Wahoo ELEMNT Ace (on Specialized E-Bikes)

[Jeremy McCreary]

Wait, you ride to Siberia for your vodka?? That's real brand loyalty!

 

[Stefan Mikes]

Wait, you ride to Siberia for your vodka?? That's real brand loyalty!

Moscow and several other interesting areas including Palestine on the way!

 

[Stefan Mikes]

@Jeremy McCreary: Fancy a ride to La Jolla, a couple of photos there then back? Just 50 miles round trip
(Watching "The Lincoln Lawyer" season 4 on Netflix)

 

[Jeremy McCreary]

@Jeremy McCreary: Fancy a ride to La Jolla, a couple of photos there then back? Just 50 miles round trip

Excellent suggestion! I've ridden the 42 mi round trip to the Torrey Pines area of north La Jolla on my SL 1. Fantastic coast ride!

But have yet to make it down to the west end of the La Jolla Peninsula near downtown. Bike infrastructure gaps have been putting me off so far, but maybe there's a safer route I've overlooked.

(Watching "The Lincoln Lawyer" season 4 on Netflix)

It's out now? Really enjoyed seasons 1-3, so we'll definitely be watching.

 

[Stefan Mikes]

It's out now? Really enjoyed seasons 1-3, so we'll definitely be watching.

It is, and it is lovely!

Episode 4.

Bike infrastructure gaps have been putting me off so far, but maybe there's a safer route I've overlooked.

I can send you a GPX of what Komoot thinks is a safe route

 

[Stefan Mikes]

@Jeremy McCreary:
From Carlsbad to La Jolla (20 miles of cycleways one way!)
You can download this GPX and send it to your ACE.
Or, just use the Wahoo's routing features

 

[Jeremy McCreary]

@Jeremy McCreary:
From Carlsbad to La Jolla (20 miles of cycleways one way!)
You can download this GPX and send it to your ACE.
Or, just use the Wahoo's routing features

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Thanks! l'll scout that route with satellite view to see what the bike infrastructure looks like. It's the horrible traffic on that final westbound segment into downtown La Jolla that worries me.

 

[Aushiker]

Do you know the address?

1. Open your Wahoo app
2. Click Explore at the bottom
3. Click My saved locations
4. Click the big "+" icon in the top right corner
5. In the Search field, type the place name (mine would be Fregata Kawiarnia -- a place name -- or Międzynarodowa 65, Warsaw -- a street address)
6. Select the address from the list then click the Add button
7. "Name this location?" - enter any name you like (mine would be just Fregata). Confirm the location name
8. Now, go back to your Saved Locations. Click your Saved Place. "Share location to ELEMNT?". Click Navigate.
9. (If you don't know the address, you can tap on the map in the app).

The route would be transferred to your connected Wahoo device.
Personally, I prefer using Komoot to plan the routes (these are transferred automatically or semi-automatically to a connected Wahoo device). However, Wahoo provides its own navigation though.

Wahoo has had its own navigation since Wahoo ELEMNT Roam 1 in 2017

Thanks for the directions on the app. I did look at the app but missed that completely. I notice that the app maps show street names, which is helpful. Interestingly, I entered the name of a country town in Western Australia, and it returned suggestions in India. This is despite it showing my location on the map. I think it needs further work. Yes I did find it by being more specific with name and the state, but still.

As for my Garmin, my most recent model was the Garmin Edge 1030, but the previous Edge 1000 also allows routing to an address or POI directly from the GPS unit. This is the same as with the Garmin motorcycle GPS, the Zumo models. I have never used the Garmin app for any routing (other than transferring pre-planned rides to the GPS). I cannot recall if my earlier models had such a feature.

Anyway, this instance, I fired up my phone and used Ride With GPS, but really, I do not believe that this should be necessary with a GPS unit. I would hate to be in a situation where I need to rely on a phone without coverage.

 

[Aushiker]

Garmin is not any better in this respect Honestly, I could not find a way to be taken to a specific address on my Garmin 540, even on the Garmin Connect app! (As everything in Garmin, it must be a well hidden feature). All I could do was tapping on the map in Garmin Connect and sending the created route to the device.

However, having several destinations created in Wahoo app you get them on the device under the "Route to..." option. Route to... "Home" is my favourite!

It is also possible to make Saved Locations on the device. See the next post.

As I noted in my earlier reply, at least with the Edge 1000 and onwards, routing to POI, localities and addresses directly in the GPS unit is possible and I have done it at times. I have never used my phone. Maybe this is limited to the higher-end models in the range.

 

[Stefan Mikes]

As I noted in my earlier reply, at least with the Edge 1000 and onwards, routing to POI, localities and addresses directly in the GPS unit is possible and I have done it at times. I have never used my phone. Maybe this is limited to the higher-end models in the range.

Please explain how it is done, step by step. It is never too late for me to learn!
P.S. While Wahoo 3 has become similar to Garmin, Wahoo has always been a phone controlled device. Garmin has learnt the lesson and now you can -- for instance -- configure your Garmin from the smartphone: only now, after so many years!