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I ordered my Garmin Edge 1000 from Amazon and received it May 20, 2014. The order was fulfilled by Competitive Cyclist and I absolutely LOVE those folks. But I digress. I have logged over 200 miles with the unit since receiving it. When I received it, I was prompted to update the firmware which I did. The firmware was updated to v2.2. via Garmin Express. I had no problem getting the Bluetooth to sync with my phone but did have a problem getting the Smart Bluetooth (BLE Edge 1000) to sync. It took shutting it down and powering it back up again to get the BLE Edge to sync. I have the 810, so I am familiar with most of the features. I am not happy that there is no "bike profile" and had to add in all the sensors for 3 different bikes and "hope" that the Edge unit will find the right sensor on the right bike. This did not happen with the Stages Powermeter on the bike I used today. It did, however, find the speed/cadence monitor and the HR monitor. Out on the Road - There are HUGE problems with Bluetooth instability. I mean major problems that render this unit almost unusable. I found that I experience the same Bluetooth instability that everyone has commented on. The Edge 1000 would lose connection to the previously synced iPhone 5. It seems the BT_Edge 1000 connection drops, but the BLE_Edge 1000 connection is solid. BUT (and this is big but) only 3 out of my 4 sensors that were previously paired were picked up by the Edge 1000. My Stages Powermeter that was previously paired with the until was not picked-up by the unit on the ride. The livetrack worked great. No problem whatsoever (even thought the phone and the BT lost connection multiple times). The speed, distance and candence were very accurate. I have not had an opportunity to test out the mapping or directions feature. I will do that over the weekend. I did not experience any freezing or locking issues (yet). Ending and saving the ride is a bit complex. First you must end the ride. Then you have to save it. Different than the 810 but not too difficult to figure out. Final thoughts: The BT connectivity is going to be a BIG issue and it needs to be immediately addressed by Garmin. So is syncing with sensors - both theirs and 3rd party sensors, particularly Power-meters since so many people are training with them. In both of these aspects the 810 performed MUCH better. Honestly, it would be much easier if Garmin put the Bike Profiles back and let us pick which bike we are riding because clearly the Garmin 1000 can't immediately sync with them without some prodding. I am very disappointed with the unit until this glaring problem is fixed. I would absolutely NOT purchase this unit until the firmware has been updated to resolve the BT connection problems and the sensor connection problems. These 2 issue are deal-breakers for many users.