iphone Cycling App.:Recommendations?
#1
Senior Member
Thread Starter
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: Berwyn PA
Posts: 6,478
Bikes: I hate bikes!
Liked 856 Times
in
274 Posts
iphone Cycling App.:Recommendations?
I was wondering what other folks might use to track ride data? I have an iphone 5 and was looking through some of the choices. They all seem to do quite a bit but I don't really have a need for most of the features. I was looking for accurate speed/distance and elevation change. I don't see myself with the phone mounted and using it for real time maps or heart rate monitor or sharing data with other folks etc. Any suggestions?
#2
Banned.
Couldn't say, but I like "just the facts, ma'am" approach.
#3
Zip tie Karen
Join Date: Aug 2009
Location: Fair Oaks Ranch, TX
Posts: 7,004
Bikes: '13 Motobecane Fantom29 HT, '16 Motobecane Turino Pro Disc, '18 Velobuild VB-R-022, '21 Tsunami SNM-100
Liked 1,543 Times
in
807 Posts
I can't help, as I don't track or analyze any ride information. But why not ask over on the electronic subgroup? Those folks should know.
#5
Senior Member
Thread Starter
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: Berwyn PA
Posts: 6,478
Bikes: I hate bikes!
Liked 856 Times
in
274 Posts
I would ask over there but I am afraid I would get lots of suggestions from people who really enjoy the tech aspect of it. I don't. I am like you and do not track anything at the moment. My goal was to put together a local route for hill repeats. I have a couple of large hills in the area and was curious of the elevation changes.
#6
Extraordinary Magnitude
Join Date: Aug 2009
Location: Waukesha WI
Posts: 13,766
Bikes: 1978 Trek TX700; 1978/79 Trek 736; 1984 Specialized Stumpjumper Sport; 1984 Schwinn Voyageur SP; 1985 Trek 620; 1985 Trek 720; 1986 Trek 400 Elance; 1987 Schwinn High Sierra; 1990 Miyata 1000LT
Liked 1,791 Times
in
988 Posts
I just use the free version of "Map My Ride."
I just ignore the facebag, bluetooth, sharing and whatever else content. It gives me a good map of where I've ridden, how far, how much elevation, how fast...
I just ignore the facebag, bluetooth, sharing and whatever else content. It gives me a good map of where I've ridden, how far, how much elevation, how fast...
__________________
*Recipient of the 2006 Time Magazine "Person Of The Year" Award*
Commence to jigglin’ huh?!?!
"But hey, always love to hear from opinionated amateurs." -says some guy to Mr. Marshall.
Commence to jigglin’ huh?!?!
"But hey, always love to hear from opinionated amateurs." -says some guy to Mr. Marshall.
Last edited by The Golden Boy; 05-04-14 at 08:12 AM.
#8
It's MY mountain
Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: Mt.Diablo
Posts: 10,029
Bikes: Klein, Merckx, Trek
Liked 3,239 Times
in
1,745 Posts
#10
No one cares
Also strava, as do most folks i ride both mtb and road with. You can also upload data to your strava account from other devices. I had an old garmin gps watch with a bunch of old rides i did this with.
__________________
I prefer emails to private messages - holiday76@gmail.com
Jack Taylor Super Tourer Tandem (FOR SALE), Jack Taylor Tour of Britain, Px-10, Carlton Flyer, Fuji The Finest, Salsa Fargo, Santa Cruz Tallboy, Carver All-Road .
I prefer emails to private messages - holiday76@gmail.com
Jack Taylor Super Tourer Tandem (FOR SALE), Jack Taylor Tour of Britain, Px-10, Carlton Flyer, Fuji The Finest, Salsa Fargo, Santa Cruz Tallboy, Carver All-Road .
#11
Junior Member
Join Date: May 2014
Location: Netherlands
Posts: 13
Likes: 0
Liked 0 Times
in
0 Posts
#13
SNARKY MEMBER
I use Runkeeper. It tells you all the basics and is free. Just make sure you close it when you are finished because it sucks the battery. I am not even sure it would last through a century ride.
#14
Senior Member
Join Date: May 2009
Location: Lorain County, Ohio
Posts: 248
Bikes: 1992 Bridgestone RB-T, 1997 KHS Summit X converted to an Xtracycle, 1993 Trek 970 SingleTrack, 1973 Raleigh Grand Prix
Likes: 0
Liked 1 Time
in
1 Post
I've tried MapMy Ride and Runkeeper, but I ended up using DigiFit. I don't particularly care for all the bells and whistles offered on almost all of the tracking apps, and I'm not interested in the competition aspect of Strava and similar ones. I've been doing cardiac rehab, and have a keen interest in keeping my heart rate within reasonable levels. I found DigiFit to work the best with my rehab workouts, walking, biking, etc. It overlays the map with my route, but more important to me, the overlay is color-coded for my heart rate range, so I can see where I worked the hardest. It also shows elevation, speed, and all the usual features.
It is free to use, but adding the heart rate monitor feature is $1.99 or something like that. I opted for the $6.99 bundle of features, although I haven't used most yet. I use it with the Polar H7 heart rate monitor, which is one of the few Bluetooth HRMs. DigiFit connects with many of the other health and monitoring tools available, as well, such as FitBit, Withings scale, MyFitnessPal, etc. So if you are like me and need to keep track of your health concerns, it works great. I attribute a good portion of my 33 pound weight loss to keeping track of these, and partnered apps make that easy to do.
Steve
It is free to use, but adding the heart rate monitor feature is $1.99 or something like that. I opted for the $6.99 bundle of features, although I haven't used most yet. I use it with the Polar H7 heart rate monitor, which is one of the few Bluetooth HRMs. DigiFit connects with many of the other health and monitoring tools available, as well, such as FitBit, Withings scale, MyFitnessPal, etc. So if you are like me and need to keep track of your health concerns, it works great. I attribute a good portion of my 33 pound weight loss to keeping track of these, and partnered apps make that easy to do.
Steve
__________________
Steve - Lorain County, Ohio
1992 Bridgestone RB-T
1993 Trek 970 SingleTrack
Xtracycle conversion on 1997 KHS Summit X
Steve - Lorain County, Ohio
1992 Bridgestone RB-T
1993 Trek 970 SingleTrack
Xtracycle conversion on 1997 KHS Summit X
#15
Polymultiplié
Join Date: Aug 2009
Location: South Holland, NL
Posts: 11,238
Bikes: Yes, please.
Liked 5,268 Times
in
1,940 Posts
I've been using the free version of Strava for a month or two now - gathering evidence for the Clunker 100 Challenge - and I quite like it. Gives me route, distance, speed and elevation (not that we have any):
#17
Senior Member
Join Date: Jan 2012
Location: Forksbent, MN
Posts: 3,190
Bikes: Yes
Likes: 0
Liked 17 Times
in
16 Posts
I use the free version of map my ride, and find it is nice that it runs in background and gives you audible 5 mile splits with mileage and MPH. My phone will last through a 6 hour workout, and still have juice for calls when done with the ride.
When it comes to "other features" keep in mind that GPS does an absolutely horrible and almost completely inaccurate job calculating elevation.
When in full training mode (which is rare), I wear a strap heart rate monitor with a wrist readout (so I can see it instantly), and when calculating elevations for similar training to more competitive hilly rides, a barometric pressure based altimeter will be more accurate.
When it comes to "other features" keep in mind that GPS does an absolutely horrible and almost completely inaccurate job calculating elevation.
When in full training mode (which is rare), I wear a strap heart rate monitor with a wrist readout (so I can see it instantly), and when calculating elevations for similar training to more competitive hilly rides, a barometric pressure based altimeter will be more accurate.
Last edited by Chrome Molly; 05-04-14 at 12:56 PM. Reason: spchelling
#18
Freewheel Medic
Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: An Island on the Coast of GA!
Posts: 13,019
Bikes: Snazzy* Schwinns, Classy Cannondales & a Super Pro Aero Lotus (* Ed.)
Liked 2,341 Times
in
1,036 Posts
I've been using LogYourRide. One down side is that if you leave the App on as the main screen, the screen stays on the entire time and never turns off. This runs the battery on the phone down quickly. I overcome this with a spare USB battery or by switching to main screen, at which point LogYourRide runs in the background and your screen turns off.
__________________
Bob
Enjoying the GA coast all year long!
Thanks for visiting my website: www.freewheelspa.com
Bob
Enjoying the GA coast all year long!
Thanks for visiting my website: www.freewheelspa.com
#19
Senior Member
Join Date: Aug 2008
Location: SoCal
Posts: 2,693
Bikes: A few BSO's.
Likes: 0
Liked 58 Times
in
27 Posts
Map My Ride. I have found it does the best job for my needs and the auto pause feature actually works. Endomondo auto pause was a joke and it went through a battery charge in less than a 40 mile ride. Perhaps it's my phone but MMR is a lot less power hungry.
#21
Senior Member
Join Date: Sep 2012
Location: Calgary
Posts: 670
Bikes: Condor, Cinelli SC, MKM Metcalfe, Peugeot AE08, Bianchi, Cougar, Miyata, Harry Hall, Holdsworth Special, Raleigh Int'l, Le Croco, Bob Jackson, Zeus
Liked 102 Times
in
53 Posts
Cyclemeter has served me well for the past 3 years or so.
Brad
Brad
__________________
Better bike .. Better life!
Better bike .. Better life!
#22
I use the Wahoo bluetooth heartrate monitor and thier bluetooth speed and cadence sensor. Wahoo has their own app which is really, really good. The nice thing is it can upload to Strava when done. I would use Strava but it won't show live cadence data while cycling. It records it but doesn't show it live. The Wahoo Fitness app shows everything.
i really liked Cyclemeter but it really ran the battery down. Even using the other battery life isn't real good so I bought an external battery pack.
i really liked Cyclemeter but it really ran the battery down. Even using the other battery life isn't real good so I bought an external battery pack.
Last edited by Ray Dockrey; 05-04-14 at 04:13 PM.
#23
Senior Member
Join Date: Apr 2012
Location: San Diego CA
Posts: 776
Bikes: 2019 KonaLibre- 2003 Litespeed Vortex -2016 Intense Spider Factory Build -2008 Wilier Mortorolio- Specialized Stumpjumper Hardtail converted to bafang 750 mid drive -1986 Paramount 2014 - --- Pivot Mach 429c
Liked 23 Times
in
12 Posts
strava or cyclmeter
#24
Senior Member
I've used a bunch, and in the end, Strava is the easiest to use, still has all the features I want, and seems to take the least amount of battery time from my iPhone. So Strava. But then, I no longer use it because I bought a dedicated GPS bike computer.
#25
It's MY mountain
Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: Mt.Diablo
Posts: 10,029
Bikes: Klein, Merckx, Trek
Liked 3,239 Times
in
1,745 Posts
Here's a snap I took from my ride Saturday and a friend's ride on Wednesday - exactly the same route for all the important stuff, a little different at the start so the scale is slightly off, but I wrote in the reported elevation for each case at the Summit.
I submit that this is significantly better than "absolutely horrible and almost completely inaccurate". The only place where the Android graph is a little off is on the descent where I lost the signal at a couple spots - this is rare, usually it tracks very well - you can check my Strava profile - I've done this route quite a few times.
The Garmin chart I'm sure has a very nice total climb calculation, but it's clearly wrong on the actual elevation, and yes, it was calibrated at the start.
Last edited by DiabloScott; 05-05-14 at 12:07 PM.