Garmin EDGE 500 Quick Start Manual - Cadence Alert

Edge 500 Owner’s Manual 

Training with Your Edge

Select

 Cadence Alert 

to set the 

fast and slow cadence amounts 

in revolutions of the crank arm 

per minute (rpm).

Select

 Power Alert

 to set the 

minimum and maximum power 

amounts in watts. 

4.  Go for a ride. 

Each time you exceed or drop below 

the specified heart rate, cadence or 

power amount, the Edge beeps and 

displays a message.

NOTE: To make sure that the Edge 

message tones are turned on, see  

page 39

.

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Using Auto Lap by 

Distance

You can use Auto Lap

®

 to 

automatically mark the lap at a specific 

distance. This feature is helpful for 

comparing your performance over 

different parts of a ride (for example, 

every 10 miles or 40 kilometers).

1.  Press and hold

 MENU

.

2.  Select 

Settings

 > 

Bike Settings 

> 

Auto Lap

. 

3.  In the 

Auto Lap Trigger

 field, 

select 

By Distance

 to enter a value.

4.  Customize optional lap data fields 

(see 

page 35

).

5.  Go for a ride.