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Garmin Edge 500 & Heart Rate Monitor

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Garmin Edge 500 & Heart Rate Monitor

Sharpen your cycling performance with Garmin Edge 500, a lightweight GPS-based cycling computer for performance-driven cyclists. Loaded with data, Edge 500 tracks your distance, speed, location and elevation with high sensitivity GPS. Add an ANT+� compatible heart rate monitor, speed/cadence sensor or compatible power meter for a finely-tuned analysis of your ride.

Jumpstart Your Training

The Edge 500 attaches easily to the stem or handlebars of your bike with its low-profile bike mount. The Edge attaches easily to the mount with a simple quarter-turn. When you're ready to ride, just power on your Edge, acquire GPS satellites and go. Edge 500 features a high-sensitivity GPS receiver with HotFix� satellite prediction to calculate your position faster.

Get the Data You Need

During your ride, Garmin Edge 500 measures your speed, distance, time, calories burned, altitude, climb and descent, and records this data for your review. For extra-precise climb and descent data, Edge 500 also incorporates a barometric altimeter to pinpoint changes in elevation.

All Edge 500 versions work with third-party ANT+-enabled power meters to display your power output in watts as you ride. This valuable data shows you how hard you're working, regardless of conditions affecting your ride, so you can train smarter. Some versions also ship with a digital heart rate monitor and speed/cadence sensor.

Other helpful training features include a Courses feature, which helps you compare successive rides over the same route, as well as Auto Pause, Auto Lap and temperature readings. Edge also alerts you if you�re moving but the timer is not running.

Track Your Heart Rate

When paired with a Garmin heart rate monitor, Edge 500 tracks heart beats per minute and uses your heart rate for advanced calorie computation, so you know how many calories you're burning. Train in a certain heart-rate zone to improve your fitness level or compare your pace and heart rate to past performance over the same ride.

Analyze Your Ride

Once your ride�s done, connect Edge 500 to your computer with the included USB cable to analyze your performance. With a simple click, you can join a worldwide network of cyclists and outdoor enthusiasts through Garmin Connect�, a one-stop site for data analysis and sharing.

Specification & Features:

Physical & Performance:
Unit dimensions, WxHxD:	1.9" x 2.7" x 0.85" (4.8 x 6.9 x 2.2 cm)
Display size, WxH:	1.17" x 1.44" (3.0 x 3.7 cm)
Display resolution, WxH:	128 x 160 pixels
Weight:	2 oz (56.7 g)
Battery:	rechargeable lithium-ion
Battery life:	up to 18 hours
Water resistant:	yes (IPX7)
GPS-enabled:	yes
High-sensitivity receiver:	yes
RoHS version available:	yes

Maps & Memory:
Basemap:	no
Ability to add maps:	no
Accepts data cards:	no
Lap history:	1,000 laps (dependent on memory usage)
Waypoints/favorites/locations:	0
Routes:	0

Features:
Heart rate monitor:	yes
Bike speed/cadence sensor:	no - available as extra
Foot pod:	no
Automatic sync (automatically transfers data to your computer):	no
Garmin Connect� compatible (online community where you analyze, categorize and share data):	yes
Garmin Training Center� software compatible:	yes
Virtual Partner� (train against a digital person):	no
Courses (compete against previous workouts):	yes
Auto Pause� (pauses and resumes timer based on speed):	yes
Auto Lap� (automatically starts a new lap):	yes
Auto Scroll (cycles through data pages during workout):	yes
Multi-sport (changes sport mode with a press of a button):	no
Advanced workouts (create custom, goal-oriented workouts):	no
Simple workouts (input time, distance and calorie goals):	no
Pace alert (triggers alarm if you vary from preset pace):	no
Time/distance alert (triggers alarm when you reach goal):	yes
Vibration alert: (choose between alert tones and/or vibration alert):	no
Interval training (set up exercise and rest intervals):	no
Heart rate-based calorie computation:	yes
Customizable screen(s):	yes
Barometric altimeter:	yes
Unit-to-unit transfer (shares data wirelessly with similar units):	no
Power meter compatible (displays power data from compatible 3rd party ANT+�-enabled power meters):	yes (records data approx. 1 per second)
Sport watch:	no

What's in the Box:

Garmin Edge 500
Heart rate monitor
Bike mount
AC charger
USB cable
Owner's manual on disk
Quick start manual

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Q:

Details: can i use this in france

by phil @ 10/05/2012

1 Answers

A: Yes you can, Although further mapping software may be required.
by Will G @ 11/05/2012

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Q:

Details: does it come with the cadence sensor?

by tom @ 23/08/2010

1 Answers

A: No it doesn't, if you want the cadence sensor then you need the 'Garmin Edge 500 Heart Rate Monitor & Speed Cadence'.
by Nick @ 24/08/2010

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Q:d.clitherow@ntlworld.com

Details: Which HRM/strap is this supplied with? The regular or premium version?

by Dave @ 13/08/2010

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A: This is supplied with the standard HR monitor and not the soft strap
by Joe @ 16/08/2010

2 of 2 people (100%) found this answer helpful

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Q:do u know when u will stock the new colours of the 500?

by rich @ 17/05/2010

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A: Currently we do not have any dates or indication we will be receiving this item, but if you keep an eye on our site we will list this if we expect stock.
by Michael @ 18/05/2010

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