Karoo 2 Bought a Karoo 2, it factory reset itself three times within the two weeks of owning it, so spent a lot of time logging back in and having to waiting for it redownload all the maps... On the third time I raised a RMA, which was a pretty quick and slick process. Would I recommend a Karoo 2? No, at this time don't think the software is mature and stable enough. Would I say they offer good customer service?? Yes

Purchase & Ride1- New kid on the bloc is thumbs up With D2C products where you are not able to view in a store reviews from average joes like me that fund their own adventures, training and experiments can be really valuable. Having been a Garmin consumer through and through their monopoly in the market reigned giving no viable alternative until Wahoo arrived, but I felt it was a very "me to" product that just fell short so by default was the poor unit that sat in the drawer, but neither ever cut the mustard when you rally needed routing on those off familiar track adventures. Step in to the spot light the Karoo2... If you are like you will have read reviews, looked at product endorsements, seen every YouTube review and this maybe your final check before digging those hands into the deeps pockets for the 300+ notes (ouch). SO customer service to purchase and ride1 what are my thoughts; The screen is light years ahead, same matt gorilla glass of the wahoo with colour of Garmin and the touch screen is something of the 21st century, navigation with the beep, prompt and post box pop up if needed are crystal clear and the data fields are infamous and although you can see them I'd say less is more, but with multiple lay ups. Some funky turns and roundabouts but steady and sure that cursed turn left filled by make a u-turn was a distant memory. So far I have reached out to the CS team on a couple of items and as soon as I had sent received and automated response followed by human interaction generally on the same day with simple help. So far I'd say the new kid on the bloc is certainly the protagonist and there are 2 companies out there that will or should be very worried and for just reason. I will write a follow up before the 45days risk free, but at this point there is no way it's going back and I have a great condition 830 potentially looking for a new home.

Fed up with workarounds The unit has multiple shortcomings but I guess these may be different for what you are using it for. I test the basics against an old but super reliable and functional Lezyne Mega C. It sends a live tracking email - Karoo can’t. You have to text a weblink. Lezyne permits a cadence (only) Bluetooth link but Karoo can’t - it takes speed and distance bundled with cadence and then conflicts with its own speed and distance measures - so speed and distance stop at random intervals and gives erroneous data. Lezyne displays a simple clear graphic of the SRAM shifter position. Karoo displays numbers… Lezyne is inexpensive and ‘just works’ Karoo 2 is expensive and needs constant tinkering or workarounds for you to try to justify the costs. Unfortunately I was well through my 45 days when I acquired my new modern ebike with lots of Bluetooth and Ant+ sensors. I have to unpair these to get any sense from Karoo 2. Am just wearied with it…

Exceptional customer service response to Karoo 2 issue As with others - just wanted to recognise that Hari and the Hammerhead team were absolutely brilliant in responding to an issue I had with my Karoo2. They went way above and beyond the call of duty in helping out and sorting out an issue I was experiencing. Beyond that, they were extremely generous in resolving a separate matter. This isn't the first time that Hammerhead have responded in this way, and it is a key reason why I choose to stay with the Hammerhead ecosystem. Thank you all so much!

I am a very happy Karoo 2 user I am a very happy Karoo 2 user, for one year. I had some questions, got quick and qualified answers, so I bought Karoo 2. For me, the Karoo 2 was, by far, my best buy the last couple last years. I have used several other cycling computers, but no one matches the Karoo