Capturing the moment

[jodytek_imp]

So I am curious what, if any apps you guys may be using to track and log your rides.

What are your favorite features?
What could be better?

I am looking for a way to capture not only when and how many miles, but temps, and other statistical data. I would also like to be able to journal how I enjoyed the ride, happy, meditative, angry at other drivers and such.

I would then like to use my info for making riding goals for myself.


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[the Ferret]

lol I'm old school and use a pencil, a pen, and 2 markers (one green one yellow) written on a Monthly Planner. Have for years. For example today, Jan 21 there is a big green X and "snow" because I'm not riding. But last Saturday January 19, it says

"37 degrees raining 17/17 1030 FJR 44 mi" (with FJR 44 mi highlighted in yellow)

the 17/17 indicates days ridden for month and for the year, and 1030 is total miles ridden for year, and FJR 44 mi indicates which bike I rode and how many miles. Up until this year I didn't keep the weather on my planner, but decided to this year for some dumb reason. Like I need more totally useless information lol

Here's the last page from my 2017 planner (click on image to enlarge, click on box in upper right to full page)

[emptysea]

I created a spreadsheet for my miles and I add a few things in the "description" field like the temp, where I was going, etc. I also have a columnar log book that I complete by hand that has basically the same info in it, but I write a little more about the particular ride in it.

I'm not as organized about this as Ferret is, but I'm working on it.

[the Ferret]

I created a spreadsheet for my miles and I add a few things in the "description" field like the temp, where I was going, etc. I also have a columnar log book that I complete by hand that has basically the same info in it, but I write a little more about the particular ride in it.

I'm not as organized about this as Ferret is, but I'm working on it.

You'll get there Sea.. just wait until you are retired and have no life, like me

[egleaves_imp]

I often use an app called "Galileo". It's a GPS tracker that lets you record way-points and tracks your movements while recording distance, speed and altitude. Afterward, you can review your route in map view with color coded overlays of speed and elevation. It provides a summary of time, distance, altitude and speed. You can export the trips as GPX, KML, CSV, or share it as a URL.

Hit the record button, start some music, and go. Galileo runs in the background and uses offline maps.

Speed overlay:


Altitude overlay:


Trip summary:

[the Ferret]

Maximum speed 98.3?

Woo hoo .... Lol

[Django]

Well, I use the odometer to count the ridden kilometer.

For commuting and riding around my home I don't care. On longer trips I use my Garmin Zumo for logging the track. Then I copy it to a folder in the basecamp software from Garmin to do some more analysis or to create visualizations like this one:

https://drive.google.com/open?id=1LtVpct...sp=sharing

[jodytek_imp]

I created a spreadsheet for my miles and I add a few things in the "description" field like the temp, where I was going, etc. I also have a columnar log book that I complete by hand that has basically the same info in it, but I write a little more about the particular ride in it.

I'm not as organized about this as Ferret is, but I'm working on it.

You'll get there Sea.. just wait until you are retired and have no life, like me

You'll get there Sea.. just wait until you are retired and have no life, like me

I hope to be completely zero-tech by the time I retire.


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I often use an app called "Galileo". It's a GPS tracker that lets you record way-points and tracks your movements while recording distance, speed and altitude. Afterward, you can review your route in map view with color coded overlays of speed and elevation. It provides a summary of time, distance, altitude and speed. You can export the trips as GPX, KML, CSV, or share it as a URL.

Hit the record button, start some music, and go. Galileo runs in the background and uses offline maps.

Speed overlay:


Altitude overlay:


Trip summary:

Nice!!


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Well, I use the odometer to count the ridden kilometer.

For commuting and riding around my home I don't care. On longer trips I use my Garmin Zumo for logging the track. Then I copy it to a folder in the basecamp software from Garmin to do some more analysis or to create visualizations like this one:

https://drive.google.com/open?id=1LtVpct...sp=sharing

Thanks Django, I have/had a Garmin Nuvi touchscreen that I used to use a lot when I would travel for work. I had gotten a handlebar mount for it and tried it on my older CB550, But the battery lasted only about 15 minutes on it, and it’s really hard to see in direct sunlight.

It would be cool if garmin collaborated on a smart helmet with heads up display.


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[Cormanus]

egleaves, I wonder what happens when law enforcement trawls back through the records of trips and finds evidence that a person was, shall we say, slightly less than compliant with all elements of the traffic code? Is the evidence of the app sufficient to cause one grief?

jodtek, I have used an app called 'Eat, Sleep Ride' which captures a lot of the same stuff as 'Galileo'. They're a bit of a community. See https://eatsleepride.com/ Nowadays I just use a spreadsheet to keep a record of fuel consumption, kilometres travelled, dates, destinations on multi day trips etc. I now have it reasonably well automated so it generates running totals of kms ridden each year and stuff about which I've no idea why I'm interested.

By the way, one interpretation of what it really means if jodytek becomes zerotek may be a tad alarming.

[egleaves_imp]

egleaves, I wonder what happens when law enforcement trawls back through the records of trips and finds evidence that a person was, shall we say, slightly less than compliant with all elements of the traffic code? Is the evidence of the app sufficient to cause one grief?

jodtek, I have used an app called 'Eat, Sleep Ride' which captures a lot of the same stuff as 'Galileo'. They're a bit of a community. See https://eatsleepride.com/ Nowadays I just use a spreadsheet to keep a record of fuel consumption, kilometres travelled, dates, destinations on multi day trips etc. I now have it reasonably well automated so it generates running totals of kms ridden each year and stuff about which I've no idea why I'm interested.

By the way, one interpretation of what it really means if jodytek becomes zerotek may be a tad alarming.

I suppose it could be used against me in court, but only after there was an incident and law enforcement was trying to establish my guilt/innocence. Even then they would need to know the data existed. In short, I got away with it.

Also, I think it's important to not put the data out there to be trawled. I keep it to myself and only share in a situation like this. In hindsight, it may have been wise to redact a portion of that screen grab.