GARMIN EDGE 1040 SOLAR GPS

Fun, high-performance, precise and easy to use, the GARMIN Edge 1040 Solar bike GPS will appeal to ultra-connected cyclists looking for performance, comfort and safety. Including the latest navigation, performance measurement and assistance tools for cyclists, the Edge 1040 is a complete solution for preparing, supporting and enabling you to perform, whatever your outings. Road and MTB.

Designed around a superb 8.9 cm diagonal touchscreen, Edge 1040 has been refined to be more streamlined. First and foremost, it offers options specially designed for navigation. The preloaded Garmin Cycle Map includes OSM (Open Street Map) content with bikeable roads and trails, altitude data, points of interest, an address search function and the ability to generate a round-trip route. What's more, Edge provides voice guidance from your smartphone, with navigation alerts that tell you when you're taking a sharp turn. Road. Map data is stored in Edge's 64GB memory, so your access to navigation and performance functions is not dependent on phone network coverage. Multi-band GPS ensures perfect precision thanks to constant position recalculation on two frequencies.

The device features a new, more fluid user interface. It also features the Trendline route creation function, which draws on Garmin's gigantic database to suggest the roads and trails most popular with other users. This Solar version features PowerGlass, which extends battery life by 60%. It can be recharged while switched off. Autonomy is optimized, with up to 45h and even 100h in energy-saving mode.

Now you can optimize your performance with planning, preparation and performance management modes. These modes will help you to target your abilities, improve your physical condition, and better prepare for your training sessions thanks to evolving plans and suggestions. During exercise, a power guide is available, as well as real-time endurance monitoring. The device can also help you with nutrition and hydration.

Coupled with your smartphone and the Garmin Connect mobile app, the GARMIN Edge 1040 also offers maximum connectivity, allowing you to stay in touch with friends, challenge them and compare your performance. Turn every outing into a challenge by pitting yourself against other users on Garmin Connect and Strava segments, and view results in real time on your Edge. The device automatically transfers routes and workouts from applications such as Strava, Komoot, Alpi Training and TrainingPeaks.

It also integrates functions such as real-time tracking, enabling friends and family to follow your runs and workouts in real time, call and SMS notifications, social network sharing, weather alerts, wireless downloads and the sending/receiving of routes and segments. At the end of your workout, you can automatically send the data to Garmin Connect via a Bluetooth or Wi-Fi connection.

The GPS Edge 1040 supports ANT+ sensors for speed, cadence, heart rate and power. It also allows you to preload a power-based workout to calculate your functional power threshold (FTP), on which you can base your power training zones. Now, the model adopts the USB-C standard to recharge the device with ease.

An exceptional model for those who always want more!