Recording and tracks
Recording rides, binding them to events, working offline, GPX/FIT import, Garmin watches, and Apple Watch.
How to record a rideThe record button is in the center of the bottom bar; a quick outing starts with one tap.Read The ride card: what’s in itA map with view modes, the numbers, an elevation profile, heart-rate zones, and an actions shelf.Read AI ride breakdown: what it can doThe coach reads your ride from the numbers, compares it to your own baseline, and answers questions.Read Heart rate and zones: how to read themWhere heart rate comes from, what the zones mean, and why you should fill in your date of birth.Read Recording without a connection: how it worksThe track is recorded on the device and reaches the server at the first sign of network.Read Importing GPX and FIT from other servicesA file creates a ride in the log; if that ride already exists, it refines it instead of duplicating.Read Binding a ride to an eventAny ride can become your track at a race, tour, training session, or outing — and back.Read Garmin watch: EF Live — installation and setupStep by step: install EF Live, link with a code — then the watch transmits your position with heart rate and saves the ride to the log.Read Apple Watch: EF Live on the watchConnects with one button, no code. Tap “Start” on the watch — it transmits position, speed, elevation, and heart rate, and the ride appears in the log at the finish.Read Amazfit (Zepp OS): EF.LIVE during a workoutThe EF.LIVE extension inside a regular workout on an Amazfit watch transmits position, speed, elevation, and heart rate; at the finish the ride appears in the log and binds to the event.Read Community track map: how to publish a routeA recorded track can be offered to the shared map — after review, everyone sees it.Read Background recording: battery and phone settingsWhat to set up so the track records with the screen off and the phone in your pocket.Read The recording card on the lock screen (iPhone)Time, average speed, and kilometers are visible without unlocking the phone or opening the app.Read Offline maps of an area: download in advanceAn event’s map pack downloads with one button and kicks in when the connection drops.Read A personal ride and a ride at an event: the differenceThe recording is the same — the difference is the event binding: it enables the live map, the track review, and SOS.Read