BikeOtterGuides
Plain answers to the questions Wahoo and Garmin owners actually type: how to get a route onto the unit, why it didn't arrive, and how to get a ride back off it. The official way comes first in every guide. Written and kept up to date by Jonas Acker, who builds BikeOtter.
Wondering whether there is another app for the ELEMNT at all? See the Wahoo app alternative, and what still stays in the Wahoo app.
Routes and stops on a Wahoo ELEMNT
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How to send a GPX route to a Wahoo ELEMNT
The Wahoo app, linked route services, USB and a direct Bluetooth push. Which one works on your unit, and what each needs before it will.
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How to get a route onto a Wahoo ELEMNT without Wi-Fi or signal
What the Wahoo app can still do when you're offline, how to get ready before you lose signal, and the ways that need no internet at all.
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Wahoo ELEMNT routes not syncing? Every fix, step by step
A route goes from the planner, to your Wahoo account, to the unit. Find the step where yours stops, and the fix is usually two minutes.
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Komoot route not showing on your Wahoo ELEMNT? How to fix it
Most missing Komoot tours come down to one of four things in Komoot itself. Check those, then pick the way to send it that suits your unit.
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How to get water stops and cafés onto a Wahoo ELEMNT route
Why the fountain you planned around often isn't on the unit, what Wahoo has announced for its newer units, and a way that works on older ones too.
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How to turn off turn-by-turn cues on a Wahoo ELEMNT
Wahoo lets you mute the turn beeps but not the turn prompts. Here is what each setting does, why cues come back, and how to send a route as a plain line.
Maps links, GPX files and elevation
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How to get a Google Maps route onto a Wahoo ELEMNT
Google Maps has no GPX export, so its route can't go straight to the unit. What Wahoo offers for a single place, and two ways to bring the stops across.
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Why does my Komoot GPX show different elevation elsewhere?
The heights in a GPX file, the elevation model an app looks up, and the way it adds up the rises all differ. None of them is a bug, and you can check which one you're seeing.
Rides and live tracking on a Wahoo ELEMNT
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How to download a ride's FIT file from a Wahoo ELEMNT
The FIT file is the full record of a ride, with power, heart rate and laps. Four ways to get your hands on it, and what each one needs.
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Wahoo ELEMNT rides not uploading to Strava? How to fix it
A ride reaches Strava in two hops: unit to Wahoo, then Wahoo to Strava. Find the hop where yours is stuck, and fix that one.
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Wahoo Live Track not working? How to fix it
Live Track runs on your phone, not on the unit. Most failures are the phone putting the app to sleep, a missing permission, or the unit dropping its link.
Garmin Edge
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How to put a GPX route on a Garmin Edge without Garmin Connect
Garmin's own way runs through your Garmin account. Here is how that works, and the two ways that need neither an account nor a connection.
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Garmin Edge course not syncing? Fixes for Komoot and Strava
A course goes from the planner, to Garmin Connect, to the Edge. Check the middle step first, and you know which side the problem is on.