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Maurice van Riel

• August 04, 2021 11:31

Hi there, As a long time Garmin user and now Karoo 2 the one thing I miss the most and makes me question wether to stay with the Karoo 2 is the windfield app which is available in iq store from Garmin. It give real time wind information and shows the wind direction. The direction arrow combines the actual wind direction with your riding direction to show the perceived direction. So if you have a head wind, the arrow will be pointing toward you. In the case of a tail wind, the arrow will point forward. I navigate on this arrow to make sure that a I have a tailwind on my way home😀 Is it possible to create this or make it part of the App Store as a datafield.

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  Martin Bednarik

  • August 04, 2021 11:53

  I'd sideload a 3rd party app such Windy or whatever. Which I know is not convenient to switch between that app and your actual ride data fields, but better than nothing.

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  fahr hin

  • August 05, 2021 05:17

  Where did you find that app-store? Are there any apps you can sideload? Wind-information would be a great thing!

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  Martin Bednarik

  • August 05, 2021 11:46

  I recommend reading this - https://www.dcrainmaker.com/2021/02/how-to-sideload-android-apps-on-your-hammerhead-karoo-1-karoo-2.html

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  Maurice van Riel

  • August 07, 2021 17:30
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  I know how to sideload apps. But I just want a native datafield like I have on my Garmin 830. I don’t want to use the appswitcher to go to an app with wind information. I think that’s irresponsible when you’re out on the road. To be honest the Karoo 2 is good In what it does but otherwise it’s very simple navigation device and no more then that with few options.

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  Philip Waldman

  • August 09, 2021 17:26

  Isn't feeling the wind on your face, or you're butt, or just looking at stuff moving in the wind enough to figure out wind direction? 😀😀

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  Geoffrey Wyatt

  • May 05, 2022 10:34

  I check the wind direction etc on my android windfinder app.  I then select a course with a headwind at the start so I can look forward to the tailwind later.

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  Martin Bednarik

  • May 05, 2022 11:41

  @Geoffrey Wyatt : Murphy law dictates, that on the way back, there will be no wind at all or it changes direction and still be headwind

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  Edgar Karel

  • May 05, 2022 11:43

  @Martin in that case always start with tailwind.

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  Donovan Dewey

  • June 23, 2023 17:40

  +1 to this. Just saw GPLama's youtube showing this on his Garmin. Would be very nice to have and would put that on my main page even. 100% necessary? No, but would be very useful. Having weather in general plugged into a head unit would be nice.. would think in the next few years it will be. The features the Garmin can do vs what the Karoo cannot, in combination of this newest UI update (10 year step back), has me thinking real hard about my next cycling computer.

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  Cristiano Cunha

  • June 23, 2023 22:31

  You can always use the app Epic Ride Weather, to see how would be the weather in your route, based on a especific ride speed.

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  WindField

  • March 16, 2026 22:43

  Longtime coming but I launched windfield for Karoo today.

  Get it at windfield.app to sideload until Karoo approves me for the on device extensions

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