the standard 1040 is going to be my first bike computer, I cant wait

Lo aspettavo da mesi, ordinato subito in versione solar! Sarà il mio nuovo compagno di avventure!

Just looking to buy a cycle computer from Garmin so this is a very useful video, thanks!

Wow thats a great piece of kit! Will go and get one 👌

The solar power is a nice add. I seldom run out of battery on my century rides but having the additional battery 🔋 life will be welcome when I leave my Garmin on my bike and forget to charge. This new 1040 with the new Rally XC power and of course a HRM sensor is truly a virtual coach interface.

Amazing video once again Des! Love that new workspace!

Des is our mountain biker. Nothing specifically for the shredders.

Snake or stick season in Ft Collins - it’s so true.

great video, now ill just wait for 840 Solar :)

I know rumors of the 1040 had been floating around for a while, but I wonder why Garmin have waited so long for an update to their 530/830 form factor. It's odd considering the 1030+ was only released in 2020, while the 520/830 were back in 2019. I would think the 530/830 series sell better than the larger form factor of the 1030/1040. As you might have guessed, I'm waiting for the 540/840 series.

If only Garmin’s course creator were as good as Komoot … they have a ton of data but all their interfaces haven’t been updated in forever

I had a feeling garmin was around the corner from a refresh. Just a millimeter from a home run. Wish we could have seen a screen upgrade - even if it wasn’t AMOLED … just an enhanced LED screen with higher res would have been awesome. You could argue the handful of other upgrades out weigh that last detail on screen enhancement! Thanks for getting this vid out so quick!

Well done Thank You

Great review as always! Def tempting to upgrade my 1030+, but I only got it less than a year ago so will pass :(. Sad that the new interface isn't coming to the older models.

That just crazy 🤪 tech, I honestly only use garmin for cycling they are the best.

Well, I just ordered the solar version. Thats a big chunk of change but I’m about to do a tour from Maine to Key West with a few detours along the way and camping most of the time. My Edge explorer wont last for a 8 hour day so this will be a big improvement.

Really very good thanks for the review. I have just moved to Portugal and am looking for Gravel/trek riding. .... how do I check what is available on the 1040 before I buy please?

I’m considering upgrading from the 530. But I am wondering if it is worth it. I’ve had several problems with my 530 that I’m hoping the new 1040 fixes. It has a big problem connecting to my accessories, speed, cadence and pulse, but especially to my Varia Radar and Varia UT800 Smart Headlight. Before practically every ride I have to manually disconnect and reconnect the Varia stuff for the 530 to connect to them. Another is the navigation. My main reason for getting the Edge 530 was navigation, but so often it complains that I’m not following the route and then anywhere between 5 seconds and 1 minute it’ll say that the route was found. This happens on almost every ride, even when I just ride under a bridge. Does the 1040 fix these kinds of issues? Love your content, by the way!

Des great video and information. Could you put a screen cover over the solar one and would it still preform. Like we use on our cell phones? Thanks Will

Des, have you run into any challenges with the 1040 Solar being "too hot to charge"? I seem to run into this all the time... Rides, window passive charge, and outdoor patio table passive charge. I'm trying to figure out if this is a 1040 limitation, a product of living at altitude in CO, or I have a dud.

Good stuff! Upgrading from my Edge 1000. It’s been randomly turning off mid ride in a completely unknown area, and freezing more and more. It’s also losing satellite signal more than before, specifically when Garmin released that massive cycling route update that took an external micro SD card to download… Edit: btw, I think most people wil be just fine with the non Solar version. Still offers all the same great features, still has amazing battery life even with everything connected and all satellite multi bands connected, etc…. Here in Texas is probably never have to charge my unit with a solar version, lol. I’d probably forget what a charger looks like.

Just one question, I always bring my iphone and a power bank. Do you know what my iphone can't do compare to this 1040 or other cycling computers?

Can you have more than 100 strava segments saved to the 1040? It’s frustrating not having all the segments pop up when you go through them and find out to went through a ton of different segments after you’re done with your ride. Wish there was a way to have all segments loaded within your current location or planned route.

I heard the 1040 had some features for e-biking, is that true??? How about reading sensors for tire pressure?!?

After my second Wahoo failure at Unbound in two consecutive years, on top of the merely annoying, daily phone and HRM pairing issues, I'm coming back to Garmin. I hope they have fixed the issues of rides not being recorded which is the reason I left for Wahoo in the first place. It's sad what's happened to Wahoo. I was a died-in-the-wool Wahooligan, a fan. I own three tickrs, a bolt, a roam, kickr and had subscribed to Systm/X. I switched to Zwift last winter. Sunday I'll be completely off Wahoo's platform. I did not go easily - which I think says a lot about Wahoo. I still don't fully trust Garmin after all the fails I endured under their hardware (numerous Edges and HRMs) but I don't see any other option until Hammerhead comes out with a head unit with a battery that can last longer than me.

Very nice device. But I'm still waiting on the 840 or 830 plus.

Hi , Can the heart rate from fenix7solar connect to Garmin edge 1040?

I can’t believe it’s the same display, looks so much clearer.

DCR, check. Des check. Next up: Lama 😀 Thanks for vid, superb as usual. One question: The flat/endurance specialist mentioned, that his experience with the stamina indicators is pretty good on the road. Do you have the same experience with MTB as well?

Noticed that the battery life never increases in percentage terms after solar charging whilst in sleep mode. Says Ride time gained but the battery shows anything but.

I wonder what solar does to the durability of the battery. Is this known from their watches? Afaik its best to keep your devices around 70-90% max and start from there. Having it both drain and recharge sounds like quite some stress on the battery or is this way of trickle charging actually good in that scenario?

Any word on a Garmin 840?

Dude. I did a 91 mile ride today and the elevation should have been 1700 feet. My 1040 said it was 2500 feet. All the guys with old Bolt v1’s are laughing. It eventually beeped and said elevation set to location when looking at the head unit later in the evening. I hope it’s fixed or I’ll have to do a factory re-set which I don’t want to do. Any ideas? Auto calibration issue? Thanks.

I have a 830 and thinking of upgrading to the 1040. My concern is the size while MTB, unlike road where the shifter would hit the ground first MTB not as much for a front impact. Have you had any issues in crashes

Got the 1030 plus but needs to be replaced by garmin (garranty). They offer a refurbished 1040 as the 1030 plus isn’t available till september. It’s good to go for the 1040, isn’t it?

Cant wait for the garmin 540 and 840 to release and sell my edge v2. Overall, garmin bike computers are significantly superior to wahoo. A sales guy somehow convinced into buying the wahoo. I never got all the hype about the wahoo computers prior to buying one, and this remains the same after owning one for a while. From the general hardware of the unit to software(climb pro in particular), Garmin bike computers is a significantly better package.

Why these cycling computers still have big black edges around the screen? In 2022 I see only cost cutting motives. Like a phone from early 2010's. Great and thorough review Des 👍🏻

I'm in the market for a bike computer. Do I get the 1040 or 1030+?

Is the gained ride time the net gained time? As in "Battery before a ride"+gained time or "Battery after a ride"+ gained?

I don t see any positive point vs 1030 plus beside the solar function and what bring with it. But with a power bank charge maybe more and garmin have as well their own out charging battery. As about the screen the 1030 plus is very acuracy and fast. In my opinion from what i saw in your video i think the 1040 is not worthy the diference of money for the 1030 plus and i can tell for sure the battery of 1030 plus is very diferent of 1030 and it goes way longer then the 1030 with out extra charging.

Does the solar charging works when the set is turn off?

garmin not getting me on spending that amount just to crap out in the years head.

Koren guys be like

super disappointed. this is a new case and new software. the 1030plus was a bigger step over the 1030 than this is over the 1030plus... this shoul've been a 1030++ . I was holding out so that I wouldn't be tempted by the Karoo. I was hoping for a modern screen after all these years of the same. they could've easily done the same Fenix/epix thing and offer a robust solar version with this screen and second version for the rest of us ( majority) that only need a 15-20 hrs charge per ride and given us that nice Epix OLED screen w the great responsive screen.

nice but not worth paying $800