Thank you, friends. I DO have a power bank! I could use that for this tour and save the money. We’ll see. Still reading about these contraptions.
Lucia, I think you’ll love that little computer. The girls in my bike club have Wahoos and they just love them. I really like that they tell your true speed because they stop counting time when you are stopped. My Apple Watch does not, so I always look slower on the report than I actually am. Every time we are at an intersection and have to wait, it’s counting against me!
Of course there’s this really spendy Garmin that is just the bee’s knees and can solar charge. I should not! Leah Hi There!
I feel you on this and recently got a Wahoo Elemnt Bolt 3, because my phone drains so quickly, and it causes me some anxiety on unknown routes. It boasts 20hours of battery time as well as probably more depending on screen light settings. The screen is on the small side and not a touch screen. But it seems pretty intuitive and easy.
I have yet to use it, but bought it from REI in case I need to return. It loads all of my maps from 3rd party apps (Ride with GPS and Strava, Trailfoks, Kamoot, etc).
I also like that it has a route to home or starting point, so if I need to bail on any ride, it will get me there on the fastest route. Pretty cool option. It also comes preloaded with maps of the us, asia, so american, europe etc, so it will be able to find your gps route. Since I don;t have experience with it yet, I can't tell you yet how I feel about it, but it seems like it will do the trick.
It have a cue sheet page as well as overall map, which alerts you on turns, but the one thing I am curious about is not being able to see the street names on the map-it's highlighted with arrows and again cues you on turns, so I don't think that will be a big deal.
I would rather carry a brick to charge this vs my phone, but would probs carry all three things. :) *I am not a representative from Wahoo (re-reading my note makes me seem like it! hahahaha)
Best, Lucia 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 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
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