Edge 1000 also beeps with an audible alert but I don’t think I actually ever heard it with road and wind noise factored in. This is the same as when the Edge 1000 gets a text or phone alert, I never hear the beep.
I agree - we need a louder beep like the beep you get when you turn the unit on! My friend has a 1030 and I can hear his beep when he’s behind me but I rarely hear mine.