Garmin Edge 530 Review: 15 New Things To Know! 

good review DC as normal. Man are they all your beers???? does it have a beer alert???

Gotta say, I like the bike alarm feature. What a good idea.

I've been waiting for this device for ages! My Edge 500 is already getting super old and after some four years with that device the rubber on the outside of the device is being nearly destroyed. Yesterday I saw GP Lama's video about Wahoo Elemnt Bolt update and nearly bought that thing. Thanfully I waited one more day!

Just purchased a 520 plus, thank god it's still in the box, cuz it's going back to the store and i'm waiting for this 530 to come out.

Dude!! This is the Edge I've been waiting for. I've been waiting and looking for a bike computer that I could use seamlessly between road and MTB (I loooooove the mountain bike features that you highlighted :) ). Thanks for the review! Sweet job as always.

Just sold my 1 month old 520+ and waiting for this one to become available. Thanks for your reviews!

Wahoo have a challenge ahead. I was looking at upgrading my mini. 👍🏻

Great review DC...I am using a Edge 130 Plus and it's fantastic! However after seeing your review want to upgrade for a Edge 530. I love the simplicity of non touch screen 🙂

This was very helpful. I need a device primarily for navigation. I purchased the 530 over the Wahoo Roam. The Climb, locate, Alarm, and Heartrate range notification features were a big plus.

This channel is VERY underrated.

Thanks Ray! May need to pick this one up. Cant wait to see what my grit and flow looks like overlaid on a map. Trailforks in there is huge too. Well done as always my friend! 😃👍

Great review, thx a lot! Can't wait to get my hands on it!

The maps and climb features are excellent. Superb for something like a GF if you don't know the route.

After reading you deep review of this device (Great Job by the way) I decided to subscribe to your Channel. Keep it up, it was a very fresh source of information for a purchase option.

Great review, decision made. Now I know which model I want between the 530 and 830. Cheers.

I’m all in. Great review!

After this review I decided to finally update from my ancient Edge 705. It was an incredible device over the last 11 years but it was time for an update and this has been great so far

I just got a 530 edge so I am setting mine up thanks for making this video

I think a lot of people won’t realize how ground breaking this 530 is for mountain bikers. Thankfully, your written review does and it’s spot on. My favorite part was, “Up till now, the most attention that Garmin has placed on mountain biking has simply been to add a generic ‘Mountain Bike’ profile, and offer you the ability to purchase a colored rubber condom for your Edge device, presumably to try and protect it when you smashed your bike into a rock face. Feature-wise though, there’s been nothing.”

Just bought one and liked and subscribed. Thanks for the great video.

nice collection of beer you have there :) And you just made me REALLY want this unit and ditch my Wahoo elemnt bolt!

After posting this video, you'll need to hide a 530 on top of the beer boxes w. the alarm activated , because your friends will surely be coming by to steal a few beers. Thank you for the review. Really clear and informative.

Thanks for the great review! What I can't quite figure out anywhere is if it's possible to navigate to a random point on the map? So in other words, can you pick a random spot on the map and navigate there, or when on a pre loaded route, decide to go somewhere else? Many thanks in advance!

Great review buddy. Right on the spot. Keep on

Some nice features there. I always have concerns with Garmin about software reliability and user interface awkwardness, but otherwise this looks like a very competitive device.

I just got the small Garmin Edge 130, and damn am I impressed!

So, I definitely had to hit the like button for another great video as well as what appears to be a great new device! I like the format of bing bing bing, what you need to know and then leave the details for the written review. And even the hand off to Des for the MB detail. This looks like an eventual replacement for my 820. Do you know if it will work with the remote?

Curious what you think of visibility in the sun (glossy/shiny screen cover) vs the Wahoo Roam? Looking for whatever is the easiest to see in mapping mode.

On RU-vid...In the lower right hand corner, Click on settings, Click on speed, Set at 75%.

Your lunch behind looks nice ! Great vid.

would you recommend this over the wahoo roam from either a mapping or battery standpoint ? also pulling routes from ridewithgps is there any difference ?

Edge 810 owner here purchased Edge 530 as an upgrade. My input here: 1. It is a pain to set up using buttons. Had hand cramps multiple times trying arrange all screens I had in my 810. 2. There is lost satellite warning beep which you can’t turn off on 530 and pops up many times when you do anything on the unit when away from the windows and possible satellite signal reception. Contrary on 810 unit you have warning with option continue searching or not so you can turn it off. 3. On Edge 810 you can customized road profile screen changing distance and elevation parameters what is not possible on Edge 530 as you cannot get highlight over the numbers like on 810 and change values... this might be a deal breaker for me to either go to 830 or quit and stay with my 810. Of course processor is very fast and it boots almost immediately but once my 810 is on I have comparable reaction time using functions. Also much better screen resolution on 530. Wanted to add a new problem which occurred last weekend. Went to a big ride 177km(110miles) and over 2000m elevation gain and upon completion Garmin 530 calculated my new FTP... to be 817 and displayed my new best 20min to be 860 with over 10W/kg. Total joke as I am in the range of 250-260 FTP. I guess new unit is not bugs free. Update on August 7: I have returned 530 and got 830. After 800km with 830 unit I can confirm that 830 is on top of my choices for Garmin cycling computers followed by 810 then 530. Sorry but 530 is not even close to touch screen units. 530 screen menus are terrible and not even close to 830 screens. Conclusion - 530 and 830 despite looking alike are totally different units and around $100 more is money well spend getting into 830.

great review, I'm looking at upgrading from a 520 - really helpful thanks..for bike riding I find that I can't get a touch screen (like on the 830) to work properly cos my hands get too sweaty, so buttons like on the 530 is much better.

Superb. Ordered. Thanks man.

wow nice review DCR! Wish my review videos were this good😔

Anyone know if Garmin is going to release an update for this any time soon? Should I wait? or pull the trigger in 2021.

Thanks. Very useful and informative.

After 4 years still seems to be the best deal. I am buying one today to replace the 7 years old 520 which still works fine but can't cope with navigation on a centenary.

Thank you for your review!

Alarms.. my See Sense Icon Plus front and rear bike lights (400/250 lumens) have alerts via bluetooth to iOS app. Been using this function along w my ziplok zlok zip ties for as you say, coffee shops etc.

Excellent review, really insightful - do you know if Flow, Grit and Jumps are coming to a Garmin watch anytime soon?

Really helpful review! As a fellow roadbiker in the netherlands, I'm torn between this and the Wahoo BOLT v2. What do you personally use here?

recently got the bolt. used a 510 and an 800 and i'm convinced the bolt is better for my purposes. i won't be changing anytime soon but hopefully this will spur a response from wahoo.

great review. Now in 2022 i'm torn between this and the wahoo bolt v2. Is this still worth it? Thoughts?

I wrap my 1030's wrist strap over the handlebars to keep it on the bike if disaster strikes. You know what would be great? A review of screen protectors and after-market cases for fitness computers if you haven't done one already. Thanks for the vids!

Great Review!

Without the power meter, do we still have the performance stats such as training load, training effect, vo2max and lactate threshold?

Thanks a lot for the video!! Great one!! Can I have your advice? I already have a forerunner 245. Should I get the edge 530. Do you recommend to get it? I use my watch to do some other type of sports such as swimming. So... is it worth to buy it... or with the FR245 is enough for a amateur biker?

Thanks! Just subscribed to your channel

K, that's it! The 530 over the Bolt! Noice review my friend!

Very informative!

everybody should have one of these!

I got a refurbished (by Garmin) unit for $170. Can't beat that.

Competition always makes tech better! Keep it coming.

Do you know what version of Bluetooth this 530 and the new 830 has? Do you know if it's 5.0? I ask primarily because of the increased battery performance and extended range.

Great review! Does the Garmin display zone power highlights while riding?

Thank you

Big power numbers Ray :)

Great review! I got a question with my Garmin Edge 530, I have both 945 and 530, and use HRM-TRI when I am cycling, but training performance on 530 doesn't work. I can see all my date, heart rate, HR zones, however I got no feedback like performance, recovery time. It does show my training info from my 945, but they just cannot combine together.

Update 5.0. Fixed many minor issues. Climb pro now has 3 selectable hill ranges. Select all you see any hill fitting Garmins definition of a climb/Hill Medium to large Only large Others complained about turn by turn direction - mainly the turn indicator arrow on the upper left corner of screen freezing at say .1 mile. I’ve never had that issue but can confirm the distance before a indicated turn shows to 20 ft.

So glad I didn’t get the Bolt last week. I would have been pissed!

Hi DC and thanks for your great review! From it I gather trailforks data are already in the unit, and you don't need to download them. But what about trail updates? If a trail gets added to trailforks, is there a way to update trailforks data and download it?

Looks awesome. I just bought a 520 plus that I am happy with. Is this one using USB-C ?

How did you get the standard mount on the canyon stem? I snapped my o ring and got discouraged

Is it still so cumbersome to create the training pages or was something changed? How many Connect IQ fields can be used (Edge 520 4 pieces)? POI on 530?

Great review thanks. I just bought the Edge 530 it’s my first cycling computer. I do both road and MTB cycling, however I took it out today to try and the distance was well off. I did about 16km on a UK cycle route but it said I only did 4km so you can imagine I was very disappointed. From what I can see the GPS was set to GPS+Glonass and I have read that just using GPS might help, any ideas please……..

So would this be good for my World Tour by Bike next year? Or is the 520plus better?

how Trailforks maps/trails updating looks like? is it easy? automated process maybe ? any test including Trailforks functionality ? what's the point of 'baking-in trails' into device? trails change every day, emerge new ones, old are closed (permanently or temporarily). can i update TF trails on weekly basis ? do i really need trails from around the world when 99% of them i'll never ride ?

How did you stretch the Garmin standard mount rings far enough to reach around your canyon stem?? I snapped one and gave up and put it on my handlebars

great video !

can you compare the 530 to wahoo element?

Wanted a Garmin device for the navigation, but I was concerned about the new upgraded model being announced. I didn't know if it will be this year, but I was cautious and then Iread the announcement on your site. I used the chance to get the 10% discount in Europe at the advertised shop - couldn't find cheaper price anywhere. Unluckily they didn't provide me the new customer 20% discount as it is available in the US, but at least I didn't purchase the yesterdays version. The new one was shipped today and the due date is 4th of June - I placed the order on 6th of May.

Thanks for the good review! I'm looking for a device good for long rides (24 hours and more, I'm planning some ultracycling races): reliable, resistant, with the possibility of installing and reading gpx files and able to be recharged during the ride. I was thinking about the 520plus, but now, with the new 530 I have another option. Do you think 530 could be good for me? (sorry for my bad English, I'm Italian...)

Great review looks like a pretty solid device now. Depends on the price of course and how many of those features I'll use. One major annoyance of the 520 is that it fails to upload rides half of the time, and have to turn the unit on/off again.

Great video! Any idea if some of these new features will make their way to other Garmin devices? I have a 520+ and think some of the features would be cool to have

Quick one! What’s the best way to get courses onto saved courses so climbpro can be availed of

If someone places great importance on the baked in trail forks on the 530, does the new wahoo bolt match, beat, or lose to the 530?

Hi @DC Rainmaker! Does the 530 have the round -trio Courses?

Is the "Find My Edge" feature also available through the web portal, or only through the mobile app?

So can you download strava routes to the Edge 530 w no issues like Wahoo? Seems like everything else is better on Garmin so was curious about the strava route or route sharing capability. Thank you. Great channel. Living the dream in Amsterdam dc!

Hi, do you know if it is possible to add custom cues to a route planned in Garmin connect? I've tried to add cues to new routes but I can't seem to find a way.

@DC Rainmaker Ray, second time i need some support for this edge. Question: is there a reason why i find strava segments' unselected in garmin connect's segments menu? When this happens i find 'garmin segments' selected so i change the setting to 'strava'...but it does not last... i have 2 devices (forerunnner 920 & edge 530). This happens wth android app and web app...

dc you are king

Great review as always. I need your help, I’m new into cycling and in a market for a bike computer. Which one would you recommend, either 530 @ 830 and why? Really appreciate if you reply, thanks a lot!

Need your help please DC !!! Seams what with new mapping added my Fenix 5 and also my Edge 530 I’ve lost car routing it acts as direct routing. Have I read of a problem here. It’s much needed as had enough road riding off road unpaved as OCM maps list as paved. I need car routing again like yesterday. Thanks reply

DC, I need help. Is there a best settings for doing FTP, w/o using the EDGE method on the head unit. Finally, when I plug into my computer, it only charges the unit, but does not download any info to the Garmin website. IN fact, my computer does not see it at all to even select it on the browse.

Just got my 530 and pretty impressed. New trail areas are a breeze, no more riding lame courses! Question about external display though. Can you get you fenix 5X to just show your HR from the Edge. I like the color zone coding on the watch's HR display, but want to be using all the functions of the Edge. Garmin describes how to do this in reverse, for say a triathlete. I'm think like this weeks race is 122km at 4000m in extremely hot conditions... I want my watch just to show HR and zone color so I don't blow up.

Can Kamoot make up the difference between 530 and 830 routing differences? ... on the fly, finding somewhere?

Where do I buy these bartapes of yours? They’re great!

do the grit and flow measurements only appear if I'm following a route?

Good evening, I wanted to know if you have any heart rate clock compatible with Garmim 520 plus, or is it just the same heart strap?

Is there any chance the ClimbPro feature will... trickle up to the 1030? That would be awesome

I thought the review i read of yours on the 520 plus said that it will reroute you to get back on course too? But in this video you say you are listing the new features and mentioned it being able to reroute you back on course. So does the 520 plus also do it?

just a new to bike computer. does the mapping rely on your phones data. or it has its own connection that does the route. for some reason i dont bring my phone during trail, would it still be working even if i dont have my phone with me ?

Thanks for the video! re Navigation, on a ride if I want to go a different route (say take a shortcut) to the one I've set and deliberately miss out a waypoint will the re-routing always try to force me back to that waypoint or does it realise I've 'passed' that part of the course and continue on to the next waypoint? (hope that makes sense!) Thanks!

Hey Ray - how does the process of loading a second map on the 530 work? Same as 520 plus? I've got the NA base map version on the way and need to add some custom Euro maps on there.

How does this compare to the 820? I've seen a few deals that price the 820 around $240

@DC Rainmaker, I know this is an old video but I am looking for my first cycling computer and I went straight to the Garmin 530 which I can get for £230 (on sale) in the UK but then I found the Garmin 1030 (not the plus) on sale for only £299 and I am now stuck which to pick. I want to explore more with maps than chase KOM's so navigation and re-routing (I am new to this area) is more important to me. Any help would be amazing based on what is out there for sub £300. Loved the videos BTW :-)

Hi , Just received my 350, map update needed, doesn't work tho, system asks for 17GB space 350 has only 15GB in total, any tips ? Tanks in advance.

Hello, I have a problem in workout mode. On the top of the screen I can't see the next step power and time. Only the current step note..you know why?