Steven- Weird, I use Strava and have never once been forced into a race, competition or challenge! I have ridden and run and walked and hiked slower than before, faster than before and just the same. I enjoy the analysis it gives me and lets me know my general fitness level. I have, however, never once been forced into the competition. I hope others aren't being forced into servitude to compete by their phone!
-J On Monday, December 17, 2018 at 12:58:48 PM UTC-8, Steven Seelig wrote: > > +1 on the Wahoo Element although I personally stay away from Strava and > use Ride with GPS. If you use Strava, you are buying into the whole > competition thing, like it or not, which is not my bag. Ride with GPS does > the same, I think, and permits your to check out other rides in your area > or, even better, when you travel to a new town. So rather than wonder > where to ride when in unfamiliar territory, you get to plan rides based on > turn by turn directions uploaded by someone else. Really fun if you are a > planner, like me. Not the most intuitive program to use, but after awhile > you will get the hang of it. > > On the cost side, it is a bit steep but I justified the purchase at REI by > getting back the dividend and knowing that I no longer have to worry, > worry, worry about burning the cell phone battery using a computer paired > to the phone. No more psychic anxiety on that front. The Wahoo can operate > on its own, and pretty much lasts an entire day or two of riding. > > If you don't have one, and would never spend the $ on something as > self-indulgent at this, I would say that with the holiday approaching this > is the perfect gift. Maybe not for Deacon Partick, though. More wool for > him. (-: > > Steve Seelig > > On Monday, December 17, 2018 at 3:44:07 PM UTC-5, Bill Lindsay wrote: >> >> I use Strava on the phone for 'non-serious' rides. I use a Wahoo Elemnt >> for 'serious' stuff, which syncs to Strava. Wahoo also seamlessly >> integrates over to Ride With GPS. >> >> So, for commute miles, I touch one button on my phone and it records my >> mileage. For a route where I need directions, I'll map it out on RWGPS and >> sync it to my Wahoo. For a ride like I did with Grant on Saturday, I >> record it on Strava, and upload that data to Ride With GPS so I can do it >> again without Grant because I've already got the breadcrumbs. >> >> Bill Lindsay >> El Cerrito, CA >> >> On Saturday, December 15, 2018 at 2:15:22 AM UTC-8, Surlyprof wrote: >>> >>> Bill’s thread on cycling goals made me realize that I don’t have an easy >>> and consistent method of tracking my mileage. With the new year upon us, >>> I’d like to find a good way to track bike mileage across 3 bikes that I >>> ride pretty evenly. So, how do you all track your mileage on the bike? >>> I’m looking for any suggestions for products, cel phone holders, apps, >>> websites, whatever will make it easy to track over the year across multiple >>> bikes. >>> >>> Thanks. >>> John >> >> -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
