Garmin Edge MTB Bike Computer

A mountain bike GPS computer built for enduro and downhill riders who need a unit tough enough to survive rock strikes, mud, and rain that would punish a road-focused computer, the Garmin Edge MTB is the brand's first cycling computer purpose-built for the trail. The chassis pairs a Corning Gorilla Glass lens with a fibre-reinforced polymer body and silicone overmold, and all seven buttons are overmolded rubber so muddy gloves and grit do not bind the controls. Complete weight is 58g (2.0 oz) at 50.4 x 77.8 x 19.8 mm, making it the smallest and lightest Edge in the lineup and a unit that carries less inertia in a crash than a heavier head unit on the same handlebar mount. IPX7 rating handles 1m submersion for 30 minutes.

The 2.13-inch transflective TFT display runs at 240 x 320 resolution and is controlled by buttons only with no touchscreen, which is the intended choice for riders who do not want a screen registering phantom inputs from wet gloves or chest impacts. 5Hz GPS recording samples position five times per second to capture descent line detail, and up to ten virtual timing gates let a rider build a personal split course on any trail, with real-time faster-or-slower feedback against a previous best. Trailforks maps are preloaded worldwide with no subscription required, and Forksight shows the trail name, difficulty rating, elevation, and distance at every junction. Enduro, downhill, and eEnduro ride profiles separate climbing from descending data automatically, and MTB Dynamics tracks Grit, Flow, jump count, jump distance, and hang time from the unit's built-in sensors without external add-ons.

Battery lasts 14 hours in demanding use and 26 hours in battery-saver mode, charging via USB-C, with 32 GB of onboard storage. ANT+ and Bluetooth LE handle sensor and phone connectivity. The box ships with both an out-front MTB handlebar mount and a top tube mount with strap so a rider can reposition the unit for downhill stages without buying a second cradle. Within Garmin's current Edge lineup, the MTB sits at the dedicated trail-specialist position below the all-road Edge 550, the long-battery Edge 840, and the touchscreen Edge 850, trading their larger 2.6 to 2.7 inch displays and Wi-Fi for the smallest footprint, the Gorilla Glass crash protection, and a build that none of the others match for impact and ingress resistance.