Garmin is celebrating over three decades of powering cyclists with its Garmin Birthday Sale. To mark its 35th anniversary, Garmin has dropped everyone an invite to the party by offering big discounts on some of Cycling Weekly’s top-rated Garmin cycling products.
The Garmin cycling tech range includes some of the best bike computers and best smartwatches for cycling, and the extensive Garmin range dominates as the leading brand in many of our buying guides.
In our Garmin Edge 540 review, our trusted reviewer Chris Marshall-Bell scored the non-solar version of the 540 with a glowing 4.5-star rating—highlighting its phenomenal battery life as a key review highlight, which, of course, only gets better with the solar version.
Paul Brett is the deals writer for Cycling Weekly and writes across the stable of cycling brands at Future, including Cyclingnews, MBR and Bike Perfect. He has worked in cycling media for over 10 years and has authored numerous articles on cycling, from bike reviews to tech, fitness and health.
Garmin states that the Edge 540 Solar will add an extra 25 minutes per hour from solar charging (in battery saver mode, during daytime rides, and in the best sunny conditions). This gives the already huge 60 hours in battery saver mode or up to 32 hours in intense mode, a significant boost. For comparison, our best overall bike computer—the Hammerhead Karoo 2 only has a 15-hour battery, and currently costs $469 at Amazon.
The Garmin Edge 540 is compact, but packs plenty powerful features into its slender build.
(Image credit: Future)
Although Chris felt at the time the Edge 540 was fairly expensive compared to rivals, at this price, it really becomes a very appealing purchase that’s worth snapping up. Amazon, in advance of Prime Day in October, are matching the Garmin price, so if you prefer to shop there. The Amazon Prime Big Deal Days run from October 7 to 8.
To take advantage of this and all the Amazon Prime cycling deals, you’ll need to be a signed-up Amazon Prime member. Amazon offers a free trial period for new users, but you can cancel your trial at any time before the first payment is taken.
Explore More
