Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #12793 in Consumer Electronics
• Brand: Garmin
• Model: 010-00555-01
• Released on: 2008-02-29
• Dimensions: 4.06" h x 2.05" w x .75" l, .24 pounds
• Display size: 2.2

Manufacturer's Description

Add maps and find motivation with Edge 605. This GPS-enabled cycle computer comes loaded with everything you need to make the most out of your ride. Get cycle computer data and mapping detail, all from one compact, easy-to-use device. You can even store, analyze and share your stats for the world to see with Garmin’s online training community. With a color display and ultra-cool training features, Edge 605 has it all.

Navigate Your Ride

Lose yourself in the ride without losing your way. Edge 605 comes with a built-in basemap, plus it has a microSD™ card slot for adding map detail and storing workouts, courses and saved rides. Just plug in optional, detailed MapSource® City Navigator® street maps on a preloaded data card and get turn-by-turn directions on a sunlight-readable, color display as you pedal. Add optional topo mapping for your off-road adventures. Edge snaps easily into the included bike mount to guide you to your destination.

Get the Data You Need

The rugged Edge 605 automatically measures your speed, distance, time, calories burned and altitude. For even more detailed data, get Edge 705, which can track your heart rate, cadence, power (from optional ANT + Sport™-enabled third-party power meters), climb and descent. Both feature a high-sensitivity receiver that holds a signal under trees and near tall buildings and have a click stick for easy screen navigation. Like the rest of the Edge family, Edge 605 comes with lots of cool features to keep you on top of your ride:

Virtual Partner® lets you race a virtual competitor over a specified distance and speed.

Courses let you race against a previously recorded workout, so you can compare your current and past performances over the same ride.

Auto Pause® pauses the timer when you slow down or stop and resumes when you speed up again, so you can focus on your ride.

Auto Lap® automatically starts a new lap each time you pass a specified location or travel a preset distance.

Share, Store and Analyze

You rode hard and now you want to store and analyze your workout. With a simple connection to your computer, you can join a worldwide network of cyclists and outdoor enthusiasts through Garmin Connect™ — our new, one-stop site for data analysis and sharing. Also upload to optional Garmin Training Center® software for further analysis.

Box Contains

• Garmin Edge 605
• Bike mounts
• AC charger
• USB cable
• Owner's manual on disk
• Quick reference guide

Customer Reviews

In the context of cycling, it's pretty good
I love it. Great battery life, good accuracy, easy to use. Good for spontaneous cycles into the unknown with route back and route to 'home' features. The software is completely pants so I wouldn't bother with it aside from the online version - useful to check out your route on google maps and that's about it. I find the waypoint feature really handy, though the only easy way to add new ones to to actually be there. Other negative it that you really need to buy an SD map or you only get the UK A and M roads. Overall I definitely recommend it if you have the spare cash and a annoying habit of getting lost otherwise.

Always buy the maps!
Not quiet the finished article , but when loaded with the appropriate maps,(the base map is worse than useless) its a great navigation tool.

The plus points, as mentioned above are the battery life, the easy of fitting to the bike and the accuracy. You can insert a new waypoint without actually goung there if you have the lat/ long co ordinates as there is the facility to change the details of any waypoint.

Shame you cant plan a route as you can on the Quest, but its the best bike navigator/ speedo/ altimeter etc!

Avoid like the plaque......
Software & driver issues from the start - Memory map and Garmin Training centre software won't recognise the Garmin. Garmin support just don't bother to reply to your emails. Remember all those hours ten years ago you spent trying to get your PC to recognise your digital camera - well this is what you get if you buy one of these. Only buy if you've got too much space in the loft - because thats where it'll end up. I say again - AVOID.