Update for Bosch E-Bike System: "Trick Check", Favorites and Heart Rate

Bosch has released an update for its Flow app to version 1.34 and an update for its smart system e-bike components. The company announced this on Monday. The update adds favorites to e-bikes with Bosch's smart system and the recording of heart rate from external heart rate monitors and their display in statistics. Also new is the “Trick Check,” which allows experienced mountain bikers to measure jumps and wheelies, for example. New hardware is also available with the SmartphoneGrip Vertical, which allows smartphones to be used as an e-bike display vertically on the handlebars and supplied with power.

Direct access to navigation favorites

In the Bosch Flow app version 1.34 for Android and iOS, navigation favorites for frequently navigated-to locations can now be created. The locations can be marked on a map view under the “Planning” menu item and saved as favorites. The favorites can then be accessed directly in the map view of the Ride screen. The order of up to three shortcuts can be freely configured for Kiox 300, 400C, and 500 in the Flow app.

Previously, it was already possible to display your heart rate during a ride from external heart rate monitors on Kiox displays. However, the measured values were not recorded and therefore could not be displayed in the statistics. With the update, this is changing. Data from pulse recording can be retrieved retrospectively in the future, and the heart rate progression and the associated load and training status can be traced. Pulse data can also be transferred to other apps, such as Strava.

“Trick Check” measures jumps, wheelies, manuals, and stoppies

For more advanced mountain bikers, Bosch has integrated a “Trick Check.” However, the function is only available with the e-bike motors Performance Line CX (BDU384Y), Performance Line CX-R (BDU384Y), Performance Line CX Race (BDU374Y), Performance Line CX (BDU374Y), and Performance Line SX (BDU314Y), including the larger Kiox displays as well as the smaller Purion 200 and 400. The sensor system records various data for jumps, wheelies, manuals, and stoppies, such as jump height and distance or the duration of a trick. Best performances per trick type can be viewed in the app after the ride; however, all individual trick attempts are not saved.

The previous Bosch SmartphoneGrip can only hold smartphones in landscape format. The new version with the addition “Vertical” allows a smartphone to be clamped and attached to the e-bike handlebars in portrait format. This allows the Ride screen of the Flow app to display a larger area during route navigation than in landscape format, Bosch promises. The grip can be plugged into the holder for Kiox displays and supplies the smartphone with power from the e-bike battery.

Also new is an extension of the eShift function: Bosch's integrated shifting system now also supports mechanical hub and derailleur gears with the Gearsensor GS. When shifting gears, the motor briefly interrupts support, which according to Bosch enables smoother gear changes. If desired, the display provides shifting recommendations.

The update of the Flow app is available for Android and iOS in the Google Play Store and Apple App Store, but is being rolled out to users gradually in waves. Under iOS, the download can be initiated directly via the App Store, so there is no need to wait for the app update to become available. The hardware components of the e-bike with Bosch's smart system can then be updated via the Flow app. The update of the e-bike components usually takes about 15 minutes.

(olb)