Recording your rides

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Permalink Reply by rOcKeTdOg on February 5, 2012 at 16:55

i use a garmin 205, GPS on a smartphone will drain the battery quickly and the garmin will go for 10hrs or so and then you can use the GPX file in any capable device, i use endomondo too the challenges on there are fun

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Permalink Reply by James Lee on February 6, 2012 at 7:02

I had a Garmin Edge 605.

On my ride along the A45 approaching the M42 junction from Coventry, it displays

"Keep right on  

Coventry Road"

 

How did it know I'm a Blues fan?????

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Permalink Reply by Lucas on February 6, 2012 at 9:49

I agree that a dedicated unit may be better, my point of mentioning the app is that it is free for anyone already having a smartphone. Therefore, it could save them a few hundred pounds. As for the battery, I guess it does depend on the particular phone. I recorded this one on an older phone, which didn't have a great battery, but still lasted for the duration of the ride (nearly 7 hours) and I still used the phone without charging it until the evening. I think that this would be more than enough for most people, perhaps if you're routinely riding more than 100 miles you wouldn't mind paying the money.

Anyway, see for yourself.

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rOcKeTdOg said:

i use a garmin 205, GPS on a smartphone will drain the battery quickly and the garmin will go for 10hrs or so and then you can use the GPX file in any capable device, i use endomondo too the challenges on there are fun

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Permalink Reply by James Lee on February 6, 2012 at 11:14

I went on a Vintage event.

My Garmin was in a back pocket recording the ride, as 1970s racebikes didn't have SatNavs.

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