Thorn Cycles Forum
Community => Non-Thorn Related => Topic started by: in4 on July 29, 2014, 09:28:44 PM
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Anyone use one whilst cycling? I'm tempted to use one in conjunction with strava. Some say I am indeed without heart so it would be nice to prove otherwise ;)
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I use Polar's H7 and their app on an iPhone.
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My gadget geek side found a neat way to interface with Strava (using CycleMeter on my iPhone), and my Garmin Edge 800, with speed/cadence sensor and HR monitor.
I bought a RFLKT+ (Wahoo Fitness), which acts as a readout for the iPhone, so the phone can stay in the handlebar bag, and actually bridges the Ant+ data from my Garmin sensors with the Phone by BT.
I could have bought an Ant+ dongle for the phone and a waterproof phone holder, but I like the clearly readable LCD screen on the RFLKT+ device and the large readout, etc. Also, any dongle purchased for my iPhone 4S would be obsolete for my next phone (thanks, Apple! :-\)
The RFLKT+ runs on a small button battery which is meant to last over a year with daily use. I had some issues with it early on refusing to automatically shut off and running down the battery, but a firmware update appears to have sorted out the problem.
I still carry a Cateye speedo, which backs up my other devices and maintains the true odometer for the bike (front wheel sensor). Tragic, huh?
I'll post a picture of the setup ASAP.
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Thanks for all contributions thus far. The more I read into this the more intriguing it becomes. At this stage, for me at least, it seems to boil down to platform, connectivity, compatibility and data output. Having just watched the girls belting around in the Commonwealth Games ride everything suddenly seems rather relative!
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/commonwealth-games/28628858