Questions tagged [bike-computer]
Questions referring to electronic devices which typically track a cyclist's ride metrics, such as their speed, distance, cadence, etc
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Are there advantages of dedicated bike computer instead of smartphone apps?
I do a lot of road biking. I have a basic Catseye onboard computer for my speed and odometer. But I also use my iPhone to track and record my biking. I've tried a variety of iPhone apps, the best ones ...
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What is a good iPhone app for bikers? [closed]
There are tons that are out there for recording routes, and such. There's also the physical mounting. Is the iPhone actually good/useful for bikers?
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Choosing the right wheel size in my cycle computer
I have bought the Campangolo Khamsin wheelset, and now I would like to set the right wheel size in my Trek Incist 8i cycle computer. Before I do the custom wheel setting, I would like to know what ...
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Is it possible to estimate road grade while riding?
It would be nice to be able to estimate the grade of a road while riding, even if the estimate is not completely accurate. With a GPS, in theory it should be possible in theory to ride a short ...
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Bicycling apps for Android [closed]
I have an Android smartphone, with GPS, accelerometer, 3G internet connection, and other features that seem useful for bicycling. Are there any good bicycling apps on Android?
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Wired or Wireless bike computer?
I have bought a new pair of road bikes.
I am a triathlete (Sprint mostly) and I am interested to know, what computer should I buy now? wired or wireless?
I mainly do not like wireless things (I don'...
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What's the difference between power meter and bike computer?
I am currently using a IpBike computer app (on Android) with DuoTrap Speed and Cadence sensors on my bike. I was reading about power meters and how they would help in training by assessing the power ...
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Dedicated bike GPS computer over smartphone
Yes, I know it's a duplicate of questions that have been asked before, for example this one: Are there advantages of dedicated bike computer instead of smartphone apps?
But I feel that most of the ...
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How to measure calories burned?
How can I accurately measure the calories burned while using my bicycle? My bike computer tells me how many calories I have burned. But it has no cadence meter. The only measurements it has are my ...
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What does a cyclocomputer actually measure for calculating the speed of the bike?
What does a cyclocomputer actually measure for calculating the speed of the bike?
Is it the time for one revolution $T$ or is it the number of revolutions $n$ per given time $t_0$?
If the radius of ...
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Do you oscillate your diet along with your riding?
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If on alternate days you cycle and rest, and your ride uses, say, 1200 calories, what's better, to eat 2600 calories daily (and then where does the deficit come from on the riding days?) or to ...
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When is Cyclometer useful?
Some call it speedometer or odometer but I mean the thing to measure velocity, trip distance and such things. When you come up with a usage-case, please, point out the function which you use. The only ...
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Identifying extra triggers in a speedometer
The HRM, GPS, and cadence in my cyclocomputer give perfectly good readings, but the speedometer (and hence the odometer) readings are obviously incorrect.
Because the speed and distance readings seem ...
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Windows Phone as a Bike Computer - What is the current State of the Art?
I have a Windows Lumia 532 phone.
I currently use the Cycle Tracks GPS app to track and record trips and then upload to Ride With GPS and/or Strava. There is not a native Strava app.
I've recently ...
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Why would anyone steal a bike computer off of a bike?
Lights can be re-used easily, but a bike computer... they would need to setup their own rigging for the wires and the magnets, that alone would cost them money and time, and who's going to buy from ...
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