![]() ![]() – Added Edge Battery Pack Support: You can now attach the Garmin integrated battery pack to the Edge (you can still use generic USB power too) – Added Hydration/Nutrition Tracking: It allows you to record this data in ride summary screens and log it on Garmin Connect – Added Hydration/Nutrition Smart Alerts: When using a course/route, it’ll automatically figure out how much water/calories you should be taking – Added Training Plan API support: This includes a redesigned structured workout execution page – Added Altitude Acclimation: Will automatically take into account (high) elevation for performance/recovery metrics – Added Heat Acclimation: Will automatically take into account heat/humidity for performance/recovery metrics – Added ForkSight: Automatically shows mountain bike trail options when you pause at fork in trail – Added Trailforks maps to unit: Added global Trailforks data/maps to baked-in data on unit (no downloads required) – Added Mountain Bike Metrics: Shows Grit, Flow, and Jump details on both unit and Garmin Connect – Added ClimbPro: Automatically shows how much distance/elevation remains for each climb on route – Added Garmin Heatmaps: This follows what Edge 1030 had, included in maps routing on unit – Significantly increased processor speed: Results in much faster route calculation (see videos) – Increased battery life from 15 to 20 hours, and to 48 hours in battery saver mode – Increased display size 13% from 2.3” to 2.6” For this listing I’m using the Edge 820 as the baseline for what’s considered changed. Note that there are other tidbits that I probably haven’t accounted for here – for example in certain menus or such where tiny things may have changed, but the below consolidates everything into one cohesive list of things you care about. And this time around I’ve got 18 new things on the Edge 830 (compared to the Edge 820 primarily), which outlines each of these features in as efficient a manner as I can possibly explain them – complete with pretty bike footage.īut if you’re more of a metro-textual person, then I’ve put together the below list of words. Time to jump straight into all the newness on the Edge 830. So you can likely read one review fully, and then just skim the other one. ![]() If you’re sitting here trying to determine how many cups of coffee you’ll need to get through all three in-depth reviews, you’ll find comfort in knowing that the Edge 530 and 830 are incredibly similar, with only a couple of unique features. If you find this review useful, hit up the links at the end of the post to support the site. I do not accept any money (or even permit advertising) from any company I review. Note that this unit is a media loaner/test device and will very shortly go back to Garmin, like all other loaners. But so many of the features cross-over between both camps that it’s somewhat silly to try and definitively assign target audiences to all of them.Īs always, I aim to detail the good, bad, and ugly about a given device. Meanwhile, on-road riders will likely be more inclined to take advantage of the deeper training features and functions like heat and altitude acclimation tracking. For mountain bikers there’s new metrics to capture everything from how well you ride a downhill trail to how far your jumps are. The new units dive deep into both the road bike realm and mountain bike territory with new functions that I suspect both crowds will find useful. Sure, the user interface shares a number of similarities – but under the covers there’s simply a boatload of new features. While it’d be easy to assume the two new Edge units are merely incremental updates, the reality seems to be quite different. The company has just dropped three new products: The Edge 830 (this review), the less expensive Edge 530 (review here), and a set of new dual ANT+/Bluetooth Smart Speed & Cadence sensors (review coming up momentarily). If you’re looking for new Garmin cycling products – there’s no bigger day than today. ![]()
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