Re: [RBW] Revisiting bike computers for tours…

[Richard Rose]

Hi Leah! I just hook my phone up to a fully charged “brick” that I have in my handlebar bag. But, you have a dynamo, right? You could get one of those chargers that runs on your dynamo. That way the “brick” stays charged. I think Sinewave offers a pretty nice one that is not too big or heavy? Not certain about any of this so maybe others can chip in with more info. But yeah, Ride with GPS works great with my phone so I’ve not invested in a bike computer. FYI, I also use Cyclemeter. I love the app & it’s less expensive than Ride with GPS. I would get a fancy GPS unit if I planned to get lost in the back country or similar. Sent from my iPhone On Jun 28, 2025, at 2:46 PM, Bicycle Belle Ding Ding! <jonasandle...@gmail.com> wrote: Hi Friends, I’m a week away from my mother-son bikecamping trip. I’ve been practicing pitching my tent in the backyard and breaking it down, trying to perfect and speed up the process. I’m pretty good!  I’ve been sitting down to really plan my route, and it’s been frustrating. I have an iPad with a keyboard that I do everything with, and it seems like maybe Ride with GPS was meant for laptops. It’s awkward. It doesn’t feel intuitive. I feel like I’m always losing where I’m at and what I’m looking for. But it seems to be the universal favorite app for route planning, so I’m sure it’s me that’s the problem. Meanwhile, everyone in my bike club has a bike computer. The club plans routes on Ride with GPS. And at the ride start they say things like “Does everyone have the route?” I paid for the Ride with GPS membership so I could have the route on my phone, but it drains the phone. So I never use it. Thus, I never “have the route.”  This mattered less in the club because SOMEONE always has the route, but when I set off on my tour with my son, we will be in charge of navigation. It might be nice to have turn-by-turn without running down our phone batteries. I don’t know. I really liked just having my iPhone on my bars, but maybe with the amount of miles I ride, I should reconsider. Who has opinions about bike computers and Ride with GPS?  Thanks! Leah -- 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 view this discussion visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/ead7afc2-45f4-46b3-b4d9-f78a468fba58n%40googlegroups.com. -- 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 view this discussion visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/D05236FC-FC07-4F51-826D-620035E7E678%40gmail.com.