Garmin City Navigator Maps On Non Automobile Devices

I have been looking at possibly buying a Garmin bicycle GPS. The Garmin Edge 1050 checks a lot of the boxes for me. Unlike automotive Garmins, it does not have City Navigator Maps preinstalled on it.

If I were to purchase the Garmin Edge 1050, I might be inclined to install City Navigator on it. The interesting thing that I am running across is whether Garmin City Navigator purchased this way includes Lifetime Maps.

This is what Google gave me.

No, not all Garmin City Navigator maps are lifetime. While many modern automotive devices include lifetime maps, standalone City Navigator map products (DVDs/SD cards) or older devices often require separate, one-time, or subscription-based updates, and lifetime updates are not available for all models, particularly discontinued outdoor/marine units.

Key details regarding City Navigator maps:

Lifetime Definition: "Lifetime" maps refer to the useful life of a single, specific device (up to 30 years) or as long as Garmin receives map data from a third-party supplier, whichever is shorter.

Not All-Inclusive: Some City Navigator North America NT maps do not come with a lifetime subscription.

Discontinued Support: Lifetime Map Updates (LMU) and one-time updates are no longer available for purchase or activation on many older Garmin devices due to memory limitations.

Non-Transferable: Lifetime map subscriptions cannot be transferred to another person or a different Garmin device.
Updated via Garmin Express: Eligible devices receive map updates through the Garmin Express software.

If a map update is needed for an older device, it may be necessary to check for compatibility with Garmin Express to see if updates are still available for that specific model.

Someone on the Garmin Forums reached out to support and reported this:

Asking support, I got two different answers. First, only automotive products received lifetime City Navigator updates.. and second, any device that includes City Navigator installed on the device, will receive lifetime City Navigator updates. Looks like the second one is true.

Can anybody on here shed any additional light into this?

To be blunt, if I were to buy a Garmin Edge 1050, I would only consider buying and installing City Navigator on it if it had Lifetime map updates.