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Old 05-18-17 | 05:31 AM
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Originally Posted by Seattle Forrest
Therefore, a phone cannot perform all the functions of a high end Garmin. Full stop.

I wish that it could.
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FWIW:

Release 2.06: Some initial bike radar display items added but nothing being saved yet. (From IPBike changelog)

Give the developer some time, he's working on implementing radar support.

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Old 05-18-17 | 07:15 AM
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Originally Posted by ericy
I should caution that i have had bad luck with HRM that depended on talking to a phone in my back jersey pocket. The signal just wasn't strong enough to go through me. I experimented with various other places to carry the phone so that it could pick up a signal (and ended up cracking the screen on my phone when it popped out of the bag I had it in, and then I rode over it before I could stop.

Similarily the verbal updates are hard to hear if your phone is all the way in your back jersey pocket
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The above is true. My wife was able to get a signal to her phone with the phone in a side jersey pocket but not the center rear. She could her the phone on a quiet MUP. I agree this setup has limited applications.
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Old 05-19-17 | 02:36 PM
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GPS on my phone is slightly off in reporting distance. Reported power usage is way up - 22% for a 70 minute ride. I've uninstalled my not-reliable-enough wireless bike computer (Axiom - ugh).

I'm about to reinstall my Cateye Solar from 1983, I think, and hope the 519 batteries last a year. We'll see. :-)

Thanks, all. for your help.
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