Edge 1030 good for mountainbike usage?

It is too big mount on my MTB stem (at least conveniently). I don't know how often you fall on your MTB, but the out front mount has always seemed to vulnerable to me.

Yea, I'd probably mount it on the stem like I do with my 810. Placing it out in front just seems to be asking for problems.

Oh, as for routing, any auto routing will depend on the mapping you have downloaded on the unit. I wouldn't expect it to do any better than what you see on GC. But if you create routes from web sites, those should work just fine as they should include the entire track you saw on the computer. Here in Bend OR, most of the trails close in show up on GC course creator but the trails a bit further out that don't get ridden as often aren't as complete.

It has a Mountain Bike Activity Profile as standard so Garmin think it is designed for MTB. As others have said, just think where you mount it

ekutter - The Garmin Cycle map is derived from www.openstreetmap.org. You can create a login and add the missing trails yourself. Next time Garmin compile their map it will pull the updated data from Openstreetmap and away you go. Garmin only refresh their maps about once or twice a year however, but you can always get more up to date compilations from https://openmtbmap.org/ or http://garmin.openstreetmap.nl/

I'm not really concerned about mounting. I have mounted and used a Garmin Montana and that used to be my favorite cycling computer for a while, that thing was huge.

Just the routing. Routing using openstreetmap is fine, but nothing special. (I will probably use https://openmtbmap.org/)

I'm really asking if the new trendline routing is going to work for mountainbiking and if anyone already has experience using it.

Just the routing. Routing using openstreetmap is fine, but nothing special. (I will probably use https://openmtbmap.org/)

That map looks like the best thing ever. Too bad it doesn't cover my area of the mid-west; that would save me a ton of work. I doubt MTBProject will ever have an integrated IQ app. Not that I'd ever expect that. I just wish they'd put a download gpx option in the Mobile version as it seems like a few others have expressed interest. So what I find myself doing is downloading all the gpx files on a desktop and overlaying them across a topo map / openstreetmap hybrid using the paid Topofusion software. Then export as a graphical map to the Garmin. Of course this is not routable, but it looks nice so it's worth it to me personally for the ease of site. The OSM maps in the Edge actually contain a lot of up to date mountain bike trails, but I find it's hard to distinguish the lines from hiking trails, etc in crowded areas. Someone else might confirm, but they might be routable as some show as cycle paths.

I've mounted on the stem, tho I have to add a make-shift spacer on short stems when the steer tube isn't cut. In that case I've mounted on the bars with the cheap rubber-band mount. I was worried about this, but I've had some bad crashes while mounted that way and my 1000 is still going strong. It knocked it off the mount once, but that mount allows for the Garmin to rotate back rather than break. I prefer stem if it fits. Whatever you do, always use the lanyard so you don't lose your edge. :)

From the "Course" screen when you display a course you have the send to device pictogram on top right that let you send the selected course to your device.

That doesn't work when out in the field.

but I find it's hard to distinguish the lines from hiking trails, etc in crowded areas. Someone else might confirm, but they might be routable as some show as cycle paths.

Its just how they are tagged in OSM. Go over to http://www.openstreetmap.org , navigate to your area and use the "?" tool to look at the tags of the trails that are there. If they are wrong and you feel brave, create a login and change them.