I don't think the report system will accept your report right away. It should have some sanity check if there are more than 1 report within same location then system will accept it instead of bozo reports.
Just upgraded my 1030plus to 1040. Happy with the features trickled down to the 1040. The speed at which it shows gradient changes is important to me. Happy with my purchase especially as the 1050 is 750€ against the 470€ I paid for the 1040.
I do like my 1040. I dont think im seeing enough to warrant an upgrade. The UI on the 1050 looks like the 1040 with a comb over instead of a bowl cut on the same human... The fact i have to dive into settings on the 1040 to activate my light modes is a bit of a bummer, the fact the software only shows me the mode on the data screen with no ability to change it is a bit more of a bummer... i can turn the music on in my phone and skip songs and such. But not bike equipment made with ant+ capability... The horn is a cool idea, but I would like to see 3rd party options. Nice and loud with many sound effects. From squeaky toys to submarine dive warnings. Maybe one that sets off the entire noise maker like when i was a kid!
That price! As long as people keep dishing out insane money for this, th eprice will just keep on increasing. That's a high end smartphone and very decent laptop-money.
I feel like the interface jump probably shouldn't be too big so long time users feel right at home. Sadly Garmin just did that with their connect app which I really have stopped using after the interface update.
@@hornsteinhof7592 I think they did a pretty good job with the UI changes on their OLED watches: Utilizing the new display tech while keeping the old ui structure. But here it looks completely outdated.
In a matter of time your phone will kill the bike computer. Most like it seems that android will take over. Soon u will see a bike computer with an android ui
Really patience is a virtue. I was planning to upgrade into a garmin 1040 last month, but I had this feeling that garmin will release a new version. I'm getting this one now.🙂
Wait another three months and the Garmin 1050 Uber Pro Mk 2 will replace it, with only slight software-based iteration. This is getting beyond ridiculous!
@xelionizer the 1040 was released 2 years ago which is a pretty reasonable update timeframe for this kind of device. I'd also add that nearly all the new features are going back to the 1040, other than the new interface which leverages the display and processor.
I plan to upgrade from the 1040. My biggest issue with the 1040 is reading the map when navigating so hopefully the new display will fix this. I often plan new routes so nav is important to me.
@@nelsdale1137 the limited color on the 1040 make it hard for me to easily see my route. I have tried changing the colors but it does not play well with my eyes.
You talked about the Garmin Pay thing. I went over a year without setting up Garmin Pay on my Fenix 7s Pro and nothing is worse then trying to use your phone with sweaty hands and a phone thats covered in sweat from being in the back jersey pocket. On my watch, I can use the physical buttons on my watch to pay. If I wear my hydration pack, my phone goes in there normally and taking it off, digging around for my phone, while dripping sweat everywhere is just a pain. Ordering a 1050 here soon and I'm super excited for the Garmin Pay
I'm still using a refurbished Edge 530 I got years ago 😂 Some of these new features are very enticing but I'm so set in my routine at this point I'd probably never use them. Also, I'm probably not the target market for a flagship computer anyway considering I've never even used the routes feature of my current device! 😂
I think a next nice feature would be to overlay road surface quality. I can imagine they gather (probably using in-built already accelerometer) vibrations and the head unit is typically next to handlebar so the differences in surface quality that we feel in handlebar could be translateable to different data patterns in the headunit itself. Unless it is less sensitive than I think and can only distinguish crash from the surface noise.
I can not understand why it is not possible to select on the edge , “ride course in other direction “. You need to resync by the app for that. While on a fenix you can select this in the settings of the course directly on the watch… should also be possible on the edge…
Could you make a video about how unified training status works? I don't understand how my fenix and edge communicate and Garmin's lack of clarity on it is incredibly frustrating.
Once it reaches the ease of use, reliability, readability, weight, battery life and price of my Bryton Rider 420 … I’ll buy one. Until then I will enjoy the Bryton radar unit, power meter, Knog theft alarm and Specialized Torch 3 shoes I bought with the change.
Any concern about the weight being an issue on off road rides and possibly breaking an out-front mount or more likely breaking off at the quarter-turn mount?
Okay okay, just one word about the most important feature: what about navigation? As it was almost completely useless in the x30 series, was there any kind of improvement?
Just ordered mine. I am switching from the 530 (still will use it for MTB will be cheaper in a case of accident 🙂). Any idea if Garmin done something about the black display after switching off the backlight - some software- firmware updates ?
At this point, why not make the software into a phone app? The phones will need design to deal with vibration, support Ant+, and maybe ride mode to max battery.
Still using my 200 € Samsung A12 (10% battery drain per hour) and komoot. I do not need more. These prices are insane, but there are apparently enough people to buy these nice toys.
I love the features but I don't understand why Garmin hasn't improved the "still very slow" performance, the UI is still not very interactive and the UX is not the best.....
This review was more helpful to me than DC Rainmaker or GP Lama. I was thinking of upgrading, but Desfit said that the 1050 is harder to read than the 1040 (and presumably the 1030) in direct sunlight.
The 1040 is slightly better in direct sunlight but it's not that the 1050 is hard to see - the screen is incredibly bright. I can't think of one time over the last month that I've had an issue seeing the screen. Thanks!
@@DesFit My septuagenarian.eyes have trouble with the 1030 Plus when the sun is in front of me. Maybe my sunglasses are too dark. I would have upgrade if this would have helped.
i just bought a trek superfly 100 elite for £250 cheaper than the 1050,it's full oclv carbon, it needed wotk done on it but I'm a mechanic, these units ate getting too expensive, the edge explore 2 would meet the needs of most mtb and road bike riders and it's alot cheaper
The 840 is still a great computer and is usually my go to due to its versatility (size and buttons). The faster interface, detail with maps, and the speaker are nice on the 1050 but the 840 still does a great job.
Lately GARMIN is limiting us to the functions they already know. In this new team they had to implement the option so that the cyclist can change the music from the same device.
Good luck finding that plastic mount in Europe, i broke one and Garmin Poland don't give a f... :D alliexpress came to help, and slovakian mtbiker, if this shop didn't have that I would be left on my new broken 840 helpless...
you said maps are pretty good on the 1040. they are crap. so nice with the new line map without 1000000000 roads in almost the same color as your route. the maps are worthless in cities. for touring a smartphone and a powerbank beats this crap anyday.
Transmissive display is such a poor design choice for a device that is used almost exclusively in daylight. It needs more backlight the more sun shines on it, like your smartphone. In previous models, Garmin used a transflective display, which needed less backlight the more sun shined on it. This saves tons of battery. In fact, the device is heavier than previous models, because they needed a bigger battery to get it to an acceptable battery duration on one charge. "It has a crazy bright display" should not be a feature to point out/put on the pro side for a bike computer. A device that benefits from brightness by daylight.
The 1040 is still sticking around for all the benefits you mentioned where this just provides an option for those who may prefer a smartphone-like display.
cyclists are better served by technology (especially for training & performance) than any other athletes. yet they’re forever whining. only in the matter of cost are they badly served.
But 1050 is better without sunshine. Sunshine is the weak side of 1050. It drains battery, it looks bad etc. But in the evening 1050 is winner, in dark conditions it has better runtime on the same brightness than 1040. So if you ride in dark conditions 1050 is a great choice. As far as on day sunshine 1040 solar is the best.
Actually a little disappointed here. I waited years for Solar on the 1040. I frequently run workouts and navigation concurrently, and I only have to charge the thing every few weeks - mainly from indoor use. This is the first release that I will skip from Garmin in a decade... It's strange that they would walk back such a clutch feature on their flagship. The new features, UI, and display are definitely nice, but the practical use cases for those don't outweigh the losses for me in the 1040 Solar.
The current state of solar technology isn't quite there yet in terms of making a meaningful impact with the power needs of LCD and OLED displays. The 1040 isn't going away and the 1050 can be thought of more as a sibling...with a few upgrades :)
Depend on your need but I run a 1030 plus connectd to a sinwave cycle reactor charger(with a SON dynamo) and the battery level actually goes UP as I ride along. So normally I come home and the battery level is near 100% I NEVER charge the 1030 in the wall. You could also run a battery pack they are so good nowerdays. I have a hard time understanding people complaning about battery life. Even cyclotouring multi days and charging with a battery pack in the evening you could probably manage to go a week without needing to charge it in the wall.
@@richardlapierre555 sure, and I can put a 50,000 MAH battery pack in a pannier bag and never need to plug my Di2, phone, watch, and portable vacuum into a wall again. The point is the form factor of the 1040 Solar that allows me to run workouts and navigation for multihour rides and limited need to charge is a great solution adding no bulk or weight to my setup. The 1050 took a step back on their flagship for battery life, and that's disappointing. For many people who use the 10XX series computers, long battery life is a primary selling point as they use that real estate for mapping, segments, workout mode, etc. otherwise, we would use the 8XX series. The bells and whistles for this head unit and the display are likely not enough to capture the 1040 audience for an upgrade in many cases, especially not solar users. Maybe you don't understand why people value battery life, but there are reasons 🤷🏼♀️
There is a voice function in 840, the device plays voice directions via phone speaker or BT headphones connected to phone. So speaker feature is useless.
I love the menus and layout on this new head unit, and of course the very clear and bright screen. Is it worth paying all that extra money for? Probably not but isn't that very often the case with the newest tech, that if you want the latest little perks and extras you of course have to pay for them. Personally I prefer the smaller units, so e.g. 840 over 1040, and will not consider upgrading until a 850 (if that will ever happen) hits the market.
How long will Garmin continue using 90's UI? The worst of all is that each device has a different interface. How difficult is it to be able to make a good UI like android? Make it universal for all devices and make the difference lie in hardware. Terrible design, overpriced, and silly improvements like adding a speaker and doorbell. At speed you won't hear anything.
How far in the past is garmin living? Screen burn in died on small OLED screens nearly a decade ago. Even the massive OLED tvs dont have issues with burn in anymore, and thats been 4 or 5 years.
Stupid call to move the mount on the back. People that buy this expensive devices will also have integrated handlebars with mounts that fit the 1040. the 1050 may be a problem on mounts. Also the fact that the mount is not metal anymore is a step back imho. The screen on the 1050 is beautiful but the battery life is not good comparing it to the 1040. I wonder if the 1040 is a good upgrade for the 1040. a bell is a nice feature but why didn't Garmin make a small led front light blinker in the device so that people can see you riding.
I currently have the 1030 and thinking time to upgrade. Is the feeble 1030 tone from the Varia radar improved with the 1050's speaker? Currently I solved with iPhone Varia app and iPods but nice to be able to simply hear the 1050 over normal background noise
I hoped they will change the submenu hidden feature logic 4:31 and also the look of the thin line and black arrow 4:12 to follow the route can be now individualized and more highlighted. I waited a long time and changed from 1030 to a Karoo2 and I am big fan of the more simple logic and the big yellow line. Nevertheless I miss the map but thats not enough to change back. ....but hardware and display looks great! Thanks!
@@davidlee6666 thats true but nevertheless the 1050 is still using thin magenta line and black arrow for navigation which maybe works if you are not using glasses ;)
Regarding the lack of physical buttons there are two workarounds that I have been using for years. First you can lock the touchscreen while you ride, you simply press (not hold) the power button and it locks/unlocks. When locked swipe gestures keep working but not touches so you can still change screen but the rail drops do not cause issues. in combination with the lock, I se the Di2 buttons to switch screens as well. On bikes without Di2 I use the Edge Remote device from Garmin which provides physical buttons. So there are solutions that works well, this is really not a big deal.
I noticed when you was in climbing mode the route line was GREEN , CAN WE CHANGE THAT HORRIBLE PURPLE ROUTE LINE ?… other than that it’s got so many features most people we’ll never need or use . All I need is a route track I can see easily day and night and in rain . And a battery to last a week
I'd love to see improvements in Workout screen on Edge 1050... this would be one thing to convince me to spend a lot of money (again....). In E1040 it's pathetic, designed by somebody who apparently is not training with power -- crucial information too small, yet a lot of wasted space.
Is this still the same stupid rip-off as with the Edge 1040, where Garmin told me rather arrogantly that I had to buy the topo maps again I had already bought? The Edge 1040 was then immediately returned to the dealer. That's why I still have my Oregon 700.
The deal-killer for me is the lack of buttons. Living in England, it rains a lot and it's often cold enough for thick gloves, making this device less good than the 840 for a large part of the year.
Cadence sensors are a separate accessory for any bike computer, but the 1050 definitely supports those sensors as well as pretty much any other cycling related sensor out there.
