hardtailonly
Full Member
I use Strava Beacon, but think this is only for premium, ie paid up members?
No, it’s free for everyone, & very simple to use once enabled. An option to txt your contact pops up automatically when you start a new ride in strava & the message links direct to a live feed of your route, no logging in required. It has the added benefit that they see the whole route & not just a blip in the middle of a map. I use it as well as track my iPhone, as you can never be too safe
As far as I can see the best free option is Strava. I think seeing where you’ve been before you went out of range is way more information than last known location. In particularly knowing which way you were travelling at that location.
We stabs beacon loads. My wife says it’s handy for deciding whether it’s worth hanging on for me to be back for lunch or just make a sandwich. The only weakness seems to be you have to have signal when you start the process.
The Specialized 'Ride' app gives tracking - it sends your chosen contacts a msge when you start Nd finish, inc. A link to a map with a bread crumb trail of your location. Assuming there's a mobile signal and your phone has gps (which anything half modern does). If no signal then they'll see your last known location.
I have the 'angi' impact detector (abiut £40 if bought as an add on) on my (road) helmet which will additionally send a crash alert to your chosen contacts. Again relies on a phone signal to he able to. The angi is basically an accelerometer which bluetooth connects to the phone. The phone does the alerting.
Defo thought a good idea at the start of the 1st 2020 government imposed national house arrest, for when out riding on my own in the Peaks.
