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Resume a track on ELEMNT BOLT (discuss.tchncs.de)

submitted 4 months ago by [email protected] to c/bicycling

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Hello,

I have an ELEMNT BOLT V2 GPS BICYCLE COMPUTER. Now I'm planning a longer bike tour with breaks. The bike computer stays on. Can you turn off the bolt to save power and then reactivate it to continue recording?

Best regards

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[–] calamitycastle 3 points 4 months ago

Also interested in some tips and tricks for the bolt v2

I find it takes a million years to pair every time I turn it on Sometimes when I expect to see the map I can't see it! I'm a total amateur..

Im also confused about pausing rides like OP

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (1 children)

I don't have bolt but basic Sigma computer and it is possible so I would think that it is possible with more features rich device.

If it is bikepacking tour look in to bikepacking sublemmy [email protected]

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 months ago

I think so too, but I can't find everything. After using the device for a while now, I think I would have been better off buying a Sigma Rox 11.1. It's easy to use.

[–] good_hunter 2 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)

The custom maps community for wahoo is very strong. They update maps, and using OSM data, more frequently then wahoo. You can download maps here and then you push it to your device with an app called Elemantary. Find the read me in that onedrive folder.

Getting the bolt into dev mode such that it can connect via usb is a bit fiddly, you have to push power and up/down buttons at once. But if you are persistent you will get it.

Now having used Ridewithgps for planning I find it superior to Komoot. I find the yearly plan a bit expensive as I don’t use it often, but subbing to the monthly plan on occasion is a fair price imo. The free feature list also pretty rich already. So consider your use cases.

Maybe download something like Organic Maps on iPhone for offline maps as a back up solution.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I have read about the Projekt. My problem is, I can’t bring the devise into dev mode. How doaes it works by you?

[–] good_hunter 2 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

See my video (once i figure out how to upload videos to lemmy..). You will have to

turn on the device, leave it unplugged.
push power + up + down
connect to the computer and refresh

It might not go in one try. it took me three times before I got it.

[–] good_hunter 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I have been waiting to get approved for a peertube account on tilvids.com, but after 7 days i am still waiting. Did you manage to get it in dev mode already? I have the video for you still, if you have a suggestion for another platform i can upload it to.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago

Thank you. Maybe you can upload the video to YouTube?

[–] good_hunter 1 points 3 months ago

It does continue your workout when you turn off and on the device, within a certain time window. I thought it was a couple of hours. Just be wary not to stop the activity after pausing.

I do find the bolt loses the cycling category when doing this, it defaults to ‘other’. It is not a mega concern, all metrics are still present.