4 years later, I got my very fist edge unit. 530. On huge discount. And here I'm back to this video for Lama's Tips! Thank you for this!

Thanks! For those of us wishing our Power Taps back, extending these recommendations to save battery life, to make the phone connection optional (save on bluetooth consumption), how to add auto start (one can wish), make battery status more prominent, to dump weather warnings and all other alerts, would be really helpful. Garmin has not stopped complicating their crap. I can rush into turns, on a moto using Navi6, and not be warned how sharp it is, but on a bicycle at 15mph??? Oh, and don't get me started on how unreliable Garmin's Nav6 is (just search).

Shane! Late to the party here and been sitting on the fence between the 530 and Bolt instead of my phone. After too long deciding I chose the 530 and spent the last 2 days setting it up wishing I'd gone the Bolt route instead. With a little better explanation from this video I have got most of everything set and bloody sure I won't be trying to reset it again. Keep up the good work. We appreciate it.

Hi Shane! So sweet that you remembered my newgarmindevice-day and made this video for me, very considerate of you!

Finally caved in due to holiday deals and bought the 530! Thanks for this! Totally agree Garmin FAILED on the update when I connected to the desktop Express app. Still a few quirks like you've noted and will catch up on your other Edge 530 videos. Cheers Shane!

OMG ! you just saved the day. I was here to figure out how to get rid of auto-lap and sharp bend notifications. You hit 2 of the the 6 suggestions. I did all of your suggestions, still not sure why I turn "Enable 1 second data recording" since you were suggesting I sheepishly followed.

Just ordered a 530 from Amazon on prime day. I enjoyed watching your video while I wait for delivery, very helpful thank you.

Thx for this great Video. I am setting my new 530 up with your help right now. 8,05km in Autolap seems to come from 5,00 Miles

New to Garmin with the Edge 530, so even though I already set up enjoyed your tips on changing to 1 second (not sure what impact, but changed it), auto lap (though in the US so 5 mile marker was relevant), and sharp turn warning, which has been a bit annoying. Also learned how to "go back" by watching your video closely, which was very helpful! Now onto loading courses and turn by turn direction ... !

Hi GP big fan of the FItfile podcast. Just got a new Garmin Edge 1030 and was majorly stressed as couldn’t connect it to my ip phone. This video really helped me and showed me where I was going wrong. One watch through and bingo it was sorted. My sanity thanks you. Will use it today on my one permitted lockdown ride. Stay safe. PeteB

This is such a helpful video. I just got the 530 and this really helped. Great job.

Love the finishing shot down Riverside Drive in Perth. Thanks for the info, great to get advice from a local. :)

I just set up my new 830 it was a BREEZE! thank you for the video.

If you have the auto lap distance set to 5 miles Imperial, then the equivalent in metric is 8.05 km. That is what Garmin sets by default.

This was sooooo very helpful. Thank you!

Awesome video! I was not able to finde a solution about the auto lapping and also about the indications that comes by default. This video help me so much. Thxxxx

Thanks mate, I'm new at this and these helped

G'day Shane, Just got a second hand 520, great advice for setup now ready to ride up to Creswick this arvo, thanks, Toby

Plus another to add my 530 had autostop turned off so when I stop at traffic lights etc it still recorded - with putting on :) 👍

I have to say, that leaving the option for sharp bends warnings is very helpful when going downhill 30-40mph down winding roads.

Disabling auto power-off is also interesting. How many times have I seen people turning up their devices in a rush as the race is starting 😂

very helpful. I had connected via Bluetooth to the phone and spent hours thinking i was done setting it up only to find your video..... connect via usb and there was a map update. Glad i found it but garmin never mention it (and why doesn't the app mention it). Thanks again!

I have a 830. Good tip on sharp bend warning (annoying) and auto lap (annoying too). I would also set auto pause on when stopped (I found it off on the new unit) My brand new 830 too needed a SW update out of the box - which one would not expect.

Thank you!

Thanks a ton!

Super helpful - thanks!

Thank you Shane.Changing to 1 second recording now. I assumed this was default,but this is my first Garmin. Btw, has anyone else noticed torque effectiveness data being incorrectly displayed i.e. showing 0% when you are actually at 100%????

That unpeel was so satisfying

Thanks Lama!

Hello. Do you have a similar video for when setting up data screens, so many options!

My 1 cent tip - disable 'Lock On Road'. When enabled it forced the 530 to display your position as on the nearest road....even though you're not.

Totally agree on turning off auto lap. In what possible world is this useful?

The 8.05 km auto lap equates to 5 miles so kinda makes sense as a default. Personally I set mine to 10 miles as it gives me an idea of how well I’m going.

great video

Super helpful

Just got my 530 this morning, (trade in for a 10/11 year old EDGE 705 no less). Finding this really useful.

Sweet, I would not have found the 1 sec recording, cheers.

Hi, thanks for the video, can you please make a video on smart notifications? Why I am getting only phonecalls notification, and nothing else? ( Texts, messenger,etc). And yes, in the settings on the phone are turned on. Thnks

Dude! Thank-you for telling me how to disable that (insert bad word) auto lap thing grrrr! Why do they even have that?

Thanks. Auto lap is excellent for Training but at least min of 1km.

One of my favourite PSP's

Thanx!

I noticed when you opened Garmin connect you had a watch connected.... what's your current favorite Garmin watch?

Thanks for the great video. Any chance you plan on doing a video of how to set up Strava Live Segments on the 530?

You were a little too quick on button pressing lol!... I haven't used a Garmin in over 3 years lol! I have been a Wahoo person. But I had a bike in the shop for repairs and needed to do your +1 (adding a power meter) for my customer. But I got it. thank you sir!

Your tips are very useful. Many thanks. In other matters, do you know how to set the Garmin Connect odometer to count the yearly distance but starting from January 1st of each year? Mine is set from midyear, when I got it. Thanks in advance, Ricardo.

Great video. 1 question when you change these settings in the ROAD profile will those changes be done when you add MTB and Tour profiles?

Tip 0 - Make a Backup (on macOS) before starting Garmin Express for this make a Backupfolder on Desktop, open Terminal, in Terminal cp -Xpr /Volumes/...Edge... ~/Desktop/Backupfolder After that, edit the startup.txt in Edge/Garmin

Thank you Shane, really helpful. New to Garmin (no more Bryton! as use Ride with GPS). Can anyone tell me if I can change calories to kilojoules for energy burned? I have changed everything else to metric. Thanks.

question for you lama doc, I have a edge 530. My data screen for a custom workout has nothing to do comparing with the equivalent in my forerunner 945. Do you know if there is a way to improve that data screen to show me the adding information that I introduce when I plan my workout? It only shows "step" and the time. This

Does the Garmin work with the new iPhone iOS 13.3? Is it completely compatible with BT HR monitor straps like Polar H7?

I don't remember going through all those steps in Connect on my Android phone. Did any Android users go through all those step in Connect or is just and iPhone thing?

Loved the video. I'm just having a nightmare getting the phone to connect to the 530. It gets about 1/3 of the way through and then fails. Time after time. Grrr.

Hi Shane can you pls guide me how to use Garmin Edge 530 on Antares roller?

Neat video very instructive. Question, how you control on your video the phone remotely?, i see it scrolls without you touching the screen in the video.. Thanks for tip 4! Greetings from the Galilee.

Hello shane, if you must choose what would it be between edge 530 or Wahoo bolt v2 and why

Need a sticky Garmin mount to hold unit to table for fiming these videos!!! ;)

YoungLama, you reference an extended version of your setup routine during this, which one is that? I'm probably being a dummy but i wasn't sure after a search? Ta! I'm unboxing now - though the Europe map update is 7.6Gb ..... Snooze time!

Why do you use 1 second recording over Smart? Curious as I use Smart on my tri watch and have a 830 on order.

Hi Shane , love your videos. What do you prefer , Element Bolt OR Garmin 530 ? I have the Bolt and love it ( moved over from Garmin 510 ) but is it worth the upgrade to a 530 ?

Why when I save a course after a ride, then sync the device with my computer, does it say on Garmin Connect that I have not created any courses?

my god what a beautiful cycling path at the end of the video

8.05km converts to 5mi, which I guess is a nice round number. I hate that it's default too.

I wish Garmin would allow us to Save the Profiles and Screen layout to be able to restore them later, I do like the way the screens are set-up now over previous editions, it is faster

Thanks! What is enable 1 sec / smart for?

As thorough as usual! 👌 Does 1 second gps recording affect battery life negatively? I always use 1 second as well but watching this got me thinking...

8.6km ~ 5mi

What is the “Turn around alert”?

Hi Long time Wahoo Elemnt user here, I've recently started thinking a lot about switching to Garmin. First, I feel that the ROAM so far has been rather disappointing (a few weeks ago I would have said awful, but now I'll stick to disappointing), it's sluggish, and as I'm planning a longer bike tour for this summer I've discovered that if you plan a multi-week tour as one single long route in RideWithGps, the element will crash over and over again while trying to sync. I still haven't really figured out if Wahoo support actually reads e-mails before replying to them, I've more or less given up on getting help from them. Also, the ROAM hasn't got enough storage to accommodate maps for all the countries I'll pass through. And, of course, Varia... What should I know before getting a Garmin? Not being a fan of the small screen of the BOLT I guess 1030 is the way to go. What do I need to re-think? Is it actually likely to solve my problems? An alternative could be simply bringing two Wahoo units on my tour, and have half of the maps on one and the rest on the other.

I put my name and phone number on the startup screen incase I lose it.

Does Power Meter Calibration prompt provide a shortcut to the calibration or just offer a reminder, meaning you have to go through the menu to do the calibration?

Wonder what tuning or maintenance one should do on these units, my 1030+ takes yonks to sync an activity now

Hey Shane, I don’t have a pc - would I be able to get all updates for this model via WiFi using just the head unit? I have an 810 which is never updated and it shows! Love the channel; thanks for all the tips over the years 👍

Shane can you explain what step 3 does the 1 sec recording? I sont have a power meter although I do use giant ridesense. Thanks

8.05km equals 5 miles. It's configured in the US, so you get miles by default.

Question regarding 'Timer Start Mode' on the activity profile menu. I have set it to Auto, but the start speed automatically defaults to 9.66km/h. What do you have your speed set on?

Is this also good for the Garmin 540

auto start at 9.66km/h.. ? we have some steep hills. Will it stop recording? mtb

Hi Shane, I'm new to Garmin... wat's the need for connecting the GPS to a computer? Can't you configure everything with the connect app? Cheers, Mike

hi Shane, iv seen that u have lot of devices on your garmin connect. have u idea how to totally sync two garmin? , i mean i need to have the exact Totals on both device, total of hours and Distances, and for each profile. like indoor , road ecc thx in advance if u can help.

Hi Shane! How do you set your screens indoor and outdoor? Thx

I also change Auto Pause to 3.0 mph upon initial setup of a profile.

Hey Shane Did you have to add each of the Wifis manually on the list (Garmin Express) or do they appear automatically? I just got an Edge 530 and have Problems connecting it to the Wifi.

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

Auto lapse set up on at 5 mile interval. Sorting through sensors on multiple bikes even using one bike per profile, road, gravel, MTB is a pain.

8.05 km is roughly 5 miles - it's basically set up for the american market.

Hi Shane, Can the Garmin edge 830 plot where I've been in other words follow me where I've been without preloading a course .

And 5 years later, just got an 840, and was mystified by the way it would do an "auto lap" every 5 miles. Lo and behold, you pointed out the same foolishness. Grrrr......

What is 1 second recording vs. Smart recording?

I’m finally entering the world of Garmin gps devices with a 530 and would like to know if you leave sync on all day or just do a sync when done riding?…seems like you don’t need it on, why do it? Thanks if you have time to answer.

Is there a ideal set-up for 20 minute FTP, w/o doing the process on the head unit. And is 3 sec power the best way for FTP as well?

Out of curiosity do you run you Wahoo's or your garmins more. Only benefit I see to Garmin is the amount or integration points

My feedback for the 530 is that the up and down buttons(down more) are hard to press which is annoying and at soem points for mountain biking it is less accurate than 520 :( otherwise it is a perfect unit. Works fast, navigate awesome

Hi.. i use left power meter too, if i use left only, is my garmin edge will read half of my power? Cause i compare my edge and my fenix, my fenix is read my power value is 2x my value at garmin edge..

Have you figured out how to turn off the Virtual Partner? I just got an Edge 830 and don’t see any way to get rid of this, which displays a distracting second arrow when navigating a course.

Autolap is set for 5 miles :D no idea why Garmin just did a straight conversion to km instead of picking 10 km

default auto lap is for 5 mile which 8.04 :)

On the display setting I see it is on night mode. Is night mode better?

Hi Shane, I plan to buy my first bike gps unit. Would you recommend this Garmin Edge 530 or sth from Wahoo?

Wahoo keeps me in their ecosystem largely due to ease of setup, using an iPhone app & no need to connect to a computer.