Garmin's Edge 1040 is already one of the best bike computers on the market, but with this Black Friday Garmin deal that hammers the price down to its lowest ever, there's never been a better time to buy one.
Get a $200 saving on the Garmin Edge 1040 and buy it at Amazon for $399.99.
Until it was toppled by the release of the Edge 1050 last year, the Edge 1040 was Garmin's flagship bike computer. In terms of functionality, there's not that much to choose between the two models. There's a hefty price penalty to pay if you opt for the newer version though, which currently costs around $700 – even in the best Black Friday cycling deals.
We awarded the Garmin Edge 1040 Solar 4.5 stars out of 5 in our review. Aside from the lack of solar charging, the version featured here is identical in every other way.
The Garmin Edge 1040 bike computer has a large 3.5-inch touchscreen colour display with a sharp resolution for easy reading of maps and data on the move. Battery life is a very impressive 35 hours for standard operations, and can reach up to 70 hours in battery-saver mode. The Edge 1040 also features multi-band GNSS for highly accurate GPS tracking. It's one of the best bike computers we've ever tested.
The current $200 discount is the biggest the Garmin Edge 1040 has ever seen. It briefly touched the same price during July and October this year, but soon went back up to its usual price of $599.99.
I've been using my Garmin Edge 1040 since its release in 2022. The large screen and seriously useful mapping have guided me around many unknown routes. I've also dived deep into the bike computer's training functions, which give Daily Workout Suggestions, while the dynamic training plans have helped me prepare for specific events.
The Edge 1040 has a host of active monitoring features that give you helpful information as you ride. ClimbPro gives you live profiles of climbs as you face them, the power and stamina guides show your current performance levels, and there are alerts to remind you when to take on fluid and nutrition – though to be honest, I find the alerts a tad annoying, so I keep them turned off.
Better still, everything is completely customisable, so you can set up your riding screens to be as simplistic or complex as you want. There are various profiles that you can use for different types of ride or terrain, but again, they can be customised. You could also set up separate profiles for racing and training.
Black Friday week (yes, week) is already upon us, and fantastic cycling deals like this are flooding in thick and fast. We've also found a great deal on the Garmin Edge 540, which is also at its best-ever price, but also see our dedicated articles on the best Black Friday bike deals, Black Friday Zwiftt deals, Specialized deals, Wahoo deals, Rapha deals, and a roundup of Black Friday cycling shoes.

Rich Owen has led our sister site, Bikeperfect.com, since 2021 and now looks after deals across Future's sports websites. He's worked as a journalist and editor for over 25 years, with 13 years specializing in cycling media. Rich has previously been editor of What Mountain Bike, and has written for many cycling magazines and websites, including – Bikeradar.com, MBR.co.uk, Cycling Plus, Mountain Biking UK, MBUK.com and Off-Road.cc. Rich bought his first proper MTB (a Scott Tampico) in 1995 and has been heavily involved in riding bikes for almost 30 years. A resident of North Devon, he can mostly be found pedaling furiously around his local trails, or slightly further afield on Exmoor and elsewhere in Britain's southwest.
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