Unit purchased from http://www.onbike.co.uk/ who seem to be the only UK supplier.
First impression is there is not a lot there for the money, but put all together and paired with bike and phone on the bike it looks the biz (if you like this sort of thing).
Setting up instructions are a bit vague as it needs its internal battery charged before updating by means of charging from a "not fully charged" bike battery which is charging whilst fitted to the bike until a level of 60% is reached. This is not possible as you cant charge my Bosch battery when its on the bike and when you remove intuvia you cant turn it on. Got around it by pressing the battery button a few times until it began its update.
So far it looks good.. Connected my ant+ Scosche wrist hr monitor and the included rear light/indicators without issue, and also connected to Strava which will now auto upload after each ride.
All looks to work smoothly with my phone connecting/disconnecting to the hub without a delay and browsing through the settings there seems to be plenty of display options. Map options look good as well and have just downloaded Yorkshire for now and it presents very much like a car satnav ..will try it later/tomorrow/when I can.
Reading and digesting all the bad feedback for this i think its likely due to phone/connection problems on Android which TBH is a bit of a worry, but I have assigned it as a trusted device so hopefully I wont regret my guinea pig status.
After my first test ride I must say I am impressed. Everything works well from the Intuvia thumb control and its just a case of getting used to long and short presses to move through the screens.
Points of note so far..
1/ The Cobi Hub synchronised with the Bosch motor showing the correct odometer reading and current Battery Status.
2/ The Alarm is loud and easy to set/unset (see Video) but does not show an alert on my phone.
3/ The electronic bell is a short press on the Walk button and Indicators are a long press on the +/- buttons which gives audio and visual notifications on the display (see Video)
4/ Mapping is a bit basic but works, and in a short test it chose a little known and relatively new cycle path over the main road, again with Audio and Visual prompts but even with my phone at full volume traffic noise on a busy road drowned them out.
5/ If you link your Strava account them data is auto uploaded to Strava within seconds after its switched off, with the ride showing up in Strava as an E-Bike ride with HR data included.
6/ Connection to a Samsung Galaxy S6 has been faultless so far.
7/ Lights can be set to auto or manual and get brighter as the light fades, which are good as a daytime front running light but will possibly be inadequate on unlit roads or off-road at night.
8/ During my short test (about 35 minutes) my Phone gained in charge with the lights on.
9/ I haven't suffered any of the problems other reviewers have had but its early days..
First impression is there is not a lot there for the money, but put all together and paired with bike and phone on the bike it looks the biz (if you like this sort of thing).
Setting up instructions are a bit vague as it needs its internal battery charged before updating by means of charging from a "not fully charged" bike battery which is charging whilst fitted to the bike until a level of 60% is reached. This is not possible as you cant charge my Bosch battery when its on the bike and when you remove intuvia you cant turn it on. Got around it by pressing the battery button a few times until it began its update.
So far it looks good.. Connected my ant+ Scosche wrist hr monitor and the included rear light/indicators without issue, and also connected to Strava which will now auto upload after each ride.
All looks to work smoothly with my phone connecting/disconnecting to the hub without a delay and browsing through the settings there seems to be plenty of display options. Map options look good as well and have just downloaded Yorkshire for now and it presents very much like a car satnav ..will try it later/tomorrow/when I can.
Reading and digesting all the bad feedback for this i think its likely due to phone/connection problems on Android which TBH is a bit of a worry, but I have assigned it as a trusted device so hopefully I wont regret my guinea pig status.
After my first test ride I must say I am impressed. Everything works well from the Intuvia thumb control and its just a case of getting used to long and short presses to move through the screens.
Points of note so far..
1/ The Cobi Hub synchronised with the Bosch motor showing the correct odometer reading and current Battery Status.
2/ The Alarm is loud and easy to set/unset (see Video) but does not show an alert on my phone.
3/ The electronic bell is a short press on the Walk button and Indicators are a long press on the +/- buttons which gives audio and visual notifications on the display (see Video)
4/ Mapping is a bit basic but works, and in a short test it chose a little known and relatively new cycle path over the main road, again with Audio and Visual prompts but even with my phone at full volume traffic noise on a busy road drowned them out.
5/ If you link your Strava account them data is auto uploaded to Strava within seconds after its switched off, with the ride showing up in Strava as an E-Bike ride with HR data included.
6/ Connection to a Samsung Galaxy S6 has been faultless so far.
7/ Lights can be set to auto or manual and get brighter as the light fades, which are good as a daytime front running light but will possibly be inadequate on unlit roads or off-road at night.
8/ During my short test (about 35 minutes) my Phone gained in charge with the lights on.
9/ I haven't suffered any of the problems other reviewers have had but its early days..
