I use a "simple computer" on my bicycle to refer to regularly ... and quietly track my ride in Strava on the side.

I like looking at the route and elevation profile in Strava.

i want to drop total weight so i can KOM , but GPS units weigh me down.

what do?

Attach GPS to a drone, and set it to follow you. You can also send it ahead to get the KOM.

I've never had Strava. Have a basic handheld GPS on a handlebar mount and transfer stats to a paper logbook/training record. I also use a Tom Tom Multisport for HR/cadence...it downloads ride data when I plug it to laptop for a recharge, but I seldom look at the data. For routes, I prefer a paper map and dead reckoning.

Do you write down all your cadence and HR data too and draw a little graph?

I bring a phone for emergencies, but leave it turned off.

Use Strava, but particularly like ridewithgps and wunderground for ride planning.

During the ride, I monitor speed, HR, power, cadence.

If I didn't want to see numbers, I'd stay home & read a book.

No, I mainly use the HR/Cadence readouts in the cockpit during my ride to manage my effort based upon where I am on a ride. The HR/Cadence data is collected by the Multisport (along with a lot of other data) and downloads to my laptop at recharge---when I do look at it, the rides are all graphed out with various viewing combinations. I suspect it is not dissimilar to Strava or Garmin in terms of what I can look at, but it is not linked to other users on the same equipment/apps.

I just push my bike when I go for a "ride" my tracking is just counting my steps, I then use the number of steps to calculate distance. And by calculate I mean to use an abacus.


For elevation changes when pushing my bike up the hills, I use grade stakes planted on the slope as I push my bike up the hill. This gives me the run and rise and I use my earlier calculation of distance with the abacus to find elevation.


I do this after work, I haven't missed a day of work since I was born.

So without the data, you wouldn't enjoy riding?

My next bike is going to have the new 'auto-balance' system,

with digital readout.

I'll be able to tell exactly my lean angle in a turn- no more guessing!

...sometimes I worry about my position in the chair while reading. Should probably get a fitting.

I can't help but wonder whether more setback might lead to a better overall position in relation to the book.

I have an app to read books.

If have an alarm set. If the lean angle goes beyond 50* my Garmin says "check your teeth because you probably crashed."

Does anybody use that Lezeyne Wavedar thing? The one that senses other riders waving and projects a hologram of a middle finger at them?

Everybody's so concerned about leg length discrepancies,

but arm length matters too!

Doesn't everybody?

I mainly use it to track my fitness, but my use of it "socially" has expanded. A few college friends in other parts of the country have taken up cycling, and Strava is a nice and convenient way for us to see each other's rides, comment, keep in touch, etc. Related to that, I've taken to using the photo upload feature a lot more since I like taking scenic shots a the top of climbs, or if there's something notable/usual during a ride, or taking a picture with mutual friends on the rides, etc. I only use it on my phone so it's all uploaded at the same time.

I have 14 bikes and 14 Cateye Enduro 8 cycle computers. Actually I have 17 of them (three extra), as I only use the old style Enduro 8.

And just a little while before the AI software reads that and posts to Strava!

Three miles into today's ride...and I dropped my phone. It is dead. Bricked. A new one is on order, but will not be in until Friday. All the good backup smart phones have been donated to our teenager and her friends.

I think I'm more annoyed by not having my Strava app than not having a phone, which is sad. That said, it was nice to go for a road ride without a performance-tracking device. I might try it again sometime.

I swear I hit 45MPH on that descent, but I'll never know.

So, now you're off the grid.

It's good to be off the grid.

Reported to the FBI

I know a kid who will bail on a ride if his garmin/strava machine isn't charged.

This is why I think a Garmin and a ~$99 snappy cam are better than using my $700 phone for as a bike computer.

I've landed on the Garmin so hard it popped off the mount and went skittering down the road. Outside of some scratches the thing really seems indestructible. And who cares if my Nikon A300 takes a bounce. I can replace it if needed.