Originally Posted by
John_V
Wahoo made a unit a few years ago called the Wahoo RFLKT and RFLKT+. It did exactly what you are asking and displayed the data from certain phone apps. It did not show any maps, just data. I used one for several years and loved it. Unfortunately, Wahoo discontinued them when they introduced the Elemnt bike computer.
Amazon is showing one left for $54.99 but it's used. At the moment, the only cycling apps that I know of that still supports the RFLKT is Cyclemeter and the Wahoo Fitness app. Both apps allow you to customize the RFLKT's screen layout to your liking but Cyclemeter gives better customization. Cyclemeter is $10,00/year, Wahoo Fitness is FREE.
Originally Posted by
dmanthree
Damn, that sounds like what I'm looking for. I'll take a look to see if one will work for me.
I happily used a RFLKT+ for years with my iPhone 5 until Wahoo screwed up the Fitness App earlier this year. It went from being very reliable for 6 years, losing only a handful of workouts over those years, to losing 7 out of 8 workouts after the "upgrade." I quit using it, picked up a Garmin Edge 130, and couldn't be happier.
The Edge 130 just works, like the old Wahoo Fitness App/RFLKT+ combo did. Yeah, it was more money, but I've found it to be much more accurate than the GPS in the iPhone, and the display is much clearer than the RFLKT+, something these old eyes really appreciate. It is the same size as the RFLKT+ with the same mount, and works with either ANT+ or BLE sensors, so I can use it on all my bikes with all my existing sensors and mounts. I'm still riding with the iPhone, but now have it in a much more secure pocket in my jersey.
About the only downsides are that I now need to get a new phone in order to get the Garmin Connect app to work on the iPhone (nbd, I need a new phone anyways,) and I need something to track my running & skiing.