GARMIN edge 500

Garmin's Edge 500 is a new bike-specific GPS serving a geek's buffet of cycling metrics.

The Garmin Edge 500 is a GPS-enabled cycling computer. It does not have the navigation functions available on some other members of the Edge series, though like certain models, it can be paired with a heart rate monitor and power meter. Here's a bit...

With GPS devices entering PMPs and cellphones, there's very little hope of these devices surviving as stand-alones. However, with a little corporate genius nailed into its back, the company has rolled out a smaller version of the GPS units that can sit...

We recommend the Garmin Edge 500 bike GPS and recognize it as one of the top products available. It was designed specifically for cyclists and flaunts the features and the design to back it up. We were impressed with the number of features available...

alaTest has collected and analyzed 134 user reviews of the GARMIN edge 500 from Amazon.com. The average user rating for this product is 4.0/5, compared to an average user rating of 4.0/5 for other products on Amazon.com.

Many years of great reviews on the Garmin 500, so not going to repeat what's been well documented since this device was released in 2009, device is exactly the same as it was when it was released in 2009 (yes it is almost 2013). Instead I will focus on...

Pack a phone and run a GPS app if you have this thing. I've had several zero byte FIT files, and some rides generate no data whatsoever. It is appealingly compact and the Garmin Connect site is quite good (though incompatible with current versions of...

First time out with this unit was a real joy. Every thing worked as it should. Screen easy to see if the angle is set to match rider. Solid reading for cadence and heart rate.

I had the Edge 705 which I loved. Bigger screen and maps. But I never used the maps because even with a "big" screen they were tiny, especially when viewing through sweat-covered glasses. But when I drove away with the Edge 705 sitting on my bumper I...

I am an avid cyclist and a gadget freak. I have tried most of everything on my bike. Wired sensors with and without cadence, watches, mobile phones, large map ready-gps, small gps and others. When I decided to buy the Edge 500 I was looking for...