Data!

[americancyclo]

@dasgeh 86778 wrote:

tap each time I start/end a ride without all the fuss of Strava

[ATTACH=CONFIG]5757[/ATTACH]?

[dasgeh]

@americancyclo 86801 wrote:

[ATTACH=CONFIG]5757[/ATTACH]?

… That doesn’t cost $300+

[ShawnoftheDread]

@dasgeh 86806 wrote:

… That doesn’t cost $300+

How many new bikes have you gotten in the past year? I’m just sayin’…

[americancyclo]

@dasgeh 86806 wrote:

… That doesn’t cost $300+

$200 – http://www.rei.com/product/807089/garmin-edge-500-wireless-bike-computer
$130 – http://www.rei.com/product/826163/garmin-edge-200-wireless-bike-computer

[dasgeh]

@ShawnoftheDread 86816 wrote:

How many new bikes have you gotten in the past year? I’m just sayin’…

hmmmm 1 for me, 1 for the family. Do you count the bike I stole from my Dad?

[cyclingfool]

Neat article. I like the idea behind the app. It’ll be interesting to see how that works for Philly planners.

[americancyclo]

@dasgeh 86806 wrote:

… That doesn’t cost $300+

$80 for the Edge 200 on DC Used Bicycle Marketplace
https://www.facebook.com/groups/dcusedicyclemarketplace

[dasgeh]

Thanks for the tips. The other issue I have with Garmins is that they are _another_ device to carry around, worry about charging and uploading, etc. The beauty of phone-based tracking is that it will upload automatically, and I already charge it daily. So if anyone knows of an app that’s truly one click…

Thanks

[vvill]

Isn’t 1 click on the phone is a bit far-fetched? Surely you need to be able to firstly unlock the phone, and secondly select the app, and then the 3rd click to start/pause/stop.

I’ve heard of an app called Moves that stays on and saves all your activity using your phone’s GPS during the day, but it apparently uses a lot of battery (and I guess wouldn’t differentiate between walking and biking?). Relatively low-click though I’d imagine.

[rcannon100]

Any third party app is also one more company that you are giving all your geolocation information to.

[dasgeh]

@vvill 87230 wrote:

Isn’t 1 click on the phone is a bit far-fetched? Surely you need to be able to firstly unlock the phone, and secondly select the app, and then the 3rd click to start/pause/stop.

I’ve heard of an app called Moves that stays on and saves all your activity using your phone’s GPS during the day, but it apparently uses a lot of battery (and I guess wouldn’t differentiate between walking and biking?). Relatively low-click though I’d imagine.

Unlocking doesn’t count because I’m often looking at my phone shortly before getting on the bike (weather, map, telling someone I’m leaving, something). I don’t know why you’d need the “3rd” step of pressing go. Just go whenever the app opens.

[americancyclo]

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.onetapstrava

[dasgeh]

@americancyclo 87235 wrote:

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.onetapstrava

See, I knew the forum could help me. Thanks!

[hozn]

The great thing about the Garmins is they are weatherproof and if it falls off my bike 1) it won’t break and 2) if it did I haven’t broken my phone. Plus I want HR and cadence data and of course I want the display always on. The new Garmin units that sync automatically are pretty low maintenance. You need to charge them every 15 hours.

[americancyclo]

@dasgeh 87236 wrote:

See, I knew the forum could help me. Thanks!

5 days of forum chatting = 36 seconds of googling “strava widget”. Winning?

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