GarminEdge 530 GPS Computer(Return to Product Page)

The Edge 520 turns your world into a video game. It's super intuitive to use, great app to connect to my fine, and delivers interesting insights about my rides.

Having fully searched and researched other options I figured the Edge 520 was way more computer than I needed. Yet I decided to take a leap and spend the money. I am so glad I did! I am just getting back into serious riding again after a 25 year lay off and the Edge 520 is one more exciting motivation to get on the bike. Installation of sensors and computer mount and customized view setup was a breeze plus function is very intuitive. At first I wondered why it isn't a touch screen for the price but the buttons work great in all weather conditions. After each ride or indoor training session it is very rewarding to immediately get the prompt on my phone and iPad from both Strava and Garmin Connect saying my ride data is ready to view. Never thought I would get into the whole heart rate craze but it has truly taken my training to new levels.

I have used the 520 for years and love the simplicity and "BUTTONS". I hear a lot of issues with touch screen. With gloves or cold fingers i can't be messing with touch screen. The only reason to swith to 520 plus was for the Varia integration.

I was just looking for an upgrade from the garmin edge, and this checks all boxes. I'm not into power management or heart monitoring, just more things that ain't gonna make me faster. Just train. Still need to discover the potential of this like using the nav for set routes or races. No issues, battery life is good. Would recommend to others.

I use this product to record my rides. The unit is dependable and has good battery life. It seems overly-complicated (I prefer Lezyne's fewer buttons) and things like backlight and switching screens can be cumbersome. The screens are customizable, but depending on how many fields you're displaying re-sizing a particular field or fields may not be available. Other than that, the unit works well.

Excelent tool for riding do not ride with out it

This has some nice updates, but I miss the specific bike profiles of the 510. The only way for it to read a different bike is if you have a different ANTBluetooth sensor on that bike.

Works fine. A step up from the smaller models.

Easy to read, great battery life, precise GPS navigation and smooth integration into the iPhone... couldn ask for any more.

i love using the new Garmin 520, it has everything the 520 has Plus the slightly toned down maps of the 820. overall i like the new maps it comes with. wish the screen was slightly bigger but it fine overall. Also has a slightly updated data fields which look great.

After suffering a recent heart problem, my doctor prescribed more daily exercise . I wanted something to help me monitor my progress and after much research I decided on the Garmin 520 with heart rate monitor and its great. Much to my surprise the bundle included different mounting brackets, so now I can switch from mountain bike to road to trainer, very quickly and ride. Great value for entry level device.

The Edge 520 is a good multi-function computer that's been a big help to me on rides for the past month since I got it.... having speed, distance, elevation, heart rate and more is a very good thing. My main complaints are three-fold control buttons, start-stop, and set-up. 1) Control buttons - can be cumbersome at times, are sometimes hard to 'get' on the first push, sometimes scrolling can be a pain in the ass to get where you want to get, touch screen sure would be nice! 2) Start-stop - having to push the 'start' button to begin the timer, then stop it at the end or, worse yet, during a break, is a pain in the A-double-S. Having it auto-startstop would sure be nice. 3) Set-up - the manual included doesn't do much to help get you going, you have to go on-line and even then, the on-line help is lacking at times, connecting with Strava takes a bit of work. Okay, I guess I need to sit down and take the time to really figure it all out, but get ready for some definite initial set-up time, if you've never had a Garmin-typed device before (like me), this can seem a bit daunting. Would I recommend it? Yes. But if you have a friend who can help you out at the beginning, don't be shy! Ask for help! You'll be glad you did.....

well wouldn't you know the new upgraded version came out 2 weeks after I got this one. Oh well. Works great but once in a while it just turns itself off. I guess everyone knows Garmin always has bugs.

After years resisting getting a Garmin, I relented. Customizing screens is easy and, unlike some other bike computers, can be set to show a lot of data Ike slope me cadence without showing speed and becoming a slave to your computer. Also, easier to read than the Cateyes Id been using. Worth the extra expense.

Living in Nebraska & riding outdoors year-round, it was important to me that my new computer had real buttons. Due to size & features I wanted with a HR, speed, & cadence bundle, it came down to the 520 or the Wahoo Elemnt Bolt. Frankly, although the Bolt pushes it's aero look & advantages, the 520 was the better dealespecially considering having to buy the out-front mounts. So far the 520 has proven to live up to the reviewsno fuss, functional, reliable. I'm most pleased with it. Now to get add a power meter to the mix...

Edge 520 is more straight forward bike computer than other touch screen based models. I find touch screen very difficult to use while riding. It was easy to setup with a road bike and a mountain bike. It switches between two bikes with no fuss. The computer recognizes two sets of speed and cadence sensors with no issues. I'm very happy with the choice.

Easy to use. Very reliable..user friendly

I replaced my old 500 with the 520 plus after trying the 820 out. The 520 is easy to setup and use. I mapec out an 8 day 400mile ride no glitches at all.

This is a great upgrade to the edge 130 plus. The only reason I took one star off is because the route recalculation is a little slow when you get off the route and back on. But other than that, I love it so far. Probably have a couple hundred miles with it so far.

Product gives an outstanding result of your ride, giving a good estimate of how your training is going which results in creating a goal for success to stay on track. The Edge 530 can be frustrating in learning to use compared to the Edge 510 since there are no on-screen buttons but mechanical buttons to work through programs of adding bikes and any changes that have to be made, sometimes feeling illogical but worth it once you learn how the buttons work.