Comments on: The Cyclemeter Review

By: Andrew

Andrew — Thu, 03 Jun 2010 11:32:58 +0000

I have had problems with Cyclemeter in the last two weeks.

It struggles to get a GPS fix on a route that worked OK previously.

I start it off, pop it in to my arm band and push off. But when I get to work, it still says Zero distance.

Is it a problem since the last update?

By: Raj Sharan

Raj Sharan — Thu, 06 May 2010 19:05:45 +0000

“Having a bike mount for my phone has alleviated some of the GPS problems, compared to when I rode with my phone in my pocket.” – what bike mount did you buy or recommend? Thanks!

By: Lou

Lou — Wed, 14 Apr 2010 01:19:24 +0000

Very fine review and very accurate. I second what Colin says. I think knowing how the GPS works on an iPhone was pretty good for guy with an English degree – I’m sure not an engineer at an elite Silicon Valley firm working on mobile devices. It’s nice to have Colin’s professional colleagues affirm my suspicions, though. I have a 3Gs iPhone and don’t experience the slowness issues Colin writes about. There are some absolute accuracy issues, but that has to be attributed to cell signal and how the network interacts with the mobile device. For instance, my top speed today was not 64 mph! I’ll post my ride from today.

Also, I sometimes play an iTunes list while riding (like today). Cyclemeter worked well, although a 3 hour ride, with tunes, with GPS, etc ran through quite a bit of battery. It did not deplete the battery entirely though. I generally turn off the screen on Cyclemeter because I carry in my back jersey pocket.

Good app. Good responsiveness from Abvio guys. Still glad I have my iSport power meter to give me lots of the stats I need.