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Unihertz Atom as a bike computer

December 24, 2018

The new Unihertz Atom has a rugged waterproof case and a long-lasting battery. It will make a great bike computer running CycleBike Smart.

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In Navigation Tags Garmin, Unihertz Atom, CycleBike Smart

Long-clicking II

March 1, 2018

A new long-click feature in both CycleBike and CycleBike Smart displays status information about the GPS location service.

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In Navigation Tags CycleBike, CycleBike Smart, GPS
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A relatively new feature in CycleBike Smart lets you long-click the cadence, heart-rate or power display to access active sensor information or search for sensors.

Long-clicking

February 21, 2018

New long-click feature in CycleBike Smart allows BLE Device Manager functions from the main screen like search-pair, calibrate, etc

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In CycleBike sensors Tags CycleBike Smart, sensors, Bluetooth

Location scanning (don't)

January 11, 2018

Don't use WiFi or Bluetooth location scanning with CycleBike Smart. This is only for A-GPS and the precision is not good enough.

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In unihertz, hippipooo Tags CycleBike Smart

Unihertz Jelly pro as a bike computer

January 9, 2018

Review of the Unihertz Jelly pro running CycleBike Smart. A good fair-weather replacement for the old Sony Ericsson Active Android phones.

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In Navigation Tags Unihertz Jelly pro, CycleBike Smart, Polar mount

Battery optimization (Don't)

January 9, 2018

Battery optimization in the Battery Settings page can affect the precision of GPS measurements. Don't do it.

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Hipipooo J5+ as a bike computer

December 21, 2017

The Hipipooo J5+ makes a great, rugged Android phone for using CycleBike Smart for bicycle navigation.

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In CycleBike sensors Tags Hippapoo J5+, Alps Rgk6580_we_a_l, CycleBike Smart, Bluetooth, GPS

Comparing CycleBike+, Garmin, and CycleBike Smart Powertap P1 Pedal power data

August 24, 2017

More comparisons between power data recorded with a Garmin Edge 1000, CycleBikeplus and CycleBike Smart, this time from Powertap P1 power pedals

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In CycleBike sensors Tags CycleBike+, CycleBike Smart, Garmin Edge 1000, Powertap P1 pedals, P1 pedals

Why I won't include left-right power balance display in CycleBike Smart

February 24, 2017

Including too much data on the display would be a dangerous distraction.

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In CycleBike sensors Tags CycleBike Smart, Powertap power meter

Secret formula for Garmin .fit file left_right_balance message

February 24, 2017

Documentation on the secret data fields in Garmin's .fit file is sparse.

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In CycleBike sensors Tags Garmin, .fit, Powertap power meter, P1 pedals, CycleBike Smart, left_right_balance

Comparing Stages power meter using Bluetooth and ANT+

January 16, 2017

Comparing ANT+ and Bluetooth power and cadence data for a Stages Cycling power meter using CycleBike+ and CycleBike Smart Android apps. The data over these two interfaces agrees quite well.

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In CycleBike sensors Tags CycleBike+, CycleBike Smart, ANT+, Bluetooth, Stages Power Meter, Wahoo Cadence sensor

Comparing ANT+ and Bluetooth Powertap speed data

January 14, 2017

Comparing ANT+ and Bluetooth power and speed data on the Powertap G3 hub using the new CycleBike Smart app which interfaces to sensors using Bluetooth, and the CycleBike+ app for ANT+ data

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In CycleBike sensors Tags CycleBike+, CycleBike Smart, Powertap power meter, Wahoo speed sensor, ANT+, Blu

Comparing ANT+ and Bluetooth Powertap data

January 9, 2017

Continuing the comparison of Bluetooth and ANT+ data from a Powertap G3 hub on the new CycleBike Smart and CycleBike+ apps.

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In CycleBike sensors Tags CycleBike+, CycleBike Smart, Blue, ANT, Powertap power meter, Wahoo speed sensor

Comparing ANT+ and Bluetooth data from the same bike sensor

January 8, 2017

The new CycleBike Smart app records the same data from Bluetooth sensors as the CycleBike+ app records from ANT+ sensors.

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In CycleBike sensors Tags CycleBike+, CycleBike Smart, ANT+, Wahoo speed sensor, Wahoo TICKR heartrate monitor, Wahoo Cadence sensor, Sony Xperia

Velodromes included in Strava Spoofer

December 7, 2016

A description of the cycling "venues" you can simulate in the Strava Spoofer feature in CycleBike+.

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In Navigation Tags CycleBike+, velodromes, Strava Spoofer, Strava, Spoofer

Mounting a phone on your bike

November 30, 2016

Some possibilities on mounting an Android phone to your bike so you can use CycleBike to navigate.

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In Navigation Tags Quad Lock, Polar mount, Android phone, CycleBike

What sensors can I use with CycleBike+?

November 30, 2016

There are plenty of compatible ANT+ cycling sensors available. Here are links to some of them.

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In Navigation Tags ANT+, sensors, CycleBike+

Why does it take so long to load a route in CycleBike?

November 17, 2016

The steps involved when loading a route file include reading locations, street names and other information. This can take some time.

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In Navigation Tags CycleBike, tcx file, gpx file, XML

How does Strava Spoofer Work?

November 17, 2016

Strava Spoofer records your activity while riding indoors on a trainer when your Location is not updated by GPS. Choose from more than a dozen Velodromes all over the world.

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In Navigation Tags CycleBike, Strava, Spoofer, velodromes, Strava Spoofer

Creating a Navigation Route

October 5, 2016

An important feature of CycleBike is following a prepared route. Here are some web-site tools to help create a route file.

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In Navigation Tags Strava, Ride with GPS, GPSies, GpsPrune, BikeRouteToaster, MapMyRide, GPS route, gpx Route, tcx file, gpx file, CycleBike
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