Garmin Edge® 550 GPS Bike Computer

More power, more functions, more potential: With the Edge® 550, GARMIN is introducing the latest addition to its popular 500 model series – enriching the modern concept of a full-featured training computer with a compact design as well as intuitive button operation that allows you to operate it optimally even under difficult conditions.

With sophisticated training and navigation functions as well as pre-installed bike maps, the Edge® 550 is your personal trainer and bike guide in one and will motivate you to new peak performances day after day. With the Edge® 550, GARMIN has consistently further developed the successful predecessor. It impresses, among other things, with a brilliant 2.7-inch LCD display and extensive MTB functions including 5 Hz GPS recording. The Edge 550® gives you up to 12 hours of battery life during intensive use with active navigation, paired sensors and much more. In energy-saving mode, even up to 36 hours of operating time per battery charge are possible.

Discover new routes with the pre-installed, routable GARMIN bike map and map overlays for popular routes. A Trailforks MTB map with the best trails in your region is also pre-installed. Rely on your GPS signal even in difficult conditions thanks to multi-band GNSS and get details of upcoming climbs even without a loaded track with the ClimbPro™ feature.

Settings cannot only be made on the device itself, but also with the paired smartphone and synchronised in real time. In conjunction with external sensors, you can also look forward to advanced training tools such as Stamina or PowerGuide, with which you can optimally manage your distance and energy reserves. Daily training suggestions or reminders are also integrated into the Edge® 550. Additional added value is provided by smart functions such as smartphone music control or automatic accident detection, which also works off-road.

If you are looking for a modern bike computer with touch and button controls and value performance and slim dimensions, then the GARMIN Edge® 550 is an almost ideal training partner. Whether you’re a road racer, mountain biker, hobby cyclist, competitive athlete – or anything in between.


Highlights:
• MODERN DESIGN: The Edge 550 takes up the modern design of its big brother, the Edge 1050, and for the first time offers the brilliant and high-resolution 2.7 inch (68.6 mm) LCD display in a smaller form factor. In addition, the touch and button operation leaves nothing to be desired.
• BATTERY LIFE****: Despite its high-resolution LCD display, the 550 offers a battery life of up to 12 hours of intensive use with active navigation, paired sensors and a lot more. For longer adventures, the energy-saving mode offers a battery life of up to 36 hours.
• REAL-TIME WEATHER INFORMATION*: Monitor the weather and make informed decisions during the ride, based on weather radar and wind direction data from weather stations when your smartphone is connected. 
• SMART NUTRITION & FLUID INTAKE: Receive alerts on the amount of carbohydrates or fluids you should consume during your activity. The smart data takes into account your current fitness level, the demands of the route as well as the temperature and humidity.
• ANALYSIS OF THE GEAR RATIO*: After the activity and with a paired electronic shifting system, you receive detailed analyses of the time you spent in the respective gear ratio.
• GROUPRIDE**: GroupRide makes it easy to organise group rides. Share the route and stay in contact with all participants during the ride, receive accident notifications, compare yourself in leaderboards and win awards. You can now also view data such as the heart rate, power or cadence of other participants.


Preparation:
• Training condition: Analyse your performance indicators to see whether your training is helping you to build up your form.
• HEAT AND ALTITUDE ACCLIMATISATION: Find out how your body adapts to different conditions with the heat and altitude acclimatisation.
• CYCLING ABILITY AND ROUTE REQUIREMENTS*: Compare your cycling ability with 
the requirements of a particular route and concentrate on the right areas during training.
• DAILY TRAINING RECOMMENDATIONS: Receive daily training recommendations based on fitness level, current training load and VO2max.
• TOURING-SPECIFIC MAPS: Use route guidance that suits your activity and view favourite routes of other Garmin cyclists.
• BIKE MAPS: Use the pre-installed maps on your tours – including worldwide MTB trail data from Trailforks.
• CLEAR DISPLAY OF TRAILS: Take a look at the names of upcoming trails, their distance, altitude and much more.
• MAP MANAGER: Don't want to update the map via Garmin Express on your PC? No problem –with the map manager, maps can be easily updated and synchronised via WLAN.


Training and performance:
• STAMINA DATA IN REAL TIME: Stamina tracks your performance during cycling and shows you the available energy you have during physical activities. This way you can avoid premature exhaustion.
• POWER GUIDE: To help you organise your strength, you are given performance targets that are recommended to you based on stamina and wind data*.
• GARMIN COACH TRAINING PLANS: Train for an event, reach a milestone or improve your fitness with personalised Garmin Coach training plans; Garmin Coach plans for cycling even adapt to training, recovery and distance requirements.
• CLIMBPRO FUNCTION: Receive information about upcoming climbs with details of the gradient, remaining distance and altitude metres of the climb. This allows you to manage your energy perfectly.
• CYCLING DYNAMICS: Extended cycling data provide insight into performance taking different conditions into account.
• ENDURO AND DOWNHILL MTB PROFILES: The enduro profile records the entire ascent and descent of each run and the entire tour. The downhill profile saves every completed descent.
• 5 HZ GPS RECORDING: The 5 Hz GPS recording captures your track in the enduro and downhill profile at 5 data points per second. This gives you an even more precise track recording and split times can be measured even more accurately.
• SPLIT TIMES: Set start and time measuring points along a trail and compare your performance based on the split times between the measuring points.
• MTB DYNAMICS: The MTB dynamics with grit, flow & jump analyses provide all the data you need to analyse your run even more precisely.
• GRIT® AND FLOW™ METRICS: The grit value indicates the difficulty of a trail. The flow gives information about how fluid your riding style is. Based on these values, you can analyse your performance and work on it.
• TURN-BY-TURN DIRECTIONS: Stay on the right track with turn-by-turn directions and alerts, and arrive reliably at your destination even on unfamiliar routes.
• BACK TO THE START: Get lost or want to start your way back early? With the Tracback® function you can easily find your way back to the starting point.
• NUTRITION AND HYDRATION ALERTS: So that you don't run out of energy on tours, notifications remind you to drink or eat something.
• ANALYSIS OF THE GEAR RATIO: After the activity and with a paired electronic shifting system, you receive detailed analyses of the time you spent in the respective gear ratio.


Cycling safety and assistance:
• VARIA™ COMPATIBILITY: Pair your Edge with the Varia radar and smart bike lights to recognise approaching vehicles early and be seen.
• ACCIDENT NOTIFICATION: If an accident is detected, a message with your position** is sent to previously defined emergency contacts.
• SHARE VIA LIVETRACK™: Friends and family can follow your position in real time and view data such as speed and planned routes.
• BIKE ALARM: The Edge emits a loud, PIN-protected alarm if your bike is moved. If your Edge is paired with your smartphone and is within Bluetooth® range, you can receive notifications on your smartphone as soon as your bike is in motion.
• INREACH® COMPATIBLE: If you always want to stay connected on all tours, pair the device with a compatible inReach satellite communication device***.

Note:
* When used with a compatible smartphone and the Garmin Connect app.
** Requirements and restrictions for safety and tracking features: Garmin.com/safety.
*** Satellite subscription required. Some jurisdictions regulate or prohibit the use of satellite communication devices. It is your responsibility to know and follow all applicable laws in the jurisdictions where the device is intended to be used.
****The battery life depends on the usage and the settings selected.


Sensors:
• GPS
• GLONASS
• Galileo
• Barometric altimeter
• Gyroscope
• Accelerometer
• Ambient light sensor
• GPS recording with 5 Hz
• Multiband GNSS
• Magnetometer

Daily smart functions (partially requires smartphone connection):
• Connect IQ™ (downloadable display designs, data fields and apps)
• CONNECT IQ™-STORE on the device
• Receive smart notifications
• Text response/reject phone call with text (Android™ only)
• Weather
• Real-time weather information
• Real-time setting synchronisation with Garmin Connect™ Mobile
• Music features
• VIRB® remote control
• Smart trainer operation
• Smartphone compatibility (iPhone®, Android™)
• Garmin Share

Safety and tracking features (requires connection with smartphone):
• Emergency assistance
• Livetrack
• Grouptrack
• GroupRide (Cycling)
• GroupRide competitions and awards
• Rider-to-rider messaging
• Accident detection (including off-road)
• Comparisons of GroupRide data
• GroupRide accident alert
• Community danger points
• Find my Edge
• Bike alarm
• Weather alerts
• INREACH® compatible

Activity tracking features:
• Calories burned
• Intensity minutes

Training, planning and analysis features:
• Customisable screens
• Downloadable training plans
• Daily training suggestions Yes (event-specific)
• Primary and secondary training goals
• Auto Pause®
• Interval training
• Advanced workouts
• Auto Lap®
• VO2 Max
• Training condition (cycling)
• Training load (cycling)
• Training load focus (cycling)
• Stamina data in real time
• Cycling ability analysis
• Route requirement analysis
• Training effect
• Recovery advisor
• Virtual Partner
• Virtual Racer™
• Segments
• Auto Scroll
• Physio TrueUp
• Uniform training condition
• Intelligent catering alarms

Outdoor recreation features:
• ClimbPro™ ascent planner (cycling)
• ClimbPro™ with planned routes
• ClimbPro™ without planned routes

Cycling features:
• Routes: race against previous activities
• Time or distance alerts (when you reach a value you set, you get an alert)
• Functional threshold power (FTP) (with compatible accessories)
• MTB Dynamics
• Gravity MTB Profile Support (Downhill, Enduro, E-Enduro)
• Timing points
• Compatible with Varia™ radar (rear-facing radar)
• Compatible with Varia™ bike lights
• Compatible with Varia front light incl. integrated camera
• Compatible with power meters (display of power data from compatible third-party ANT™ + power meters)
• On-device location search 
• Power Guide
• TopoActive maps - Cycling
• Trendline Popularity Routing
• Heatmap for popularity
• Bicycle dynamics compatible
• E-Bike routing

Connectivity:
• Edge® remote control
• Varia™ remote control
• Electronic shifting system (ANT+)*
• SHIMANO Di2 Synchro Shift integration
• SRAM AXS™ Integration
• Analysis of the gear ratio
• External display (GARMIN watches can share data pages with the Edge®)

Note:
For SHIMANO Di2, you may need an additional SHIMANO ANT+ sensor SM-EW-WU111 for integration into the E-Tube system (Prod. code 2238564)

GARMIN Connect™ features:
• Synchronisation (transmission of training sessions) via Bluetooth Smart via smartphone or via cable with your PC/Mac
• Save, analyse, plan and share activities in social networks
• Live Tracking feature: show your friends or family your position in real time
• Grouptrack: track current position of your group members during your activity
• Upload training data
• Training plans:
• Map view
• Daily overview
• Diagram overviews
• Online challenges
• Comment the activities of other users

Note:
Smartphone compatibility of the GARMIN Connect™ app (system requirements): http://www.garmin.com/en-GB/ble

GARMIN Connect IQ™ features:
• Create individual display designs, integration of smartphone photos as display background
• Download apps and widgets for additional features
• Connect IQ™ Shop on the device
• Customise data fields


Technical details:
• Display: LCD
• Display size: 2.7" (approx. 68.6 mm)
• Display resolution: 420 × 600 pixels
• Battery: integrated lithium-ion battery
• Compatible with GARMIN Charge Power Pack (prod. code: 2265666)
• Control: touchscreen + key operation 
• Compatible with ANT+ and Bluetooth Smart (BLE) sensors
• Interfaces: Bluetooth®, ANT+®, WLAN
• Protection category: IPX7 (protection against temporary submersion)
• Dimensions: approx. 54.6 x 92.2 x 16.8 mm
• Weight: approx. 110 g (only device)

Maps and memory:
• Option to add maps: yes
• WLAN map manager
• Base map: pre-installed bicycle map
• Integrated TrailForks trail data
• Internal memory: 32 GB
• Waypoints: 200
• Routes 100 routes
• Activity memory: up to 200 hours

Battery life:
• GPS mode: up to 12 hours
• Energy-saving mode: up to 36 hours
(The battery life depends on the usage and the settings selected)


In the box:
• 1 GARMIN Edge® 550 GPS bike computer
• 1 GARMIN standard mount
• 1 GARMIN Aero-combination handlebar mount
• 1 power supply/charger (USB power adapter NOT included)
• 1 mounting strap
• 1 quick start manual/documentation

Fabricant: GARMIN International, 1200 E 151st Street Olathe, KS 66 062 , USA , www.garmin.com
Responsable: Garmin Würzburg GmbH, Leightonstraße 7, 97074 Würzburg, Germany, www.garmin.com/compliance