HSA/FSA Reimbursement For A Bicycle Computer

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Jim1348

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While I don't necessarily need a Garmin Edge 1050, this one interests me because it has a touchscreen and a 3.5 inch display.

The part about HSA/FSA eligible for qualified customers caught my eye. I am just curious if anybody here has purchased a bike computer and been reimbursed with HSA/FSA funds? I have an HSA and I have only been drawing funds from it since 10-2025.

How to reimburse your purchase using HSA/FSA funds​

You may be eligible for reimbursement from your pre-tax HSA or FSA funds for your purchase. We collaborated with Truemed to easily provide you the required Letter of Medical Necessity online if you qualify.

HOW IT WORKS​

1 Complete your purchase Use your normal payment method.

2 Complete an online health survey after checkout On your order confirmation page or email, click the link to take a short reimbursement survey. Complete the health survey the same day as your purchase and our health advocacy collaborator, Truemed, will submit your survey to a licensed medical provider for evaluation.

3 Send paperwork to your HSA/FSA provider If you qualify, you will receive a Letter of Medical Necessity within days, along with instructions on how to submit your reimbursement request to your HSA/FSA provider.

Final qualification based on evaluation and approval from licensed provider.

https://www.garmin.com/en-US/p/1196129/pn/010-02890-00
 
There you go free top-of-the-line components. not sure how a Garmin can help your health, though. Now my power meter crank arm sure.
 
Aushiker said:
It provides health metrics and supports training to improve your fitness. Would that count?
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if you use it with a HRM on a e bike yes but without its not really doing anything but keeping track of what you do. With a power meter, too then it gives you everything. I found my Garmin with just the HRM did pretty good compared to my bosch with the power meter. on a non e bike the garmin and HRM gives you a lot of info. Between the powewr meter and HRM you really get the info.

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Update on this. I bought a Garmin Edge 1050 on Saturday, February 21st, 2026. I returned it two days later. I have plenty of experience with Garmin products, but this one disappointed me.

I opened it up to charge it and do a firmware update. I was able to connect it to my computer with a USB cable. The updates started, but at some point it became stuck in a loop and would not power up. I tried the things others online had posted, but I ended up having no luck getting this going.
 
stompandgo said:
Typical Garmin product. I love them and hate them at the same time.
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they do hold up 5 years so far. my karoo2 was not practial for commuting as it took so long to turn on so short runs were a pain. i am using it now on my new bike but I have to charge itr 3 times a week.
 
Jim1348 said:
Update on this. I bought a Garmin Edge 1050 on Saturday, February 21st, 2026. I returned it two days later. I have plenty of experience with Garmin products, but this one disappointed me.

I opened it up to charge it and do a firmware update. I was able to connect it to my computer with a USB cable. The updates started, but at some point it became stuck in a loop and would not power up. I tried the things others online had posted, but I ended up having no luck getting this going.
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I never use Garmin Express anymore and you can't update the 1050 via Garmin Connect App. The easiest way is connecting the 1050 to wifi and do the update from the 1050 unit itself. I just did and if anyone cares or is interested the latest version is 30.18 even though the Garmin website shows 29.22 (dated 11/6/2025) as latest.
 
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