No Trip Meter? (A cell phone mount option)

[F451]

Hey guys, is there no trip meter function on the Alta's? The display on my '18 MXR does not seem to have that capability, and I did not see anything about a trip meter in the manuals.

Seems very odd that that function would not be there, I was actually expecting 2 trip meters which seems pretty standard on just about every vehicle with a speedo nowadays.

Please tell me I am a knucklehead and that it is right in front of me on the bike. Otherwise I'm going to have to resort to taking pics of my mileage before I leave the house, or worse, jotting it down on a sticky and putting it in my pocket. Really? Thanks. -Ed

 

[Philip]

No trip meter.

You can use a Garmin GPS wrist watch. Pretend that you are going for a jog and turn it on. It will let you know where you are.

 

[F451]

Lol, ok thanks.

 

[snydes]

You’re not the first person that thought it was odd they didn’t include that feature. They probably would have added it eventually, but....

 

[F451]

Yes, I'm way behind the curve just having bought my MXR, lots to learn. Trying to use the search function as much as I can, but on this one I just had to confirm.

It's not a biggie at all, just odd. Going on a mellow dirt road ride tomorrow morning where I'm pretty sure I'll be using every electron in my batts. Plan is to keep an eye on the display and turn around just before 1/2 charge is left (if we have not hit the turn around point by then). Can't carry an extra quart of electrons in my backpack unfortunately. What's up with that?! Lol

 

[snydes]

No worries, search functions don't always find what you are looking for. We will try and get you up to speed!

 

[Butch]

The first bikes did not even have an hour meter. I got that with my first firmware update. I asked for a trip meter too. But NOOOOO!!!

 

[Redwolf]

I rather prefer the simplicity of the display unit, it just does what it needs to, and nothing else. No need to spend the first week of ownership doing pointless customizations with the dash, so we can focus on the important things. Suspension and tires.

 

[Sumik]

I don't have any display on my KTM and I can live with it. Also my early 2017 ALTA MX doesn't have an hour meeter which I would like to have..

 

[snydes]

I don't have any display on my KTM and I can live with it. Also my early 2017 ALTA MX doesn't have an hour meeter which I would like to have..

As Butch pointed out, if you do a firmware update you will have that feature!

 

[F451]

On my way to the Bonehead Enduro (really), leaving in 5 mins. I hope my trip meter holds up. Lol.

 

[Sumik]

As Butch pointed out, if you do a firmware update you will have that feature!

I performed the firmware update and there is no hour display..

 

[snydes]

I performed the firmware update and there is no hour display..

Are you certain you have the very latest (last) version? You have to press the right button on the display to view the hour meter.

 

[Sumik]

I'm quite sure I have the latest version but didn't know that I have to press the button. I'll try Thanks.

 

[Trialsman]

Something I was going to do is get a cheap bicycle speedo and mount it for the trip function. Shouldn't take too much.

 

[Bloak]

I'm sure distance is recorded in MT. Cycle key at start will start a new file, when key is turned off, file ends. Can review distance through MT after downloading file... bit of a pain and is not instantaneous.

 

[TCMB371]

In Multitool, every log file downloaded from the bike will display a mileage reading for that log.

 

[Bionicman]

Use your smartphone

 

[Philip]

Someone should make a cell phone holder to be placed over the standard screen. The standard screen is not very useful anyway. But with a cell phone you can find an app to track your trip, speed, display the map or directions, heart rate with a chest strap, or play music.

 

[F451]

Thanks for all the suggestions guys, I'm all set for tracking mileage, got the usual assortment of gps', bicycle speedo's, Trail Tech Vapor, cell phone, etc, was just surprised such a simple, basic function wasn't included. I was hoping I could track trip mileage without using an additional unit of whatever type. Less is more.