Stephen Hickey has drawn my attention to an article by Paul Norman (dated 21st April) and featured on Pearson Cycles' website:
This is quite a hot topic for conversation amongst members including some who are also thinking of purchasing a Garmin or other device and several who already use the basic features of RideWithGPS and a few who subscribe to RwGPS ($50 p.a.) to use its advanced features.
Note that these are not the only products out there. My advice is to see how far you can get with the basic free feature set on any product before committing to a subscription. For navigation consider how you will attach your phone to the handlebars and how to keep it dry if it is not a waterproof model. All products require quite a commitment to learning how to use them to get the best from them.
~ Tim
5 comments:
I used komoot for a cross country ride in Surrey. It suggested a bridleway that had been closed and diverted at least 8 years before.
I have used Komoot for over a year, it is good for planning road/tour rides, and has quite good screen info for navigating a route. Audio turn by turn works well with bluetooth headset. Its easy to export gpx files and then import into Strava.
There are several ways recording can fail, note the tips following.
Recommended settings:
1. when using komoot for nativation, once you start navigation, have 'Store for offline use' active, for the map you are using to navigate
2. battery saver mode OFF : it is liable to stop recording if you have 'battery save' mode activated
3. mobile data off: on iphone having mobile data active drains the battery
4. Auto plan OFF : once you press to start natigation, hit the blue Controls button, check that auto plan is off. With auto plan on if you take a turn off the route it can redesign the route and may choose a shorter way to the end(!).
5. take an external battery pack (or three).
Although I am a RideWithGPS bigot I am pleased that several members have been discovering Komoot and getting good use from it.
Apart from that I have never really moved on from Memory-Map which I still use for navigating every time, from routes I have planned in RwGPS.
Thanks for your advice Neil, all of which could save people from a lot of bother.
I’ve been cycling with CTC and TVC for a couple of years now. I’m just starting to recognise the some of the roads but I’m still pretty new in the area.
I found Komoot very helpful to find routes, segments and even full rides. I love all the recommendations and photos of other cyclist, and even to find nice coffee shops/pubs to stop :)
This is a GCN video about Komoot:
https://youtu.be/lArwlHtZfNE
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