Garmin has released new versions of its smallest and largest cycling computers. With the launch of the new 130 Plus and 1030 Plus, Garmin has brought many updates and tweaks to the computers at both ends of its range to provide more ride metrics, on-device workouts, and enhanced navigation.

Garmin's new top-of-the-line GPS has a 3.5-inch touchscreen, which Garmin says responds quickly even in the rain and with gloves on.The 1030's large screen is an excellent platform for navigation due to the real estate it provides at all times, and Garmin has taken advantage of this by improving the preloaded maps to have wide coverage of the U.S. and Europe, including turn-by-turn navigation and warnings when you are approaching a sharp curve. To plot routes, the 1030 Plus has the option to sync routes from Garmin's Trendline feature or your Strava or Komoot account.Trailforks is also now available, mountain bike-specific trail navigation in over 80 countries and Forksight pre-installed, which automatically displays upcoming trails and helps you keep track of your course.

The off-road features don't stop there, as with the Edge 530 and Edge 830, the Edge 530 also includes grit as an additional mountain bike feature, in addition to jump count, jump distance, and hang time. This feature uses GPS, elevation, and accelerometer data to rate the difficulty of a ride, and for data-hungry riders looking for more metrics, there is also Flow, which measures how smoothly you descend a trail.

Setups are streamlined, especially if you are already a Garmin user, but new Garmin users can automatically receive the most popular setups from other users based on sensor and ride type. Pairing with a Tacx smart trainer has also been simplified for those who don't want to miss a training day when the weather is bad.

Battery life has been improved, with Garmin claiming up to 24 hours of battery life while using GPS, multiple paired sensors, and connected features including LiveTrack. With the optional Garmin Charge power pack, battery life can be doubled to accommodate riders on really long rides.

The Garmin 130 Plus adds several notable features. ClimbPro provides encouraging (or soul-destroying) data to see the remaining climb and grade of each climb as you follow a route or course; 130Plus navigation includes a simple, easy-to-read breadcrumb map; Garmin Connect's course creator to create road, gravel, and mountain bike routes based on popularity among other riders by using routes from the Trendlines. [130 Plus has an accelerometer that can record jump count, jump distance, hang time mountain bike metrics.

The 1.8-inch screen is unchanged from the previous 130, is easy to read, and offers the simplicity of button navigation rather than a touch screen. Battery life has been reduced from 15 to 12 hours, but is still enough time for most riders to complete the ride.

Garmin will sell the two units as stand-alone devices or bundled with sensors. Available now, the Edge 130 Plus is priced from £169.99 to £239.99, and the Edge 1030 Plus is priced from £519.99 to £599.99.