Wahoo ELEMNT Ace (on Specialized E-Bikes)

[Darth_Vado]

Pretty much my approach to navigation.

Neighbors tell me that you can get through Pendleton by bike, largely on the old Pacific Highway through the base. But you'll need a gate pass in advance from their website, and even then you might get turned back on the day of.

But neighbors also say that the route through the base has some of the most beautiful coastal scenery in all of SoCal. And that's saying something! So I also hope to try it one day.

I'll definitely have to look into gate passes. This won't happen any time soon, but is something i am hoping to do eventually.

Thank you for the info!

 

[Darth_Vado]

Just a remark: It is to some extent a waste of an expensive device (I respect Jeremy's choice, though) not to make it a central device that is connected to the e-bike and a HRM. E-bike can be connected both to Wahoo and the Specialized app... (Wahoo is connected by ANT+ while the smartphone is Bluetooth).
Horses for courses. I record any of my activities on a Wahoo with transfer to Strava with all available information. One of the features I need the most is the Maintenance Log in Strava, which measures the use of the components such as the chains, cassettes, chainrings, brake pads and rotors, and tyres on my two e-bikes. Having my average and max leg power, cadence and calories for each ride is also important to me. Eventually, all these data come to Strava through my Wahoo. (I only don't use a HRM as the medications control my heart rate).

On the other hand (differently to Jeremy) I'm not interested at all how much assistance the e-bike gave me.

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Here's the Komoot map of my tomorrow's ride I already have on my ACE.

Indeed, horses for courses!

We all have to find our way (no pun intended). What works for you, may not work for someone else and vice versa. All i can do is get as much info as possible and take it from there.

That's great that you can transfer a route from Kamoot to the Ace.

Thank you!

 

[Aushiker]

I would say ACE screen is not the best visible as I ride towards the Sun but it could be also caused by my photochromic glasses Still, I can see everything I need to see on the screen. Garmin users also complain a little for the direct sunlight visibility.

That is my experience too. I have mounted my Ace so I can change the angle of it if I need to see it better in different light conditions.

According to my own observations, the way Wahoo navigates you is a way better than I could ever achieve on a Garmin. The course is a solid red line with occasional arrows on Garmin while it is a continuous series of black arrows, turning green for climbs or to blue for re-routing on Wahoo. Regarding the re-routing, Wahoo really aces it, which is not that good for Garmin.

I am happier with the navigation, plus it shows my points of interest. This was not working for me with my Garmin 1030.

 

[Stefan Mikes]

plus it shows my points of interest.

In what application and how exactly do you set the POIs so Wahoo can recognize them? I know where the ACE screen for that is but I could not manage creating my own POIs to show on the Wahoo yet.

 

[Aushiker]

In what application and how exactly do you set the POIs so Wahoo can recognize them? I know where the ACE screen for that is but I could not manage creating my own POIs to show on the Wahoo yet.

I use RidewithGPS to create my routes and then include any POIs that I want in the route. WHen that route is directly transferred to the Wahoo it the POIs show up and are even navigable to.

 

[Stefan Mikes]

Will give RWGPS a try!

 

[stompandgo]

I have a Garmin 840. The screen is clear and bright in almost all lighting conditions. I've also owned Wahoo, and went back to Garmin once I adopted the Varia radar. I've found that the Varia worked better on the 840, but I didn't have the latest Wahoo, either.

I've been on Ride with GPS since it was a beta. I haven't compared it to other route editors because I'm happy with it.

 

[Stefan Mikes]

Hi Darth

Here's the worst visibility example for my Wahoo ACE. (The font is smaller than usual because of Auto Pause)