Cyclist tracking app/ device

georgiac

My son is doing a charity bike ride this summer, and we would like to be able to track and plot his progress.

Please does anyone know if there is a suitable programme or app we can use to do this remotely whilst he is riding?

thanks

wongataa

Strava
Ride with GPS
Garmin (with suitable Garmin head unit)
There are others as well.

georgiac

Thanks wongataa, I had thoughtyou needed som piece of tech to use these like a gps device. I will take a look now, thanks

dipsomaniac

+1 for strava. the only tech you need is a smart phone. you can also see where he is by tracking his phone online

warehouse

Strava is great but you have to wait for the ride to finish and the data to be saved before you can see it.
If you want live data then it's mobile phone tracking that you need.

RumRat

If he has an android phone or watch then you can just track it with google. I believe you can do the same with the iPhone etc.

GT60

I used to use endomondo app on my phone but like others have said Strava
One thing to remember is to turn on / off the GPS away from your house so bike thieves cant find out where you live and nick the bike.

dipsomaniac

GT60 wrote: »

I used to use endomondo app on my phone but like others have said Strava
One thing to remember is to turn on / off the GPS away from your house so bike thieves cant find out where you live and nick the bike.

afaik strava does not start/finish at your house for that reason

Johnmcl7

warehouse wrote: »

Strava is great but you have to wait for the ride to finish and the data to be saved before you can see it.
If you want live data then it's mobile phone tracking that you need.

Strava has a live tracking feature:

https://www.strava.com/premium/live/beacon

John

Johnmcl7

dipsomaniac wrote: »

afaik strava does not start/finish at your house for that reason

Yep, you can define privacy zones on Strava:

https://support.strava.com/hc/en-us/articles/115000173384-Privacy-Zones

I use a Garmin Edge device with Livetrack when I'm out cycling on my own, depending on how serious the son is about cycling it's worth considering a GPS device. As well as gaining useful feature like livetrack it's also handy being able to keep an eye on the speed and gradient on the ride particularly for longer rides where getting pacing right is crucial.

John