Sign in to garmin connect to track, analyze and share the activities from your garmin device. Copy the downloaded route file to the target folder on the device see table below. While the edge 500 may miss some of the mapping functionality provided by its more expensive sibling, the edge 800, it provides more than enough features to satisfy even the most demanding athlete. Discover new routes, and stay connected 3 wherever you ride with edge explore. If you like making plans with the strava route builder or get inspired by a friends ride in the strava feed, this app makes it easy to download routes from strava to your garmin device.
In my quest to get this working just the way i wanted it to, i tried many different options. The garmin edge 500 is a great cycle computer that does exactly what i wanted and more. Customize the rides or create completely new ones and then download them to your device as well. Install free maps on your garmin edge dc rainmaker. How to download routes to a garmin edge if you want to download a route so that you can navigate it using your garmin edge, this is very easy to do. Just create or star a route in strava, and you can download it to your garmin device. Aug 25, 2016 in this video i share with you how to add a course to the garmin edge 500 bike computer.
This is how i download a track or route from mapmyride, ridewithgps or strava and follow it on my garmin edge 810 bicycle computer. Sadan far du strava ruter direkte pa garmin edge med ny app. Looking on the garmin forum it does appear that you can download routes to the 500. How to put course files on your garmin 500, 510, 520 530, or the garmin 800, 820 or 830. You can view maps, plan routes, and mark waypoints and tracks from your computer and then transfer them to your device. Nov 05, 2016 how to create and upload a route to a garmin edge 510 november 5, 2016 june 10, 2014 by andrew montgomery as you may know, ive owned a garmin edge 510 for over a year heres when i unboxed it. The edge does all this in one handy unit and uses gps to track your progress and more especially download the ride info quickly once you get back. The garmin edge 500 can actually do turnbyturn directions on a preloaded course if you do it the right way. Use basecamp to plan your next hiking, biking, motorcycling, driving or offroading trip. Edge 520 plus530, garmin edge 705, garmin edge 800810820830, garmin edge 1030exploretouring variants the base edge 520 is technically compatible, but only has a sliver of space on it, like, enough for one city, and the bontrager edge 1030 is totally fine as well. The garmin edge 500 range only works with tcx files, but other garmin computers can use either a gpx or a tcx file.
Garmin edge 500 tips and tricks garmin edge 500 cycling computer. Select power alert to set the minimum and maximum power amounts in watts. Good product and seems to help out a lot with the many screens and being able to download routes. Read about the garmin edge 520 here and buy from wiggle for. It doesnt have turn by turn directions is the only negative thing, but understand the next model. Now open the newly installed strava routes app b on your garmin unit from tapping on the iq button a on the home screen. Garmins edge 500 offers basic gps navigation, and it works very well for cycling purposes once you take a bit of time to try it out. Improved course performance and corrected an issue that could cause some courses to stop processing. You add the course in the garmin training center program and then send it to your edge 500.
May 16, 20 the garmin edge 500 can actually do turnbyturn directions on a preloaded course if you do it the right way. Edge touring records where you ride so you can upload your activities to garmin connect or garmin adventures and relive them whenever you want. Strava provides the option for summit athletes to download or export the route data of another strava athletes activity. This app makes it easy to transfer a route or trail from the trailforks website or app to your garmin device. Aug 11, 2017 the garmin edge 500 range only works with tcx files, but other garmin computers can use either a gpx or a tcx file.
How to use your garmin edge 500 for a dynamic cue sheet on. While viewing a route, click on the more button in the left panel. Paste the output that appears into a file with the extension. View and download garmin edge 500 owners manual online. If the tcx course file comes from a route which has a cuesheet, you will get turn by turn. When the garmin edge 500 was first announced earlier this fall at interbike, the message around its purpose in life was clear. Downloading a gpx route from other athletes activities. Before exporting your routes, try to limit the name to 15 characters or less for tcx files or 21 characters or less for gpx files. This easytouse cycling computer features a bright, responsive 3 touch display plus gps to track how far, how fast and where you ride. On mobile or web, garmin connect is the tool for tracking, analyzing and sharing health and fitness activities from your garmin device. Before you can download a course from garmin connect, you must have a garmin connect account garmin connect. We currently offer map updates for city navigator maps and garmin cycle maps. If you want to download a route so that you can navigate it using your garmin edge, this is very easy to do. In this video i share with you how to add a course to the garmin edge 500 bike computer.
Each time you exceed or drop below the specified heart rate, cadence, or. The first one shows the hill profile behind and ahead of you. After planning your route, export it to your garmin device in various file formats for navigation. Jan 27, 2014 how to download routes to a garmin edge if you want to download a route so that you can navigate it using your garmin edge, this is very easy to do. Discover hidden garmin edge 500 tricks youre missing. Only the first 12 characters will show up on your edge 500 screen. The first time you do this, you will see a message that the garmin communicator plugin windowsmac and the garmin usb driver software windows only have to be installed first. I also tried the garmintraining center, which is garmin s builtin. But if you look at the extra images on the web site it shows a route and a distance and time to a mid point. Edge 520 plus following a course from garmin connect.
Velogps navigate a preset course on the garmin edge 500 best viewed in hd large screen mode. I have tried other programs that allow you to transfer a gps. Download the strava routes garmin connectiq app from the connectiq store. Garmins made numerous mentions to the fact that much of this cycling computer was based on feedback directly from team garmin, the. Choose the recommended gps format for your device see table below, click the download button and save the file on your computer. How to use your garmin edge 500 for a dynamic cue sheet on the. Options such as bikeroutetoaster, ridewithgps, gpsies just to name a few. If youve added city navigator maps in dvd format to a mapcompatible fitness device, you need to download the garmin express desktop app to update the cycle maps that came with your device. Creating a course using garmin connect web garmin support. The computer says it is an unknown device and to try reinstalling it, which i have done but. The garmin edge is a type of gps produced by garmin. Depending on which model of the edge you are using, the gpx folder discussed below may have a different name in your.
Just select the download option from the menu when viewing a route or click in dload when editing a route and choose download to a garmin device. Once your rides 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 onestop site for data analysis and sharing. After transferring the course to your edge 500, select training from the menu, then select courses. To get started, download your free copy of easygps. Med denne kan du lynhurtigt synkronisere dine strava ruter direkte til din garmin edge cykelcomputer. Garmin connect, mapmyride etc, then download them from there and then upload them to one site or store them in one software package, but thats not possible either to do all the rest of the stuff. I also tried the garmintraining center, which is garmins builtin. Just select the download option from the menu when viewing a route or click in dload when editing a route and choose download to a. Easygps is the free, easy way to upload and download waypoints, routes, and tracks between your garmin edge 500 gps and your windows computer or laptop. Customize what you want to see, in the order you want to see it. Below this message you will find a link to the installation files.
How to download routes to a garmin fylde coasters cycling. The edge 500 is a cyclist favorite, when a slim and simple design is more important than having every possible feature. Track draw feature lets you trace your planned route and view elevation changes, helping you estimate the difficulty of a hike or bike ride. This post explains the common scenario of exporting a ride from to your edge 500 for a solo ride, or leading or getting dropped from a group ride. Backup your favorite garmin pois, create and send new waypoints and geocaches to your gps, or print a map of your gps tracklog. If you dont want to use a route anymore, just remove it from your garmin device.
How to upload strava routes to your garmin cycling weekly. Jun 29, 20 this will show up as the name of the course on your edge 500, so choose something memorable. We are completely off topic here as the op wanted to know how to send a route to his edge 500. On any activity page youre viewing, youll see a gpx download button located at the topright corner of the activitys map. In the past i have had seperate heart rate monitors and cycle computers but this was never totally successful. Garmin connect on your smartphone will now prompt you to sign into your strava account. The next time you sync your garmin connect and strava accounts, all starred and selfcreated strava routes will be listed on your garmin device and can be downloaded for navigation. Then download them to edge touring to follow on your next ride.
Syncing strava routes to your garmin device strava support. Garmin connect displays your vital health data and entries for easy viewing. Basemaps help as they give you a map and directions to be followed. Search for strava routes and download and install it the app will sync across to your connected edge unit. Since early december 2011, my garmin 800 is underestimating my regular cycling route distances by 2 3 km. Free gps software for your garmin edge 500 easygps. This data can then be downloaded onto a garmin edge device to use the map or courses features.
Having had the garmin logo in front of my eyes the whole day i succumbed to the power of. On the next page, click on download the route to my garmin device. Oct 03, 2007 with a few simple steps you can download gps trail data from the internet and send it to your garmin edge gps device, giving you piece of mind and relevant data when riding an unfamiliar trail. This will show up as the name of the course on your edge 500, so choose something memorable. How to create and upload a route to a garmin edge 510. For example, with strava, you can download routes and segments that turn every ride into a race against your own pr or even real or virtual competitors. With your compatible edge device, you can get coaching guidance and extra motivation with integrated apps from garmin strategic industry associates. Easygps is the free, easy way to upload and download waypoints, routes, and tracks between your garmin edge 500 gps and your windows computer or. Download and follow a route on your garmin bicycle. With a few simple steps you can download gps trail data from the internet and send it to your garmin edge gps device, giving you piece of mind and relevant data when riding an unfamiliar trail. Download free gps software for your garmin edge 500 gps.
A full featured gps based cycling computer thats lean and mean, aimed at keeping a low profile on the bike for high profile races. There are several subtypes that define specific possibilities and limitations see below. My garmin edge 500 will not download routes onto my computer. Oct 22, 2015 this is how i download a track or route from mapmyride, ridewithgps or strava and follow it on my garmin edge 810 bicycle computer.