Touchscreen Edge 800 from Garmin: A GPS for Cyclists

Garmin International Inc.announced the touchscreen Edge 800 for cyclists who want accuracy and simplicity when tracking their statistics and location for racing and recreation. Edge 800 combines aspects of the industry-leading Edge 500 and Edge 705 while adding a touchscreen interface. It also features new mapping options such as Garmin’s BaseCamp route planning and BirdsEye Satellite Imagery. Edge 800 will debut at Interbike (Booth 2631) and Eurobike (Booth A5-201), where it won the Eurobike Award for electronic components.

Edge 800 is smaller and sleeker than the Edge 705, yet features a larger 2.6” display with a simple touchscreen interface.  Cyclists can view Team Garmin’s featured rides – or download, analyze and share rides of their own – at Garmin Connect, the free-to-join online community of more than 30 million activities from around the world. Garmin Connect displays metrics such as time, distance, speed, elevation and heart rate through charts and a variety of map representations, including street, satellite, topographic, and elevation maps. Garmin Connect users can search for activities in their area and try them by uploading the data to Edge 800, which will guide the way.

Using information directly from GPS satellites, Edge 800 tracks speed, distance, time, GPS position, elevation, calories burned, climb and descent. For even more real-time data on display, Edge 800 syncs wirelessly through ANT+ technology with compatible third-party power meters as well as Garmin heart rate monitors and speed/cadence sensors. For extra-precise climb and descent data, Edge 800 incorporates a barometric altimeter to pinpoint changes in elevation. 

On the trails, using a separate TOPO U.S. 24K DVD or microSD card brings you the highest level of topographic detail available, with maps comparable to 1:24,000 scale USGS maps, featuring terrain contours, topo elevations, summits, routable roads and trails, parks, coastlines, rivers, lakes and geographical points. In town, optional City Navigator mapping provides detailed street maps, millions of preloaded points of interest and onscreen turn-by-turn directions to your destination.