Garmin Edge Explore 2, Easy to use GPS Bike/Cycling Computer, eBike Compatability, Maps and Navigation, Additional Cycling Safety Features and more, Black

Brilliant piece of kit. Really good directions and does tracks as well as roads. Even recalculates if you change your mind during a route. Fitted easily to handlebar and twist fitting is very secure. Gives you all the stats you want like height, distance, speed etc.

Early days but find it really easy to download routes from my phone to the device, I use OS Maps premium subscription on an app using my iPhone and it is impressive how fast the downloads are. Purchased for navigating on and off road, I can now leave my phone safely in my rucksack

I bought this for long distance bicycle tours, I don't need all the athletic performance stuff. I feel that Garmin's designers are all young dudes obsessed with sport training and no idea about other kinds of cycling. THis is possibly the best touring GPS device but it's well short of ideal.I used to use a Garmin eTrex hiking computer which was pretty good, but this has a much clearer display. It's annoying on a long tour that it has a built in rechargeable battery as the eTrex used AAs which are so much more pracical on the road.I really like the way I can export routes direct from Ride With GPS to the device via my phone. You can customise it so you have a map/route display and a computer display and can swipe easily between the two (once you've got rid of the endless techy fitness displays)Annoying things include:1. The climb displays just don't reflect the actual gradients you encounter, so they are pointless.2. The device is too eager to re-route me when I've chosen my route with care and really want to be in control of my journey, not have some stupid American robot make my decisions. You can turn this off but it's easy to forget to do it.3. The interface is a mess, it's a complex device and a lot of the complexity is stuff I don't want, but when there is something I want to change or set up and I have previously seen that setting screen, it's often impossible to find my way back to it. There's a weird kind of context-sensitive thing that means something that might be visible in one situation disappears in another, it just needs a more straightforward menu system.4. It's definitely not a touring device even though it's promoted as such. It would be great to have a tour mode with only those features that you would want when navigating a long tour.5. There's a REALLY weird thing that when you stop the display changes to show a huge 'Pause' symbol obscuring the map display. (Hey Garmin I know that I've stopped, I don't need you shouting at me about it). Then when you start it obscures the display again with a big 'Play' symbol for several seconds. This is just at the moment you may need to see the map and your route ahead very clearly, maybe at a complex road junction.6. Finally it's always extremely unclear whether you are actually 'navigating' the route you have set. I'm never sure and I've often found that the computer is not actually recording the trip data, presumably I've not pressed the right button. Because you don't know what's going on you may actually stop navigation when you mean to start it.

Upgrading from a 520+, there is a massive difference screen resolution is much better and larger.So easy to set up just bluetooth to the phone and all data from your accessories ported straight over, everything worked however it picked up the radar but not the light but was simple to correct.You get the usual low quality Garmin (rubber band) mount, I prefer to buy a third party version. The maps are really impressive with plenty of detail I really liked the warnings for dangerous roads etc whilst riding, battery life is brilliant and I found the accessories connected far quicker than my old 520+.I did have an issue fitting this onto my existing bike mounts as it is quite large and it fowled on stem bolts and lights I had, so I ended up spending more money on mounting options. I did like the idea of a bike alarm built in which is great leaving it out of sight at cafe stops, the only disappointment was only three profiles. Although you can rename them the one that is 'indoor' has limited functionality it will not record any elevation only speed and distance as it's to be used on a trainer, so it only has two!Pro's1. Large display with good resolution2. Easy setup3. Bluetooth connection very quick and solid4. Mapping and guides5. Touchscreen6. Long battery life7. Bike alarm8. Road danger warnings9. USB type 'C'Cons1. Can be difficult to mount due to being large2. Updates from the phone over bluetooth takes ages3. Only two profiles 'road' and 'off road'4. Low quality mounting kit

So, I've owned the Explore ONE since 2019. I used it extensively (4,000 miles per year) since then, but unfortunately it was damaged in a crash. Bike was written off too 😭.Because I loved it, I brought the explore TWO. I was surprised by the increased speed in navigation, a few extra features (like music control and climb pro) and the better responsen to touch.No it will not have the premium data fields the a training cyclist might want and need (I previously own an edge 500 series model). However, if you're not training for races and want a fantastic navigation system that's easy to use and shows the majority of fields. This is it.Speed, grade, elevation, cadence (need sensor), weather, power (if you own a power meter you can definitely afford the more expensive edge), heart rate (need sensor), time elapsed, distance are all shown. There really isn't anything else needed. In my opinion, this unit is better for navigation than the 500 and 800 edge series.For the price, compared to all the other cycling computers out there, this is the best bang for buck for navigation purposes.