I use Strava on my iPhone to track my rides. But I don't refer to it en route. Also, Strava/GPS seems to drain the battery significantly, so it's not a good solution for very long rides. (Although, I've solved the battery problem with the USB charge off my Luxos U).
I use a simple cyclometer on most of my bikes, usually a sub-$50 Cateye computer. I prefer to have a cyclometer for the following reasons: 1) distance, for navigation. If I'm on an organized ride with mile/distance markers, my cyclometer can tell me where I am. That's a nice mental boost, especially in the back half of a very long/hot day. 2) time of day. I usually keep the clock display up. Another aid to mental orientation, and a reminder of whether I'm on schedule or not (important when trying to get to a campsite before dark). 3) speed, for entertainment/encouragement. I'm a big fella so I bomb down hills. It's fun to see my high score. Also, I have a tendency to settle into a slowish 13-14 mph road speed once I'm tired, and the cyclometer reminds me to pick up the pace a bit (back to 16-18 mph if I can). On Tue, Jul 26, 2016 at 1:21 PM, Tim Butterfield <timbutterfi...@gmail.com> wrote: > My currently cycle computer is my iPhone 5S on a QuadLock mount running > the Wahoo Fitness app and the Wahoo Tickr X and Blue SC sensors. I do not > often refer to it while riding, but I do like having the data available for > after ride comparisons. (This ride felt harder. Was it?) I also like > that the Wahoo Fitness app supports uploading data to a wide variety of web > sites. > > As much as I like this combination, I'm a bit torn about whether to use it > on my soon to arrive AHH. I will be getting a Garmin Varia Rear View Radar > tail light for that bike and I'm not yet sure if I want to use that with > just the radar read out display or maybe connect it to a Garmin cycling > computer. I'm currently leaning towards using it with an Garmin Edge 820. > If you want reviews on a variety of devices, check out the > http://www.dcrainmaker.com/ site. > > Tim > > On Tue, Jul 26, 2016 at 8:18 AM, bluebirdonabicycle < > gentlemanonabicy...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Maybe its my age but its a confusing world looking at the many different >> cyclometers (or whatever they are called) >> Im looking for something wireless, simple that has the basic (important) >> features like....How fast? Distance? Total miles? >> But well built. >> Most I look at seem cluttered with endless features. >> Any opinions from those who have traveled this road? >> >> BBOB >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "RBW Owners Bunch" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. >> Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >> > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
