Sharpen your cycling performance with the Garmin Edge 500 GPS; a lightweight GPS-based cycling computer for performance-driven cyclists. Loaded with data, Edge 500 tracks your distance, speed, location and elevation with high sensitivity GPS. Add an ANT+ compatible heart rate monitor, speed/cadence sensor or compatible power meter for a finely-tuned analysis of your ride.
Heart rate monitor: Optional
Bike speed/cadence sensor: Optional
Garmin Connect compatible (online community where you analyze, categorize and share data): yes
Garmin Training Center software compatible
Virtual Partner (train against a digital person)
Courses (compete against previous activities)
Auto Pause (pauses and resumes timer based on speed)
Auto Lap® (automatically starts a new lap)
Auto Scroll (cycles through data pages during workout)
Time/distance alert (triggers alarm when you reach goal)
Heart rate-based calorie computation: yes Customizable screen(s)
Barometric altimeter
Power meter compatible (displays power data from compatible 3rd party ANT+-enabled power meters) records data approx. 1 per second