I plan to upgrade over the next few months or so.
One of the areas I am looking at working on is the bike cockpit. I was given one of those new Samsung Gear 2 wrist watch for Christmas. This pairs off with my standard Samsung Smartphone. Quite nifty and even has a inbuilt HRM on the watch itself - picks up from my wrist.
My question is this.
How can I incorporate all this tech into a coherent 'system' for the bike? If I have an Ant+ pick up on my bike, would I be able to use it with my Android based phone? Would a Garmin (500 or 510) be needed?
What do people have on their bikes at the moment?
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Yes[1]. Depending on the phone, it may pick up ANT+ natively[2], or through a third party accessory/adapter. But you will most likely need an app to drive the ANT+[3].If I have an Ant+ pick up on my bike, would I be able to use it with my Android based phone?
No. But if you want to track positioning with any accuracy, I would check if your phone has a GPS[4]. The Garmin uses GPS for positioning, whereas an iPhone using the Strava app uses triangulation and WIFI locations, which is a lot less accurate in low coverage areas (like RNP).Would a Garmin (500 or 510) be needed?
I have an iPhone and use a Garmin. One area that you need to consider if you are recording your rides, is what your chosen platform supports. An example: I use Strava to track rides. It has Garmin support, ie. I can upload straight from the Garmin into Strava. Strava also offers an iPhone app that records straight to Strava. I don't have to export from one platform to import to another.What do people have on their bikes at the moment?
1. ANT+ in phones - http://www.thisisant.com/consumer/ant-101/ant-in-phones
2. Samsung Android devices supporting ANT+ - http://www.thisisant.com/directory/filter/~/60/~/
3. ANT+ supporting Android apps - http://www.thisisant.com/directory/filter/~/115/~/~/
4. Samsung Android phones with GPS support - http://www.gsmarena.com/samsung-phones-f-9-11.php
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I now have a Garmin 920XT. It's a watch so just stays on my wrist. Counts my steps too. At the end of my ride/run/swim I can Bluetooth it straight to my phone. No ANT+ required and the battery lasts me about a week. Satellites are found within about 10s.
Check out DC Rainmaker. He has tons of information on all of this, all very easy to find.
Check out DC Rainmaker. He has tons of information on all of this, all very easy to find.
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