The 6 Best Apps when Cycling
When you are into cycling you know that there are lots of great apps that can help you in your riding. But, for those who are just looking around to find great tools here are just some of the best apps developed especially for and by bike enthusiasts to accompany you in your trip.
Strava
Use Strava with your phone to record your route, speed and distance, and times on Strava segments, while out on the ride. Once done, uploading a ride results in automatic ranking of your times over popular stretches of road and trail. The premium edition facilitates decent post-ride and long-term analysis, too. Strava’s special addition is its social component. You can follow your friends and see where and how hard they’re riding, leave comments (just like Facebook), and post Instagram photos that automatically link with your own rides. Many riders use a Garmin to record and upload their rides — and then use the app to scroll through and see what their friends are up to. Isn’t it great? Just try it on and let us know what do you think about it.
Download here the Strava for Iphone
Download here the Strava for android
Map My Ride
Training and tracking features to suit recreational cyclists, bike touring, commuters, all the way through competitive racers. Great for training for group rides, century
rides, and everything in between.
Track cycling, running and over 600 types of other activities with speed (Avg, Max, Current), GPS route mapping, distance, elevation profile, route navigation, real-time
stats during workout. If you are a health enthusiast it is good to know that it can help you with calorie counting, nutrition, food, diet, and weight tracking.
MapMyRide sync with heart rate, speed, cadence and power sensors and works with Magellan Echo smart sports watch. The app is your buddy while competing on local courses:
receive automatic achievements and overall rank on Leaderboards for popular local runs and rides. MapMyRide tracks in the background so you can listen to music, take calls,
and use any other feature of your phone, while still tracking.
And of course the social dimension is one feature that is not left out of the app development offering you the possibility to share your passion with your friends. There are
also many premium features for the ones that are really in love with the MapMyRide.
Download here the Map My Ride for Iphone
Download here the Map My Ride for android
Google Maps
Yes, yes, I know that this is not a special app for cycling, but for sure it is the most successful one regarding the mapping all around the world. And I can tell you this
for sure because the last time I’ve been using it was on a small island in Greece.
The latest Google Maps app, although still in beta for cycling, seems to be the world’s best navigation tool for your phone. Just like you use your phone to find places, read
a few reviews, and then go to the one you select, you can use Google Maps to do so – but get there on bike paths and bike-friendly routes. The audio turn-by-turn instructions
are nice when riding, too; with headphones you can have your phone in your pocket and easily get where you need to go.
Download here the Google Maps for Iphone
Download here the Google Maps for android
Cyclemeter
Cyclemeter turns your iPhone into a great cycling computer – if you’re down for putting your iPhone on your handlebars. What sets Cyclemeter apart from other bicycle
tracking and mapping apps is that you can use it without creating an online account or paying a subscription fee and the data stays on your iPhone.
You can start/stop rides with your iPhone earphone remote button, and integrated Google Maps can assist you in unfamiliar areas. Want to compete against a prior time on a
course? You can do that. Want to configure audio alerts for time, heart rate, distance or other variables? No problem. Want to set up a training program with intervals,
power and heart-rate zones and online calendar integration? Yep, you can do that too. Cyclemeter also syncs nice with Strava, Facebook, Twitter and more – and importing and
exporting routes is easy.
Download here the Cyclemeter for Iphone
Peloton Magazine
This app will help you be in touch with all the important stuff happening in the cycling world. Peloton Magazine is one of the leading cycling publications in the world. Packed full of informative articles and beautiful photography, Peloton is one of the main books of bicycle enthusiasts worldwide. This dedicated app brings the latest issue of Peloton to your iPhone or iPad via in-app purchases. Buy a subscription or individual issues, including back issues, via in-app purchase to stay on top of cycling news year-round.
Download here the Peloton Magazine for Iphone
Download here the Peloton Magazine for android
CyclingNews Tour Tracker - 2014 Tour de France Edition
If you want to get all the latest Tour de France news and analysis from one of the biggest names in cycling: CyclingNews is the free app that will help you. In addition to all the news about each stage and the race overall, you'll get live text analysis of the events, GPS tracking of the race, live splits and road condition updates, post-race biometric/powermeter analysis, video previews of each stage, photos from the road, and more.
Download here the CyclingNews Tour Tracker - 2014 Tour
de France Edition for Iphone
Download here the CyclingNews Tour Tracker - 2014 Tour de France Edition
for android
Of course, none of these are perfect apps, but are the ones that can ride along with you and help you in whatever you expect from your riding experience. So, download them, use them and share your feedback with the rest of us.
Have a great ride!
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