Garmin Edge Explore GPS Cycling Computer Review

Garmin Edge Explore GPS Cycling Computer Reviews

Review score: 9.1/10 – Updated May, 2024

Latest Price: £183.99 – Save 16% (RRP: £219.99)

Take a look now to discover what makes Garmin Edge Explore GPS Cycling Computer worthy of a review score of 9.1 out of 10.

Garmin Edge Explore GPS Cycling Computer Review


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Garmin Edge Explore GPS Cycling Computer features

Garmin Edge Explore GPS Cycling Computer specs

Garmin Edge Explore GPS Cycling Computer
Spec 1

Colour: Black

Other Computers found with this Spec: 6387

Feature 1

3’’ display screen

Other Computers found with this feature: 1

Feature 2

GPS tracking and navigation

Other Computers found with this feature: 1

Feature 3

Preloaded with Garmin Cycle Map

Other Computers found with this feature: 1

Feature 4

Up to 12 hours of battery life

Other Computers found with this feature: 1

Feature 5

LiveTrack and GroupTrack features

Other Computers found with this feature: 1

Feature 6

Built-in incident detection

Other Computers found with this feature: 1

Feature 7

ANT+ sensor compatibility

Other Computers found with this feature: 1

Feature 8

Compatible with Varia awareness devices

Other Computers found with this feature: 1

Feature 9

Weighs 116g

Other Computers found with this feature: 3

Feature 10

Dimensions: 5.5 x 10.5 x 1.8cm

Other Computers found with this feature: 1

Price

£183.99

Number of Reviews

12

Review Score

4.3 / 5

Average score in category: 4.2/5

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Quality

Quality is without doubt one of the most important factors that we consider when buying bikes, parts, accessories or clothing. As you’d imagine it’s especially important when buying Computers. Let’s take at a look at the sort of things you can look at when trying to ascertain the quality of Garmin Edge Explore GPS Cycling Computer.

The first thing is material. Looking at what Garmin Edge Explore GPS Cycling Computer is made of will give you a really good idea of the quality overall. Take a look at the specs above and you should be able to see the material. It’s then up to you to decide if it meets your expectation.

Similarly you’ll also want to spend some time looking at the features too. Again the table above, listing the features will give you a really good overview. However you should think about the sort of features that you’d expect when buying new Computers. It’s worth writing a list of the “must-have” features so that you don’t end up compromising and missing some important features, or alternatively end up buying an unnecessarily high specced product.

There’s also a lot of merit in checking out the brand of the product and looking at the various brands that are selling Computers. Brands like Garmin are of courses extremely well respected in the cycling community so you know you’re getting a fantastic product with them. But if you’re undecided on your product you should write up a list of brands that you’d be happy to buy. It’s a great way of filtering and narrowing down the number of products when you’re searching.

Next up you’ll want to think about the price and use that as a guide to set your expectations of the quality. If you’re buying the cheapest of the options in the Computers category you should probably expect it to not be of as good quality as the most expensive. It sounds obvious of course. But this is where you can get a bit clever and use your combination of features, specs, materials and other factors to work together to get a really good quality product at the best price. We often draw up a list of “must-haves” and use these as filters when shopping online so that you’re only seeing products that meet your criteria. You can then sort by Price>Low to get the best deals.


Comparing Prices

Price, as you would imagine, is the most popular reason for someone buying one product over another. It is the single most important factor in choosing the majority of products we buy. The same goes for Computers.

It’s at this stage of the buying process, when you’re looking at different options, that you should set a budget. Do some research to understand how much roughly you can expect to pay for the sort of level of product that you’re looking for. Then match that to your own personal circumstance and how much you can afford to spend. This will really help you in narrowing down the right product for you.

Price of Garmin Edge Explore GPS Cycling Computer

So the first aspect of price that we’re going to look at is the price of Garmin Edge Explore GPS Cycling Computer.

We run regular scans across the web to find the best prices for the products that we review, from a range of cycling retailers. The best price we managed to find Garmin Edge Explore GPS Cycling Computer was over at Chain Reaction Cycles where the price was £183.99 in our latest search.

Based on this price we’ve scored it 9.2 out of 10 for price.

Average price of Computers

Next we wanted to look at how much you can expect to pay, on average, for Computers.

We found 93 in the Computers category over at Chain Reaction Cycles. We looked at the average price of the products within this category and found the average is £44.91, making it above average at £183.99.

It’s sometimes helpful to look at how much the prices can vary. Especially when setting yourself a budget, or when trying to understand just how much you could spend on Computers. We found that the most expensive product currently available was £299.99, whilst the cheapest we managed to find was £1.89.

With 93 products available we worked out that 3 cost more than Garmin Edge Explore GPS Cycling Computer and 89 were cheaper.

Cost of Garmin products

At Chain Reaction Cycles we found 91 products from Garmin, of which 11 were in the Computers category.

For now though we’re looking at Garmin branded products in all categories. The average price of these products was £227.73 making this product below average.

You’ll also be interested to know that the cheapest Garmin product we found was £8.89 and the highest price we could find from them was £849.99.

Of the 91 from Garmin, 44 were more expensive than Garmin Edge Explore GPS Cycling Computer and 46 were cheaper.

How much are Garmin Computers?

We then wanted to get a bit more specific and only look at Garmin products that are listed in the Computers category.

The average price of the 11 products that match this search was £106.80, with the cheapest coming in at £12.99 and highest price was £219.99. With the average being £106.80, Garmin Edge Explore GPS Cycling Computer comes in above average.

2 products that meet this search were more expensive than Garmin Edge Explore GPS Cycling Computer and 8 were cheaper.


Garmin Edge Explore GPS Cycling Computer Reviews

Reading reviews is an amazing way of getting a good feel for a product without actually being able to try it or see it first.

There are two different types of reviews, and we also recommend reading both.

1. Expert reviews – In the cycle industry there are loads of really reliable trusted resources for expert reviews. For example if you’re looking to buy a new bike, BikeRadar Bike Reviews are great.

2. Customer reviews – these are probably your best resource for information. There’s no finances or influence involved, they’re purely just honest reviews from customers that have bought and used the product. The reason we love customer reviews so much is because no matter if their view is good or bad, there’s a very good chance that it will be honest and unbiased.

Our best advice is to head over to Chain Reaction Cycles and read the Garmin Edge Explore GPS Cycling Computer reviews there.

Based on what we’ve seen in terms of reviews for Garmin Edge Explore GPS Cycling Computer, it really does look like a great buy. So for the review score, we’ve scored it 8.3 out of 10. The average review score for all products in the Computers category at Chain Reaction Cycles is 4.2 out of 5.

Owner reviews, as we say, are one of the most important pieces of research that we can do before we buy. So, with that in mind, if you do go on to buy Garmin Edge Explore GPS Cycling Computer or another similar product, like Garmin Accessories Bands & Mount reviews or Garmin HRM-Tri Heart Rate Strap reviews we’d love you to leave a review in the comments below. It will really help future buyers just like you, when they’re looking to buy Computers.


Brand

As we said in the pricing part of the review, brand is a really important consideration, but especially so when looking to buy Computers. But as you’re probably already aware, you’re on to a great choice if you do go with Garmin, as they’re a fantastic brand, making amazing products.


YouTube Video of Garmin Edge Explore GPS Cycling Computer

Below we’ve embedded a video from YouTube where we’ve searched for Garmin Edge Explore GPS Cycling Computer reviews.


Summary

Overall, we’ve been hugely impressed by the quality, price, reviews and features of Garmin Edge Explore GPS Cycling Computer. We’d say that as long as it fits your budget and meets your expectations in terms of features/spec…it’s a really strong contender. That’s why we’ve scored it a massive 9.1/10 overall.


Further product details

  • Product ID 1: 26737108269
  • Product ID 2: 662531UK
  • Brand: Garmin
  • Model number: 010-02029-10
  • RRP: £219.99
  • EAN: 753759207373
  • Description: Garmin Edge Explore GPS Cycling ComputerA GPS cycling computer from Garmin that lets you track and navigate all your rides on and off road.Navigate Your RidesGPS is fully integrated into the design of the Edge Explore and comes preloaded with Garmin Cycle Map. This provides you with turn-by-turn navigation with Trendline popularity routing which shows you the very best routes whether you’re riding on and off road.Tracking Your PerformanceThe computer also helps keep track of your performance using GPS and integrated sensors which will show you how far, how fast, how high and where you ride. For additional metrics you can also attach additional sensors which connect via ANT+ including heart rate monitors, bike speed, bike cadence and more.Rugged DesignBuilt for any environment the Edge Explore comes with a touch screen 3 inch display. The screen is specifically tailored so that you easily navigate while wearing gloves, when in direct sunlight or torrential rain.Connectivity OptionsTo share your ride and stay connected the computer comes with LiveTrack and GroupTrack features plus smart notification and rider-to-rider messaging.Features3’’ display screenGPS tracking and navigationPreloaded with Garmin Cycle MapUp to 12 hours of battery lifeLiveTrack and GroupTrack featuresBuilt-in incident detectionANT+ sensor compatibilityCompatible with Varia awareness devicesWeighs 116gDimensions: 5.5 x 10.5 x 1.8cmBuy Garmin Cycle GPS from Chain Reaction Cycles, the World’s Largest Online Bike Store.
  • Full Category: Accessories > Computers
  • Savings percentage from RRP: 16%
  • Unisex
  • 36
  • Adult

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As you’d imagine there are so many options out there when buying Computers. 93 in fact.

A few of our other favourites that we spotted when researching Garmin Edge Explore GPS Cycling Computer included,
Garmin Vector 3S Pedal Power Meter reviews, Garmin Fenix 6X Pro Solar GPS Watch reviews, or we really liked the look of Garmin Fenix 6 Pro Solar GPS Watch Titanium reviews as another alternative.

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