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Now as with my previous experiences on CLIMBER, the gradient data accuracy remains iffy at best – due to a combination of their underlying data source, along with using much shorter 100m chunks exposes that inaccuracy more than larger smoothed sections. On the panel above/below, like before – the upper portion is your overall climb, the middle portion shows the gradient for the next 100m in chunks (and moves along like a ticker symbol – check out the video for that). The only difference is that you don’t get a list of upcoming climbs of course. Again, this up-ahead functionality is identical to how Strava would work in terms of a countdown.Īs I crossed the threshold of the climb, I immediately got all the usual CLIMBER information, showing the color-coded gradient, distance remaining to top of climb (0.4km), ascent remaining to top of climb (24m), current grade (1% just at the start), and the current climb number (2)Īnd as I continued the climb, you can see that data changing as normal – just like it would with a pre-planned route. But in this case, it just acts as a simple counter instead. Normally with a route loaded, CLIMBER would say “Climb 1 of 8” or such. You’ll notice above it’ll also say “Starting Climb 2” – this is the total ride counter of climbs. In fact, it’ll show recognized climbs in blue on the map as well.

And sure enough, about 100-150m out from the start of the climb I got notified that the climb was approaching: I started off on the road heading towards the base of the climb. So this would be no different than any regular ride you might do from memory. For this ride I had zero course/route loaded. And in this case, I can take this mountain ‘pass’ from two different directions too.

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Riders in other parts of the world likely wouldn’t even acknowledge this as a real climb, but in these parts it even gets a full cycling-focused plaque and monument at the top celebrating it. In fact, only a single hill anywhere within a few hours of riding would trigger the minimum requirements for either Hammerhead’s CLIMBER or Garmin’s ClimbPro– and even then, it’s right on the fringe of acceptability. That’s because my locale (Amsterdam) isn’t exactly known for hills (or elevation at all). Now, while I spent 6-8 months testing epic climb after epic climb around Europe for that last climb comparison post, for this one my choices were a wee bit limited.

You still retain whether or not to show medium+large climbs, or just large climbs. The left-most position is off, the middle-position is routes only, and the right position is the new ‘Everything’ mode. You’ll notice the CLIMBER settings page has a new menu toggle at the top. However, you can also turn it off – either entirely, or set it back to the older mode where it only triggers on loaded courses.

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The new CLIMBER function is enabled by default, once you update the firmware on your Hammerhead Karoo 2. Note: This is compatible with both the Karoo and Karoo 2. So, everything from my post and video last week remains the same – except now you don’t need to pre-plan the route. This means that for your more regular rides (or, when you’re along for the ride on someone else’s ride), you’ll get all the same climb information as before – including the remaining distance/ascent, and gradient information. Up till now, for both Hammerhead CLIMBER and Garmin’s ClimbPro features, you’ve had to have an active course/navigation in order to see the upcoming climbs.īut, now it’ll automatically identify and display climbs as you approach them, in much the same manner that Strava Live Segments work. This includes distance and ascent remaining to the top of the climb, as well as gradient shown in 100m increments. And this update brings a huge one: The ability to automatically get climb information as you ride, without needing to load any course or route.

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There’s nothing more consistent than the biweekly drop of new features coming from Hammerhead to their Karoo series bike computers.

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