But, there is, I think, one important difference: I have mine set for ‘dark’ mode. However, even then, the new user interface actually didn’t bother me that much. My actual biggest problem was not checking the tides before doing a beach ride, and then finding out it was precisely (to the minute) high-tide. Whereas the old user interface was more flat and minimalized.Īnd here’s the thing, during my two hours riding – the new user interface was not my biggest problem. So, here’s their stock photo:Īs you can see, the new user interface adds a bunch of boxes around everything. It’s funny, I have a gazillion photos of the Karoo 2 with the CLIMBER feature enabled, or the Shimano Di2 plug-in enabled, but finding an older but not too old photo of just the generic data pages was downright impossible. Here’s the new setup:įor comparison, here’s the old UI. I had pre-loaded a route, and then had all my usual data fields set up.
So, being one to want to actually try it out before slaughtering something, I went out for a couple-hour gravel ride with it yesterday. There were one or two comments that were wishy-washy, maybe in favor, but it’s plausible they may have had a few beers beforehand. Last count on the Hammerhead Karoo 2 forums (a place that arguably very few Karoo 2 users actually know exists), it’s approximately 100% against, 0% in-favor. The main pre-ride/post-ride menus and such have remained the same, but the new data page fields (that’s the thing you look at while riding) have changed to being a relatively minimalist layout to one that’s a bit more…boxy.Īnd with that change, very many people were very upset about it. Hammerhead released a new user interface refresh for the data pages specifically. But on the whole, people are very happy with the Karoo 2 (and rightfully so – I often use it). It feels polished and modern, albeit a bit slower these days as the Karoo 2 ages. But, every once in a while, Hammerhead will refresh the user interface – and generally speaking, it’s been very good. For the most part, it’s focused on new features. Hammerhead has carved out their name in the cycling GPS world by continually updating their products with new features, and an evolving user interface.
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