Click here to check price of the
Garmin Edge 205


Whether you're prepping for your next ride or just want a more accurate way to measure your performance on the trails, the Garmin Edge 205 GPS-enabled Personal Trainer and Cycle Computer can help. The Edge 205 is easy to use, requires no calibration, and features customizable screens and data fields to meet your needs. Measuring speed, distance, time, calories burned, altitude, climb, descent, and more, the Edge 205 will help you to always know where you are and how far you've gone.


Main menu. View larger.

Bike computer display. View larger.

Course with elevation profile. View larger.

The Edge 205 GPS-enabled personal trainer and cycle computer is the ultimate fitness partner. View larger.
The Edge 205 is easy to use. Simply take it out of the box, snap it into the included bike mount, and hit the road. The high-sensitivity GPS receiver knows your position even in tree cover and canyons, making the Edge 205 an extremely reliable navigation device. And with the customizable cycle computer, you can select from up to eight different data fields for continuous feedback. Garmin goes well beyond typical cycle computers by integrating GPS technology for basic navigation. In addition, the Edge 205 gives you the ability to overlay your ride data onto a course map and even "race" a virtual partner. This is a great way to make your training fun and push you toward your goals.

The included PC-based Training Center software gives you the tools to create workouts, manage and download courses, and create a detailed post-ride analysis that charts your performance and measures your speed, distance, climb, descent, and heart-rate data against varying terrain, elevation, and other conditions. And with the Edge 205's built-in USB interface, uploading and downloading information is simple and fast.

The virtual partner screen depicts a digital cyclist (representing your desired speed) in relation to your real-time speed. From this set of data the icons will show how far ahead or behind you are from your digital competitor. The Courses feature allows you to race against a recorded course to try and match previously set speeds at every point along the way. By combining the Virtual Partner and Courses features, you can race an opponent who varies speeds while climbing hills and navigating turns.

Training in urban areas can be tricky, and traffic congestion can skew training data. To help remedy this problem, Garmin has included an auto-pause function that pauses the training timer when you slow down below a specified speed and resumes when you speed up again so you can focus on your ride, not on data collection. And with the auto lap function, this smart little device automatically triggers a lap every time you pass a specified location or travel a preset distance.

With its sleek, waterproof design (the Edge 205 meets IEC 60529 IPX7 standards, which means that its components can be submerged in one meter of water for 30 minutes), the Edge 205 is the perfect companion for any bike, and it can attach to either the stem or handlebars. This lightweight device (88 grams) is powered by an 800mAh rechargeable lithium-ion battery and delivers an average of 12 hours of use per charge. The rugged case frames an easy-to-read, large, backlit display that makes it a breeze to view the data fields. So whether you're racing against your virtual partner, fighting to shave precious seconds off your old record, or training for the next big race, the Edge 205 is there to help monitor your progress and make you a better cyclist.


What's in the Box
Edge 205, bike mount, Training Center CD, A/C charger, USB PC interface, quick reference guide, and owner's manual.



Customer Reviews

Average rating:

Pretty cool, but hamstringed by weak battery

When the item description says average battery life of 12 hours, keep in mind that by definition at least half will get less than 12 hours use. Mine falls well within those 12 hours.

My first ride with the Edge 205 was a century. I fully charged the unit the night before, and only powered the thing on right before I started riding. Six and a half hours into my ride I got the first 'low battery' warning. The battery died shortly after the eight hours it took me to complete the ride. Eight hours on a full charge seems pathetic to me. I like to do multi-day tours, where I'm tent camping at sites between each days ride. Without a place to charge this thing up each night it surely wouldn't last more than two days. I emailed the company well over a week ago with these concerns, and have not been contacted yet.

I also agree with a previous review that it is disappointing you can't use this device as a regular GPS receiver which identifies your current position. I'd love the idea of a device I could use for both biking and hiking. I know there's a way you can dig up your current position, but it is pretty embedded in a series of menus and doesn't update as you move.

Other than these complaints, I will give them that this was the easiest bike computer I ever installed. Just snap onto bike, power up, and start riding.


Simple, Incredibly Useful, Good Bargain + MAC OSX

I buy it for biking with a focus for training on fixed lap around Longchamp in Paris. : it is a valuable improvement over bike speedo mostly with the history you have when connected to your computer.
I just put in my pocket when jogging and this is fantastic as it counts km.
The price at 135$ is just good


Good little toy at its current price.

I pretty much bought this as a toy to put on my bike. For that purpose, it fits the bill. At its current price of around $100-$125, it's a good bargain for a bicycle GPS. I find it fairly accurate, but not perfect. Sometimes I feel I am traveling faster than it states, and it sometimes lags when updating information. All in all, I like my new toy.


Great for the price depends on what you want to do

I purchased this item to track my running and biking and be able to download those tracks onto a map for putting on Adventure Races. It works great for what I intended. I would have liked a few models up where I could load maps onto the unit but they are much more expensive. For the price and what I really needed this worked just fine. My ranking is based on paying half the retail price. If I paid retail compared with other items at that same retail I would be disapointed and give this 1 star.


Good value

I've used the Garmin 205 for three weeks and haven't had the problems that previous reviewers indicated. Don't know if it comes down to the individual variability of each unit, but distance and speed have been dead on accurate as compared to the Signa. The altimeter is another matter. As indicated by others, the altimeter reading fluctuates wildly. Standing still in my garage it climbed from 200 to 400, then back down to 100. The other quibble is the size and illumination of the display. If you wear dark sunglasses (a must in California)the display is very difficult to read. But other features are quite useful and enjoyable. If you are a solo rider who repaetedly rides the same route, the race against yourself features break up the monotomy. All in all, I'm pleased with this product.


Get the Garmin Edge 205 from Amazon.com.