🚨 New! Xert EBC App Now Seamlessly Integrated with Hammerhead Karoo

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We’re excited to announce that the Xert EBC app is now fully integrated with Hammerhead Karoo devices via the Karoo’s Extensions menu! :tada:

Whether you’re riding structured intervals or just out exploring, you can now access Xert EBC— including Magic Buckets — directly from your Karoo, with no extra setup or recording steps required.

:key: Key Highlights

:white_check_mark: No need to pair sensors or launch the app manually — start rides using your Karoo like normal

:white_check_mark: Tap the MPA field mid-ride to open the EBC app

:white_check_mark: Swipe-based access to Xert’s adaptive metrics, including Magic Buckets, Difficulty Score, & More

:white_check_mark: Review Training Status, Fitness Signature, or past activities using the ☰ Hamburger Menu

:white_check_mark: Automatic ride sync to Xert when accounts are linked via the Hammerhead Dashboard

:calling: Getting Started

  1. Install the EBC App
  • From your Karoo, open the Extensions menu
  • Search for “Xert EBC” and tap Install
  • If you’ve used it before, uninstall the old version first for best results
  1. Sign In + Configure
  • Open the app and sign in with your Xert username & password
  • Accept permissions when prompted
  • Add MPA or XSS as a data field to your ride profile to enable access during rides
  1. Link Your Accounts

:biking_man: Using EBC Mid-Ride

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  • Tap MPA or XSS data fields to launch the app during your ride
  • Swipe to explore Magic Buckets, Power/Challenge Gauges, Focus, and more
  • Use the ☰ Hamburger Menu to:
    • Review your Fitness Signature or see your Training Status
    • View recent activities
    • Pull down refresh to update activity history and wind speed/direction data (WiFi connection needed)
    • Head to ‘Activity’ tab and select ‘Continue’ to return to EBC recording screens

To return to your Karoo ride screen, tap Back button or swipe up. All recording continues via the Karoo — no need to record or stop/save from the EBC app.

:speech_balloon: Got questions or feedback?

Try it out and let us know what you think!

We’d love to hear your first impressions and see how you’re using Magic Buckets on the Karoo.

:wrench: If you’re having trouble or want more setup help, check out the full support article here:
:point_right: Xert and Hammerhead Integration Guide

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Love this! Now that I understand I can access the app features just by tapping an MPA/XSS field and don’t have to start two recordings, this is an awesome implementation.

Now I just need to remember to uninstall the beta and reinstall from the extension library…

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Yaaassssss!!! Thank you XERT team!

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I can’t seem to find the intervals remaining field anywhere on the Android EBC app… Just did a Magic Buckets interval high intensity ride and it showed the live intervals and recovery but couldn’t find the remaining intervals. I couldn’t find it in the recording screen customization field options either…

What am I missing?

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If you tap on the interval/recovery section below the XMB rainbow gauge, you’ll get this –

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All of the data fields are layered; some more than one level deep with options.
It’s worth playing around with EBC Android by running the app on your phone (or Karoo) when you’re not riding, start a pretend activity, swipe to change page views, then tap various cells to discover all you can do.

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Thank you. I don’t have an Android phone.

I never thought to tap on that section, unlike the other fields. They should add that to the documentation of the app so that people know they can tap everything.

Still think it would be more useful to allow us to put these fields in the other fields if we want when customizing the recording screens…

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Little bug report: If you have dark mode enabled on the Karoo, you can’t see the “username” and “password” labels on the login screens.

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Everything works fine.
It would be great if scrolling the sides would not stop at the start and end.
Please make it that way, if you reach the last side (top or buttom fields) that sliding to the left reach the first field, if you are on the first side, sliding to the right, brings the last side. Carousel mode…

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Hi Scott!
Great work on the integration on the Hammerhead. So I went out on my roadbike today to check it out.
But when go to the EBC app, tapping the MPA of XSS datafield, I can swipe to the right to see the Magic Buckets. But I don’t see the “Ready” and “intervals” numbers on the screen. Like it is on the photo at the top of your post. I only see the buckets themselves and how much they got filled.
So I just did some random intervals which suit my Fitness Signature / training goal. Can you explain me how to set this up correctly?

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Are you swiping on the upper and lower pages to reach the XMB rainbow gauge on top and the buckets on the lower page?
Ready and Intervals will only display below the XMB gauge on HIT days.
On LIT days it will say Endurance.

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oeh, i’m not sure i also swiped the upper page aswell. but one datafield only said endurance, so it might be low intensity day for me… I’ll check that one next time. thnx for the response ridgerider

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hey Ridgerider,
i tried swiping the upper screen and that did the trick. thnx fir helping out

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Is there any way to get audible alerts when using the Xert app on the Karoo? When following workouts, it’s really hard to keep glancing down during an interval to see if it’s over.

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Hi all. Is there a way of having an audible beep during magic bucket intervals? I thought there was once. Thanks

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