Edge 520 Plus Advanced GPS bike computer for competing and navigation

This unit is fantastic. Was between this and the Wahoo Element bolt. I've been using a Lezyne Mega XL for a couple of years which was an OK unit with amazing battery life. This 520 plus is leagues ahead. Easy to setup, connects seemlessly to my phone. Livetrack works perfectly and navigation is spot an as you would expect from Garmin. Much better than to use buttons as this doesn't have a touch screen. Links up with strava and endomondo/mapmyride without any issues. Has all the the functions anyone would every need. Battery life isn't bad at all. Getting around 10hrs with standard use. I'm super happy with my choice and wished I did it years ago.

It’s was a gift for my partner for the cycling charity. He is extremely delighted with this gadget and he confirmed that the best feature is none-touch screen control buttons - the old fashion buttons that are much more handy while cycling than getting the screen dirty by touching. High quality navigation, great gps for very affordable price. Synced with phone app, it collect all data and gives overview of the performance that can be reviewed for future bike journeys

I can't call this a long term review as I have had the Edge 520 plus for less than a month. What sold me on this product over the Wahoo Elemnt Bolt is the colour screen, I am slightly dyslexic and for the navigation colour is far more helpful to me than monochrome. Speaking of navigation I would be telling fibs if I didn't mention that it can be a bit slow sometimes however the Edge 520 plus is running what I suppose you can call 'old technology'. It does occasionally need a moment to catch up and if you go off course it can be a bit of a pain about finding an alternative route but these aren't life altering issues in the grand scheme of things and it's nothing that pulling out your smart phone and consulting Google Maps won't assist with.It shows me all the metrics I need for my longer training rides and has customisable screens so you can see exactly what you want. It picks up a GPS signal and various Bluetooth and ant+ gadgets very quickly with no problems at all. Overall the Edge 520 plus does everything I need and more. What is noteworthy is that the Edge 530 is due to he released but I think the 520 plus is a more than viable cycling computer for the vast majority or people. I am very pleased my purchase.

Excellent cycling computer, great detail but easy to use

I was sceptical about needing a computer when I have a fitness watch. However, I have been really pleased with the 520 plus, it works very well and I enjoy my cycling more now I am able to use it to follow a route and see more places, without having to stop to check my direction/ location. I have since purchased the Speed & Cadence sensors along with a HRM band. I don't need to wear my watch now and the Garmin data seamlessly updates my ride stats and it has become fun to analyse.There are a few quirks with it, such as starting a route too near the end and it sometimes stops thinking you are finished. The initial location of a route takes a while to load. The elevation data is often not that accurate (you can update in Garmin Connect/ Strava). It can take you down bridleways/ private roads, so be careful when route planning, or using someone else's route.However, overall I really like it and the battery life, even with navigation, has been good.

In simple terms it's great. Only groan is that the 'autopause' function is a bit slow to continue riding. Other than that, it compares well with the 500 on so many levels. to be honest, I got it at a great price compared to the 530 plus and Elemnt Bolt. I suspect that this is because it is being sold off. However, if it is available and at a good price... buy it...... and don't forget a silicon cover as you'll need it in wet weather.

A lot of reviewers seem to have got on with this gadget far better than I, I found it a very imprecise and niggly little handful.Firstly, it took nearly 4 hours to download maps and update itself and crashed my router 5 times. Secondly, the buttons don't give you much physical feedback and at least one third of the time I end up pressing the opposing button due to the way I'm holding it!The mount didn't fit my handle bars or stem without much personal intervention but I persevered and got it sorted. Now lets get a route in and away we go... yes?I set up a route (I used Garmin connect but have also pre-planned routes using Ride with GPS - both are fine) and "synched" it into the device and this was, as has been said, easy enough but getting to the route to navigate was more problematic. It was a procession of button presses, back button presses, down button presses, up button presses etc etc. I assume I'll get used to it eventually.Once I got under way the route disappeared altogether after a mile or so and was replaced with the data screen - I have no idea why or how this happened - many button presses later (see foregoing) and it replaced it with (as it transpired) the same route, under a different name... one that had nothing to do with me.These are, I'm sure, starting off niggles and time will straighten things out.There are a lot of features I'll never use and that's on me and no reason to downscore the device but it's a firm 3 that might, over time, improve to a four,

Needed to return this product as my husband already bought the same one, paid for the Hermes collection and it is so poor the man came to the door and said his scanner wasn’t working and would come another day, 5 days later and still waiting collection. Same man came to drop off another parcel asked him if he was collecting and said no, it’s not down here it’ll come on my scanner maybe in a few days ! On both occasions the driver seemed like it was an inconvenience asked how do I get it collected and he said don’t know just wait it’ll maybe come back up... extremely disappointed with this service.

O produto é ótimo superou expectativas funciona bem, muitas funções uteis, a entrega foi mais rápido que no prazo previsto

Si bien se retraso 3 días, con la situación actual me sorprendió hasta que llegara.Buen equipo a buen precio, recomendación 100%.

Se trata del ciclo computador Garmin 520 Plus y después de unas cuantas salidas he de comentar que estoy muy contento con la compra que hice.Es la mejora de su antecesor el 520, sobre todo en la duración de la batería, que aunque en ambos se indican que su duración ronda las 15 horas, en el 520 estará por las 4.5 horas y el 520 plus sobre las 9 horas, usando la navegación.La navegación también se ve mejorada, respecto al 520, debido a la inclusión del Mapa Ciclo Garmin, o lo que es lo mismo, se lleva a cabo una navegación paso a paso, recálculo de la ruta fuera de rumbo, y cálculo de la ruta de regreso al inicio.El 520 Plus tiene todas las métricas estándares, pantalla a color (aunque los colores no son muy nítidos), ANT+ y Bluetooth, preinstalación de Strava Live segments, Strava Routes trainingPeaks aplicaciones Connet IQ.A parte de todas estas métricas, el 520 plus incluye funciones de rendimiento y energía como el cálculo del VO2 MAX, seguimiento de la potencia umbral, la estimación del tiempo de recuperación después de cada salida y la dinámica de ciclismo.Al ser ANT+ se le puede conectar multitud de dispositivos, como rodillos de entrenamientos, luces, potenciómetros, monitor de ritmo cardiaco, etc. A través del Bluetooth se puede conectar el teléfono, esto será de gran utilidad ya que podrás recibir notificaciones en vivo del Strava, mensajes entrantes, llamadas, actualizaciones automáticas, ect.El manejo del dispositivo se hace a través de sus 7 botones, cosa que se agradece sobre todo cuando tenemos puestos los guantes de invierno, ya que con pantalla táctil se hace harto complicado el manejo de éste.En esta unidad se ha incluido el GroupTrack , con lo que se podrán enviar y ver mensajes entre ciclistas que previamente hayan configurado el dispositivo. Esta características es muy útil sobre todo para salidas largas y tengas que comunicarte con tus compañeros de ruta.Otra utilidad es el LiveTrack, que una vez configurado podrás indicar a quien quieras tu ubicación en tiempo real, con todas las ventajas que ello proporciona, sobre todo en seguridad.Otra característica que posee el dispositivo es que se puede configurar para que en el caso que se produzca una incidencia se ponga en contacto con alguien de forma automática, aunque se dispone de unos segundos para poder pararlo antes de realizar el contacto, siempre a través de la conexión con el teléfono móvil.El Garmin 520 Plus no te permite crear rutas desde el ciclo computador directamente, se deben crear con otra aplicación o coger alguna ya hecha e introducirla en el dispositivo, a partir de ahí se podrá seguir dicha ruta. Si se quieren crear las rutas directamente se ha de recurrir al 820 y superiores.Otro hándicap que tiene es que no posee wifi, pero para el uso de la mayoría de los ciclistas, tampoco se hecha de menos.En definitiva el 520 Plus y el 520, son similares de aspecto pero la duración de la batería y la navegación son mucho mejores en el Plus.Posee todas las métricas estándares en incluso algunas de los ciclo computadores más caros como el VO2 MAXEs una excelente opción de ciclo computador para un uso regular y un entrenamiento donde nos interese estudiar la multitud de datos que te otorga el 520 Plus.El paquete viene con dos soportes, el frontal que se ve en las fotos y el estándar que se sujeta con gomas el manillar. Con ambos quedauy bien sujeto. También incluye el destornillador necesario para instalar el soporte frontal.QRelación calidad – precio muy buena.LO RECOMIENDO

Als Ergänzung für meine Uhr (Garmin 645M) habe ich mir diesen Edge schenken lassen. Zum laufen ist die Uhr Top. Am Fahrradlenker leider etwas klein. Der Edge hat für mich die ideale Größe.Ausgepackt, angeschlossen zum Laden, mit dem Smartphone und Garmin Connect gekoppelt, kam auch direkt das Software Update per Bluetooth. Einige kleine Einstellungen habe ich danach vorgenommen - eben alles meinen Bedürfnissen angepasst und direkt eine geplante Route von über 100km auf den Edge 520 Plus geladen. Was soll ich sagen. Die Navigation hat perfekt funktioniert. Er zeigt z.B., welche Ausfahrt man genau im Kreisverkehr nehmen muss. Das konnte die Uhr leider nicht.Den Edge nutze ich fast täglich - auch Nachts. Daher habe ich mir die Displayhelligkeit permanent auf 10% eingestellt. Verbraucht nicht viel Energie, ich komme rund eine Woche (je nach Fahrleistung) mit einer Ladung hin.HF Brustgurt und TF Sensor hat das Gerät übrigens ohne Probleme erkannt.Was mir noch wichtig war: Das Gerät sollte kein Touchscreen haben. Diesen Anspruch erfüllt das Gerät.Starkregen ist übrigens auch kein Problem.

E' il primo prodotto di casa Garmin che prendo, provenendo dal mondo Polar e devo dire che la differenza è abissale, averci pensato prima !!!La configurazione è molto semplice, dal sito Garmin connect o dalla app si riesce tranquillamente a sincronizzare ed aggiornare il tutto in pochi minuti.L'uso è altrettanto semplice ed intuitivo, le schermate sono personalizzabili in maniera più che soddisfacente e sono presenti una miriade di voci visibili a schermo durante le sessioni in bici (pure troppe a dire la verità!).Funziona in accoppiata con tutti i sensori BT e ANT+ di casa Garmin ovviamente, ma anche con i compatibili, anche se per esperienza vi dico subito di lasciar perdere.Io lo uso con sensore cardio, power meter e sensore velocità e non mi è mai successo che perdesse un colpo.La durata della batteria è eccellente, io lo utilizzo con il display sempre acceso al 70% di luminosità, gps+glonass e bt acceso e agganciato al telefono più i sensori sopra elencati, e facendo un totale di circa 15-20 ore di bici a settimana lo devo caricare un paio di volte nella peggiore delle ipotesi.Un ottimo prodotto, consigliatissimo se si vuole avere uno strumento preciso ed affidabile e di facile utilizzo.