Garmin

Edge Explore 1000 Cycling Computer

By combining the best of the user-friendly Edge 1000 and touring-focused Edge Touring computers, Garmin’s new Edge Explore 1000 Cycling Computer delivers safe and easy-to-use navigational capabilities alongside high-level performance data tracking, with a few new innovations thrown in just for fun.

Having trouble deciding where to go? The Edge Explore can actually pick a ride for you. Just let it know how far you want to go and the computer will spit out three options, complete with elevation profiles, so you’re not stuck riding the same old loop again and again. The Edge Explore can toggle between landscape and portrait modes, sync with your phone to send notifications, and interface with all sorts of sensors and trackers. It even identifies points of interest via the preloaded Garmin Cycle Map, so you don’t miss anything worth seeing.

Wonder if you’re riding into a storm? You won’t when you have the Edge Explore’s temperature tracker and weather forecast functionality. Even more importantly, its Incident Detection feature uses a built-in accelerometer to detect crashes, and then the Edge Explore sends notifications to a set list of emergency contacts. You can also send manual notifications or cancel them if you don’t need help. The Edge Explore is also compatible with Garmin’s automatic Varia Smart Bike Lights, so you hopefully never have to put Incident Detection to the test.