Combined Shape Bike IQ

Map & Routes

Map & Routes settings control how the map looks while you ride, how navigation behaves, and how Bike IQ stores map data for offline use. They are grouped into a few screens: Map Display, Climb Detection, Navigation, and Map Data.

Bike IQ Map and Routes settings

Map Display

Map Display controls what appears on the ride map. Because Bike IQ draws its own cycling map, the defaults are tuned for riding: quiet roads stay visible as you zoom out, and the points of interest are the ones that matter on a ride.

  • Road Labels — street and road names on the map. Essential if you navigate by street name, unnecessary if you follow the route line.
  • Points of Interest — amenities and places on the map. When this is on, you can choose which categories to show (see below).
  • Live Labels — two on-screen labels that track where you are: Current Road shows the road you are riding on, and Current Town shows the town or city. Turn either off for a cleaner screen.

Points of Interest and Amenities

Bike IQ's map carries the amenities a rider actually looks for, not a generic set built for drivers. Turn Points of Interest on and a category list appears so you can show only what is useful to you. Each category has its own icon on the map:

  • Drinking water, toilets, and food & drink
  • Bike shops and bike services
  • Groceries, fuel, and lodging
  • Camping and scenic spots
  • EV charging, health, and transit

Leave the categories you care about on and switch the rest off to keep the map uncluttered. Finding a refill or a rest stop no longer means leaving the app.

Climb Detection

Climb detection is part of Bike IQ Pro.

Climb detection decides which rises on the road ahead count as a climb, so the map can flag them and switch to the climb camera. Tune it to match the riding you care about:

  • Climb Detection — turn detection on or off entirely.
  • Minimum Category — the smallest climb category that triggers detection, from short, moderate climbs up to the hardest HC climbs. Set it higher to ignore small rollers.
  • Min Elevation — the minimum vertical gain a climb must have to be flagged. Raising this filters out short, steep ramps that are over in seconds.
  • Min Grade — the minimum average grade for a section to count as a climb. Higher values flag only the steep stuff.
  • Include Rolling Hills — when on, the detector treats rolling terrain with repeated short climbs as a single sustained effort. Turn it off to track each rise separately.
  • Auto Switch to Climb Mode — when on, the map automatically zooms and tilts to a climb-focused view as you enter a detected climb, then returns to your normal view when the climb ends.

Navigation

Navigation settings control what you see while following a route.

  • Route Elevation Profile — show the route's elevation profile during the ride, with your current position marked so you can see how far into a climb you are and how much remains.
  • Route Duration Estimation — Bike IQ estimates how long a route will take from an Average Power figure you set. Unlike a flat speed average, a power-based estimate accounts for elevation: it slows down on climbs and speeds up on descents. The setting suggests a value based on your FTP, so a flat route and a mountainous route of the same distance get very different, realistic ETAs.

Map Data and Offline Storage

Bike IQ serves its own cycling map and downloads it to your device as you ride, so the map, routing, and the elevation of the road ahead keep working without a signal. The Map Data screen shows how much space that uses and lets you manage it.

  • Storage usage — a breakdown of what is stored, split into Saved data (protected because it backs your saved routes) and Clearable data (cached areas you have ridden through), with separate figures for map tiles and routing data.
  • Saved routes and cached areas — see how many routes you have saved for offline use and how many areas have been cached as you rode.
  • Clear cache — free up space with two options: clear everything except your current area, or clear all cached data. Saved routes are always kept.

You rarely need to touch this. Map and routing data download automatically as you ride into new areas, and Bike IQ removes the oldest cached areas on its own to keep storage in check. See Navigation and Routes for how offline riding works end to end.

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