Garmin announces Edge 1040 with solar charging

[News bot]

Garmin today announced the Edge 1040 Solar, the ultimate GPS bike computer featuring solar charging and multi-band GNSS technology. Harnessing the power of the sun, the Edge 1040 Solar features a Power Glass™ solar charging lens, giving cyclists even more ride time between charges – up to 100 hours in battery saver mode – while […]

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[MongooseMan]

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[Pieterlab1]

I seriously NEED one!

But I think it will be close to R20k, unfortunately.

[DieselnDust]

4 minutes ago, Pieterlab1 said:

I seriously NEED one!

But I think it will be close to R20k, unfortunately.

"South African pricing on the Garmin website is R 14,999.00."

[Pieterlab1]

8 minutes ago, DieselnDust said:

"South African pricing on the Garmin website is R 14,999.00."

That's not too bad?

[DieselnDust]

8 minutes ago, Pieterlab1 said:

That's not too bad?

it doesn't do Excel or powerpoint so there's that

[throttles]

🙋🏻‍♂️
 

Does it come with that Mustache?

would the Mustache not cast shade on the solar panel? Or did they include the mustache to show its does not affect solar performance? 🤷🏻‍♂️
 

so many questions.. 😰

[Pieterlab1]

24 minutes ago, throttles said:

🙋🏻‍♂️
 

Does it come with that Mustache?

would the Mustache not cast shade on the solar panel? Or did they include the mustache to show its does not affect solar performance? 🤷🏻‍♂️
 

so many questions.. 😰

I mustache you a question 👨🏿‍🦳

[EasyBike]

19 hours ago, Pieterlab1 said:

I seriously NEED one!

But I think it will be close to R20k, unfortunately.

Good Morning.

We have received our stock if anyone is looking for Competitive Pricing and Options.

Drop us a mail. sales@easybike.co.za

Regards

easyBike

[madmarc]

1 hour ago, EasyBike said:

Good Morning.

We have received our stock if anyone is looking for Competitive Pricing and Options.

Drop us a mail. sales@easybike.co.za

Regards

easyBike

R 12 750 online in Germany incl 19% VAT @ ROE 17:1 - Can you compare ?

Edited June 9, 2022 by madmarc

[BigDL]

7 minutes ago, madmarc said:

R 12 750 online in Germany incl 19% VAT @ ROE 17:1 - Can you compare ?

Is that landed in SA, VAT and duties paid?

[madmarc]

43 minutes ago, BigDL said:

Is that landed in SA, VAT and duties paid?

No - But i'm comparing what i would pay in Germany as to here in SA out of interest

German VAT is included @ 19% so in ZA this would be 4% cheaper

I stand to be corrected but GPS devices fall under 8517.62 tariff heading which is 0%

My ROE is a bit heavy as i could today buy Euro for 16.41 making it even a bit cheaper.

[Mike Mac]

I have been waiting for the release of this, but I am not sure if it offers much more usable features over the current 1030plus. 
 

I was hoping for a serious upgrade of the screen resolution over the 1030p, as I find that is the biggest shortcoming in the current model. 
 

At a glance, I don’t see anything that justifies the expense of an upgrade. What am I missing? 

Edited June 9, 2022 by Mike Mac

[Dup08]

Would love to know if the Edge 540/840 is also on the horizon.

[EasyBike]

1 hour ago, madmarc said:

R 12 750 online in Germany incl 19% VAT @ ROE 17:1 - Can you compare ?

Hi Madmarc

You also have to remember that once the item arrives in South Africa you will pay 15% Vat on top of the R12750. This will work out at R14662.5.

If you are interested in the unit drop us an email and we can discuss this further. 

sales@easybike.co.za

Regards
easyBike

[lechatnoir]

51 minutes ago, Mike Mac said:

I have been waiting for the release of this, but I am not sure if it offers much more usable features over the current 1030plus. 
 

I was hoping for a serious upgrade of the screen resolution over the 1030p, as I find that is the biggest shortcoming in the current model. 
 

At a glance, I don’t see anything that justifies the expense of an upgrade. What am I missing? 

Compelling for me would be the UI and Solar. The neat metric that shows me how soon i'm going to pop may be helpful for someone that's either noodling or foot-flat-out...

seems an awful lot to pay...