The Garmin App is the standalone version of WheelDash: you open it from the watch’s app list, and it connects to the wheel, shows the dashboard, runs the alarms and records the ride. If you would rather keep a Garmin activity with its maps and navigation, use the Garmin Datafield instead.

Install

WheelDash is on the Garmin Connect IQ Store. Stable and development releases are available. The development release includes newer changes but may be less stable, particularly for wheel and watch combinations the developer cannot test directly.

Find WheelDash on Connect IQ

Bluetooth responsiveness on Garmin can vary by watch model, firmware and how frequently the wheel sends data. Wheels with higher Bluetooth traffic may show more noticeable delay on some watches.

Settings

WheelDash settings are changed on your phone, in the Connect IQ Store app or Garmin Connect, under the WheelDash app on your watch. Settings are grouped into global options and three wheel profiles.

Before the first ride, set at least, for the profile you will use:

  • Wheel name and Wheel brand. If you own a KingSong from before 2021, also try “Kingsong (old)”.
  • The alarm thresholds: two PWM levels, a speed and a temperature.
  • Miles unit or Fahrenheit unit if you need them.

First connection

During the first connection, WheelDash records the Bluetooth identity of your EUC, so it will not pair by mistake with another wheel of the same brand.

  1. Check that the profile you will use has the right wheel brand.
  2. Make sure only your wheel is powered on nearby.
  3. Open WheelDash and select the profile. The first connection screen appears.
  4. When the confirmation screen says the wheel is connected, wait until the WheelDash main screen is displayed. Then exit WheelDash and power off the wheel.
  5. Power the wheel on again and restart WheelDash.

WheelDash now recognises your wheel. To skip the profile choice at each start, set Profile to use by default, or turn off Profile selection on startup.

The screens

Garmin App main screen: speed, PWM arc, battery and temperature arcs, trip distanceGarmin App datafield-like view with six fields

The main screen keeps its layout. You choose, per profile:

  • the main number in the centre: speed, PWM, battery percentage or GPS speed;
  • the top bar: speed or PWM, with orange and red colour thresholds;
  • the statistics shown at the bottom, such as top speed, average moving speed, trip and total distance, voltage and watch battery.

The datafield-like view shows 4, 6 or 8 fields you pick from a long list (wheel data, ride statistics, heart rate, weather, Varia radar data and more). Open it by sliding left, or with a mapped button. You can also make it the only view.

Buttons

Each profile can map watch buttons (Start/Stop, Middle or Down) to actions:

  • open the activity recording view;
  • cycle the wheel’s light mode;
  • beep the wheel (horn);
  • switch the speed limiter on or off;
  • open the datafield-like view;
  • go to the next ENGO glasses view, or change their brightness.

Recording

To record every ride automatically, turn on Automatic activity recording; Activity save on exit saves it when you leave WheelDash. You can also start and stop recording from the activity recording view: swipe up on a touchscreen watch, or map a button to it.

Rides are saved as Garmin activities and reviewed in Garmin Connect. They are not uploaded to the WheelDash Ride Portal.

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