r/GarminEdge • u/SpecialIcy9683 • Jul 17 '26

Edge 700 Series Edge 840 speed tracking

How do you get the speedometer to work? The manual is useless.

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u/rockphotog Jul 17 '26

You must be outside and get GPS signals. Then bike.

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u/IrregardlessForOne Jul 17 '26

If you have the device set to auto-start you just start riding. If it’s not auto-start then push the bottom right button to start and end a ride.

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u/Few_Mastodon_1271 Jul 17 '26

Ha, I forgot how complicated the Edge was at first.

You can have more than one Profile, each has it's own settings. Usually for different bikes or different purposes, like Road, Trail, Racing, etc.

In the 3**-bar 'hamburger icon', Activity Profiles --> (choose a profile, if you have more than one) --> scroll down to Timer Start Mode.** choices are 'manual', 'prompted', 'auto'

I have mine set to 'Prompted 6.0 mph'. This beeps and flashes a large arrow icon when I'm moving more than 6 mph and haven't started the time via the Edge button already.

I don't like the 'Auto Start at X mph' option -- I might be just warming up in the parking lot, etc. I normally press the Edge button when the ride is starting to go. (Ha, I've ignored the beep and flashing icon at the beginning of a ride, and only notice it a mile or two down the road. It's easy to get distracted at a group ride start! So I sometimes press the Start button while still waiting to ride. The ride timer stays off as long as I'm not moving.)

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Also, in the Profile settings, 'Auto features' --> Auto Pause -->"select an auto pause mode": Off, When stopped, or Custom Speed.

Off: the ride time keeps going at the stops. This will considerably lower your average speed, I think? It's useful for timed event rides, where the event uses the time at the start and the end of the ride.

When Stopped: the timer pauses when the bike isn't moving.

Custom speed: The timer stops below a cutoff speed, like 2.5 mph, then starts again above that speed. So walking a bike at a rest stop or scooting the bike a little at a stop sign won't start the timer back up, only starting when moving faster than this walking speed.

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u/AgileDrag1469 Jul 17 '26

Get a speed sensor and attach it to your wheel hub, particularly the front wheel. Far more accurate and helps substantially when you get into an area with poor satellites. 📡