Originally Posted by
rifraf
Hi,
excuse my ignorance but whats RFLKT?
I've a garmin Edge 800 but struggle to see the map detail I imagine due to failing eyesight.
I was thinking about the Edge 1000 but it sounds like its still very buggy.
I've an iPhone 5s I take with me when I tour and keep it charged via my dynohub/E-werk/cache battery combo.
The idea of utilising the phone instead and doing away with the Edge 800 is interesting to me.
My charging system can keep on top of both on tour although the phone requires many more miles than the garmin to charge.
I'll follow the thread with interest as I'm currently stuck with either upgrading to a iPhone 6s+ for the larger screen or grabbing an iPad mini.
I've been hauling my Macbook air with me but I've been thinking the mini attractive due to its size and lack of weight as well as being able to fit inside my handlebar bag.
Both the mini and the 6s+ look to be an attractive small factor solution to blogging and taking pics of my journeys although I still bring a dslr in my trailer.
I've been humming and haaing for some months but can find as yet no obvious choice.
A RFLKT (pronounced Reflect) is a device that is made by
Wahoo Fitness. It isn't really a bike computer, per say, but a reflection of the data collected by a compatible cycling app on your smartphone and displayed on the RFLKT. It connects to your phone via Bluetooth 4.0 LTE and displays ride metrics such as speed, distance, cadence, ride time and whatever else you want to display, providing the cycling app can send it, thus allowing you to keep your phone in standby mode. There are several cycling apps that you can use but in order to use the RFLKT with them, you will need the paid/subscription version. Wahoo does provide a free app to use with the RFLKT but it leaves a lot to be desired. It does allow you to customize the screens and screen layouts that will display on the RFLKT, but it is limited in comparison to apps like Cyclemeter. The cycling apps use GPS from the phone, so all of them have a map view that you can reference if you need to see where you are at or how to get back home.
There is also a RFLKT+ model that has a built in altimeter and thermometer. It also has an Ant+ bridge (iPhone Only) that allows you to use any existing Ant+ sensors (heart rate or speed/cadence) and connect them to your phone without a special adapter on your phone. The screens on the RFLKT and RFLKT+ are very sharp and crisp. You can select a standard or bold font for each piece of data you are displaying. I need bifocals for reading but I ride with regular riding sunglasses and still see everything on the RFLKT's screen sharp and crisp.
I've linked the page to the RFLKT at the beginning of my post so you can check it out. Now would be a good time to buy since they have dropped the price on the RFLKT to $79.00 (was $99.00) and the RFLKT+ to $99.00 (was $129.00). While I really prefer Cyclemeter over all the other compatible apps, I would check out all the cycling apps that are recommended by Wahoo to see which one will fit your needs better. I hope this helped.