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VinHkE on Karoo

Orientation and minimal configuration for using VinHkE inside Ride. Visit the VinHkE product area to discover every feature and use case.

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Where VinHkE is configured

VinHkE is configured from its main screen, then its fields and widgets are added to Ride profiles.

Ride continues to manage the activity, map and navigation. VinHkE supplies the data and tools you choose inside that flow.

Main VinHkE configuration screen on Hammerhead Karoo
The starting point for VinHkE configuration.

Profile and thresholds

Review your user profile and thresholds before configuring fields that depend on personal zones or reference values.

Keeping them current gives colours, zones and alerts the intended context.

VinHkE threshold configuration on Karoo
Thresholds used by configurable fields and alerts.

User profile and nutrition

Open the user profile and VinHkE nutrition settings to adjust the base values used on the ride.

The energy view applies that profile to show calories and estimated carbohydrate and fat; these are consistent estimates, not direct metabolic measurement.

Nutrition settings in VinHkE
Profile and nutrition values provide context for on-ride estimates.

Add VinHkE fields to Ride

Prepare the composition in VinHkE (Custom Fields, SIX, Grayson, etc.), then add it to a Ride profile via the field picker: Ride → Edit profile → Add field → VinHkE.

VinHkE fields in Rides field picker
VinHkE fields live inside the normal Ride profile flow.

Add Pedaling Dynamics

Add Pedaling Dynamics from the compatible VinHkE field groups and choose inside the widget which metric to follow: left/right balance, Torque Effectiveness or Pedal Smoothness.

The chart shows the last 90 seconds. The image shows the category picker, not the widget view.

Pedaling Dynamics category in VinHkE
Category picker; the widget view shows the three metrics and its 90 s history.

Add L/R Balance

Add L/R Balance from VinHkE advanced fields to a Ride profile.

It needs compatible bilateral data from the power meter. The view shows percentage and estimated power per side, a central indicator and the previous 90 seconds.

VinHkE advanced field picker containing L/R Balance
Advanced field picker where L/R Balance is located.

Configure Alerts

Choose an alert type, set its threshold or interval, and prepare it before starting the activity.

Available alerts cover time, calories, maximum power, maximum heart rate, carbohydrate use, maximum and minimum gear, distance, remaining W′ and Walk-Run.

VinHkE alert configuration screen
Set the warning before you start riding.

Configure Pit Board

Prepare Pit Board on the VinHkE configuration screen before the ride. The tool allows up to three prepared replies and sharing access with trust.

Main Pit Board configuration screen
Pit Board configuration before the ride.

Configure workouts

Requires VinApp. Select the workout in VinApp, then add the VinHkE workout widget to the Ride profile you will use.

The widget shows targets and intervals while Ride remains responsible for recording the activity.

VinApp workout selected for VinHkE
The selected Vin workout is made available to the VinHkE widget.

Add Virtual Racer

Add Virtual Racer to a Ride profile as a VinHkE widget.

Adjust the reference speed during the ride with the widget's - and + buttons. A double tap resets the reference from your current position.

Virtual Racer running in Ride
A configurable pace reference inside Ride.

Use Headwind with VinHkE

Install and configure Headwind before adding fields that consume its data through VinHkE.

Headwind supplies the weather information and VinHkE presents it inside Ride. Requires Headwind.

Headwind and VinHkE categories in Rides field picker
Headwind and VinHkE appear as separate extensions inside Ride.

Discover before you configure

This Help article is the configuration path. The VinHkE product area explains the stories, ride problems and complete feature set in more depth.

VinHkE extends Ride rather than replacing it, and most features do not require VinApp. Workouts are the visible exception.

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