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Jason Bretz

• February 03, 2020 01:44

I like the size and ease of user of the Karoo... but I think I'll go back to my Garmin 1030. Reasons: 1. No live tracking 2. Innacurate elevation 3. Calorie count requires power meter...Fat Bike and Mountain bike don't have a power meter

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  Gerard van Rijn

  • February 03, 2020 20:57
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  @Jason Bretz

  1) there is live tracking -> https://support.hammerhead.io/hc/en-us/articles/360040810074-Live-Tracking

  2) have you shared your elevation data with HH support ?

  3) when this is must have ... right now...it's okè to switch back to the Garmin 1030.

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  Hari Krishnan

  • February 04, 2020 10:20

  Hi Jason,

   

  1. Live tracking is available on Karoo.Forcomplete details, please refer to this link: https://support.hammerhead.io/hc/en-us/articles/360040810074-Live-Tracking

  2. The reason for the discrepancy for elevation is due to the fact that different platform uses different sources to calculate the elevation. The Fit file is uploaded in different third party applications and they have their own algorithm and method to calculate the elevation out of the FIT file.

  3. Our calculations are based on Training Peaks and we believe measuring these values from Power (watts) is more accurate than deriving them from Heart Rate (beats per minute).

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  brian chavez

  • February 04, 2020 19:00

  yo me apunto para solicitar medidor de calorias mediante frecuencia cardiaca ya que el potenciometro no lo tenemos en todas las bicis.

   

  saludos.

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  Adam Rouillier

  • February 16, 2020 06:20
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  On the calorie count issue, I would be for it to be based on heart rate. I understand that you believe it to be more accurate from a power meter and I am not trying to dispute that. However, you may be pushing out thousands of potential customers. Power meters are very expensive and not everyone wants to buy one. Those are typically used in training and not by cyclists like that. What about the recreational and exercise cyclist out there.

  I believe you could add programming where the power meter is the default source for calorie count when present. If there is no power meter, then allow it to use heart rate. You could even make this user-selectable if they feel their heart rate is more accurate.

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  Julien

  • April 05, 2020 15:15

  I agree with Adam.

  Why don’t you allow us to chose. We want to use the the heart rate to calculate our calories.

   

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  Andrew Gough

  • May 27, 2020 23:59

  Surely the answer is to use power if present?  If not go with an HR based algorithm like everyone else....

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