Joined: Feb 2005
Posts: 13,560
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From: Milledgeville, Georgia
Bikes: 2018 Black Mountain Cycles MCD,2017 Advocate Cycles Seldom Seen Drop Bar, 2017 Niner Jet 9 Alloy, 2015 Zukas custom road, 2003 KHS Milano Tandem, 1986 Nishiki Cadence rigid MTB, 1980ish Fuji S-12S
I use a Garmin 800 to upload to Strava, Garmin Connect, RideWithGPS and Endomondo. I am not as obsessed with data and measuring as that may seem to indicate. My main purpose in tracking rides is to share routes with my club members and others and also to help me analyze routes that I prepare for club events and charity rides. Each site offers small differences that I find useful for various purposes.
Another reason I track my rides is for participation in the National Bike Challenge that the League of American Bicyclists conducts for advocacy purposes. They use Endomondo for that. I have the Endomondo app on my phone so I can catch the short rides I do just to get my daily ride points. I find the phone apps kind of clunky and prefer the Garmin when I have it available.