Garmin
Garmin Edge 130 Plus
$199.99Cheaper
Released 2020
Best Bike Computers · head-to-head
A sourced, side-by-side comparison. Garmin Edge 130 Plus is cheaper at $199.99. Every spec and price links to its source.
Garmin
$199.99Cheaper
Released 2020
Coros
$249
The Garmin Edge 130 Plus wins 1 of the 1 specs we compare head to head; the other wins 0. The Garmin Edge 130 Plus is the cheaper at $199.99. The Garmin Edge 130 Plus both leads on specs and costs less — the straightforward pick.
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✓ marks the stronger figure where "more" — or "less", for price and weight — is unambiguously better.
| Spec | | |
|---|---|---|
| US price | $199.99 MSRP, device only | $249 |
| Brand | Garmin | Coros |
| Released | 2020 | — |
| Display size (in) | 1.8 in | 2.7 in |
| Touchscreen | No | Yes |
| Battery life hours | 12 | 120 |
| Preloaded maps | No | Yes |
| Multiband gnss | No | Yes |
| Connectivity | ANT+, Bluetooth | ANT+, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi |
| Weight (g) | 33 | 102 |
| Release | 2020 | — |
Sources — Garmin Edge 130 Plus: garmin.com (verified 2026-06-19). Coros Dura: coros.com (verified 2026-07-10).
Where the two actually differ on the specs we track (7 of 7). Matching specs are omitted.
Sourced tester consensus for each — the "what people who used it think" layer, not just specs.
Two whitelisted testers (DC Rainmaker, Cycling Weekly) hands-on-tested this exact model (Garmin Edge 130 Plus) and agree it's the most polished small-form bike computer, stable and feature-packed for its size. Both flag breadcrumb/line-only navigation (no detailed street maps) as the main limit. All quotes and measured values below were confirmed verbatim against the fetched review text. (2 sourced reviews, 2 lab-tested.)
Praised: Most polished small-form-factor unit; feature-packed for its size (ClimbPro, structured workouts, MTB metrics); Stable, glitch-free software with strong phone connectivity; GPS is 'boringly accurate' in comparison testing.
Flagged: Breadcrumb/line navigation only — no detailed onboard street maps; No out-front mount included in the box; At the same $199, Wahoo's BOLT offers more detailed functions.
Genuine verdict: two whitelisted outlets — Cycling Weekly's 7-month review and DC Rainmaker (a 2024 pre-release hands-on plus a 2026 measured battery test) — agree the Dura's standout is class-leading solar battery life at a low $249 price, undercut by bare-bones mapping and unreliable, app-dependent rerouting. Non-whitelisted bike sites like BikeRadar and Velo were excluded. (3 sourced reviews, 3 lab-tested.)
Praised: Class-leading solar battery life: 100+ real-world riding hours; ~2%/hour burn, ~156h projected with solar gains; Low $249/GBP249 price and strong overall value; Sleek, lightweight build with near-instant startup and an easy-to-use interface/app.
Flagged: Unreliable rerouting: no on-device rerouting, depends on phone app plus cell signal, and failed repeatedly even with connectivity; Bare-bones mapping: no street names, POIs, or distinction between roads, gravel and dead-ends; Slow-to-respond touchscreen, especially zooming the map.