I hope yours lasts longer than mine did. Garmin's customer service after the sale is pretty poor. I'm kicking around the idea of trying the Timex CycleTrainer 2.0 I think Garmin has seen my last dollar.

Also check out the more widely-available GlobalSat unit. There are a couple of recent threads on them.

Think I'm gonna stick with phone for now. Don't wanna blow the dough so I'll put up with the inaccuracies.

Had a doozey the other evening!!!

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strava freekout by Lester Of Puppets, on Flickr

Thanks for bringing that on my radar. I have the Wahoo Sports iPhone ANT+ bike mount, but the battery dies in only 3.5hrs, and it's bulky, and the screen sucks in sunlight. It works good on inside trainer rides. I can text, and brow the internet on my handlebars, but outside it kinda sucks compared to my Garmin. Well almost the Garmins I bought are both paper weights now, and the iPhone works still.

I'm not sure, but the GlobalSat may export .tcx, which is accepted by Strava for HRM and cadence. Not so with .gpx

I stand with PCAD when it comes to Strava. Hell I wouldn't even go with a GPS computer except I like being able to use it on my Cervelo with no speed/cadence sensor, or any of my other bikes. I only have a speed/cadence sensor on my Trek. Mostly that is only for indoor training. Cadence is useful, but not essential to me.

My 705 has been great. Hopefully I have the same experience with the 500.

mines been good so far

Most people that don't want people to know how fast / slow they really are feel the same way about Strava. It's okay, we understand.

Kudos on the individuality. Strava, however, is good to me only for the segments. Nothing feels better than a KOM over kids half my age. Kids who use Facebook. I do not.

What is the official Pcad stand on Strava?

Apple is trading closed at $570.56, I purchased sum more today at $554.

I sold 100 VZ to pay for the Apple sold it at $41.46 it closed at $41.26.

I think Apple has a lot more upside than VZ.

Strava or Garmin or watts meter:

I have a Garmin and use it for mapping but rarely use it to compare times. I ride a regular route and I compare average times.

I have to say that a the Garmin is ok but if it dies I will go with my I phone with a battery pack. The inter-phase is much better with the I Phone and the cost is much much less.

I will probably never get a watts measure seems like extra weight and huge cost for little gain.

They are inextricably linked. The iPhone/iPad is a major driver of revenues, and the more Apple sells, the more money they make. Verizon is a top buyer of AAPL products, and if they are selling iPhones/iPads, those sales plus the fees for data and usage will keep pace with Apples trends.

This generation's thirst for the newest, shiniest gadget will wear off in a few years, and austerity will rule in place of vanity and popularity.

VZ also out-yields AAPL 4.84% to 2.65% as of today's close.

Kind of a wash.

You climbed over a tree on your ride? Impressive.

Fashion and thirst for the newest, shiniest gadget will never wear off.
The economy is slowly improving and we all know that the austerity approach to economics is why the EU is in trouble.

Speaking of the improving economy it seems that road bike are connected:

http://bcove.me/46jf07rc

I think frugality is a better description, though you are correct that phone gadgets seem more immune to it than other products.

It is related to sexuality and we are programed to be sexual.

Maybe not in my view. VZ has been very good to me. 5%+ dividend yield too. What a homerun that stock has been. You don't want to know, it would kill you. With all these mobile devices gobbling data over 4G networks the providers like Verizon and AT&T are going to make a lot of money going forward.

that was lame

Are you saying the NY Times is lame?

If you read the article it talks about flashy cars are out and nice bikes are in. As we all know very few people know the difference between a bike that costs $2,000 or on that costs $8,000. I would bet that 99% of the public don't even know about Di2.

I will bet that before the end of the year Apple will trade over $640 and VZ will not move very much. Apple will be releasing the new Mac Book, the I Phone 5 and Apple Tv.

VZ only sells I Phones because it needs to. If you look at the ads and go in a vz store they push you towards the Droid.

no no...I just meant it was boring to watch...

wut

Not so sure about Apple TV, that TV space is a friggin loser, too competitive, all the big players are struggling to maintain profits.

VZ doesn't have to move much with a 5% dividend yield, but it has moved, from about $26 two years ago where I started buying in to $40+ today. For a long term investor, it's very attractive, minimal volatility (if the market gets crushed by bad news out of Europe, VZ will be FAR more stable than AAPL).

That being said, if you apply a standard 14x P/E multiple (S&P500 average) to conservative projections for Apple's 2014 profits, the share price would be north of $1200. That doesn't factor in some revolutionary new product or profit center like Apple TV, that's based going forward on existing lines.

I've been doing this for 10+ years, managing our money every day. I've done the homework. Have you? Good idea. Doesn't always save you (no guarantees) but it helps.

You want a stock tip? Here's what I've learned the hard way, by losing tens of thousands on the wrong bets. Do NOT buy a stock if you can't wrap your head around the company's business model. If you can't understand how they're going to be profitable, you can't analyze the stock's prospects. If that is the case, no matter what anybody or any TV talking head tells you, buy something you CAN understand.