2026 Garmin Edge® 1040 Solar

Powered by the Sun

Never stop cycling with the ultimate solar powered GPS bike computer you can depend on when you need it most. Edge 1040 Solar is ready for any ride, from remote gravel trails to epic climbs.

In the Box

• Edge 1040 Solar
• Black silicone case
• Mounts (MTB, standard and out-front)
• USB-C cable
• Tether
• Documentation

Features

Keep on pushing. Power Glass ^™ solar charging ¹ extends battery life up to 42 minutes per hour in battery saver mode.

Ride farther, charge less. with solar charging, get up to 45 hours of battery life in demanding use cases and up to 100 hours in battery saver mode ¹ .

Go deep. Dense tree cover and the urban canyon are no match for its spot-on accuracy with multi-band GNSS.

Your cycling ability ² and the course demands help you understand your strengths and weaknesses.

Ride like a local with ride type-specific maps and navigation.

Know how much is left in your tank with stamina ² insights.

Technical Features

SOLAR CHARGING

The Power Glass solar charging lens extends battery life, giving you up to 100 hours in battery saver mode or up to 45 hours in demanding use cases. During daytime rides, it adds up to 42 minutes per hour in battery saver mode and up to 20 minutes per hour in demanding use cases ¹.

STAMINA INSIGHTS

While you ride, get stamina ²insights so you can keep an eye on how much you have left in the tank.

CYCLING ABILITIES AND COURSE DEMANDS

Classify your strengths as a cyclist ², focus on improvement, and prepare for the demands of a specific course.

POWER GUIDE

Recommended power targets ²help you manage your efforts throughout a course.

DYNAMIC PERFORMANCE MONITORING

Get more insight about how your body is responding to training. Track VO2 max , recovery time , training load , training load focus and more ².

TRAINING STATUS

Using new indicators such as HRV status, your recent exercise history and performance, get insight into your overall effort ²- and whether you're training productively, peaking or strained ⁴.

GARMIN COACH

Train for an event, achieve a milestone, or improve your fitness with Garmin Coach training plans for cyclists. Just set it up in the Garmin Connect™ app, then let Garmin Coach create personalized daily workouts to help you reach your goals. This includes Garmin Cycling Coach, which creates training plans that adapt based on your performance, recovery and more.

INTENSITY MINUTES

How hard did you ride? Your Edge device will tell you when you earned your intensity minutes with each activity ².

DAILY SUGGESTED WORKOUTS

For training guidance that takes you and your fitness level into account, get daily ride suggestions based on your current training load and VO2 max ².

SYNC TRAINING PLANS

Get your indoor and outdoor training plans from the Garmin Connect ^™ smartphone app , or sync seamlessly to your Edge device from other apps, including the TrainingPeaks ^®app. Plus, get prompts to complete a missed workout.

HEAT AND ALTITUDE ACCLIMATION

Prepare yourself for any environment. See how your body is holding up in different environments with heat and altitude acclimation ².

CLIMBPRO FEATURE

Automatically see the remaining ascent and grade when you're climbing while following a route or course. This helps you gauge your effort and see how much you have left to suffer. You can even save your climbs for postride review on your device or in the Garmin Connect app.

NUTRITION AND HYDRATION ALERTS

Get the insight you need to stay fueled, mile after mile. Edge 1040 will notify you when it's time to hydrate or eat.

CYCLING DYNAMICS

Take advantage of advanced cycling metrics ²designed to give insight into how your performance changes based on variable conditions such as position, bike setup, ride duration and more.

MTB DYNAMICS

Track the epic details of every ride with mountain biking metrics such as jump count, jump distance and hang time.

GRIT ^™ AND FLOW ^™ METRICS

Grit rates the difficulty of a ride using GPS, elevation and other data. Flow measures how smoothly you descend a trail, so you have a score to beat next time.

ROAD HAZARD ALERTS

Get alerts for road hazards reported by fellow cyclists, and contribute your own edit ³.

ROAD SURFACE TYPE

See road surface type, including unpaved roads, on the map for more awareness while planning and riding.

MULTI-BAND GNSS

Get better positional accuracy and coverage - even in the most challenging environments - with multi-system, multi-band GNSS technology.

RIDE TYPE-SPECIFIC MAPS

Ride like a local, whatever your bike type, with improved maps that highlight popular roads and trails plus searchable points of interest (POIs).

TRAILFORKS APP

With routable worldwide MTB trail data and POIs from Trailforks, easily search for trails directly on your Edge. Or download the Trailforks app to transfer your planned routes from the Trailforks website.

FORKSIGHT MODE

This mode automatically displays upcoming forks in the trail and gives you context by showing where you are within a trail network.

TURN-BY-TURN DIRECTIONS

Never get lost with turn-by-turn directions and alerts that notify you of upcoming turns.

OFF-COURSE RECALCULATION

Feel free to pause route guidance and off-course notifications while you go off-course to explore. When you're ready to get back on track, Edge 1040 Solar will show you the way.

INREACH ^® DEVICE COMPATIBILITY

Stay in touch wherever you ride by pairing Edge with a compatible inReach device . View and reply to messages, share trip data, and trigger interactive SOS alerts ⁵.

VARIA ^™ COMPATIBILITY

Pair the Edge 1040 bike computer with your Varia rearview radar and lights so you can easily see and be seen.

INCIDENT DETECTION

This Edge automatically sends a message with your location to preloaded emergency contacts if it detects an incident ⁶.

BIKE ALARM

The PIN-protected bike alarm will notify you on your compatible smartphone if your bike is moved while you're inside getting water or making a pit stop.

GROUP MESSAGING

Stay in touch ⁶with your riding crew when you get separated from the pack.

GROUPTRACK FEATURE

Keep an eye on your riding companions, even when they fall out of sight - and let them keep an eye on you ⁶. GroupTrack can keep tabs on up to 50 of your friends at once. Just look at your screen to see updates.

GROUPRIDE

Stay connected on group rides ³with in-ride messaging, live locations and incident detection alerts ⁶; see in-ride leaderboards for climbs and real-time data compared to other riders.

GARMIN SHARE

Easily follow the same course or workout with your friends. Share saved locations, courses and workouts with other nearby Garmin Share compatible devices.

MUSIC CONTROLS

Control music on the trail or the trainer. When paired to your smartphone, you can control your music - right on your Edge.

ENHANCE YOUR eBIKE RIDE

Easily connect your compatible ⁷eBike - via ANT® or ANT+® technology - to view custom eBike data, adjust assistance levels and even see remaining range based on your planned course.

SMART NOTIFICATIONS

Receive texts and alerts right on your Edge device when paired with your compatible smartphone .

SYNC WITH GARMIN CONNECT

The Garmin Connect app is home to a thriving online community where people on the go can connect and compete - and even share their triumphs via social media.

LIVE EVENT SHARING

When paired to your smartphone, automatically send ride updates to family and friends - without lifting a finger. So while you're powering through, they can stay up to date with your speed, miles completed and more.

SPECTATOR MESSAGING

Enjoy your ride, and stay motivated with text messages from your family and friends.

CONNECT IQ ^™ STORE

Download custom data fields, and get apps and widgets from our Connect IQ Store app downloaded to your compatible smartphone.

SMART TRAINER COMPATIBILITY

Pair Edge 1040 with your Tacx ^® indoor trainer so you can ride when you want and where you want.

Click for Important Safety and Product Information

¹Assumes continuous 75,000 lux conditions during daytime rides

²When paired with your compatible sensors (sold separately)

³When used with your compatible smartphone and the Garmin Connect™ app

⁴Activity tracking accuracy

⁵Active satellite subscription required. Some jurisdictions regulate or prohibit the use of satellite communications devices. It is the responsibility of the user to know and follow all applicable laws in the jurisdictions where the device is intended to be used.

⁶When paired with your compatible smartphone. For safety and tracking feature requirements and limitations, see Garmin.com/safety.

⁷Screenshot shown is for ANT+ LEV compatible eBike

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Engineering enhancements are ongoing and may not be reflected in the pictures, videos and specifications.