Everyone knows about cycling, one of the best exercises for people to stay fit and build their stamina. If you are a cyclist by profession or fond of cycling, then get ready to challenge your friends for cycling race. Now number of things becomes possible on mobile phone with the help of Application. One new application, Strava Cycling has been launched recently for cyclists to track their cycling progress and challenge their friends. The latest application is working on both iPhone and Android devices. It is one of the best apps to compare year-to-date and all time activity stats as well as performance against friends, locals and pros.
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Strava Cycling App is specially created for cyclists and offers full riding experience together with measurements and full social integration. With the use of this application, users can track all their runs, rides as well as cross-training. To use the Strava Cycling App, users must have GPS supported devices like iPhone, Android 2.1 and above, Garmin Forerunner or Garmin Edge. When you are going for cycling, you must take your GPS device with you. It is available on Google Play Store for free, so first you have to download it on your device and sign in it using your Facebook account.
After signing in, you can record your ride time in the new ride section. Once you finish your ride, the results will be displayed on the Feed tab containing significant factors like distance covered, average, maximum speed, elevation gain, and ride time. In the competition, players mostly compare themselves with others. The cycling app is best for comparison where you can compare your performance with locals, pros and friends as well as check your all time, year-to-date and weekly activity stats. There is no limit for ride uploads.
The complete riding stats are displayed on the “Profile” tab. It works wonderful and keeps track of the no. of total rides, miles ridden and feet climbed. You can also get the weekly average detail of rides, distance biked and time spent on biking from Profile. With the cycling app, you are able to discover great places to ride around the world and also see the most well-known parts in a provided area and challenge the locals. Additionally, it also gives opportunity to set personal records and earn achievements for outstanding performances. On the specific section of road or rail, you can earn King and Queen of the Mountain honors.
If you want to get more benefits then you should visit the official webpage of Strava, where you can get more real statistics information like Heart rate, Power, Cadence and more, as well as participate in challenges to get chance to win fantastic gear and prizes. At the online page, you can discover and follow friends and pro riders and also discover clubs in your area and generate new ones.
Merits:
- Record your rides with GPS enabled device
- Gives complete activity stats containing distance, pace, elevation and calories
- No limit for ride uploads
- Check your year-to-date, weekly and all-time activity stats
- Compare your performance with friends, pros and locals
- View your average rides per week, average distance biked per week and average time spent biking
- Find out new places to ride all over the world
Demerits:
- Doesn’t work accurately on all devices
- Supports only GPS enabled devices