Cycle tracker

monkeysnapper

Hi. I'm sorry I don't really know much about these. I have an android phone and I want to track my rides but I don't have any data package on my phone. Is thee an app I can use .

Thanks

Raam

Does your phone have GPS? Use Strava, if so. You can upload your ride when you get home, assuming you have an internet connection at home which your phone can use.

monkeysnapper

Raam wrote: »

Does your phone have GPS? Use Strava, if so. You can upload your ride when you get home, assuming you have an internet connection at home which your phone can use.

I have a Vodafone smart4 turbo . and I have internet at home

mamax

Take your pick > http://road.cc/content/buyers-guide/139675-10-best-cycling-apps-your-smartphone

aFlabbyPanda

Runtastic (they make a bike version) is the only offline map package that I know off. I use it myself and find it very good.

cdaly_

Search for Mobile Atlas Creator. You can download the likes of OpenStreetMap and reformat for your device. I use SportsTracker on my phone. Many of the apps will allow you to avoid downloading maps as you ride.

G1032

Raam wrote: »

Does your phone have GPS? Use Strava, if so. You can upload your ride when you get home, assuming you have an internet connection at home which your phone can use.

+1
This. No need to use data when out and about. Your gps data will be saved and you can just upload when you get a wifi connection

aFlabbyPanda

The problem is most apps without data won't display maps.

The_Sub

The_Sub wrote: »

The problem is most apps without data won't display maps.

You are correct if you choose an app that has online maps only i.e. Download and display tiles on demand

If you choose an app with offline maps, all the downloading is done ahead of time and controlled by you, so you download when you are connected to wifi.

One easy way to know, if the app uses OpenStreetMap, it can do offline or online, if it uses Google maps, its online only

aFlabbyPanda

yeah but most of the trackers (strava, etc) use their own mapping, not another app. Runtastic is the only one I found where you could download a mapped area to view offline.

RossieMan

Strava uses Google maps. works perfectly offline.

monkeysnapper

Just an update.

Thank you all so much for the help.

I put strava on my phone. It worked a treat . All these years cycling and I didn't do this before, it's class .

Thanks again