This product has been discontinued by the manufacturer. It's been replaced by the Garmin Edge 530, you may want to check out that review instead.
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Another fun toy!
Tasty toy!
Count me in!
Want it
More toys for the bike!
Always edged out?
Thanks Ray
Fingers crossed!
Yes, Please !!
Yes please!!
This would be a gorgeous upgrade.
Would be a nice touch to my new build road bike!
Yes!
Yes please!
Gimmie some !
pick me! pick me!
I don’t have a bike computer and could REALLY use one :-)
Comment. ???
Would love to win this!
count me in!
Nice piece of hw :-)
ready to adopt this to a loving stem
Boyfriend would love this.
More lovely Garmin goodies. Yes !!!
Wow! Every giveaway is better than the previous…
Living on the edge!
Yes, please:)
fingers crossed…
Make my day ;)
Great prize! Would love to win
Love this! ??
woot to the woot!
I like big butts
Nice
I can always use a new Garmin!!!
This will be a nice replacement for my Garmin 800.
Nice!!
I was hoping this one would come up. My current head unit’s USB died and I’m using a borrowed 500.
I will give this one to my girlfriend :)
Yes please!
Yes please.
Do want.
Nice! Would go well w/ my Fenix 3.
Would love to see my stats while riding.
nice
ME pretty please!
King of the comments! Maybe.
I want garmin:)
Yes please.
Raise my hand
Yes pleeeeaaaasssseeeeee!
Yes please!
would love to upgrade to one of these
I finally managed to destroy my FR305 by having 20 people run it over in a paceline. This would be great.
Time to change my 710
yes!
Good one.
Please!
This I need!
want it
Would this give me the edge I wonder?
Let’s try..
Nice one :)
I’d really like this one!
It’s mine! It has to be!
Great
On my wish list!
I would love this!
love this one
Would be a great first power meter!
thank youy
Of course…. The deals just keep on coming.
I DEFINITELY need one of these!
a comment
Pick me!!
My 500 is getting on in it’s life….takes about 15 tries for it to connect to my pc.
This time lucky!!
Another toy for me ! :)
Pick me!
want!
Please
yes i so could use this:)
Would like to track bike rides!!!
This would be a nice upgrade
excellent! crossing my fingers for this one
Bello
give me garmin :-)
Good luck with spam filtering!
Would love to see this on my bike!
yes please
Yes please. Would like to have one.
And just when you think it can’t get any better…
sweet
Still hangin’ in!
pick me!
Oh, how I would love to have one of those Garmin 520s!
Yes!!
I want it for my love :-)
Awesome
A nice compliment to a tri-watch
Hi