Garmin Edge 530
If you’re planning to go on a road trip, or an adventurous cycling journey, then there’s plenty of helpful devices you should bring. One excellent tool to prevent you from getting lost is a GPS, and one outstanding example is the Garmin Edge 530 GPS Cycling Computer. This GPS does much more than simply track your location, when out cycling it can monitor your VO2 max, recovery, training load focus, heat and altitude acclimation, nutrition, hydration, and more. It also comes with useful features like a bike alarm, group messaging and tracking, and incident detection. It even has a long battery life, perfect for lengthy bike rides. Once you’re equipped with this Fitness Tracker, you’ll have all the information you need for your next adventure.
The Garmin Edge 530 was designed to provide you with insights to help when you’re out biking. It monitors how your body is acclimating to different environments, and even gives you notifications when it’s time to eat or hydrate. Plus, you can view your latest training session in terms of endurance, threshold, and high-intensity efforts. If you’re travelling in a group, it allows for group messaging and tracking, making it easy to stay in touch with others. It also includes a PIN-protected bike alarm that notifies you via your phone if the bike has moved. Even the battery life of this GPS is powerful. It has enough power to last around 20 hours in GPS mode, or up to 40 hours in battery saver mode.
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Performance GPS Cycling Computer with Mapping
- Dynamic performance monitoring provides insights on your VO2 max, recovery, training load focus, heat and altitude acclimation, nutrition, hydration and more
- Cycling safety features include new bike alarm, group messaging and tracking, incident detection and compatibility with Varia rearview radar and lights so you can see and be seen
- Includes routable Garmin Cycle Map with popularity routing — which helps you ride like a local — plus off-course recalculation and back to start; mountain biking model has integrated Trailforks data, including trail difficulty ratings
- Customize with free apps, widgets and data fields from the Connect IQ Store
- MTB dynamics track jump count, jump distance and hang time as well as Grit, a measure of the ride’s difficulty, and Flow, which tracks the smoothness of your descent so you have a score to beat next time
- Battery life: up to 20 hours with GPS; extendable up to 40 hours with the optional Garmin Charge power pack or in battery save mode
Take Your Training to the Next Level
Edge 530 goes beyond data collection — providing dynamic performance insights that can help you beat your best. See how your body is holding up in different environments with heat and altitude acclimation¹. Get in-ride notifications when it’s time to hydrate or eat. See if your most recent training was balanced in terms of endurance, threshold and high-intensity efforts. When paired with compatible sensors, Edge 530 now displays your power curve, comparing your ride effort to your previous weeks and months. No matter where you train, you can sync structured workouts from TrainingPeaks and our online fitness community, Garmin Connect, right to your Edge. You can also view your upcoming training for the week and launch into the relevant workout seamlessly when required.
Ride with Confidence
Whether you’re training with riding buddies or commuting to work, your Edge 530 device takes safety seriously. It allows for group messaging and tracking, so you can stay in touch when you get separated from the pack². It also has incident detection, which automatically sends your location to emergency contacts if it detects an incident. For even more awareness, pair Edge 530 with our Varia rearview radar and lights so you can see and be seen. And the new PIN-protected bike alarm will notify you on your smartphone if your bike is moved while you’re inside getting water or making a pit stop.
Navigate Every Turn
Edge 530 is preloaded with the Garmin Cycle Map, including turn-by-turn directions and navigation alerts that notify you of upcoming turns. To help you ride like a local, popularity routing chooses from the roads and trails most traveled by fellow cyclists. And Edge 530 is smart enough to guide you back to the route — or back to start — if you deviate from it or decide to head home early. And with route calculation speeds 2 times faster than previous models, you’ll spend more time riding, not waiting around.
Tame the Trails
When you need a change of scenery, Edge 530 is your go-to guide for mountain biking. Featuring trails from more than 80 countries, Trailforks includes the best, most up-to-date information, including trail conditions, heatmaps and more. And when you stop mid-ride, the new Forksight mode automatically displays upcoming forks in the trail, and gives you context by showing where you are within a trail network. During the ride, Edge 530 tracks the epic details with new mountain biking metrics such as jump count, jump distance and hang time. Other mountain biking features include Grit, which rates the difficulty of a ride using GPS, elevation and accelerometer data, and Flow, which measures how smoothly you descend a trail so you have a score to beat next time.
Climb Like a Pro
Climbing can become your secret weapon with Edge 530 and the new ClimbPro feature. It automatically shows the remaining ascent and grade when you’re climbing while following a route or course. This shows you how much you have left to suffer, helping you gauge your effort over the remainder of your ride.
SHIMANO STEPS eBike System
Pair a compatible Edge cycling computer with a supported SHIMANO STEPS eBike system, and receive a dedicated eBike status screen, data fields and support for system status and warning messages. In addition to Edge metrics — such as time, distance and speed — you can also view your assist level, gear position, battery life and remaining range during a ride.
Customize Your Device
Only Garmin lets you customize your device with free apps, widgets and data fields from the Connect IQ Store. Apps such as the AccuWeather, MinuteCast let you know when the rain will stop so you can determine the ideal time slot for your ride. And if you plan your rides on sites such as Strava, Komoot or Wikiloc, download those apps so you can have your favorite routes imported directly to your Edge. Or if you’re looking for a nearby café or bike shop, use the Yelp app to download their locations, and route directly to them on your Edge device.
General
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| Physical dimensions |
1.9" x 3.2" x 0.8" (50 x 82 x 20 mm) |
| Display size |
1.4” x 1.9” (35.0 x 47.0 mm); 2.3" diagonal |
| Display resolution |
246 x 322 pixels |
| Weight |
2.8 oz (78 g)
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| Battery |
rechargeable lithium-ion |
| Battery life |
20 hours (typical) |
| Water Rating |
IPX7 |
| Color display |
Yes |
| High-sensitivity receiver |
Yes |
Maps & Memory
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| Ability to add maps |
Yes |
| Basemap |
Yes |
| Waypoints/favorites/locations |
200 |
| Routes |
100 |
| History |
up to 200 hours |
Sensors
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| GPS |
Yes |
| GLONASS |
Yes |
| Barometric altimeter |
Yes |
Daily Smart Features
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| Smart notifications |
Yes |
| VIRB Camera Remote |
Yes |
Training, Planning and Analysis Features
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| Customizable data pages |
Yes |
| Auto Pause |
Yes |
| Interval training |
Yes |
| Advanced workouts |
Yes |
| Auto Lap |
Yes |
| V02 max |
Yes |
| Virtual Partner |
Yes |
| Auto scroll |
Yes |
Cycling Features
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| Courses |
Yes |
| Time/distance alerts (triggers alarm when you reach goal) |
Yes |
| Cycle Map (routable cycling-specific street map) |
Yes |
| Compatible with Vector™ (power meter) |
Yes |
| Power meter compatible (displays power data from compatible third-party ANT+™-enabled power meters) |
Yes |
Garmin Connect™
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| Garmin Connect™ compatible (online community where you analyze, categorize and share data) |
Yes |
| Automatic sync (automatically transfers data to Garmin Connect) |
Yes |
Additional
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| Additional |
- Alerts (triggers alarm when you reach time, distance, HR, calories goals): yes
- Compatible with Varia™ bike radar and lights: yes
- LiveTrack: yes
- Advanced performance and power analysis, including new Time in Zone, FTP tracking, cycling-specific VO2 and recovery and cycling dynamics
- Bike trainer profile for compatible Turbo trainer data display and control
- On-device segment compatibility for dynamic and engaging in-ride competition
- Operating temperature: -20°C to +55°C
- Connected features via a smartphone: yes
- Integration with Shimano Di2 electronic shifting: yes
- Weather alerts: yes
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Hardware
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Size
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1.9" x 3.2" x 0.8" (50 x 82 x 20 mm)
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Weight
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2.7 oz (75.8 g)
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Display type
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2.6" color
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Display resolution
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246 x 322 pixels
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GPS/GLONASS/Galileo
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yes
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Altimeter
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yes
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Ambient light sensor
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yes
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Battery life
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20 hours (typical)
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Integrated In-ride power capable
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yes
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ANT+™/BLUETOOTH®/Wi-Fi®
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ANT+, BLUETOOTH, BLE, Wi-fi
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Sensor compatibility
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ANT+, BLE
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Water rating
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IPX7
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Performance and Ride Monitoring Features
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Data customization
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yes
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Auto Pause/Lap/Scroll
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yes
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Alerts
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yes
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Personal records
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yes
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VO2/Recovery
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yes
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Physiological measurements
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yes (including training load, balance)
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Power compatible
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yes
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Advanced power analysis
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yes
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MTB dynamics
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yes
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Electronic shifting compatible.
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yes
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Indoor trainer controls compatible
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yes
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Advanced workouts
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yes
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Segments
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yes
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ClimbPro
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yes
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Extended display
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yes
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Navigation Features
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Maps
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Garmin Cycle Map
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Integrated TrailForks content
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yes
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Ability to add maps
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internal memory only
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Course compatible
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yes
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Popularity routing
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yes
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Turn-by-Turn navigation
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yes
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On-device recalculation
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yes
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On-device Back to Start calculation.
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yes
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Awareness and Connected Features
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LiveTrack
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yes
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GroupTrack
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yes
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Rider to rider messaging
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yes
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Incident detection
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yes
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Assistance
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yes
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Weather
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yes
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Smart notifications
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yes
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Varia compatibility
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yes
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VIRB controls
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yes
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Auto activity upload
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yes
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Connect IQ
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yes
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Audio prompts
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yes
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Battery save mode
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yes
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Bike alarm/Find My Edge
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yes
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Device-to-device transfer
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yes
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