, 2025, 7:35am 4

the price and battery life. this is getting ridiculous.

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Garmin Edge 850 and 550 released today

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