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sigma rox 11 adds bluetooth to gps cycling computer

Introduced all the way back in 2013 as their first GPS-enabled cycling computer, the Rox 10.0 was due for an update. The all-new Sigma Rox 11.0 builds in the latest features and adds Bluetooth to the ANT+ transmission, letting it communicate with more sensors…and your phone. That’ll come in handy as their mobile version of Data Center comes online, making it easier than ever to sync your rides. It also means Strava Live Tracking, plus text/call alerts if you want them. Check the tech specs and other updates and items, below…

sigma rox 11 adds bluetooth to gps cycling computer

Most of the functions remain the same or get slight improvements (like ETA, temperature, average incline/decline, etc.), but there is a much expanded set of metrics to show your power, including multi-interval averages, normalized power, TSS, IF, left/right balance, pedal smoothness, torque effectiveness, and more.

It’s the features that bring it into the modern era. In addition to linking with your phone and various apps, it’ll now also show gearing data from electronic drivetrains. Another big improvement to overall user enjoyment is the increased capacity for stored rides. The original was limited to just 19 hours of ride time, which meant we were frequently having to delete old rides in order to continue saving a current one, something that was a pain when riding alone…and very difficult to explain to your riding buddies when they’re standing around waiting. Now, there’s 1,000 hours of logging before it needs to take a giant memory dump.

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Data Center now has iOS and Android apps, but only for tablets, not phones, along with updated PC and Mac versions, letting you see your ride info virtually anywhere. Find the one you need here. For phones, there’ll be a new Sigma Link app, it’s just not ready yet.

One of the key features we’ve liked about Data Center is that it lets you build routes inside the desktop app then load them onto your device. You can even create way points with notes, so you’ll get an alert that says something like “Gas Station on right – last chance to fill bottles”. Their rep said the program might soon be available free or very inexpensively to anyone, which would make it easier to create .GPX files of any route and share them with others without paying for an ongoing subscription elsewhere.

sigma rox 11 adds bluetooth to gps cycling computer

The Rox 11.0 bundle will come with dual-band (ANT+ and BTLE) heart rate and speed/cadence sensors, which can be used on their own to send those data points directly to any compatible cycling app on your phone, too.

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The Rox 7.0 is an only slightly watered down version of the 11.0, but still gets GPS, Strava segments (preloaded, not live), and all the key performance metrics. You simply lose the wireless connectivity to your phone, which means you’ll need to plug it in to sync everything.

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Last up is the Buster 2000, a new 2000 lumen head light with remote control and external battery pack. That’ll reach 200m in full power, or dim down through seven different modes to suit conditions. Run times range from 2.5 hours all the way to 20 hours in eco mode. Three flashing modes, including an SOS pattern, are included. The battery is kept external so it can be used for longer distance touring where you may want to charge other devices on its auxiliary USB port, too. It’s a 6400mAh Li-Ion unit with a silicone housing and straps.

SigmaSport.com

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Flatbiller
Flatbiller
7 years ago

Remember how all cellular phones were the same exact boring brick until the iPhone?

I wish Apple would take a look at the GPS market, and shake it up.

This device, along with the hundreds that came out before it, does not inspire me at all. Sure, it might properly functional, but then again so was my Palm Pilot.

anonymous
anonymous
7 years ago
Reply to  Flatbiller

Maybe you should just buy a handlebar iphone mount and have it display encouraging and inspiring messages, since that’s apparently what you want out of a bike computer. Apple logo and inspiring.

roox
roox
7 years ago
Reply to  anonymous

old phones were clunky, useless, painful devices… Apple helped to fix that.
Current bike computers are minimalist, functional, small and easy to use. I don’t think there is any reason to have a computer to “inspire you”.. the numbers and data does that already.

myke2241
myke2241
7 years ago
Reply to  roox

Garmin connect iq apps are the future.

Dinger
Dinger
7 years ago
Reply to  roox

“old phones were clunky, useless, painful devices…”

You must be too young to remember pagers & pulling over to use a payphone, or earlier when people just had to make plans and agree to be where and when the an said. We used paper maps to find our at around too. It was awful…

wally mann
7 years ago
Reply to  roox

old phones were great *phones*.

Brian
Brian
7 years ago

Any word on battery life for these?

TimB
TimB
7 years ago

around 17hrs on a single charge

TimB
TimB
7 years ago

but expect less than that as per all other GPS hea units

SingleChainring
SingleChainring
7 years ago

As a ROX 10.0 owner, I’m glad these two cyclometers released. I get ridiculous battery life, and love the raw data available to me.

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