iPad apps for bicycling?

[Philip Williamson]

I just got an iPad, and I wonder how much bike-related fun I can have with it. It's the LTE version, so it should have GPS ("sure, I know exactly what I bought"). Are there any must-have iPhone or iPad apps for cycling? I don't care about training or calories, but I might if I didn't have to think about. Mapping would be cool. Terrain maps I can download and use offline with GPS is something I could use today.

Is there such a thing as a rando bag with a waterproof top pocket for the iPad? If I made some, is there any interest?

I've never had a phone, and I've been borrowing an original iPad from work, but this is the first one that's all mine. I'm a photographer (PS Express) and artist (sketchbook pro), and I plan to use the iPad as a phone (Talkatone or Line2?). Anything else I should know about?

Just curious and excited,
 Philip

[Rambouilleting Utahn]

I'm a big fan of Cyclemeter, use it for riding and walking. It logs
your route (via GPS) and gives you distance, elevation gain, average
speed and fastest speed and if you ride the same route often it
compares your latest ride to you average time for that particular
ride.

I have Cychosis but don't use it as much as I should as it requires
manually inputting your ride data which I usually forget to do.

Strava seems pretty popular with the go fast crowd.

On Apr 7, 12:30 pm, Philip Williamson <philip.william...@gmail.com>
wrote:

[PATRICK MOORE]

I've used both Endomodo and Cyclemeter for the iPhone and the latter
is far better -- far less prone to re-setting itself and turning
itself off when the phone is in your pocket, at least as was the case
in my pockets. Cyclemeter (note: not "Cyclo ...") also seems to use
less electricity: Endomodo would drain a full battery in under 3
hours. Also, Endo had an annoying robot "encourager" and distance
marker voice that would annoyingly turn itself on and startle you with
a weird voice from your pocket.

You can hook the phone up to a heartrate monitor and improve the
readout accuracies.

There are all sorts of interesting if not very useful features such as
auto route maps (you can scroll along your entire route!) in map and
satellite view; statistics tho' I expect much of this is very
approximate; speed and elevation charts (though on an out and back I
always find my descent measurement is different from my ascent one).

Patrick Moore, who -- per Cyclemeter -- just rode 12 hilly up and down
miles with 27 lb of groceries in a 72" gear between 5,300 and 6,000
feet in Rio Rancho, NM.

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[PATRICK MOORE]

... forgot to add: "and burned 946 putative calories at 8.34 mph
because he didn't turn the device off when walking around the library
and grocery store (you can set it for auto stop), but per Cyclemeter
hit 48 mph which is nonsense."

[PATRICK MOORE]

Utahn (??):

As I said, I always get very weird readings for fastest speed (47.87
mph on today's 12 mile ride -- yeah, right). How do you adjust to get
an accurate reading? Ditto for ascent and descent measurements?

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[Rambouilleting Utahn]

I've found that if it is in my pocket I get the most weird readings, I
think it has to do with the accelerometer in the phone.

I keep a microfiber sunglass bag in my saddlebag and place the phone
in there to reduce up and down motion of the phone while riding.

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[Philip Williamson]

Thanks! I'm installing the cyclemeter app, and I have a GPS app recommendation as well, in case that doesn't do the job.
Riv-related content: I bought the iPad with the proceeds of the Readers, BQs and knickers I sold here recently.

Thanks again,
 Philip

[PATRICK MOORE]

Thanks; must try this. I have a home-made leather slip cover for the
phone and can slip it into my saddlebag or pannier.

[robert zeidler]

+1 more on Cyclemeter. Finally a bike computer for any bike, any time.

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[Forrest]

+1 on Cyclemeter for iPhone.

[Rambouilleting Utahn]

FYI the app Road Bike Pro is free right now on iTunes. I haven't used
it since I have Cyclemeter but for the price it night be worth
checking out.

http://itunes.apple.com/app/road-bike-pro-cycling-computer/id468429333?mt=8

[BCDrums]

Another vote for Cyclemeter. I use it with the iPhone. I like that it
charts my routes, compares this ride time to others on the same route,
summarizes mileage and other data by day, week, mnth, and year. Have
never had a problem with it. I had a question, and got a prompt
response from Support at Abvio. I keep the phone in a jersey pocket,
though. Not keen on mounting the phone on handlebars. I have left a
Cateye on the stem to follow cadence, time and distance during the
ride.

BC
metered

[PATRICK MOORE]

I particularly like the Calendar feature since the iPhone replaces
computers on multiple bikes. I do keep a simple spreadsheet to break
up the miles among the four remaining vehicles.

[Aside: yesterday at the post-liturgical collation a little (2 1/2 --
3 yo) girl came over to sit in my lap and eat my posole. I pulled out
my iPhone to check a date and she asked, "What is that?" I replied, "A
cheap piece of electronic junk" which both amused and puzzled her. She
babbled something like, "I don't want to fight!" meaning, I guess,
that she had picked up something of my dismissive or divisive attitude
toward the thing. I told her that I didn't, either.]

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