Garmin Edge 25 Review – Best Value for money GPS bike computer of 2018
Garmin Edge 25 Review – Best Value for money GPS bike computer of 2018
The Garmn Edge 25 is brilliant. It was brilliant when it was released and it remains one of the Best Value for Money GPS bike computers for 2018. Physically SMALL, functionally HUGE. Don’t be put off by the micro-sizing. I wear glasses to read but I can see the clear bright display of the Edge 25 under any light conditions.
NOTE – the Garmin Edge 25 does NOT support Power. If you want the best value for money bike computer with power meter options then please consider the Polar M450 (or newer M460)
Polar M450 Video Review – https://youtu.be/iMM6fBt9l5c
Polar M460 In-Depth Review – https://www.cardiocritic.com/polar-m460-review/
Edge 25 Links
Amazon Global Price Check – http://geni.us/edge25YT
Full review https://www.cardiocritic.com/garmin-edge-20-25-product-review/
Garmin Edge 25 video review by CardioCritic.com – Tristan Haskins. The Garmin Edge 25 is the perfect GPS bike computer for everyone who wants it simple, clean and easy to understand. At the same time, it features latest tech spec like Bluetooth Smartphone connectivity and ANT+ heart rate monitor and cadence sensor support.
At the end of your ride the Garmin Edge 25 will transmit all your ride data over Bluetooth connection to your iPhone or Android phone running Garmin Connect APP. The Garmin Connect app is compatible with all but the oldest iOs devices and the vast majority of modern Android devices like Samsung Galaxy 8, Motorola G5, Huawei P9 etc.
If you have connected your Garmin Connect account to Strava, your ride data will be seamlessly uploaded directly to the Strava site.
Good detail, thank you. I was hoping to see you connect a sensor though. I’m trying to find out if I can sync specific sensors to the Edge 25 for my wife that are different than mine. Currently she has my old Edge 705 which picks up anything in range, which is one reason I went to the Edge 1000. If this solves that problem then Santa will have to put one in her stocking.
What is the battery life like when using a downloaded course? Cheers
What about the annoying beeps, can you turn them off?
the time in data fields displays real time or ride time?
I’m a new rider, i want to see my speed, distance and how long i’ve been riding, Rough calories would be excellent too. would this suit my needs if not what do you recommend?
Does the Garmin Edge 25 track and upload where you road to directly to Strava? I currently have a Wahoo Elemnt Bolt Mini and when I upload my ride to Strava it doesn’t show my ride, only distance & average speed. Thank you!!
say u make a route from A to B . can the unit provide directions on the way home i.e in reverse order ??? thank you!
Hi I was going to use this for a different application. Can you set it up to show the max speed?
great review just as useful after I had bought on as it was to help me decide. I have the HRT, speed and cadence sensors for the rollers and an extra cadence for outdoors. some debate on speed sensor vs gps but I have kept with GPS outdoors. always worked fine before. great little unit so small (and light) but still practical and use able.
Does it save the fastest mph after each run
hi, in your experience can this also be used for 6-8 hour mountain hikes to record the path?
and is there any wrist strap that would work with it?
thanks
Thank you for your video.
I replaced my battery on my heart monitor and batteling to get I to pair again
I can still upload rides that I recorded with the edge, to Strava right?
Dose it show hate rate % of max?
Way too much crying over heart rate. Just pedal your bicycle, then pedal more tomorrow.
If i wanted to go to east london from west london and back- all i need to do is find a course itt will take me there and back?upload the course etc. Is this true. Thanks
Is it possible to permanently disable backlight on this model?
Great to watch the review. One question. How many hours do you need to charge the battery? Seems that the unit won’t show when the battery fully charged. Correct me if I am wrong. Thanks.
Hey guys, I love the Edge 25… I use it on an RC car, it shows the
current speed and average but can i not see and record my top speed ??
if i could this would be the perfect device 🙂
So lame you can’t display heart rate, cadence, and speed on once screen
hello.
the track you can follow with the garmin edge is a track you make previously or can you get it from other person?
does this not keep top speed?
Good morning, with the paired heart monitor, is it possible to set the data field on the first screen to show the heart rate?
I am one of those people who is very slow at learning and I cant figure this thing out at all. I see people hitting the buttons and go here and there, but I cant figure out what buttons they are using. I just want time , distance and speed etc. and learn how to bring it to zero again!
Course Turn by Turn is based on angle changes. Custom turns defined in a .TCX file are ignored. Fine for road, unsuitable for MTB navigation.
I have an Edge 25 with a garmin premium heart rate. When I try to pair the sensor to the garmin it is saying the sensor must be awake to pair both devices (I’m wearing the monitor). Does anybody have any tips? Thanks
I have got to say, Garmin really dropped the f’n ball with how heart rate is displayed on this device. The user can’t add the heart rate to the 2 customizable pages? Did it ever occur to you, that some users might want to display other important stats alongside heart rate? I’m sure it did occur to you, Garmin, which is why you took that little perk away from us, so we all have to purchase the 520 instead. Jerks! lol
hi Tristan please could you help as I cant find anything after hours of trialling the web…I have the Edge 25 and find it fantastic. the only trouble I am having is adding courses to Garmin connect. I am doing a sportive in a few weeks time and downloaded the GPX file of the route, converted GPX to FIT which is what the Edge 25 only supports. From here I cant seem to save the FIT file to either Courses or New File when connected via USB.
any help would be greatly received, a video showing how would be brilliant as well if possible?.
regards Luke
This is very useful. Answers all my questions. I’ll be asking for one for Christmas 🤓
Thanks for the detailed device review, it looks like a nice little trip computer. I’m buying one tomorrow for my eBike.
This is for people how can’t understand how to use a more complex GPS computer. But those type of people are usually cheap-asses and wouldn’t spend $200 for a bike computer like this one. Good luck with selling this little turd Garmin.
Excellent review on the Garmin Edge 25. This may be my solution for my Bike Rides. Thank you.
What does this do that I can’t do with my smartphone?
getting a fenix3. would having the edge 25 be redundant?
How come I cannot set HR on data views ? and when u say " its just there " where ? on another page ? and can i flip to it ?
Can you please confirm: there is no possibility to have 3 fields on same screen with following parameters. Actual speed, average speed and heart rate.
If above is not possible I would do for the Edge 520 probably.