[Mitchman79k]

Does anybody else use this? It works with an IPhone or Droid.

 

[rola643]

Nope....I used to use MyTracks just for fun and have used Strava and Runkeeper but on a the Droid it's to much of a battery killer...

 

[kneedrachen]

Try ridewithgps.com, I find it easier to use. A lot of members turned me on to it after using mapmyride.

 

[Industry_Hack]

I use a couple of their apps, and like them. I know one of the guys that started the company, and he's a cycling geek to the extreme.

 

[bonesindustries]

i downloaded on droid bc a buddy of mine was using it.. never could get it to work with the GPS on my phone so we both switched over to endomondo

 

[Industry_Hack]

I used the MapMyWalk, but as soon as I get to the pub, the GPS signal drops...

 

[Mitchman79k]

Lol, I have that problem too

 

[TDGee]

I use my Wahoo Fitness app during my actual rides, but upload the data to MapMyRide, Strava, & Runkeeper. They vary a bit with the data they get from the app, so I average things out. MMR/MMF is a good app.

 

[Mitchman79k]

That's pretty much what I do.

 

[zero3one]

I use MapMyRide but the app for my BB doesn't work.

 

[Mitchman79k]

I use it on my iPhone and am asking around, because there is supposedly a live venture but I want to see if it works.

 

[greenetri]

I use map my ride daily. I occasionally lose a ride due to battery drainage on long rides. It works everywhere that my phone's GPS works. It lacks a maximum speed feature, but I use my cycle computer for that. My main uses uses are to monitor times on regular rides and to log different routes.

 

[zero3one]

I just tried Strava and although it looks good and is easy to navigate I find I prefer MapMyRide. The main reason is that MapMyRide also lets me input my weight training workouts. Strava always wants me to input a distance with it.

 

[rola643]

Im not a huge fan of Strava for what I like to do anyway.

 

[stogies4life]

Can one of you tell me how much data you use with any of these apps when it is actually running? Trying to decide between Strava and MMR. I just got a smartphone and I am really interested in using one of these.

 

[rola643]

Can one of you tell me how much data you use with any of these apps when it is actually running? Trying to decide between Strava and MMR. I just got a smartphone and I am really interested in using one of these.

I'm slowly warming up to STRAVA. No idea about the data usage but I'm willing to bet it is minimal at best.

 

[croppy]

I have been using my garmin forerunner to actual ride and run with but then transfer the data to mapmyride/run. But that's because i have had the garmin watch before i got the smart phone also i don't have a phone mount on my bike

 

[rola643]

Garmin, IMHO, is the only way to go. My curiosity has been peaked on the Joule and Powercalc tho.

 

[bikertank]

Rola - have you found the Garmin to be accurate ? I use the app on my iPhone & don't find it to be as accurate as my bike computer - in terms of mph - but that is because the bike computer stops computing when the bike stops - does the more expensive Garmin computer overcome this failure ?

 

[rola643]

Rola - have you found the Garmin to be accurate ? I use the app on my iPhone & don't find it to be as accurate as my bike computer - in terms of mph - but that is because the bike computer stops computing when the bike stops - does the more expensive Garmin computer overcome this failure ?

I have my garmin set to stop calculating at 3 mph; I figure at that point I've stopped or about to fall over anyway.

I can upload to Garmin Connect, RWGPS and Strava and they all show different avg. speed. some within tenths but between RWGPS and Strava it's almost always 1 mph different. I choose the faster of the 2 since it makes me look faster and that's what I post. 19.3 sounds better than 18.5

As far as it being acurate on speed I really have no idea as it's all I use so I have nothing to compare it to.