Your next journey is saying hello to you. Power up your Cyclo and connect it to your MioShare account for settings and free searchable route database. With just a few steps, you can easily set up the device and be ready to go.
With MioShare cloud service, it brings you more convenient cycling experience. You can easily set up your device and get inspired by MioShare App whenever you feel like starting a journey. Use the MioShare website and be creative to plan your own route.
You can enjoy seamless connection between devices with your MioShare account. Moreover, you can access to a free route database with tons of growing routes planned and shared by fellow users who love cycling as you do around the world.
Now, let's take a few steps to set up your Cyclo Discover Pal. Have your smartphone ready to perform wireless setup through MioShare App.
Key steps:
Install the MioShare App on your smartphone for free by:
Congratulations! Your Cyclo device is paired with your smartphone, so you now can explore more or adjust settings on MioShare App.
After connecting your Cyclo to MioShare account, follow the instructions on device's screen and set up user profile to optimize the use of your Cyclo Discover Pal. You may also edit user profile through either through MioShare App or Cyclo device.
Use WIFI to sync changes between MioShare App and Cyclo Discover Pal. Go to "WIFI connection for wireless data transfer" below for more information about how to do WIFI sync.
Cyclo Discover Pal allows you to receive incoming messages and phone calls. It is applicable to both iOS and Android systems.
Your Cyclo device comes with integrated Text to Speech (TTS) technology. Connect your device to MioShare App, and it supports turn-by-turn voice guidance through your headset.
To turn on voice guidance:
The Cyclo Discover Pal has built-in WIFI. Through WIFI connection, you can easily transfer data including tours and history records to your device.
Let's say you have created a 'NeverMiss' route on the MioShare website or just found an enticing route idea on the MioShare App, you can download the route to your Cyclo device right away via built-in WIFI for navigation and never get bothered by finding the cable!
The data transferring process will start and the progress of each item will be shown on the device's screen, including tours data from MioShare and other route planning services supported by Discover Pal.
When synchronisation is done, go to the downloaded routes from each service under "Tours" on your Cyclo device's Main Menu.
Cyclo supports various route planning options. You can simply set a starting destination or use "Surprise Me" to have Cyclo decide where you want to go.
After the setup is done, you can create or change a profile for each of your activity types. Each profile can be assigned a different bike or any other activity.
Set up the activity profile to help you to categorize your activities and customize the routing methods.
To edit "Activity Profile":
For information about default route plan settings, see the following table:
Routing option table
Your device is equipped with maps that provide street information for navigation, including POIs (places of interest) such as bike shops, restaurants, emergency stations, and more.
If you choose "Navigate", there are several ways to choose your destination.
If you want to navigate home for the first time and have not yet entered a home address yet, you can set up "Home address" through MioShare App.
As soon as your home address is stored, simply press "GO" on the Cyclo device's screen and you will be navigated home as quickly as possible.
You can set up "Favourite" through MioShare App.
As soon as your favourite locations are stored, simply pick one as destination and press "GO" on the Cyclo device's screen. You will be navigated to the place as quickly as possible.
You can start with "Search Range" on the top to set the preference based on "Nearby" or "City".
Nearby: Search for POIs near your current location
City: Search for POIs in a specific city
You can either explore POIs in "All Categories" or access to the most common categories that have been listed for you in advance are: Emergency, Bike Store, and Food & Drink.
If you like cycling by numbers, Node Network (advanced Knooppunten) function helps you easily replicate the routes you read on a magazine in Netherlands, Belgium and Germany.
You can enter the nodes on your Cyclo device without the hassle of using other devices to draw a route!
To set up Node Network route:
To preview the saved Node Network route:
You can define a destination simply by marking a point on the map. If you don't know the exact address or coordinates, this is the easiest way to get to your destination.
The device has the Surprise Me™ function, which will offer you up to three exciting routes around your location.
If you have already taken a route from the same location, the device will try to suggest different routes based on the possible and available roads around your current location. So you will always be offered different routes.
To start Surprise Me™:
You can mark your current location as a POI by simply hitting the "LOCATION" button on the side of your device.
Instantly save a location as your favorite and revisit again.
The map display impacts the navigation experience. It can be adjusted by the Maps setting.
To edit the Maps setting:
Auto zoom: Enable or disable automatic zoom during navigation (If selected, the map screen automatically zooms in or out, depending on your speed, for an optimal view of your route).
Orientation: Toggle the map view to be North up or Track up.
Contours: Enable or disable the contour lines.
Before you get on the road, you must have to start with routes.
You can either quickly find routes ideas from MioShare App with free searchable database, or be creative and plan your own tour through MioShare website.
Try the free searchable database of MioShare App for route options!
Get recommended by MioSelect:
If you are looking for some more customized ideas, try the "Find" function on MioShare App:
If you have a Cyclo WIFI model, you can later download the saved route to your device through WIFI sync.
And the route which you chose will be ready for you to start the journey right away!
Once the routes are downloaded to your Cyclo device, you can preview them in "Tours".
Whether you are cycling through small villages in rural France, exploring the sights of a big city like Amsterdam or driving through the Swiss Alps - with the new 'NeverMiss™' function you can plan your tour optimally.
To start planning a tour route:
Don't know where you want to go? The Cycling Trails function can help you with this.
Using Cycling Trails:
You must zoom in on Nodes to see numbers. The Node Network is popular in the Netherlands, Belgium and part of Germany.
Or you can use the search box to search for a place of interest or city to start.
The MioShare routing module ensures that you can ride on a safe bike route. Don't worry, you won't be navigated onto highways.
If you’re not satisfied with the automatically generated route through the route generator. You can easily adjust it.
Customize a route:
Click the "Save to Tours" button to save the route under Tours.
You can edit the route again at any time.
Edit the route again:
There is a list on the left side of the Create page. Every pinpoint that you draw on the map generates a waypoint on the list. Only if you have categorized the item will it become a POI. The POI becomes the stop and your Cyclo device alerts you when you approach the site with the NeverMiss™ function.
There are five predefined categories to choose from:
Each waypoint you created on the map shows the address or longitude / latitude of the waypoint. Click the three dot button to save the waypoint as a new place.
Place Manager allows you to create your own POIs. It is useful because you can re-use those places while creating a route.
To add a new place:
If you found a location information online, such as a wiki or someone's blog post, you can simply copy and paste the link to the Web link column. Clicking the Insert button, will automatically retrieve Name and Description from the website for you. Some websites may not support this function.
NeverMiss™ ensures that you don't miss any important points during the tour. If you have created routes with POIs or downloaded routes from RouteYou with MioShare, Cyclo will notify you as soon as you approach the defined points during your journey.
This is very useful for self-guided tours. It turns your Cyclo into a bike notebook.
If the POI contains a web link, you will receive a QR code with the NeverMiss™ notification. Scan the QR code with your smartphone to get a detailed description over the Internet.
Scan a QR code with your smartphone:
Open your camera app and point your device at the QR code for a few seconds. When a notification is displayed, your smartphone can automatically scan QR codes. You may need to select the mode on the camera screen to activate the QR code scanning function.
The automatic QR code reader is only supported by Android 9 or higher versions and iOS 11 or higher versions. If your smartphone has a lower version, you need a third-party QR code reader app to scan QR codes.
With WeJoin™, you can start a group ride, and invite friends and family to join.
Others can also join the group ride as a follower through downloading MioShare App.
You can share the route with others with just a click.
During the ride, group members share real-time locations to freely catch up to the group and store memories together.
No problem! Anyone with the MioShare App can join your group and be a follower.
You can search for new friends with MioShare IDs or select them in your friend list below.
You will receive an "WeJoin™" invitation from your friend. Accept the invitation through MioShare App.
Choose to use Pal or MioShare App to join the activity.
The members without using Cyclo device can navigate the tour by following the track on the MioShare App.
All the members joining the activity will be displayed on the map screen of the Cyclo device and the MioShare App. The location of the members will be updated every 20 seconds.
The Cyclo Discover Pal has a height graphic in combination with a map view. You can check the height of your current location while navigating.
To get more routes, you can connect MioShare to Komoot, RouteYou or STRAVA Route through either App or website.
During first setup, you can connect your device to MioShare App and following the setup intructions after pairing completed for connected services.
If you want to manage the connected services, you can follow below steps:
* For STRAVA users, please make sure that the "Auto Route Download" function is turned on.
Connect with Komoot:
As soon as you see that the account has been successfully linked, the recordings of your Cyclos are automatically synchronized with your Komoot account.
Connect with RouteYou:
Your Cyclo's recordings are automatically synchronized with your RouteYou account.
Connect with STRAVA Route:
As soon as you see that the account has been successfully linked, the recordings of your Cyclos are automatically synchronized with your STRAVA account.
* Please make sure that the "Auto Route Download" function is turned on.
MioShare will ONLY sync your "latest 20" STRAVA Routes to save your Cyclo device memory space.
If you ride an e-bike with Shimano STEPS*, connect it with your Cyclo to enable a safe and enjoyable e-cycling experience.
When connected, go to Settings > Activity Profile > E-Bike > Dashboard > Shimano STEPS and tap the Show screen switch button to enable the function. Tap Layout & Data Fields to customise the screen layout.
During your trip, the Shimano STEPS screen displays the e-bike information such as the battery level, travel time, speed, etc.
Once your Cyclo connected to Shimano STEPS, Surprise Me™ will offer you the routes based on the battery level of the e-bike.
Mio offers its Cyclo customers free map and software update. Connect your Cyclo device to MioShare App and check out latest update for better user experience.
Don't forget to register your device on the Mio website to activate your warranty
To prevent being disturbed by rain drop, your device will automatically lock the screen after 1 minute (by default) under map view.
When the screen is locked, simply press the POWER button to unlock the screen.
You can change the screen lock setting by tapping Main menu > Settings > System > Screen > Screen Lock Timer.