I wonder if there is a good app for my Blackberry Bold? Off to search
the interwebs.
On Nov 4, 8:02 am, Roy Yates roydya...@gmail.com wrote:
The best bike routes tend to be in places with few cars and few
people. Cellular system optimization leaves these areas with coverage
that is spotty at
AFIK, there are two types of GPS apps regarding how their meant to be
used. Or how I use them... :-) Feel free to enlighten me!
The tracking type will track you as you move and either show you or
just record data like speed, distance, time and with some additional
hardware, heart rate and maybe
The best bike routes tend to be in places with few cars and few
people. Cellular system optimization leaves these areas with coverage
that is spotty at best. The current generation smartphone mapping apps
are all relying on this network with spotty rural coverage to deliver
the local maps. These
Okay - call me Mr technobabble, I'll have a GPS thanks!
Mainly for navigation of back country adventures, but I only used my
computer for navigation anyway.
I did learn along the way to be good at estimating how far I'd gone
over a variety of terrain in a certain amount of time, so that it
I did precisely this in order to minimize hassle for changing
handlebars.
And while I enjoy knowing mileage (mostly total mileage) the main
feature I use is the clock. If I'm not going to make my hoped for
train, I have alternatives if I know early enough. So it is sctially a
daily decisionmaking
I have found that the iphone app mapmyride+ has worked very well. I have
been using it for about a month. I usually just start it put it back in my
seat bag and turn it off when I finish. It will give basics such as total
miles, avg speed, max speed and generates a map of your route. You can
That's cool - I've been using trailguru (another iPhone app) for the past 2
years to keep track of my commute. Totally unnecessary, but I like the
weekly stats update I get from the app. I am interested in the live
function, so may try this one, too...
Brian
Seattle
On Mon, Nov 1, 2010 at
I stopped using computers a couple of years ago, but do use a garmin
gps when I am on unfamiliar roads. Iignore it more or less completely
until I get to an unknown intersection and want to figure out which
way to turn. There are lots of great tertiary roads here in Thailand,
but they are often
I like having a computer, following que sheets in the land
of missing road signs is a challenge, besides I can't hold a
consistent enough speed to use an E6B on a bike. ;-)
Notes, Berthoud fenders stop cateye wireless dead,
so do SON hubs, back to wired comps.
A Cateye version of the old Lucas
I had no problem running a Cateye wireless computer with Berthoud
fenders. Perhaps the combo of Berthoud fenders and SON hub stop them
but not the fenders alone, or not in my experience anyway.
I totally expect some bonus miles in my future due to my lack of
using a computer. There was a thread
My Avocet broke back in the mid 80s. Ever since, I just ride. When I
raced back in the day I trained by time, and that has stuck with
me.
I see people wanting to take their iPads with them now too
attached to their handlebars! Talk about addicted to electronics.
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On Oct 31, 7:01 pm, Mike mjawn...@gmail.com wrote:
Besides, most of the time I was riding with at least one
person who had a computer. The computer is just such a distraction. I
doubt I'll put one on the bike for next year's series.
--mike
I've had the experience of riding with a couple
I bought this Cateye cheapie to use almost exclusively for trip
distance. I want to gradually work up my mileage (actually
kilometerage) to do my first brevets in 2011. The unit shows current
speed in big numbers and whatever function you want below. I have it
set to trip distance and probably
My thoughts on the technology issue..Less is more, but some
fulfills my inner geek.
http://awilliams53.blogspot.com/2010/07/garmin-out-cateye-strada-in.html
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One idea - take a Paul Gino mount for the front fork and install the
computer there. Could use a wireless and make it look really clean.
That way, you'd have the info, but not be distracted by it. (Probably
not original with me. Bet there is a photo of that setup with a
knob mount.)
Eric Platt
I was too lazy to recalibrate my computers when I went to 650b. So
now they're in a tangled pile in a bin.
Ryan
On Oct 31, 9:40 am, William tapebu...@gmail.com wrote:
It's the first time I've looked so it's no surprise it's the first
time I've seen it. I went ahead and put a cyclometer on my
I pulled mine off my bikes years ago when I arrived home one day
looked at my total mieage, avg speed, ect. and asked myself what does
it matter? and after a couple of beers I realized to me none of it
did or does so the computers came off. Nothing has changed. I'm still
fat and slow.
On Oct 31,
Ditto on this..I often found myself looking at my speed and
not watching the road and the scenery. For some they are kind of fun
especially the GPS units useful for not getting lost but I find a
paper map works fine and it doesn't need any batteries.
On Oct 31, 11:01 am, Frankwurst
I should take mine off, too, since I am always in anguish because my
averages are so low. But I keep them on because I live in hope -- the
triumph of hope over experience as Dr Johnson said of second
marriages.
Ryan ... if yours are looking for a good home; at least I'd like to
replace mine with
Set yourself free Patrick. It's all useless information that will do
nothing to make the ride any better.
On Oct 31, 1:52 pm, PATRICK MOORE bertin...@gmail.com wrote:
I should take mine off, too, since I am always in anguish because my
averages are so low. But I keep them on because I live in
A computer is useful ( but NOT essential) for keeping track of mileage
when touring a new area. I've used them off'n'on (mostly off) since
the venerable Cateye solar. The last one disappeared (fell off? got
stolen?) on a tour of the upper Midwest last fall. I didn't
particularly miss it
Have to admit to being obsessive about using a computer on all my
bikes. Not that it makes me any better of a cyclist. It doesn't. Nor
does it help lose weight. Or anything else. Except keep company.
Generally ride alone. As in 90 plus percent of the time. Too slow
for the rest of the world.
I always have a functioning computer on my rando bike. I find that in
that instance it does the opposite of what many of you are complaining
about. If I know a turn is five miles away I'll know I can look
around, just ride along, glancing down every once and awhile to see
how close to 5 miles I
Don't have a computer on any of my bikes. Think about it at times,
but not enough to go buy one. A friend passed me in his truck, the
other day, and he told me I was going 23 mph. Made me smile.
I have to say, Sarah, you posting made me laugh out loud. To hit the
tracks at 26 mph. Ouch!!
I carry a Garmin Edge 705 and am waiting for the new 800 to come out
to swap them and sell the 705.
To be honest, I use it mostly to appease the geekiness in me but find
several features very useful: heart rate to measure effort and make
sure I'm in the low fat burning zones, cadence to ensure
I took my computer off last winter and haven't missed it. I did a
brevet series this year without it and everything was fine, you have
to pay a little closer attention to your surroundings which isn't such
a bad thing. Besides, most of the time I was riding with at least one
person who had a
I haven't used a computer in more than ten years. I threw away the
Cateye in the parts bin about five years ago.
Apropos of compasses, I like this:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/philipwilliamson/4066699797/
Philip
philip williamson
www.biketinker.com
On Oct 31, 3:33 pm, doug peterson
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