If you liked the no-frills approach of Garmin's Edge 25, you'll be in for a treat with the Edge 20. It strips almost everything down to the bare minimum you need – great if if you're a tad technophobic, are obsessed with weight or simply don't care about having a plethora of metrics available at a moment's glance.
With that in mind, let's start by mentioning what the Edge 20 doesn't do. As with the Edge 25 there is no power data, but going a step further there's also no cadence, heart rate or live tracking – simply put, there is no ANT+ or Bluetooth for external sensors. Though with a device as basic as this it's strange to see segments supported, giving you feedback for segment start and end points.
As the lightest unit in the Edge range, the 20 weighed in at a feathery 24g on our scales (without mount). The dimensions and resolution are identical to the Edge 25. The mounting system, with its quarter-turn lock, remains familiar for anyone already invested in the Garmin ecosystem.
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Garmin's proprietary cable clips over the ever-familiar quarter turn mount
What won't be so familiar is the new proprietary cable for the Edge 20 and the Edge 25. The cable connection snaps in firmly and holds securely, but my preference would see the use of a micro USB connection similar to the Edge 520 and 1000. Presumably this is omitted due to the size of the device, but with many other gadgets also charged via micro USB, it's just another cable waiting to be forgotten the next time I go away.
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