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16 Useful Iphone Apps for Cyclist
Finally, after say bye-bye to the raining weather for almost a month, the nice BBQ and biking season comes. Got the bikes for my wife and myself out of garage, and I decide put some useful apps on The Iphone for biking. Not surprise there are not few, so I write this article to share what I got from the research to your guys. By working one or two hours per day for a week, I got pretty big list and I have removed some from my original list (more than 30s), I only keep either I believe it is very good or it does have four star plus on the itune review. And eventually I found 16 apps are pretty useful for biking. I hope my work can save some your time when you try to get your own best iphone cyclist apps list. I have separated these 16 apps into three main categories: repair/equipment, GPS navigation for cyclist and social/training for the bikers.
You can find more detail review for each iPhone Apps listed here at http://www.ottawa-apps.com/blog/16-useful-iphone-apps-for-cyclist
Bike equipment and repair:
1. Bike repair: Bike Repair has 48 highly detailed photo repair guides and 66 bicycle problems explained, including common aches and pains while on the bike (there are simple things to do to get rid of that knee pain). Bike Repair is the most simple and complete bicycle repair app on the App Store. It has over 200 studio quality photos explaining you step by step what to do.
2. Bicycle Gear Calculator: Designed by a cyclist, for cyclists, Bike Gears is the premier Bicycle Gear Calculator for the iPhone/Ipod Touch. Calculate Gear Ratios, Gear Inches, Development and Gain Ratios using your bike’s measurements. The app now has over 200 preset tire sizes and also lets you enter your own custom tire size for personalized measurements.
3. Bike Doctor – iPhone App for Cyclist: Bike Doctor will show you everything you need to know to keep your bike in perfect working order. Simply choose a part of the bike you want to look at and follow the repair.Bike Doctor is a collaboration between Andreas Kambanis of the UK’s most popular cycling blog (londoncyclist.co.uk) and Ron Forrester, author of the Cychosis iPhone cycling log.
GPS navigation for cyclist:
4. Cycle Watch – GPS Cycling Computer for Outdoor Biking: Cycle Watch is aimed at users who require top-class GPS navigation directions and easy route management for fitness, Cycle Watch, the best cycling app for outdoor biking will help you ride faster, be healthier and live longer. It can be used for cycling, running, walking and more.
5. BikeMateGPS: It is mainly for bike riders. However, you can use BikeMateGPS for driving, hiking, or jogging. By use BikeMateGPS, you can record and load your exercise history and share with other people. Also you can collect riding information for more efficient riding, such as distance, average speed, maximum speed, current speed, and consumed calories during your rides.
6. B.iCycle – GPS cycling computer for Road & Mountain Biking As the name says, both a GPS unit and a cycling computer. You can use it to track rides and get directions, and you can also use it to keep track of things like climbed altitude, average speed, and calories burned. Apple picks B.iCycle as 8th place in the hit list “Best Apps of 2009″and B.iCycle is the top selling app of the category Healthcare and Fitness in 2010 !
7. Bike GPS – Bike Hub Cycle Journey planner This app is recommended for the cyclist in UK!The Bike Hub ‘cycle satnav’ app finds quickest or quietest cycle routes & locates nearest bike shops in UK. A car satnav uses roads, the Bike Hub cycle satnav uses roads *and* cycle paths, including Sustrans routes. Bike Hub app uses bike-friendly short-cuts.
8. EveryTrail – by GlobalMotion Media TRACK, SHARE, EXPLORE… EveryTrail is the best way to share trips, connect with other travelers and find great new things to do. Plot your trip, photos and videos right on the map and upload it to EveryTrail.com, Facebook and Twitter.
9. Cyclemeter GPS Bike Computer for Road & Mountain Biking – highly recommended! Cyclemeter turns your iPhone into a powerful GPS stopwatch, giving you feedback and motivation to go farther, be healthier, and live longer.Named Best of Show at Macworld 2010 by Beatweek also featured by Apple in What’s Hot in the App Store.
10. Trails – GPS tracker Trails is the first GPS app that allows you to record, export AND IMPORT tracks directly on your iPhone! Prepare and review your outdoor adventures on the iPad (easy exchange between iPad and iPhone). O’Reilly: “Best app for hiking” MacUp (Germany): “Best iPhone App for iPhone OS 3.0″ NYT GadgetWise: “Remember That Great Hike? My iPhone Does [with Trails]“
11. iMapMyRIDE Cycling, Bicycling, Bike, Ride, GPS, Fitness, Training, Cycle, Road Cycling, everything you need from beginner to Le Tour veteran. Automatically sync with your free account on www.mapmyride.com. The new iMapMyRide+ makes tracking your cycling workouts effortless and will keep you motivated to ride day after day.
12. MotionX GPS MotionX-GPS is for your outdoor life: Walking, Hiking, Running, Cycling, Biking, Sailing, Skiing, Flying, Racing, Geocaching. It shows your position and track at all times on street maps, topo/terrain maps, satellite/hybrid maps, or marine charts. Record or follow your tracks and share with a single click your position, track, trip statistics (date, start time, elapsed time, distance traveled, average speed, etc.) and a picture taken along the way.
Social and training for the bikers
13. Cycling Grub As a RSS aggregator lets you slice and dice the cycling news you follow based on sources, blogs, and manufacturer feeds. Grub quickly connects you to the hottest road cycling news in a clean & organized format, featuring the latest updates including: Brands, Media, Misc, Personal, Scenes and Shops.
14. TrainingPeaks The web’s most popular and powerful training and nutrition log is now available for your iPhone 3g, 3GS, 4 or iPad! Introducing TrainingPeaks Mobile, the perfect companion to your online TrainingPeaks.com account while you are on the go. Access your TrainingPeaks calendar, record workouts and meals, even scan foods with the built-in barcode scanner for easy food logging.
15. cyclingnews.com 2011 – iPhone App for Cyclist Since its inception in 1995, Cyclingnews.com has grown to become the world leader on the internet for the sport of cycling. The site is the passionate cycling fan’s first port of call for news, race results, tech, live race coverage, race photography, interviews, features, diaries, video content, fitness and forums. Cyclingnews is famous for the quality and speed of reporting all the latest news that breaks in this wonderful sport. It’s this quality combined with the breadth and depth of coverage of cycling news that has made the site the biggest and best destination for people with a passion for cycling.
16. Cychosis – Cycling Journal “If you are a cyclist you know that this is probably the cheapest bike accessory you will ever buy, and it is one of the most helpful for improving the quality of your cycling life.” Cychosis is a journal and log for biking and cycling. Cychosis is very easy to use for both the occasional rider as well as the serious racer.
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