Beeline’s new bike computer lets you choose between fast, quiet or balanced routes

Beeline’s initial Velo introduced an appealing twist to bike computer systems with a uncomplicated interface and single arrow direction developed to assistance you learn your setting. The firm has now released its next product, the Velo 2, that retains the spirit of the first when introducing a amount of important new capabilities like a greater screen, all-new interface and app-centered route planner.

The new model has a 32mm 240×240 TFT Liquid crystal display screen which is larger than the primary to accommodate the added details exhibited. As an alternative of the initial strap, it uses a quarter lock common mount and is water resistant and shock evidence. The battery is billed by a USB-C port and lasts 10+ hrs, and you can alter configurations (even with gloves) utilizing the rocker top mechanism. 

Where by the initial Velo worked far more like a compass than a regular GPS, the new design has an all-new flip-by-transform interface that’s extra like a vehicle heads-up display. To use it, you just style in your wanted location into the Beeline app, and you can expect to get three selections: a speedy route, a quiet route or a well balanced blend of the two. It then shows flip instructions and highway aspects and the route of your destination. In addition, you can decide your possess route using the first model’s as-the-crow-flies Compass Mode navigation. 

It gives other display screen modes demonstrating speed, an odometer, a clock and ETA, and retains stats of your rides, so you can see your normal speeds and other details. Beeline also gathers facts and ratings from riders to uncover the very best attainable routes, when supplying around the globe mapping and navigation by using Beeline’s Clever Routing or Mapbox routes. 

Beeline initially launched the Velo 2 on Kickstarter and has so much raised in excess of $400,000 from 5,000 backers. It’s now out there at Beeline’s keep for £80 in the Uk or $103 in the US. 

Update 6/14/2022 12:00PM ET: The put up has been up to date to point out that the monitor resolution is 240×240 (not 200×200 as at first said) and that mapping and navigation comes through Beeline’s Intelligent Routing or Mapbox routes, not OpenStreetMap.