Garmin Edge 530: NEW MTB Dynamics, Performance, and Navigation Features! 

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They kind of are!

The full review will be out in a couple weeks. Thanks.

Good timing! I have a long-term review of the Roam coming up in about a week or so! Pluses and minuses to the Roam but overall I think it’s a good computer.

It’s a t-shirt from Tasco (not sure if they make it anymore). Thanks!

My 510 kind of died, would you recommend the 530? Thoughts so far? Oh, I have a stages power meter and my old chest HR monitor. I don't jump, except if I make a big mistake. Any thoughts, more, that you can share?

Definitely recommend the 530 for power meter users. I ride with hr monitor and powertap hub. Every ride the 530 is calculating Vo2max, lactate threshold, FTP, recovery time and maybe some other stats. For MTB, it does some calculations about grit, flow, jump distance and hang time. I've heard that the accuracy of the jump calculations is lackluster, but I haven't tried it out

Chris Capoccia Thanks so much, it’s time to upgrade again! Ride safe! Jim

There’s a lot of new stuff!

I keep kicking around an upgrade as well. I have the 520 plus and love it for how I use it, but the 530 has those features and other other cool new ones.

Sweet! Enjoy!

@@DesFit i got it and had a 30km test Ride using Garmin Edge 530 in the afternoon. 😊😊😊😊😊😊

You’ll probably have a challenge with anything under 70mm or so with the standard elastic quarter turn mount.

@@DesFit please what mount u r using in this video?I have a trail bike and this look perfect.But i have not enough space.And this looks like perfect solution.Thx nice review.

100%. You should check out DC Rainmakers guide on it. He says it’s the best for the money, and definitely a better purchase than the 830 and 1030, although he doesn’t go super in depth into mountain biking specifically

The screen size on the 530 is awfully nice when it comes to navigation and other areas. Plus, I was one of the unlucky ones to have a less than stellar experience with the touchscreen on the 820. If you choose the 530 you’ll have a device that will be future proof for a while.

Getting it to fit just right with a particular stem setup can take some trial and error. I tend to like these mounts for MTB which mounts it in a nice position and you don't need to mess around with the elastic ties. geni.us/KKkP Thanks!

I think in 2022 because they add plus version every 3 years(in 2019 was added 130 plus and 1030 plus), but I can make a mistake)

It’s all baked in - there is just one version with everything and you’ll choose different ride profiles depending on your desired use. Thanks!

There are power meter hubs, cranks, as well as pedals. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-Vh5Zqu60WOs.html

Computer only.

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If you look at the chart, each jump also states how fast he was moving through the air. At 20mph you're going roughly at the speed of 29ft/s so yes, you'll cover that distance in a very short time.

I'm still doing more testing on it before I can say whether or not it's accurate but here's some info on the jumps at Erie Singletrack. The first jump that you see in the intro, which is one of the shorter ones, is about 11 feet from tip to tip, but then add a bit more distance since you're landing on the back side of the jump. The longest two jumps on that same line are about 20-22 feet long from tip to tip, again, adding a bit more distance for landing on the back side. Then add the variable of if I did or did not overshoot the landing ;) I have more testing to do plus I have some additional questions for Garmin in regards to how this data is being collected and measured but I'll have all of that good stuff in the final review.

DesFit when you say tip to tip, you mean base to base of the table? Or were they doubles? Looking at that footage, it doesn’t look 11 feet long but video is always deceiving. Either way nice shredding. Never knew you were a good rider jumping and all! I first found you with Apple Watch reviews ;)

You're correct - it's basically the same functions as your Fenix. It may just come down to convenience and usability having the additional device. For workouts though, the Edge would probably be easier to use due to the larger screen.

@@DesFit Thanks for the reply, I made the purchase. Looking at your video now again, what mount do you use on your mtb, since the out front mount supplied will be used on my road bike and the small o-ring mount with the 530 can't fit on my shorter stem (even with the spacer). I don't want to mount it to the side and prefer the more "clean" look. Thanks again.

I see now you used the normal o-ring one supplied. On the thumbnail it almost looked like a different mount.

What timestamp?

@DesFit, 5:26

Nope, no additional sensors needed

because when you ride a trainer , it'll record the speed of your bike when it's not technically moving ?

Race Burga true, I don’t use a trainer so I guess I didn’t think about that.

I spoke to Garmin about this as well. When riding in dense areas off-road, you might lose the GPS signal. Even without the speed sensor, the unit will determine the speed without a GPS signal. It will just a average the speed based on distance traveled over time when the GPS signal is reaquired. The sensor however would log the exact detailed speed while out of GPS range so it would be more accurate.

It’s been a solid device.

Looks great! I like the alarm feature. It won’t prevent theft but at least it gives you one more tool in the tool box to know something is moving and it may be your prized bike....🤣. I really like the 530

A Garmin Edge mount (quarter turn mount) that comes with the Edge computer. There are also lots of other mounts available aftermarket.

To answer my own question, it takes roughly 10 seconds to boot up.

Sorry, missed your original comment. The ROC 12.0 is running a lot more in the background so this isn’t too surprising.

@@DesFit No problem, I was almost certainly going to buy the unit anyways :) But to be honest the ROX 12 doesn't really have that much more going on that the 530 doesn't. It has more advanced routing options but that's probably about it. If I were to guess I'd say it's because the unit is based on Android.

The MTB dynamics are on the unit itself. No extra account needed.

The only MTB specific features will be grit, flow, and jump metrics but you’ll get everything else with road biking!

I have a 130, how much battery life do you need?

@@ssc280 Well you just read 6 hours coupled with sensors and smartphone. That would not be enough for me. The battery will not get better over time.

Rainer Decker I don’t have a ton of experience with the sensors

I was also considering the 130 but the actual battery life is putting me off. So I'm inclined to buy the 530 because of the better battery life, built-in compass and overall better features. Especially since the runtime can be extended beyond 20 hours using battery saving features during a ride. Realistically, I don't need to be looking at the screen all the time, in fact i rarely do look at the screen when not navigating. The 530 isn't THAT much more expensive, especially given the amount of extra features and much better mapping capabilities. A compass is great when navigating trails and being able to plan routes in the device gives you more choice in terms of extending your ride beyond the original plans (or cutting it shorter when needed). What I haven't been able to determine is whether people reporting around 6 hours of batter life are using GPS+Glonnass/galileo, or just GPS. Because my experience with another device (Garmin Instinct) was that just GPS could get you 14+ hours of battery life easily, while turning on Glonass would cut more than half of that away.

The 130 has a compass

That is calculated on the Edge if you use a heart rate monitor and a power meter.

@@DesFit What monitor and power meter do you suggest? I have an Apple Watch that wont work apparently. Im looking for something small and on the wrist perhaps thanks!

External HR monitor: Polar H10. Power meter: Favero Assioma or Garmin Vector 3 pedals -or- just an accurate smart trainer that has a power meter.

It's the MTB mount. They can be either used as shown on the video, or you can turn it around and have the unit above your stem, which is useful for mountain bikes which tend to have a long reach and short stem (= can't use a typical stem mount and having the unit in front of the bars puts it too far).

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I like the K Edge Stem Mount (geni.us/KKkP) as well as the Garmin MTB mount (geni.us/GarminEdgeMTBMount) - Amazon affiliate links.

@@DesFit thanks for these!

New sub. Great channel

Sure thing and thanks!!

Personally I’d go for the 945 as that is a more versatile device. Both have maps too!

I like the button interface on the Elemnt but it doesn't have as many features as the 530. The Elemnt has been out for a while so the software is mature and I have had zero bugs with it, which is something I can't necessarily say about the 530.

Sometime in May I believe for the U.S.

I wouldn't leave my bike computer on my bike either but I see others do it all the time 🤷‍♂️

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It’s really not that complicated.

Edge 130 could be an option.