Garmin Edge 1050 GPS Cycling Computer - black

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A new era on the bike

The Edge® 1050, Garmin's first bike computer with LCD display, combines innovative navigation and performance functions with a brilliant display of your data. Thanks to GroupRide, you can always stay in touch with your cycling group, receive accident notifications, compare yourself with other participants and win awards. Share information on danger spots with the community and get more tips on potholes or obstacles. With the simplified route planner and map information on paved and unpaved roads, you will always find the right route. On the bike, you get voice prompts thanks to the built-in speaker and the necessary attention with the integrated bell function. No cash with you? No problem - you can pay for your coffee contactlessly with the Edge 1050 and Garmin Pay.

Highlights of the Garmin Edge 1050

• Brilliant LCD display with 480 x 800 pixel resolution
• Up to 20 hours of battery life in GPS mode
• GroupRide for sharing routes and staying connected
• Danger zones from the community
• Built-in speaker with integrated bell function
• Pre-installed Garmin bike maps
• Pin drop navigation, route planner & map manager
• Performance analysis with training load & effect, stamina, recovery time and much more
• Contactless payment with Garmin Pay
• Compatibility with Varia safety products

Details about the Garmin Edge 1050

• Modern design with metal-look buttons for seamless integration with your bike
• The 3.5 inch LCD touch display marks the beginning of a new era on the bike. Thanks to a resolution of 480 x 800 pixels, you can read all your data with pin-sharp clarity.
• Despite the LCD display, the Edge 1050 offers a battery life of up to 20 hours. For longer adventures, the energy-saving mode offers a battery life of up to 60 hours.
• GroupRide makes it easy to organize group rides. Share the route and stay in touch with all participants during the ride, receive accident notifications, compare yourself in leaderboards and win awards.
• Share information about danger spots with the community and get more tips about potholes or obstacles. Danger zones are also displayed in the Edge route planner so that you can plan routes more safely in advance.
• Share your planned routes, workouts and locations quickly and easily with other compatible Garmin devices.
• On the bike, you get voice prompts thanks to the built-in speaker and the necessary attention with the integrated bell function.
• Comprehensive navigation functions with information on busy, paved or unpaved roads on the pre-installed Garmin bike map. Lost your way? Thanks to route recalculation on the most popular roads and paths, you can quickly get back on track.
• The Trendline Popularity map overlay uses billions of kilometers of Garmin Connect data to help you find the most popular routes for your activity. You can display the heatmap information directly on the map of your Edge.
• With the new route planner, routes can be planned quickly and easily directly on the Edge 1050 - even without a smartphone and internet connection. The new filter option in your route library makes it easier to search for routes you have already planned.
• Select a point in the iOS Maps app on your iPhone® and send the position directly to the Edge 1050 via the Garmin Connect app. Receive a route and let yourself be navigated to the position.

Features of the Garmin Edge 1050

• Map manager: Don't feel like updating the map via Garmin Express on your PC? No problem - with the map manager, maps can be easily updated and synchronized via WLAN.
• Multi-frequency: High-precision route recording thanks to multi-frequency reception of global satellite systems (GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO) - even in narrow mountain valleys or urban canyons.
• ClimbPro: With the tried and tested ClimbPro function - even without a previously loaded route - you receive information about upcoming climbs with details of the gradient, remaining distance and altitude of the climb. So you can manage your strength perfectly.
• Garmin Pay: Edge 1050 - the first bike computer with Garmin Pay. Simply make contactless payments and enjoy the freedom of riding without cash. A good feeling of being able to be spontaneous and independent anywhere and at any time.
• Power Guide: helps you to find the optimal power input for your route and its elevation profile to create a performance strategy for your route. To support you even better, the Power Guide now also takes your stamina and wind conditions into account.
• Staminaresidual energy: tracks your performance during cycling training and shows you the energy available to you during your physical activity. This allows you to optimize your energy consumption during your activity and avoid premature exhaustion.
• Cycling ability: Find out your strengths as a cyclist and compare them with the requirements of a route so that you can assess what you are up against.
• Performance analysis: Check your training status, training load and load focus, altitude and heat acclimatization as well as fluid and food intake.
• Recovery time : After each training session, the recovery time tells you when you are ready for your next activity.
• Training planning: Simple training plan synchronization with Garmin Connect, TrainingPeaks® or TrainerRoad with a prompt to catch up on missed workouts. Alternatively, you can receive individual training suggestions directly on the Edge every day.
• Settings via app: Device settings - including data fields - are easy to make directly on the Edge or via smartphone in the Garmin Connect app with real-time synchronization.
• Connected features: Smartphone music control, smart notifications, weather information, LiveTrack and customization options via Connect IQ.
• Bike Alarm & Find My Edge: Be alerted if your bike is moved while you are away and the option to find the last position of your Edge if it is lost in a fall.
• Varia compatibility: Connect your Varia Radar for more safety while cycling. This allows you to detect vehicles from a distance of up to 140 meters and draw attention to yourself with the bright rear light.
• inReach compatible: Stay in touch with your friends even without mobile phone reception. Share your position or send an SOS emergency call via the Iridium satellite network to the 24/7 manned Garmin Response Center.
• Integration of electronic groupsets: Previously, SRAM electronic groupsets could only display data such as battery level, gears or gear ratio. With the introduction of the new SRAM RED AXS, it is now possible to operate data pages and settings of the Edge via the shifters. This has already been possible with SHIMANO Di2 groupsets for several years.

Specifications of the Garmin Edge 1050

• Size: 60.2 x 118.5 x 16.3 mm
• Display: 3.5" (88.9 mm) LCD display - 480 x 800 pixels
• Operation: Touch
• Battery life: GPS mode up to 20 h, energy-saving mode up to 60 h
• Internal memory: 64 GB
• Multi-frequency reception: GPS | GLONASS | Galileo | BeiDou
• Barometric altimeter
• Motion sensor
• Magnetometer
• Light sensor
• Connectivity: ANT+ | BLE | WLAN
• Built-in speaker
• Audio announcements
• GroupRide: extended
• Community danger zones
• Garmin Share
• Garmin Pay
• Setup on smartphone incl. real-time synchronization
• Auto Pause | Auto Lap | Alarms
• Personal records
• Stamina remaining energy
• Power Guide: incl. wind & stamina
• Cycling ability & distance requirement
• Physiological measurements & recovery time
• Performance analysis
• Smart Nutrition
• Indoor trainer control
• Compatible with power meters | Cycling Dynamics
• Compatible with electronic gears
• Daily training suggestions | Training plans
• Prompt to catch up on workouts
• Live segments
• ClimbPro (without route)
• MTB Dynamics
• Trailforks MTB map
• Pre-installed bike maps with Trendline Popularity Overlay
• Turn-by-turn navigation
• Route recalculation on the device
• Back to Start on the device
• Route planning | RoundTrip Routing: with new route planner
• Map manager
• Pin Drop Navigation from iOS Maps
• Connected Features | LiveTrack | Connect IQ
• Accident detection | Accident notification
• Music control of the smartphone
• Bike alarm | Find My Edge
• Compatible with Varia safety products
• Compatible with inReach

Integrated aero cockpit mounts

Integrated aero cockpits or handlebar/stem solutions require individual mounts. These brackets fit into the aerodynamic design of the handlebars and are designed by the respective bicycle or handlebar manufacturer together with the handlebars. The round handlebar mount supplied with your aero mount cannot be used with aero cockpits or handlebar/stem solutions. To create space for the speaker, the swivel mount on the Edge 1050 had to be moved upwards. As a result, it can happen that the mounts of the aero cockpits or handlebar/stem solutions from manufacturers are too short and the Edge 1050 cannot be screwed in as a result.

FIT / OUT Software Update 2025

Update your Garmin Edge automatically via the Garmin Connect app:

• EU RED Directive on radio transmission of sensor data: The EU's RED Directive (Radio Equipment Directive) will make certain cyber security requirements legally binding from August 1, 2025. As a result, devices with built-in radio technology must also comply with cyber security requirements from the Radio Equipment Act. Specifically, this means that users must be able to choose between open and closed transmission protocols between a bike computer and sensors (such as a chest strap).
• Real-time weather information: Monitor the weather and make informed decisions while driving based on weather radar and wind direction data from weather stations when your smartphone is connected.
• Smart nutrition alerts: Receive smart alerts about the amount of carbohydrates and fluids you should consume during your activity. The smart information takes into account your current fitness level, the demands of the route, and the temperature and humidity.
• Improved Power Guide: Power Guide helps you find the optimal power output for your route and its elevation profile to create a performance strategy for your route. To support you even better, Power Guide also takes your stamina and wind conditions into account. If you are training at altitude, your altitude acclimatization is taken into account and performance targets are adjusted accordingly.
• GroupRide data comparison: GroupRide makes it easy to organize group rides. Share the route and stay in touch with all participants during the ride, receive accident notifications, compare yourself in leaderboards, and earn awards. Now you can also compare your statistics such as heart rate, power, or cadence with the group average.

Scope of delivery

• Edge 1050
• Standard mount
• Aero handlebar mount
• Mounting strap
• Charging/data cable (USB-C)
• documentation