Today was the first day of driving with the new firmware and after two rides to/from work my conclusions are:
Positives:
- Road Hazards reports
- The addition of the type of road surface we rode on in the activity summary in Garmin Connect
Cons:
- No configuration…
Published the first draft last night. It might take a day or two for it to get through the approval process but then will be in the store and available for both the 130 and 130+.
Settings might still be a bit confusing:
Display Mode: show indexes vs tooth…
Got 1040 (not solar version) to upgrade from 830. Transferred profiles, sensors, phone, history, etc. no problem. Di2, Powerlink pedals, Dual HRM, S8 Phone. Not using any Connect IQ stuff.
Have three rides so far. No sensor disconnects (that I'm aware…
Update after taking the axs Gear Battery 1x12 on the trail: It works perfectly. It puts the gear number in a window of your choice in the same font and size as other Garmin data. There is maybe a 1-second delay when shifting, probably about as long as…
Hello!
I used the 830 model for a long time and bought the 1040 solar (14.20) because of the big screen, big battery and great features. But it turned out that in some moments the new device loses to the old one... A few points below.
Ideas:
1. Add screen…
I've seen posts about this but looks like no resolution so I really wanted to bring this discussion back again.
WORKOUT I train with target power, not a range.
The screen has a small bar that becomes green or red and you can barely see it if you…
to me, 840 is a turd. sorry folks, i lvoe garmin, love the radar , love the 830, lov ethe idea of the 840, but there are so many flaws, its no wonder they jumped immediately to an 850. wifi is terrible. font size is terrible. screen brightness is pathetic…
Nothing major but simple things I think could be excellent to have with out needing to some how use a ConnectIQ App.
More than 10 datafields. the new screen shows much larger text and I do love that but I feel there is room for at least 2 more datafields…
A few pieces of feedback for you, Garmin software folks, on the new 1050
Gearing datafield wasnt updated for the resolution increase. It's hard to read and they…
There were a number of design changes to the ClimbPro page on the 1050.
The first is that it now uses a single page, so it is the same for free climb as well as when navigating.
The page has increased the font size used for the climb information
