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Garmin are one of the leading manufacturers of GPS computers for sports tracking and cycling. They also manufacture and develop a range of GPS navigation tools for the auto, aviation and marine markets.

Garmin was founded in 1989 by Gary Burrell and Min Kao. Their UK base is in Southampton and they currently have a sponsorship deal running with the local football team Southampton FC. They also sponsor the Cannondale-Garmin pro cycling team that includes riders such as Ryder Hesjedal and Andrew Talansky.

When Garmin bought Dynastream, the company that invented the ANT+ wireless protocol technology it allowed them to use that technology to stream data directly from cycling products such as power meters and cadence monitors directly into their Garmin cycling computers.

Our Garmin news and reviews hub will bring you all the latest information and updates on products like the Garmin Virb Elite camera, as well as their great swathe of cycling specific products including; Vector Power Meter Pedals and the Edge 510, Edge 810 and Edge 1000 cycle computers.

You can find Garmin Edge products at most cycling retaillers like Evans Cycles and Chain Reaction but you can also find some cheap garmin deals on Amazon.

Garmin launches new Edge 850 and 550 bike computers, as well as updated rechargeable power meter pedals starting at £550

Host of upgrades as Garmin updates its mid-range bike computers and adds two new power meter pedal options claiming accuracy "within 1 per cent"

Garmin Forerunner 970

Excellent screen, unrivalled training and health data – with a high price

£629.99

The “world’s smallest bike pump”, Knog’s redesigned Oi bike bell and more portable tech from Garmin, H2O Audio and Nix Biosensors

Here’s a look at some of the latest portable tech in for review, featuring Garmin’s top-tier heart rate monitor and Nix Biosensors’ hydration sensor

Garmin Varia Vue

Very expensive and only captures plates in daylight – but the hardware, battery and Garmin integration are good

£459.99

Could these new Scribe carbon wheels be the best value deep-sections on the market? Plus Garmin’s smartwatch with “unlimited battery life” + cool stuff from Giant, Pirelli and Q36.5

Affordable deep-section carbon wheels, eco-friendly tyres, a premium summer jersey and more on test this week

The best Amazon Prime Day deals for mountain bike and gravel riders: Muc-Off dry lube for just £6.84, 28% off the Garmin fēnix 7 PRO, 25% off Wahoo TICKR HRM + more

From Garmin watches to Park Tool stands, we've trawled through Amazon so you don't have to

Do we really need a mountain bike-specific cycling computer? Garmin’s Edge MTB + more from Sendhit, Renthal, Time and PNW Components

Only the coolest kit to come into the office ahead of testing, plus the best news of the week

Garmin and Tacx release £930 climbing simulator for indoor training

The tech was seen for the first time at Eurobike and uses "dynamic fork mounts" to replicate gradients from 25% to −10%

The Edge MTB is Garmin’s first ever bike computer for mountain bikers, with mtb-specific features including jump distance and air time

The new addition to Garmin's range allows you to track jump distance and air time (plus an intriguing-sounding 'Forksight' mode) while finding new trails in this computer designed to cope with MTB's rough and tumble

Have we reached peak cycling computer? April 2025

Have we reached peak cycling computer? Some of the latest features are failing to catch on, but perhaps there’s still more to come

We take a look at the latest bike computer features available, what our future selves might currently be missing out on and whether we really need all of these features anyway