Originally Posted by
wphamilton
A post on another thread got me thinking about this. I think it was Dave Cutter, and he said that he switched to a phone app that recorded all of his rides, to track what he was doing.......I'm just speculating and asking for opinions.
Yes the entire 2015 I ran Cyclemeter (Elite). I can't remember the purchase price (I think there is a free trial) it wasn't much... annual renewal is $4.99 (five bucks).
Originally Posted by
wphamilton
I know that you can use Strava for this, RideWithGPS, or most any GPS mapping app....... they all seem to be resource hogs particularly but not limited to the battery. But what if it was just a small program lurking in the background and intelligently managed location services, and automatically knew when I was riding and did all of that for me, including optionally sending it to Strava or another site? Or just kept ride and overall summary data locally.
With the new iOS (9.2?) tracking is automatic (whether you wanted tracked or not). The provider can always locate the phone/user if required (thank you NSA). As far as battery drain I have no problem.
Cyclemeter (Elite) allows you to update to Strava and/or MyFitnessPal using settings you can do this automatically, or by choice. I only have stat copies sent to my email. From there I save the emailed data to an on-line folder. However... I do have to open the app and "click start" to begin the program before every ride. Then of course stop the app after I get home.
I do find that uploading pictures while running the cyclemeter app stops the app or slows the upload greatly.
For me... "
dropping a pin" is a huge benefit if I was to need help. Once I did crash... and trying to explain to my wife where to find me... was nearly impossible. Using the map... I can "drop a pin" (text my wife a map location) and she can set her phone to navigate to me with voice prompts.
We did a practice run!
I can use my phone to access my home cameras, control my lighting, I also get entry/exit alerts.... from other apps/services. There is SO MUCH more that can be done with these portable computing devices.
I believe society... (and more importantly the economy) is stuck just short of a technology revolution. Some think everything is on hold... just waiting for us boomers to die off. And that is just sad.
I am currently thinking of adding the RFID chips/tags/tiles to my phone/BIKE. It could make stealing a bicycle a lot more difficult. As once the bike is "reported missing" every other app/RFID user would also ID and report the location.