Setup my king kong mini 2 on the outdoor bike today. Looking forward to giving it a go outside as soon as the weather improves. Thanks to everyone for the help in getting it all setup including the mount advice from Scott.
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Hope you have a good ride tomorrow @oldcyclist65 ! Will be interesting to get some feedback as more people start testing with EBC on outdoor rides!
Looks like the Viiiiva is going to be a good solution for RTL510 owners as long as 4iiii has resolved any reliability issues.
ANT+ to BLE bridge plus HRV stats.
NPE CABLE is the other option but then you are carrying an extra gadget plus you apparently need an iPhone app to program it. Does that make sense?
Does anyone have experience with either option pairing to ANT+ radar?
I tried to configure the Varia 510 with Viiiva, but the app can’t find any devices. 
Bummer. Does the Viiiiva support firmware updates?
Looks like NPE and 4iiii will need to update their firmware to support the radar bridge (if Garmin allows it).
Until that happens the only way to support radar with EBC is an Android unit with ANT+ such as the Karoo and some phone brands/models.
Or you will need a RTL515 and a BLE option for radar on EBC (if Garmin allows it).
Otherwise we’re stuck with the ridiculously priced and bulky Garmin RHU/RDU.
I did my first outdoor ride today with my king kong mini 2 and Xert EBC.
A couple of issues…
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The map disappeared after 5 minutes and I was left with a blank screen in the top section. Nothing I did was able to bring it back.
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I double checked that speed from gps was selected and it was as my average speed was WAY out. You can see it was showing 22.4mph after 1hr although as you can see I had only done 14 miles. Something definitely wrong there. I wonder if average speed is using kmh instead of mph?
Aside from these 2 issues it was awesome. Love this new app thanks.
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Great @oldcyclist65 Thanks for the update! Glad you’re liking it so far!
Think these can be resolved…
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Our app uses Google Maps as the baselayer map. If your device doesn’t have a sim card/internet connection, then the area of the map can’t be loaded, resulting in the behavior you mentioned. However, Google Maps app allows you to download maps for offline use - follow the steps here to download a nice, large region of the map where you typically cycle (or a new map region if you’re traveling): https://support.google.com/maps/answer/6291838?co=GENIE.Platform%3DAndroid&hl=en
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We’ll take a look into this - it’s possible that the units are incorrect. Did the ride show the correct averages once uploaded to Xert/Strava?
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Yes the xert/strava numbers were perfect.
Thanks for the map info too. I’ll get it downloaded.
Is it possible that it changed to “Indoor”? I had the same issue!
No it was definitely outddor as I checked to confirm. Also my average speed matched my phone which was running the strava app at the same time. There is definitely an issue with the outdoor average speed reading.
For Google Maps, you could also use Bluetooth Hotspot tethering with your regular phone to get connectivity while riding. Using Bluetooth is better than Wifi since it won’t drain your phone’s battery.
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Thanks Armando. I’m downloading the maps as I type.
If you don’t download the maps then will it need to use your data allowance to work when outside of WiFi range ( basically most of the time on an outdoor ride) ?
Downloading offline maps is most likely needed for when access to mobile data isn’t available. Data usage is relatively low (not like you’re watching Youtube or something!)
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FWIW, I downloaded a rather large region of southern Ontario, which took up less than 140 MB on my KKM 1, just takes maybe a min or so to figure out how large of an area you want stored locally on the device and get it saved for offline use.
Any update on the average speed readings Scott?
Not yet, unfortunately. Holiday weekend, so not much productivity this weekend 
It’s been reported and we’ll get it fixed when we can 
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Where can I find the activities saved when the smartphone is offline?
We figured out the source of the issue and it’s been taken care of. Should be fixed with the next update (update time TBD).
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Excellent thanks Scott. Although it’s probably going to be about a week before I get outside again. The weather here in Scotland has taken a turn for the worse.