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Garmin Edge 530 Cycling GPS In-Depth Review

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Today Garmin announced three new products, the Edge 530 (this review), the Edge 830 (that review), and new dual ANT+/Bluetooth Smart Speed and Cadence sensors (that review coming up momentarily).

Garmin Edge 830 Cycling GPS In-Depth Review

www.dcrainmaker.com/2019/04/garmin-edge-830-cycling-gps-in-depth-review.html

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).

Garmin Edge 1030 Plus In-Depth Review

www.dcrainmaker.com/2020/06/garmin-edge-1030-plus-in-depth-review.html

In fact, the Edge 1030 received overwhelmingly more changes last summer when it got a massive firmware update sweep of features from the then new Edge 530 & Edge 830.

Garmin Edge 540 Cycling GPS In-Depth Review

www.dcrainmaker.com/2023/04/garmin-edge-540-cycling-gps-review.html

While button-only had never been a problem for me on the Edge 530, it doesn’t feel like the new user interface layout is ready for a button-only configuration yet.

Sports Technology Buyers Guide: Winter 2019-2020

www.dcrainmaker.com/2019/11/sports-technology-buyers.html

If we were to play purely a features game, the Edge 530 would win this category no problem (or the Edge 830 if you want to pay $100 more).

Garmin Edge 130 Plus In-Depth Review

www.dcrainmaker.com/2020/06/garmin-edge-130-plus-in-depth-review.html

*These features will come to the existing Edge 1030, Edge 530, and Edge 830 later this year in Q4.

Best Cycling GPS Computers (2021 Recommendations Guide)

www.dcrainmaker.com/2021/11/best-cycling-gps-computers-recommendations.html

If we were to play purely a features game, the Edge 530 would win this category no problem (or the Edge 830 if you want to pay $100 more).

Wahoo ELEMNT ROAM Cycling GPS In-Depth Review

www.dcrainmaker.com/2019/05/wahoo-element-roam-cycling-gps-in-depth-review.html

And that’s before we even consider last week's Edge 530 ($299), and Edge 830 ($399) units from Garmin.

Garmin Speed & Cadence Sensors V2 with ANT+/Bluetooth Smart: In-Depth Review

www.dcrainmaker.com/2019/04/garmin-speed-cadence-sensors-v2-with-ant-bluetooth-smart-in-depth-review.html

In the highly unlikely event that you didn’t get enough Garmin news today with the announcement of two brand new head units (the Edge 530 and Edge 830, see reviews at those links), you’ve also got yourself some new sensors to toss on the to-read pile.

Garmin Edge 840 Cycling GPS In-Depth Review

www.dcrainmaker.com/2023/04/garmin-edge840-solar-cycling-gps-in-depth-review.html

It’s been four years this month since the Edge 830 came out (alongside the Edge 530).

Stages Dash L50 & M50 GPS Bike Computer In-Depth Review

www.dcrainmaker.com/2020/03/stages-dash-l50-m50-bike-gps-computer-review.html

Priced at $249 for the Dash M50 and $299 for the L50, they’re at a similar price-point to the Wahoo BOLT (just reduced to $229) and Garmin Edge 530 ($299).

Sports Technology Buyers Guide: Winter 2020-2021

www.dcrainmaker.com/2020/11/sports-technology-buyers-recommendations-guide-2020-2021.html

If we were to play purely a features game, the Edge 530 would win this category no problem (or the Edge 830 if you want to pay $100 more).

Garmin Edge Explore 2 In-Depth Review

www.dcrainmaker.com/2022/07/garmin-edge-explore-2-in-depth-review.html

That’s a quirky (if not stupid) limitation, given the same-priced three-year-old Edge 530 supports it just fine.

Bike Computers of the 2020 WorldTour Pro Peloton

www.dcrainmaker.com/2020/01/computers-worldtour-peloton.html

In the case of Garmin, riders can choose from the Edge 130, Edge 530, Edge 830, and Edge 1030.

Garmin Fenix 6 Series In-Depth Review

www.dcrainmaker.com/2019/08/garmin-fenix6-pro-solar-series-review.html

The company says that adaptation algorithms within the Fenix 6/MARQ/Forerunner 945/Edge 530/830 assume total adaptation after 21 days, and that adaptation is faster at the beginning of altitude exposure.

How to: Install Free Maps on your Garmin Edge

www.dcrainmaker.com/2019/08/how-to-install-free-maps-on-your-garmin-edge.html

Compatible Bike Computers: Edge 520 Plus/530, Garmin Edge 705, Garmin Edge 800/810/820/830, Garmin Edge 1000/1030/1030 Plus/Explore/Touring variants (the base Edge 520 is technically compatible, but only has a sliver of space on it, like, enough for one city), and the Bontrager Edge 1030 is totally fine as well.

A Few Random Things I Did This Weekend

www.dcrainmaker.com/2021/06/few-random-things-this-weekend.html

But wait, why stop there? Just go for a ride with the BOLT V2 for at least a couple hours, and while I’m at it, test LTE power-saver burn rates on the FR945 LTE and with the Suunto 9 Peak too, while also linking up the Supersapiens unit I’m testing to the Edge 530.

Wahoo ELEMNT BOLT V2/2021 with Color Screen & Maps: A Review In Progress

www.dcrainmaker.com/2021/05/wahoo-elemnt-bolt-v2-2021-with-color-screen-maps-a-review-in-progress.html

With that larger size, the weight went up slightly as well, from 61g to 70g (for context, the Wahoo ROAM is 95g, and the Garmin Edge 530 is 79g).

Stages Starts Shipping New Dash M50/L50/L10 GPS Bike Computers: First Ride Details

www.dcrainmaker.com/2019/06/stages-dash-m50-l50-l10-first-ride.html

And Stages has historically taken the cake on the best structured workout implementation out there, though with Garmin’s recent tweaks to the Edge 530/830 workout bits, we’ll have to see if that still holds true.

Week in Review–August 11th, 2019

www.dcrainmaker.com/2019/08/week-in-review-august-11th-2019.html

Garmin Edge 530 Firmware Update: This is the final production version of the beast of a firmware update I discussed last week while in beta.

The 2021 Swim/Bike/Run Gear I Use List

www.dcrainmaker.com/2021/12/gear-i-use-swim-bike-run-list.html

Bike Computer/GPS: Garmin Edge 530 (mostly): Obviously, I'm almost always riding with 3-4 head units for power meter data gathering, but lately I’ve mostly been using the Edge 530, with occasionally the Edge 830 floating around.

Hammerhead Karoo 2 In-Depth Review

www.dcrainmaker.com/2020/12/hammerhead-karoo-2-in-depth-review.html

It’s a touch bigger than the Garmin Edge 530/830, but not so much that it feels big.

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