Garmin Edge 530 Review: 15 New Things To Know!

[@damianvears4149]

good review DC as normal. Man are they all your beers???? does it have a beer alert???

[@Dcrainmaker]

All mine!!! Actually, they were from the DCR Open House back in December - some 600 bottles we went through that night. I just haven't gotten around to bringing them to the recycling place yet.

[@eagerbob]

@ @@Dcrainmaker : One-way bottles are not in a crate, you have to bring them back to the shop, not the recycling place. You do know that, don't you ? www.howhollandworks.com/2017/09/09/statiegeld-on-bottles/

[@kristianbodlay1457]

@@Dcrainmaker if only you would do this next Tour Down Under, 5cents a bottle!

[@pottstock]

Kristian Bodlay it’s 10 cents, jackpot!

[@marco_amaral]

@@Dcrainmaker does the 530 have a roud-trip courses option?

[@marcusvaldes]

Gotta say, I like the bike alarm feature. What a good idea.

[@jeskli11]

I've been waiting for this device for ages! My Edge 500 is already getting super old and after some four years with that device the rubber on the outside of the device is being nearly destroyed. Yesterday I saw GP Lama's video about Wahoo Elemnt Bolt update and nearly bought that thing. Thanfully I waited one more day!

[@RideAlongside]

I think a lot of people won’t realize how ground breaking this 530 is for mountain bikers. Thankfully, your written review does and it’s spot on. My favorite part was, “Up till now, the most attention that Garmin has placed on mountain biking has simply been to add a generic ‘Mountain Bike’ profile, and offer you the ability to purchase a colored rubber condom for your Edge device, presumably to try and protect it when you smashed your bike into a rock face. Feature-wise though, there’s been nothing.”

[@Dcrainmaker]

Thanks! Check out Des's video on the mountain bike bits as well, since he's a legit mountain biker. I just pedal the mountain bike and hope not to crash: kzbin.info/www/bejne/mWOvc6dmhceintE

[@CanIHasThisName]

GPS bike computers in general have been very road-centric up until now (well, most actually still are). These features aren't great just for mountain bikers but for anyone who spends time off-road. There is now a distinction between you and the other guy who spends 70% of his ride on tarmac. Hopefully, there will also be a feature which show how much time you've spent off and on road. I also appreciate that Garmin has made the "flip" holder which allows you to place the unit above your stem even if you have a short stem.

[@shawnfraser7883]

Just purchased a 520 plus, thank god it's still in the box, cuz it's going back to the store and i'm waiting for this 530 to come out.

[@GregLanz]

After this review I decided to finally update from my ancient Edge 705. It was an incredible device over the last 11 years but it was time for an update and this has been great so far

[@twowheeler1000]

I think I'll go to this as well as an upgrade. It's either this or a second hand 820

[@luccollaer2893]

Just sold my 1 month old 520+ and waiting for this one to become available. Thanks for your reviews!

[@shameelariff2556]

Great review DC...I am using a Edge 130 Plus and it's fantastic! However after seeing your review want to upgrade for a Edge 530. I love the simplicity of non touch screen 🙂

[@randomtech787]

This channel is VERY underrated.

[@petercallaghan6987]

Wahoo have a challenge ahead. I was looking at upgrading my mini. 👍🏻

[@arturnaumiuk8135]

Edge 810 owner here purchased Edge 530 as an upgrade. My input here: 1. It is a pain to set up using buttons. Had hand cramps multiple times trying arrange all screens I had in my 810. 2. There is lost satellite warning beep which you can’t turn off on 530 and pops up many times when you do anything on the unit when away from the windows and possible satellite signal reception. Contrary on 810 unit you have warning with option continue searching or not so you can turn it off. 3. On Edge 810 you can customized road profile screen changing distance and elevation parameters what is not possible on Edge 530 as you cannot get highlight over the numbers like on 810 and change values... this might be a deal breaker for me to either go to 830 or quit and stay with my 810. Of course processor is very fast and it boots almost immediately but once my 810 is on I have comparable reaction time using functions. Also much better screen resolution on 530. Wanted to add a new problem which occurred last weekend. Went to a big ride 177km(110miles) and over 2000m elevation gain and upon completion Garmin 530 calculated my new FTP... to be 817 and displayed my new best 20min to be 860 with over 10W/kg. Total joke as I am in the range of 250-260 FTP. I guess new unit is not bugs free. Update on August 7: I have returned 530 and got 830. After 800km with 830 unit I can confirm that 830 is on top of my choices for Garmin cycling computers followed by 810 then 530. Sorry but 530 is not even close to touch screen units. 530 screen menus are terrible and not even close to 830 screens. Conclusion - 530 and 830 despite looking alike are totally different units and around $100 more is money well spend getting into 830.

[@dutchymf9509]

Hi Artur, many thanks for sharing your experience such detailed! I am actually in the same position, to replace my 810 and thanks to you, I can skip struggling with the 530 and head directly to the 830. Cheers :-)

[@Descenter1976]

I just got the small Garmin Edge 130, and damn am I impressed!

[@nathanbrokering6584]

How do you like it? I can’t decide between the 130 and 530. Would it be worth it to spend the extra 100 dollars?

[@cayennepeppa707]

Dude!! This is the Edge I've been waiting for. I've been waiting and looking for a bike computer that I could use seamlessly between road and MTB (I loooooove the mountain bike features that you highlighted :) ). Thanks for the review! Sweet job as always.

[@vsandu]

After 4 years still seems to be the best deal. I am buying one today to replace the 7 years old 520 which still works fine but can't cope with navigation on a centenary.

[@billcaulway9910]

This was very helpful. I need a device primarily for navigation. I purchased the 530 over the Wahoo Roam. The Climb, locate, Alarm, and Heartrate range notification features were a big plus.

[@minniusmannius9165]

Great review, decision made. Now I know which model I want between the 530 and 830. Cheers.

[@saabvanderlinden9214]

Which one 530 or 830?

[@Notorious_MIG]

Anyone know if Garmin is going to release an update for this any time soon? Should I wait? or pull the trigger in 2021.

[@RixterNow]

I’m all in. Great review!

[@gerardnc]

After posting this video, you'll need to hide a 530 on top of the beer boxes w. the alarm activated , because your friends will surely be coming by to steal a few beers. Thank you for the review. Really clear and informative.

[@johnmbrown7515]

K, that's it! The 530 over the Bolt! Noice review my friend!

[@JamesDuncan]

Bear in mind that Wahoo are about to have a new generation release. You might or might not want to wait for comparison details on that.

[@enotracoon9244]

@@JamesDuncan any idea about release date of new bolt ?

[@reu13]

Wahoo Roam video is up on DC's site now. But it's not looking good for Wahoo.

[@nicolebuchhold5791]

great review. Now in 2022 i'm torn between this and the wahoo bolt v2. Is this still worth it? Thoughts?

[@FLASHGABExMEDIAx]

I just got a 530 edge so I am setting mine up thanks for making this video

[@nickpilgrim1966]

The maps and climb features are excellent. Superb for something like a GF if you don't know the route.

[@DEISE01able]

everybody should have one of these!

[@gobikeyourself]

Great review, thx a lot! Can't wait to get my hands on it!

[@ernestonuevo9074]

Great review buddy. Right on the spot. Keep on

[@RideAlongside]

Thanks Ray! May need to pick this one up. Cant wait to see what my grit and flow looks like overlaid on a map. Trailforks in there is huge too. Well done as always my friend! 😃👍

[@berndkiltz]

nice collection of beer you have there :) And you just made me REALLY want this unit and ditch my Wahoo elemnt bolt!

[@jshepard5840]

Just bought one and liked and subscribed. Thanks for the great video.

[@carlosquintanilla3700]

After reading you deep review of this device (Great Job by the way) I decided to subscribe to your Channel. Keep it up, it was a very fresh source of information for a purchase option.

[@runningcomposer1682]

Without the power meter, do we still have the performance stats such as training load, training effect, vo2max and lactate threshold?

[@PerfDayToday]

Alarms.. my See Sense Icon Plus front and rear bike lights (400/250 lumens) have alerts via bluetooth to iOS app. Been using this function along w my ziplok zlok zip ties for as you say, coffee shops etc.

[@1stElement]

Superb. Ordered. Thanks man.

[@rosscads]

Some nice features there. I always have concerns with Garmin about software reliability and user interface awkwardness, but otherwise this looks like a very competitive device.

[@Peter-pu7bo]

Thank you for your review!

[@jacobhg3502]

Really helpful review! As a fellow roadbiker in the netherlands, I'm torn between this and the Wahoo BOLT v2. What do you personally use here?

[@AndrewTSq]

Not sure if i will upgrade from my Edge 800, but this 530 seems like a better deal than edge 830, and I really prefer real buttons.

[@davidmaskew]

I think the new MTB features have sold it to me. I've had a 800 I've used for years on my road bike. I just recently got back into MTB after twenty odd years out. I'm no big air person and never will be but Trailforks and the flow score features seem like a bonus worth the upgrade to me now and the 530 seems better value than the 830.

[@randomtech787]

@@marcusy7421 I agree with that... who the hell wants a touchscreen on something you are gonna go to rain with??

[@toadlguy]

So, I definitely had to hit the like button for another great video as well as what appears to be a great new device! I like the format of bing bing bing, what you need to know and then leave the details for the written review. And even the hand off to Des for the MB detail. This looks like an eventual replacement for my 820. Do you know if it will work with the remote?

[@Dcrainmaker]

Yup, Des is awesome. And double-yup, works with the remote!

[@paulhorsley8922]

Your lunch behind looks nice ! Great vid.

[@williamschultz8198]

On KZbin...In the lower right hand corner, Click on settings, Click on speed, Set at 75%.

[@brianmcg321]

Lol. That works perfectly.

[@MrMJJ23]

can you compare the 530 to wahoo element?

[@qbolruncycle2185]

Very informative!

[@kathyemigh8728]

Still sitting on the fence with the 530. Comments on the buttons sticking. Some seem to not have that problem.

[@sipapito]

I just got a 530 today waiting for it on the mail hope my buttons won't stick, I hear this is an issue but Garmin is replacing these units.

[@cyclenutter2715]

wow nice review DCR! Wish my review videos were this good😔

[@andybrown141]

Curious what you think of visibility in the sun (glossy/shiny screen cover) vs the Wahoo Roam? Looking for whatever is the easiest to see in mapping mode.

[@KBDProductionsTV]

Thank you

[@mieleman2]

Thanks for the great review! What I can't quite figure out anywhere is if it's possible to navigate to a random point on the map? So in other words, can you pick a random spot on the map and navigate there, or when on a pre loaded route, decide to go somewhere else? Many thanks in advance!

[@noagregoir]

great video !

[@4961Studebaker]

Update 5.0. Fixed many minor issues. Climb pro now has 3 selectable hill ranges. Select all you see any hill fitting Garmins definition of a climb/Hill Medium to large Only large Others complained about turn by turn direction - mainly the turn indicator arrow on the upper left corner of screen freezing at say .1 mile. I’ve never had that issue but can confirm the distance before a indicated turn shows to 20 ft.

[@bikenbeers]

Thanks. Very useful and informative.

[@bobbysiany]

Is there any chance the ClimbPro feature will... trickle up to the 1030? That would be awesome

[@Dcrainmaker]

100% chance. All new Edge 530/830 features will trick up to the Edge 1030 except the bundled Trailforks data (due to some licensing stuffs). No specific timeline, but sounded like short term ish.

[@Rory_-ty7fp]

Any chance it will trickle down to the Edge 520

[@brendanc7437]

I wrap my 1030's wrist strap over the handlebars to keep it on the bike if disaster strikes. You know what would be great? A review of screen protectors and after-market cases for fitness computers if you haven't done one already. Thanks for the vids!

[@shred3005]

And was thinking to move to Wahoo next when I replace my Edge 820. This might change my mind.

[@rickglancy1510]

Don't let the marketing fool you...its probably still poo.

[@shred3005]

Rick Glancy not sure you can say that. For some of the riding that I do I need good navigation and the Edge 820 I have does a pretty good job at that but the 530 or 830 appear to be better plus the quicker processing responsiveness would be welcome. Wahoo Elemnt / Bolt has the phone app setup connectivity as a huge plus but navigation features are light on

[@troycollett8540]

Rick Glancy marketing? Ray tests the crap out of these products

[@11robotics]

The Elemnt (Bolt) is bulletproof. No bugs, no lag, no issues, huge battery life, great screen visibility, no faff configuring it. Plus the LED band(s), which are a nice gimmick. But I'd have to say the external battery pack system for this new generation of Garmin devices is brilliant and most welcome.

[@rein2523]

11robotics No bugs? Just watch Jasper Verkuil KZbin videos and see how many times his Bolt crashes. I have the exact same issues with the Bolt.. every comment section its Wahoo vs Garmin and the Wahoo users always say they never crash..

[@collaretacycling]

Great Review!

[@bigboyz12000]

Competition always makes tech better! Keep it coming.

[@johnfarr5415]

So I don't MTB per say but I do gravel ride more and more and many of our Gravel rides wind up on MTB trails. So I assume the Trailforks features would be good on those trails...but what about the gravel roads linking them? Great review as always and I now need to buy 2 of these and sell my 520 and my partners 130. LOL

[@Dcrainmaker]

Yup, in fact, we used some of those features while gravel riding just a week or so ago.

[@johnfarr5415]

@@Dcrainmaker Well That sounds like a must have for me. Hey @Garmin, send Ray a check I'm buying 2 (1 for me and one for my partner).

[@CanIHasThisName]

The trail forks maps are generally mostly for trails that are maintained. The very point of having trail forks is to be able to look fro nearby trails. Natural off-road trails are already in the Garmin Cycle Map and I have to say it's very detailed. I ride a gravel bike on all kinds of surfaces and I also ride with mountain bikers and I've yet to see a trail that is not in the device. The only downside is that the map does not show lookout towers (which can be major landmarks, depending where you're from).

[@averageboy14]

You do an interesting thing where you look to your right, briefly. That small break in eye contact makes me feel like I’ve lost your attention and you’re distracted. Nice vid!

[@Dcrainmaker]

The garage door is open to my right because I needed the light - which meant I was probably looking at someone walking by, staring awkwardly at me. Cheers!

[@270raptor]

How does it do off grid trails that we make ourselves? I’m an enduro mx rider so it’s all bush riding

[@dho]

recently got the bolt. used a 510 and an 800 and i'm convinced the bolt is better for my purposes. i won't be changing anytime soon but hopefully this will spur a response from wahoo.

[@JasCar1967]

great review, I'm looking at upgrading from a 520 - really helpful thanks..for bike riding I find that I can't get a touch screen (like on the 830) to work properly cos my hands get too sweaty, so buttons like on the 530 is much better.

[@andybrown141]

would you recommend this over the wahoo roam from either a mapping or battery standpoint ? also pulling routes from ridewithgps is there any difference ?

[@tallulahmodzelewska]

Great review thanks. I just bought the Edge 530 it’s my first cycling computer. I do both road and MTB cycling, however I took it out today to try and the distance was well off. I did about 16km on a UK cycle route but it said I only did 4km so you can imagine I was very disappointed. From what I can see the GPS was set to GPS+Glonass and I have read that just using GPS might help, any ideas please……..

[@roadbikeman]

Just ordered one over the bolt and roam which is more expensive. I'm looking forward to mapping features on board and need to see if I can load programs from zwift there

[@kristianhamilton7307]

How did it go?

[@manuelcalleja92]

I'm in the market for my first gps computer. I'll wait till Wahoo updates their bolt/elemnt line (2 yrs old now with no price decrease) before deciding between a Garmin or Wahoo

[@nicolaikalviknes2315]

Wahoo Elemnt Roam is comming any day now. Its an update to the Wahoo Elemnt.

[@markmoscosa2371]

Thanks! Just subscribed to your channel

[@PortraitArtPhoto123]

Just got my 530 and pretty impressed. New trail areas are a breeze, no more riding lame courses! Question about external display though. Can you get you fenix 5X to just show your HR from the Edge. I like the color zone coding on the watch's HR display, but want to be using all the functions of the Edge. Garmin describes how to do this in reverse, for say a triathlete. I'm think like this weeks race is 122km at 4000m in extremely hot conditions... I want my watch just to show HR and zone color so I don't blow up.

[@4961Studebaker]

Shaun Bell there’s an area in the 530 called extended displays If connected Bluetooth or ant you can select from the 530 which display to extend to your watch

[@goonigoogoo5868]

I did the mallorca 312. . how did you like the climbs there? this is a tough ride .

[@bildanielson]

I've had my 530 for about a week now, works flawlessly EXCEPT for text message replies. I pair with an iPhone 10 and I'll get messages but the Reply feature is grayed out not allow to reply with any canned messages. Any advice to get reply feature to function would be much appreciated!

[@Dcrainmaker]

Unfortunately Apple doesn't permit 3rd party companies to use the text message reply feature, thus, it's only available with an Android phone. :(

[@bildanielson]

@@Dcrainmaker Thanks for the reply. I just moved from an Android to iPhone so just getting used to some of the aspects of added security that come at the cost of functionality. Not sure if that's the case here, but I guess the answer for now is an Apple Watch..in reasonably warm weather.

[@danerikson5052]

We're a Gravity Racing Team looking to record data for our races. Ol' Man River Racing. Our upcoming race is only 30 Sec or Less. Wondering if the Garmin products have adjustable Activity Timer/Stop Watch readout that will show Sec.00? Manuals all look like Hrs: Min: Sec Not fine enough I'm afraid?

[@shred3005]

Garmin 530 or Wahoo Roam? I’m coming from a Garmin 820 which has been buggy at times, not as good at navigation as I hoped and after 2.5 yrs use now only has a 4 hour battery life. My 810 before that was less than perfect too. The 530 seems to have cool features but Wahoo has a reputation for being less buggy

[@nv1t]

What did you go with in the end? I am currently thinking about the same switch, because my edge 820 only holds 2-3 hours of battery life :-/

[@chrissr318]

I’m debating on the bolt v2 or 530

[@shred3005]

@@nv1t I went with Wahoo Roam. Very happy with my decision. Very polished device to use after the Garmin 810 and 820 I had. Phone integration makes more sense the way it works and battery life is transforming for me. Did an 8 day bike packing trip with 3-4 hours ride per day and only had to charge it once around the the 4th day.

[@joseph9303]

Hey I always like your reviews thank you. First off I tried the Wahoo Elemnt Bolt v2 on one ride and despised it. It had all the features I wanted like USBC etc but returned it I felt similarly to your review of it… Thus I wanted to switch to the Edge 530 but don’t want to pay $300 for something from Garmin that is going on 3 years old including the fact it still had Micro USB which was ancient even three years ago. Thus I am waiting for the update to this model. Guessing it will be 540? Will you be doing a review of it when it comes out? Any insight or guesses when it would come out? Would love to know right when it’s released so hopefully I will be pinged when you post a review on it. Hopefully Garmin connects with the 21st century and includes USBC.

[@RakeshSharma-io9td]

Why would you need USBC in first place? Micro usb can download Ton load of data in seconds.

[@PhilB303]

Big power numbers Ray :)

[@charlesnichols7682]

does it come with heart sensor w/strap & cadence sensor. thanks in advance. :-)

[@p.ignacioleonl.c.319]

Thanks a lot for the video!! Great one!! Can I have your advice? I already have a forerunner 245. Should I get the edge 530. Do you recommend to get it? I use my watch to do some other type of sports such as swimming. So... is it worth to buy it... or with the FR245 is enough for a amateur biker?

[@kylep148]

When are these going to be available??

[@Bigjuergo]

dc you are king

[@techyaddict]

Is it still worth it getting this device this time around?

[@duncancycles]

Great review! Does the Garmin display zone power highlights while riding?

[@JohnLemieux]

I got a refurbished (by Garmin) unit for $170. Can't beat that.

[@vmxd]

me 2... works really well :)

[@notreally2406]

I got 1 for $105

[@VeeVeeArcher]

If someone places great importance on the baked in trail forks on the 530, does the new wahoo bolt match, beat, or lose to the 530?

[@leakslikasieve]

So glad I didn’t get the Bolt last week. I would have been pissed!

[@jaysonf356]

Do you know what version of Bluetooth this 530 and the new 830 has? Do you know if it's 5.0? I ask primarily because of the increased battery performance and extended range.

[@razorree]

how Trailforks maps/trails updating looks like? is it easy? automated process maybe ? any test including Trailforks functionality ? what's the point of 'baking-in trails' into device? trails change every day, emerge new ones, old are closed (permanently or temporarily). can i update TF trails on weekly basis ? do i really need trails from around the world when 99% of them i'll never ride ?

[@caseyalanjones]

Is the "Find My Edge" feature also available through the web portal, or only through the mobile app?

[@mcdorfling]

Excellent review, really insightful - do you know if Flow, Grit and Jumps are coming to a Garmin watch anytime soon?

[@anonymax4266]

just a new to bike computer. does the mapping rely on your phones data. or it has its own connection that does the route. for some reason i dont bring my phone during trail, would it still be working even if i dont have my phone with me ?

[@remi1213]

Which one is better? Edge explorer or edge 530?

[@FerneyManrique]

No 16. Bluetooth connectivity problems, meaning, once you finish your ride, you must upload it manually.

[@Wbell21]

How did you stretch the Garmin standard mount rings far enough to reach around your canyon stem?? I snapped one and gave up and put it on my handlebars

[@mtbcerrado]

Good evening, I wanted to know if you have any heart rate clock compatible with Garmim 520 plus, or is it just the same heart strap?

[@Dcrainmaker]

Any ANT+ strap is compatible. Cheers!

[@reedmelicher8658]

The lost location thing should be able to work the other way around. If I drop my phone the unit should log that location as well. Maybe this is already a feature? It should be!

[@jimmys8885]

Great video! Any idea if some of these new features will make their way to other Garmin devices? I have a 520+ and think some of the features would be cool to have

[@Dcrainmaker]

The Edge 1030 gets virtually everything. Others...not so much.

[@ackers90]

@DC Rainmaker, I know this is an old video but I am looking for my first cycling computer and I went straight to the Garmin 530 which I can get for £230 (on sale) in the UK but then I found the Garmin 1030 (not the plus) on sale for only £299 and I am now stuck which to pick. I want to explore more with maps than chase KOM's so navigation and re-routing (I am new to this area) is more important to me. Any help would be amazing based on what is out there for sub £300. Loved the videos BTW :-)

[@Chelsify]

So would this be good for my World Tour by Bike next year? Or is the 520plus better?

[@tommo592]

Can Kamoot make up the difference between 530 and 830 routing differences? ... on the fly, finding somewhere?

[@kierenkd]

Looks awesome. I just bought a 520 plus that I am happy with. Is this one using USB-C ?

[@romainm7147]

Hello, I have a problem in workout mode. On the top of the screen I can't see the next step power and time. Only the current step note..you know why?

[@ingramchen]

9:54 2702w... seems there is power data spike. Garmin is still buggy on power data collection ?

[@Dcrainmaker]

See the comment at 10:02 ;) - It's from a bad power meter I was testing.

[@toadlguy]

Just a quick note: when putting on a text overlay, leave it on long enough to both notice and read it ;)>

[@outdoorysh]

Is it still better than Wahoo bolt v2?

[@jonesy1895]

Quick one! What’s the best way to get courses onto saved courses so climbpro can be availed of