“Packed with Garmin’s performance, navigational, safety and connectivity features, cyclists can ride longer, explore farther and train harder.”
In this video, JOM Of the Gravel Cyclist crew unboxes the all-new Garmin 1040 Solar, covers some of the new features, and documents some real-world ride experiences with the 1040. Long-term review coming later.
“Today, Garmin the ultimate GPS bike computer featuring solar charging and multi-band GNSS technology. Harnessing the power of the sun, the Edge 1040 Solar features a Power Glass™ solar charging lens, giving cyclists even more ride time between charges – up to 100 hours in battery saver mode – while multi-band GNSS technology provides more accurate GPS positioning in challenging ride environments, such as dense urban areas or under deep tree cover. Packed with state-of-the-art navigation, performance, safety and connectivity features, the Edge 1040 Solar boasts a completely refreshed, modernized user experience, giving cyclists easier access to key information, the ability to customize the home page, an improved ride summary view and more – all in a 3.5-inch touchscreen display.”
What’s New:
Designed for cyclists, by cyclists, the Edge 1040 Solar features innovative advancements in technology and performance metrics, including:
– Solar charging: Power Glass solar charging lens extends the battery life to up to 100 hours in battery saver mode, giving cyclists an additional 42 minutes per hour during daytime riding.
– Multi-band GNSS technology: Receive better positional accuracy and coverage, even in the most challenging environments.
– Cycling ability and course demands: Classify strengths and weaknesses as a cyclist, focus on improvement and prepare for the demands of a specific course.
– Power guide: Recommended power targets make it easier to manage efforts throughout a course.
– Real-time stamina insights: Monitor and track exertion levels in real-time during a ride.
– Simple setup: Custom ride profiles prepopulate based on previous Edge data, ride types, and sensors. From there, cycling activity profiles can be managed directly on your compatible smartphone from the Garmin Connect™ smart device app.
– Physically, the Garmin 1040 gets a new metal twist-lock interface, and a USB-C charging interface.
Pricing:
– Edge 1040 Solar $US 749
– Edge 1040 $US 599
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