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Hammerhead Karoo 2 Hammerhead Karoo 2
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Most people rely on their Sat Nav when driving to new places these days, or even when going to somewhere familiar, mainly to keep an eye on the traffic situation and in case of any roadworks or changes to roads that have popped up since the last time they travelled that way. But, what about the humble cyclist? Well, you can get Sat Nav’s for them too and this one from Hammerhead does a pretty good job of covering almost any situation you can think of.

For starters you have the expected ability to build your own routes on the device itself or download ones from 3rd party apps if you want to go on a leisurely, scenic ride as suggested by others. As well as this it has multiple other features that put it ahead of many other bike Sat Nav’s. There are audio notifications for approaching traffic and turns and the routes are automatically focused on cycling as opposed to just the roads – a great boon with the amount of cycle-only routes out there these days helping you to avoid potentially dangerous motor-vehicle heavy areas. One of my favourite features however is the auto-detection of rises coming up so allowing you to anticipate the harder parts of your journey and potentially work around them, even in non-planned routes.

As well as all the up-to-date Sat Nav functionality, the Karoo 2 also records and provides data for you from a work-out point of view so you can see things like heart-rates, power elevation and visualisation of your gear changes. Combined with the ability to sync your rides on the AXS Web Dashboard, you really get to make the most of your post-ride analysis. All of this on a decent sized high pixel density screen, automatic re-routing and up to 32GB storage. Makes me want to get out there on my bike right now! RRP £359

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A great unit, perfect for most day-to-day cycling, probably a good investment for a courier or food delivery cyclist.
  • Automatic re-routing if you miss a turning.
  • Screen is anti-glare and waterproof
  • Comes with mounting bracket
  • Up to 14 hours battery life (if using minimal features) and only takes about 2 hours to charge
  • Battery life is not as great as others out there
  • Can have trouble dealing with off-road, non-cycle path routes.