{"id":90099,"date":"2023-05-30T08:24:08","date_gmt":"2023-05-30T08:24:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/guilhemlacaze.com\/blog\/garmin-edge-840-solar-the-worlds-best-gps\/"},"modified":"2023-06-01T06:13:55","modified_gmt":"2023-06-01T06:13:55","slug":"garmin-edge-840-solar-the-worlds-best-gps","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/guilhemlacaze.com\/en\/blog\/garmin-edge-840-solar-the-worlds-best-gps\/","title":{"rendered":"Garmin Edge 840 Solar: the world&#8217;s best GPS?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row unlock_row=&#8221;&#8221; row_height_percent=&#8221;0&#8243; override_padding=&#8221;yes&#8221; h_padding=&#8221;2&#8243; top_padding=&#8221;5&#8243; bottom_padding=&#8221;5&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; row_height_use_pixel=&#8221;&#8221;][vc_column column_width_use_pixel=&#8221;yes&#8221; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; font_family=&#8221;font-134980&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; shift_x=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; medium_width=&#8221;0&#8243; zoom_width=&#8221;0&#8243; zoom_height=&#8221;0&#8243; column_width_pixel=&#8221;800&#8243;][vc_custom_heading text_font=&#8221;font-202503&#8243; text_size=&#8221;h1&#8243; text_uppercase=&#8221;&#8221; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;164319&#8243;]Garmin&#8217;s Spring Surprise: Introducing the Edge 840 Solar[\/vc_custom_heading][vc_column_text text_lead=&#8221;yes&#8221; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;124551&#8243;]<span class=\"font-175345\">Picture this. It&#8217;s a regular day, and suddenly a package from Garmin arrives unannounced. It feels like Christmas came early, right in the middle of spring! Garmin has just launched the Edge 840 Solar and the Edge 540 units, but guess what? They sent me the &#8220;big boy&#8221; version &#8211; the Edge 840 Solar. This package had me and every other cycling enthusiast on the edge of our saddles.<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row row_height_percent=&#8221;65&#8243; override_padding=&#8221;yes&#8221; h_padding=&#8221;2&#8243; top_padding=&#8221;0&#8243; bottom_padding=&#8221;0&#8243; back_color=&#8221;color-wayh&#8221; back_image=&#8221;90095&#8243; back_position=&#8221;center center&#8221; parallax=&#8221;yes&#8221; overlay_color=&#8221;color-wayh&#8221; overlay_alpha=&#8221;25&#8243; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; row_height_use_pixel=&#8221;&#8221; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;124176&#8243; back_color_type=&#8221;uncode-palette&#8221; overlay_color_type=&#8221;uncode-palette&#8221; shape_dividers=&#8221;&#8221;][vc_column column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; position_vertical=&#8221;middle&#8221; align_horizontal=&#8221;align_center&#8221; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; override_padding=&#8221;yes&#8221; column_padding=&#8221;2&#8243; style=&#8221;dark&#8221; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; shift_x=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; medium_width=&#8221;0&#8243; zoom_width=&#8221;0&#8243; zoom_height=&#8221;0&#8243; width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243;][vc_custom_heading heading_semantic=&#8221;h1&#8243; text_font=&#8221;font-202503&#8243; text_size=&#8221;fontsize-155944&#8243; sub_lead=&#8221;yes&#8221; sub_reduced=&#8221;yes&#8221; text_uppercase=&#8221;&#8221; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;201185&#8243;]A mysterious Mona Lisa smile and James Bond&#8217;s swagger[\/vc_custom_heading][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row unlock_row=&#8221;&#8221; row_height_percent=&#8221;0&#8243; override_padding=&#8221;yes&#8221; h_padding=&#8221;2&#8243; top_padding=&#8221;5&#8243; bottom_padding=&#8221;5&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; row_height_use_pixel=&#8221;&#8221;][vc_column column_width_use_pixel=&#8221;yes&#8221; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; font_family=&#8221;font-134980&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; shift_x=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; medium_width=&#8221;0&#8243; zoom_width=&#8221;0&#8243; zoom_height=&#8221;0&#8243; column_width_pixel=&#8221;800&#8243;][vc_custom_heading text_font=&#8221;font-202503&#8243; text_size=&#8221;h1&#8243; text_uppercase=&#8221;&#8221; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;186131&#8243;]Unveiling Excitement: Initial Impressions of the Edge 840 Solar[\/vc_custom_heading][vc_column_text text_lead=&#8221;yes&#8221; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;618639&#8243;]<span class=\"font-175345\">Unboxing the device was like being a kid again, unwrapping a surprise gift. The packaging was classic Garmin \u2013 sleek, cool, minimal, and stylish with a tasteful blend of soft matte and shiny details. Once I ripped that box open, there it was &#8211; the new Garmin Edge 840 Solar.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"font-175345\">The device was compact and felt firm, exuding a mysterious Mona Lisa smile and James Bond&#8217;s swagger. It came with a bunch of mounts, ready to fit any bike \u2013 though I\u2019d still recommend using your bike\u2019s manufacturer mount options for that sleeker design.<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row unlock_row=&#8221;&#8221; row_height_percent=&#8221;0&#8243; override_padding=&#8221;yes&#8221; h_padding=&#8221;2&#8243; top_padding=&#8221;0&#8243; bottom_padding=&#8221;0&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;100&#8243; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; row_height_use_pixel=&#8221;&#8221;][vc_column column_width_use_pixel=&#8221;yes&#8221; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; shift_x=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; medium_width=&#8221;0&#8243; zoom_width=&#8221;0&#8243; zoom_height=&#8221;0&#8243;][vc_gallery el_id=&#8221;gallery-47626&#8243; medias=&#8221;90083,90081,90079&#8243; gutter_size=&#8221;2&#8243; media_items=&#8221;media,icon&#8221; screen_lg=&#8221;600&#8243; screen_md=&#8221;600&#8243; screen_sm=&#8221;480&#8243; images_size=&#8221;three-two&#8221; single_overlay_opacity=&#8221;50&#8243; single_h_align=&#8221;center&#8221; single_padding=&#8221;2&#8243; single_title_dimension=&#8221;h1&#8243; single_icon=&#8221;fa fa-plus2&#8243; single_border=&#8221;yes&#8221; carousel_rtl=&#8221;&#8221; single_title_uppercase=&#8221;&#8221; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;280322&#8243;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row unlock_row=&#8221;&#8221; row_height_percent=&#8221;0&#8243; override_padding=&#8221;yes&#8221; h_padding=&#8221;2&#8243; top_padding=&#8221;5&#8243; bottom_padding=&#8221;3&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; row_height_use_pixel=&#8221;&#8221; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;125328&#8243;][vc_column column_width_use_pixel=&#8221;yes&#8221; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; font_family=&#8221;font-134980&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; shift_x=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; medium_width=&#8221;0&#8243; zoom_width=&#8221;0&#8243; zoom_height=&#8221;0&#8243; column_width_pixel=&#8221;800&#8243;][vc_custom_heading text_font=&#8221;font-202503&#8243; text_size=&#8221;h1&#8243; text_uppercase=&#8221;&#8221; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;963591&#8243;]Embracing Solar Power: Uncovering the Key Features of the Edge 840[\/vc_custom_heading][vc_column_text text_lead=&#8221;yes&#8221; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;105468&#8243;]<span class=\"font-175345\">This baby packs more than just a pretty face. The Free-ride ClimbPro, one of its many software features, had me grinning from ear to ear. It delivers up-ahead climb information without being on a course or route, and THIS, is really \u2013 <em>really<\/em> &#8211; handy. I&#8217;m hopeful that with this feature, getting dropped or bonking in the middle of a climb will be a thing of the past.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"font-175345\">Now let&#8217;s talk hardware &#8211; we&#8217;ve got USB-C and multi-band\/dual-frequency GPS\/GNSS that could make some smartphones green with envy &#8211; whatch out to the sudden rise of power consumption. Despite gaining a bit of weight compared to its predecessors, the device wears it well. And let&#8217;s not forget the pi\u00e8ce de r\u00e9sistance &#8211; the satisfying &#8220;clac&#8221; that rings out when plugging the device onto the bike. It&#8217;s those small pleasures in life, you know? What&#8217;s more, the clip is now replaceable &#8211; handy if you have an intense relationship with tarmac and it breaks during a fall.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"font-175345\">Oh, and as the cherry on top &#8211; this isn&#8217;t just any cycling computer. As suggested by its name, the Edge 840 Solar, it&#8217;s equipped with <a href=\"https:\/\/guilhemlacaze.com\/blog\/le-test-ultime-du-garmin-edge-1040-solar\/\">a solar power feature<\/a>. This little touch harnesses the power of the sun, providing those much-needed extra hours of battery life.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"font-175345\">Particularly handy when you have a cardio belt, powermeter, and phone all connected simultaneously, sipping away at your battery life. The sun never seemed so useful, eh?<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row unlock_row=&#8221;&#8221; row_height_percent=&#8221;0&#8243; override_padding=&#8221;yes&#8221; h_padding=&#8221;2&#8243; top_padding=&#8221;0&#8243; bottom_padding=&#8221;3&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;100&#8243; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; row_height_use_pixel=&#8221;&#8221; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;938439&#8243;][vc_column column_width_use_pixel=&#8221;yes&#8221; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; shift_x=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; medium_width=&#8221;0&#8243; zoom_width=&#8221;0&#8243; zoom_height=&#8221;0&#8243;][vc_single_image media=&#8221;90087&#8243; media_width_use_pixel=&#8221;yes&#8221; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; media_title_uppercase=&#8221;&#8221; media_width_pixel=&#8221;800&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;110638&#8243;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row unlock_row=&#8221;&#8221; row_height_percent=&#8221;0&#8243; override_padding=&#8221;yes&#8221; h_padding=&#8221;2&#8243; top_padding=&#8221;3&#8243; bottom_padding=&#8221;3&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; row_height_use_pixel=&#8221;&#8221;][vc_column column_width_use_pixel=&#8221;yes&#8221; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; font_family=&#8221;font-134980&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; shift_x=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; medium_width=&#8221;0&#8243; zoom_width=&#8221;0&#8243; zoom_height=&#8221;0&#8243; column_width_pixel=&#8221;800&#8243;][vc_custom_heading text_font=&#8221;font-202503&#8243; text_size=&#8221;h1&#8243; text_uppercase=&#8221;&#8221; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;306938&#8243;]Setting Up for Success: The User-Friendly Start-Up of the Edge 840[\/vc_custom_heading][vc_column_text text_lead=&#8221;yes&#8221; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;543761&#8243;]<span class=\"font-175345\">Setting up the device was a breeze, thanks to the Garmin Connect app. It was like a knowledgeable friend guiding me through the process: click here, select that, do this\u2026and hop! You\u2019re all set. It was a moment of pure, pain-free satisfaction. It was as if the device had known me for years.<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row unlock_row=&#8221;&#8221; row_height_percent=&#8221;0&#8243; override_padding=&#8221;yes&#8221; h_padding=&#8221;2&#8243; top_padding=&#8221;0&#8243; bottom_padding=&#8221;3&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;100&#8243; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; row_height_use_pixel=&#8221;&#8221; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;115434&#8243;][vc_column column_width_use_pixel=&#8221;yes&#8221; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; shift_x=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; medium_width=&#8221;0&#8243; zoom_width=&#8221;0&#8243; zoom_height=&#8221;0&#8243;][vc_single_image media=&#8221;90095&#8243; media_width_use_pixel=&#8221;yes&#8221; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; media_title_uppercase=&#8221;&#8221; media_width_pixel=&#8221;800&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;188502&#8243;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row unlock_row=&#8221;&#8221; row_height_percent=&#8221;0&#8243; override_padding=&#8221;yes&#8221; h_padding=&#8221;2&#8243; top_padding=&#8221;3&#8243; bottom_padding=&#8221;3&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; row_height_use_pixel=&#8221;&#8221;][vc_column column_width_use_pixel=&#8221;yes&#8221; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; font_family=&#8221;font-134980&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; shift_x=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; medium_width=&#8221;0&#8243; zoom_width=&#8221;0&#8243; zoom_height=&#8221;0&#8243; column_width_pixel=&#8221;800&#8243;][vc_custom_heading text_font=&#8221;font-202503&#8243; text_size=&#8221;h1&#8243; text_uppercase=&#8221;&#8221; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;519287&#8243;]Taking the Edge 840 for a Spin: An Unparalleled Test Ride[\/vc_custom_heading][vc_column_text text_lead=&#8221;yes&#8221; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;107166&#8243;]<span class=\"font-175345\">My trusty gravel bike and I took this new companion to the Pyrenees, challenging it to ever-changing spring weather &#8211; from dry to sizzling heat to sudden wet conditions in no time. The Edge 840 Solar took it all in stride.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"font-175345\">Imagine this: I\u2019m bombing down gravel sections, the bike shaking underneath me, and the device doesn\u2019t flinch. Next, I\u2019m grinding up a short steep climb, gasping for breath, and the ClimbPro is right there with me. Then, out of nowhere, a muddy section appears, but the touchscreen? Still as responsive as an excited puppy, even in wet conditions. Bravo !<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row unlock_row=&#8221;&#8221; row_height_percent=&#8221;0&#8243; override_padding=&#8221;yes&#8221; h_padding=&#8221;2&#8243; top_padding=&#8221;0&#8243; bottom_padding=&#8221;3&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;100&#8243; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; row_height_use_pixel=&#8221;&#8221; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;115434&#8243;][vc_column column_width_use_pixel=&#8221;yes&#8221; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; shift_x=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; medium_width=&#8221;0&#8243; zoom_width=&#8221;0&#8243; zoom_height=&#8221;0&#8243;][vc_single_image media=&#8221;90085&#8243; media_width_use_pixel=&#8221;yes&#8221; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; media_title_uppercase=&#8221;&#8221; media_width_pixel=&#8221;800&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;112064&#8243;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row unlock_row=&#8221;&#8221; row_height_percent=&#8221;0&#8243; override_padding=&#8221;yes&#8221; h_padding=&#8221;2&#8243; top_padding=&#8221;3&#8243; bottom_padding=&#8221;3&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; row_height_use_pixel=&#8221;&#8221;][vc_column column_width_use_pixel=&#8221;yes&#8221; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; font_family=&#8221;font-134980&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; shift_x=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; medium_width=&#8221;0&#8243; zoom_width=&#8221;0&#8243; zoom_height=&#8221;0&#8243; column_width_pixel=&#8221;800&#8243;][vc_custom_heading text_font=&#8221;font-202503&#8243; text_size=&#8221;h1&#8243; text_uppercase=&#8221;&#8221; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;118732&#8243;]Does the Edge 840 Solar Really Shine? Wrapping Up the Experience[\/vc_custom_heading][vc_column_text text_lead=&#8221;yes&#8221; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;125447&#8243;]<span class=\"font-175345\">So, after a thorough test-ride, what&#8217;s my verdict? The Garmin Edge 840 Solar is like the secret weapon I never knew I needed. Its features felt like they were tailor-made for my rides. But here&#8217;s my bone to pick with Garmin \u2013 no wheelie length measurement function! Every cyclist knows that wheelies are essential. Jokes aside, the Edge 840 Solar indeed <a href=\"https:\/\/www.alltricks.com\/C-178270-computer-garmin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">brings a lot to the table<\/a>. It&#8217;s a game-changer that sets a high bar for other cycling computers to match.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"font-175345\">Now, I want to hear from you. What do you think of this new kid on the block? Have any questions? Drop them below, and let&#8217;s get the conversation rolling!<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Garmin has just launched the Edge 840 Solar and the Edge 540 units, but guess what? 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