Garmin’s New Cycling Computer Is Built for Mountain Bikers
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Mountain Bikers, listen: Garmin recently launched his latest cycle computer specially adapted to you. The EDGE MTB is designed to meet the unique needs of off -road cyclists.
For the context, the MTB Edge represents a gap compared to the unique traditional approach of Garmin for bicycle computers. This device focuses quite exclusively on mountain bicycle scenarios, incorporating specialized monitoring methods and specific features of the trails whose road cyclists would never need.
Here’s how the MTB Edge works and what distinguishes it from other cycle computers.
Profiles for different driving styles
The computer has two separate driving profiles designed for different mountain bike disciplines. The “enduro” profile recognizes that the mountain bike involves both climbing and descent phases, allowing runners to follow these segments independently. Users can manually switch between tracking the climb and descent with a button press, or rely on the automatic break function to manage transitions.
The “Downhill” profile addresses a common frustration among cyclists focused on gravity: the need to take a break and constantly register when using the chair or shuttle services. (Huge for users of Dual Strava-Garmin). This mode intelligently filters the voyages that are not pedaled, so only the time of descent and the real statistics are recorded. This eliminates the tedious ritual of the break manually from the device each time the cyclists go up on an elevator or jump into a shuttle vehicle.
Best GPS for winding trails
The two specialized profiles use 5 Hz GPS recording, offering more frequent position updates than standard cycling computers. This higher sampling rate results in improved precision when monitoring technical and winding trails typical of mountain bicycle trails.
The device also introduces the functionality of virtual doors, allowing cyclists to define control point markers along the trails to monitor division times on specific segments – useful for training or comparison of performance on familiar routes.
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Navigation characteristics of the trails
The EDGE MTB is equipped with Forkght, which displays the names of trails approaching while the riders sail in the trail networks. The device is shipped with preloaded trail cards, giving users immediate access to information from the trails of the trails without requiring additional downloads or subscriptions.
Other features and specifications
According to Garmin, the performance of the MBT edge battery reach 14 hours of standard operation, extending to 26 hours with the battery saving mode. It has a scratch -resistant gorilla glass screen and a IPX7 water resistance rating. The safety characteristics include LiveTrack sharing and automatic incident detection.
The EDGE MTB is available for $ 399.99, making it a mid -range option from the Garmin cycling range. Boutingists will certainly appreciate a computer that more than simply treating off -road cycling like a simple road bike in a different environment.
