The Garmin Edge 840 Solar is a compact GPS cycling computer with both a touchscreen and buttons. It offers adaptive coaching, daily suggested workouts, and event goals where you pick a race distance and time goal. Stamina insights show how much you have left while you ride.
Power Glass solar charging extends battery life. Battery life is up to 60 hours in battery saver mode or up to 32 hours in intense mode. Solar charging adds up to 25 minutes per hour in battery saver mode on daytime rides. Multi-band GNSS improves positioning accuracy.
For navigation, it has preloaded Garmin Cycle Map with worldwide MTB trail data from Trailforks. It gives turn-by-turn directions and alerts, ride-specific routing for mountain, gravel or road, and Trendline popularity routing. Back to Start helps you return if you are lost or want to go home early. ClimbPro shows remaining ascent and grade on every ride, with no course needed.
- Type
- GPS cycling computer with solar charging
- Controls
- Touchscreen and buttons
- Battery life
- Up to 60 hours in battery saver mode; up to 32 hours in intense mode
- Solar charging
- Up to 25 extra minutes per hour in battery saver mode on daytime rides
- Positioning
- Multi-band GNSS
- Maps
- Preloaded Garmin Cycle Map with worldwide MTB trail data from Trailforks
- Training features
- Adaptive coaching, daily suggested workouts, event goals, training status, heat and altitude acclimation, stamina insights
- Power meter features
- Power guide and cycling ability vs. course demands, with a compatible power meter and heart rate monitor
- Cycling metrics
- Cycling dynamics, MTB dynamics (jump count, jump distance, hang time), Grit and Flow