Garmin Edge® 550

Edge 550 is the compact GPS cycling computer featuring a vivid colour display with buttons to give you the right insights, guidance and fueling advice to perform better than ever. Some training and performance features require a compatible heart rate monitor, power meter or both.

VIVID COLOUR DISPLAY SHOWS MAPS AND STATS IN STUNNING DETAIL

UP TO 12 HOURS OF BATTERY LIFE IN DEMANDING USE CASES AND UP TO 36 HOURS IN BATTERY SAVER MODE

GET ROAD HAZARD ALERTS REPORTED BY FELLOW CYCLISTS¹

ADVANCED TRAINING AND PERFORMANCE INSIGHTS

STAY CONNECTED AND COMPETITIVE WITH THE GROUPRIDE FEATURE

RIDE LIKE A LOCAL WITH PRELOADED TOPOACTIVE MAPS AND TRAILFORKS DATA

WHAT YOU'LL LOVE

SMART FUELLING ALERTS

When using power guide or following a workout, get guidance on how many grams of carbs and millilitres of water you should be taking on throughout your ride with alerts based on your current fitness⁴, course demands, heat and humidity⁵.

GARMIN COACH TRAINING PLANS

Train for an event, achieve a milestone, or improve your fitness with personalised Garmin Coach training plans; Garmin Cycling Coach plans even adapt to your training, recovery and demands of the course.

ADVANCED TRAINING FEATURES

See insights backed by sports scientists with power guide, real-time stamina, cycling ability and more.

REAL-TIME WEATHER UPDATES

Monitor the weather, and make more informed decisions in-ride with radar and wind direction overlays when used with your smartphone and the Garmin Connect™ app.

GROUPRIDE

Stay connected on group rides¹ with in-ride messaging, live locations and incident detection alerts²; see in-ride leaderboards for climbs and real-time data compared to other riders.

ROAD HAZARD ALERTS

Get alerts for road hazards reported by fellow cyclists, and contribute your own edits¹.

PREPARE

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Training status

Evaluate your performance indicators to see if you’re training productively.

HEAT AND ALTITUDE ACCLIMATION

See how your body is holding up with heat and altitude acclimation.

CYCLING ABILITY AND COURSE DEMANDS

Compare your cycling ability to the demands of a course to focus your training.

DAILY SUGGESTED WORKOUTS

Get daily ride suggestions based on your fitness level, current training load and VO2 max.

RIDE-SPECIFIC ROUTING

Get routing suited to your ride, and see favorite routes from other Garmin cyclists.

BIKE-SPECIFIC MAPPING

Ride with preloaded maps that include worldwide MTB trail data from Trailforks.

FORKSIGHT MODE

See the names of trails up ahead, their distance, elevation and more.

MAP MANAGER WITH WI-FI^® CONNECTIVITY

Add, swap or update maps for free via Wi-Fi on your device.

TRAIN AND PERFORM

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REAL-TIME STAMINA INSIGHTS

Stamina insights show how much energy you have left at your current effort.

POWER GUIDE

Manage efforts with recommended power targets based on real-time stamina and wind¹.

ClimbPro ascent planner

See remaining ascent and grade when climbing to gauge your effort and view nearby climbs on the map.

CYCLING DYNAMICS

Advanced cycling metrics give insight on performance from variable conditions.

ENDURO AND DOWNHILL RIDE PROFILES

The enduro ride profile tracks total ascent and descent from each run and for the ride overall. The downhill profile laps each time you finish a descent.

5 HZ GPS RECORDING

See greater detail about the lines you take down the trail with multi-band GPS with 5 Hz GPS recording while using the enduro or downhill ride profiles.

SET TIMING GATES

Set timing gates throughout a course to track split times and better understand your performance in real time.

MTB DYNAMICS

Track mountain biking metrics such as jump count, jump distance and hang time.

GRIT^® AND FLOW™ METRICS

Grit rates the difficulty of a trail. Flow measures how smoothly you ride it.

TURN-BY-TURN DIRECTIONS

Stay on track with turn-by-turn directions and alerts.

BACK TO START

Get back on track — or back to start — if you’re lost or want to go home early.

NUTRITION AND HYDRATION ALERTS

Stay fueled on a ride with notifications when it’s time to hydrate or eat.

GEAR RATIO ANALYSIS

After the ride, see time spent in each gear ratio when paired with your electronic shifting.

CYCLING SAFETY AND AWARENESS

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COMPATIBILITY WITH VARIA™ DEVICES

Pair your Edge device with your Varia rearview radar and smart lights to see and be seen.

INCIDENT DETECTION

This feature sends a message with your location² to emergency contacts after an on- or off-road incident.

LIVETRACK™ SHARING

Loved ones can follow your location in real time and see data such as speed and course plans¹.

BIKE ALARM

A PIN-protected alarm loudly sounds from your Edge device if your bike is moved. You can also receive a notification on your compatible smartphone that your bike has been moved when your Edge device is paired and within range of Bluetooth^® connectivity on your smartphone.

INREACH^® DEVICE COMPATIBILITY

Stay in touch wherever you ride by pairing with a compatible inReach device³.

CONNECTIVITY

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SMART NOTIFICATIONS

Receive texts and alerts on your Edge cycling computer, when paired with your smartphone.

SMART TRAINER COMPATIBILITY

This Edge can pair with your indoor trainer to track your home rides.

EBIKE COMPATIBILITY

Connect to your eBike that’s compatible with ANT+^® technology.

CONNECT IQ™ STORE

Download custom data fields, and get apps and widgets from our Connect IQ Store smartphone app.

ELECTRONIC SHIFTING CONNECTIVITY

Configure select shifting systems to control your Edge device and view battery life, swipe through data pages and more.

 

Specifications

General
Dimension	54.6 x 92.2 x 16.8 mm
Weight	110 g
Water rating	IPX7
Display Type	Liquid crystal
Display Size	2.7″ diagonal
Display Resolution	420 x 600 pixels
Colour display	Yes
Battery type	Rechargeable lithium-ion
Battery life	Up to 12 hours (demanding use) Up to 36 hours battery saver mode
Battery save mode	Yes
In-ride power compatible (Power Mount and Garmin Charge battery pack)	Yes

Maps & Memory
Ability to add maps	Yes
Wi-Fi® map manager	Yes
Basemap	Yes
Integrated TrailForks trail data	Yes
External memory storage	32 GB (internal memory only)
Waypoints/favorites/locations	200
Navigation Routes	100 Courses
History	Up to 200 hours

Sensors
GPS	Yes
GLONASS	Yes
Galileo	Yes
Barometric altimeter	Yes
Gyroscope	Yes
Accelerometer	Yes
Ambient light sensor	Yes
5 Hz GPS	Yes
Multi-band GNSS	Yes
Magnetometer	Yes

Daily Smart Features
Connectivity	Bluetooth®, ANT+®, Wi-Fi®
Connect IQ™ (downloadable watch faces, data fields and apps)	Yes
On-device Connect IQ™ Store	Yes
Smart Notifications	Yes
Text response/reject phone call with text (Android™ only)	Yes
Weather forecasts	Yes
Real-time weather map display	Yes
Realtime settings sync with Garmin Connect™ mobile	Yes
Controls smartphone music	Yes
VIRB® Remote	Yes
Smart trainer control	Yes
Smartphone compatibility	iPhone®, Android™
Garmin Share	Yes

Safety and Tracking Features
Assistance	Yes
LiveTrack	Yes
GroupTrack	Yes
Group Ride (Cycling)	Yes
GroupRide competitions and awards	Yes
Rider-to-rider messaging	Yes
Incident Detection	Yes (includes off-road)
Groupride data comparisons	Yes
GroupRide incident detection	Yes
Community generated hazards reporting	Yes
Find My Edge®	Yes
Bike alarm	Yes
Weather alerts	Yes
inReach® compatible	Yes

Activity Tracking Features
Calories Burned	Yes
Intensity minutes	Yes

Training, Planning and Analysis Features
Customisable screen(s)	Yes
Downloadable training plans	Yes
Daily workout suggestions	Yes (event specific)
Primary and secondary workout targets	Yes
Auto Pause® automatic timer halt	Yes
Interval training	Yes
Advanced workouts	Yes
Auto Lap® interval tracking feature	Yes
Vo2 Max	Yes
Training status - Cycling	Yes
Training load - Cycling	Yes
Training load focus - Cycling	Yes
Real-time stamina - Cycling	Yes
Cycling ability analysis	Yes
Course demands analysis	Yes
training effect	Yes
Recovery advisor	Yes
Virtual Partner	Yes
Race an Activity	Yes
Segments	Yes
Auto scroll	Yes
Physio TrueUp	Yes
Unified training status	Yes
Smart fuelling	Yes

Outdoor Recreation
ClimbPro Ascent Planner - Cycling	Yes
ClimbPro - Courses	Yes
ClimbPro - Free Riding	Yes

Cycling Features
Courses	Yes
Alerts (triggers alarm when you reach goals including time, distance, heart rate or calories)	Yes
FTP (Functional Threshold Power)	Yes
MTB Dynamics	Yes
Gravity MTB ride profile support (Downhill, Enduro, eEnduro)	Yes
Timing gates	Yes
Compatible with Varia™ radar (rear-facing radar)	Yes
Compatible with Varia Radar Camera	Yes
Compatible with Varia™ lights	Yes
Compatible with Varia headlight camera	Yes
Power meter compatible	Yes
Power guide	Yes
TopoActive Maps - Cycling	Yes
Trendline Popularity Routing - Cycling	Yes
Popularity heatmap	Yes
Cycling Dynamics compatible	Yes
eBike Smart range routing	Yes

Connectivity
Edge® remote	Yes
Varia™ remote	Yes
ANT+™ electronic shifting	Yes
Shimano Di2 Synchro Shift integration	Yes
SRAM AXS integration	Yes
Gear ratio analysis	Yes
Extended display (allows a Garmin watch to share data screens on Edge®)	Yes

Security Information
Security updates until at least (YYYY-MM-DD)	2027-11-08

 

In The Box

 

• Edge® 550 GPS cycling computer
• Flush Out-Front Mount
• Standard Mount
• Tether
• Charging/data cable
• Documentation