Jumpstart Your Training
The Edge 500 attaches easily to the stem or handlebars of your bike with
its low-profile bike mount. The Edge attaches easily to the mount with a
simple quarter-turn. When you're ready to ride, just power on your Edge,
acquire GPS satellites and go. Edge 500 features a high-sensitivity GPS
receiver with HotFix™ satellite prediction to calculate your position
faster.
Get the Data You Need
During your ride, Edge 500 measures your speed, distance, time, calories
burned, altitude, climb and descent, and records this data for your
review. For extra-precise climb and descent data, Edge 500 also
incorporates a barometric altimeter to pinpoint changes in elevation.
All Edge 500 versions work with
third-party ANT+-enabled power meters
to display your power output in watts as you ride. This valuable data
shows you how hard you're working, regardless of conditions affecting
your ride, so you can train smarter. Some versions also ship with a
digital heart rate monitor and speed/cadence sensor.
Other helpful training features include a Courses feature, which helps
you compare successive rides over the same route, as well as Auto Pause,
Auto Lap and temperature readings. Edge also alerts you if you’re moving
but the timer is not running.
Track Your Heart Rate
When paired with a Garmin heart rate monitor, Edge 500 tracks heart
beats per minute and uses your heart rate for advanced calorie
computation, so you know how many calories you're burning. Train in a
certain heart-rate zone to improve your fitness level or compare your
pace and heart rate to past performance over the same ride.
Analyse Your Ride
Once your ride’s done, connect Edge 500 to your computer with the
included USB cable to analyse your performance. With a simple click, you
can join a worldwide network of cyclists and outdoor enthusiasts through
Garmin Connect™, a one-stop site
for data analysis and sharing.
