Last summer I got into biking as a form of exercise, I used a gps based app as a bike computer (computed distance, speed, calories) and mapped the ride.
With the delivery of my new Madone (15.7 lb carbon fiber road bike) I've started using ANT+ low power sensors (one built in the frame of the bike for speed/cadence/distance), GPS for mapping and a ANT+ HRM. Purchased an app (digifit) on the apps store that allows me to set custom screens for displaying data, linking with Facebook, training peak, email.... standard sharing - also has cloud data backup and synch with other iOS devices (supports iphones, iPod touch and iPad). To hold the phone, picked up a ANT+ receiver/bike mount from Wahoo fitness that seals the phone from the elements and has a removable bike mount attachment.
Very cool use of all this portable compute power with minimal incremental investment, the competing bike computer (Garmin 800) would cost $450!
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With the delivery of my new Madone (15.7 lb carbon fiber road bike) I've started using ANT+ low power sensors (one built in the frame of the bike for speed/cadence/distance), GPS for mapping and a ANT+ HRM. Purchased an app (digifit) on the apps store that allows me to set custom screens for displaying data, linking with Facebook, training peak, email.... standard sharing - also has cloud data backup and synch with other iOS devices (supports iphones, iPod touch and iPad). To hold the phone, picked up a ANT+ receiver/bike mount from Wahoo fitness that seals the phone from the elements and has a removable bike mount attachment.
Very cool use of all this portable compute power with minimal incremental investment, the competing bike computer (Garmin 800) would cost $450!
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