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Ffs just stop squabbling about training apps.
It's not exactly doing any harm or am I missing something
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Intervals.icu
Jefit (for gym workouts)
Garmin for recording
TrainingPeaks Virtual for indoor
TrainingPeaks and WKO5 for digging into data, planning rides/workouts etc.
Intervals.icu as an occasional curiosity
Strava for social (not premium)
Dropped my Zwift sub and only have access to the free monthly 25km, also have MyWhoosh - but don't really use either.
edit: RideWithGPS for mapping
Garmin Connect for me via watch. That then sends the data to Strava. I do have Komoot linked as well but never actually look at that.
Welcome to mountain biking the new golf.
We were saying that 20 years ago, we really need a new strapline.
And to be fair susepic has a point, ~£20/month on Strava + Zwift is potentially the best bang for your buck of any bike spending for a lot of people 😂
Zwift in winter - for solo evening rides when it’s dark and rainy.
Strava every ride, mainly for the social aspect. I’ll glance at the distance and elevation, mainly looking at the maps and pictures. None of their ‘training’ elements or statistics bother me.
Garmin (and garmin connect) because it’s the best - as far as I know - head unit, usually just use the app as a conduit to upload to Strava.
Apple Watch (and associated phone apps) for general day to day health and fitness tracking. I turned off auto-cycle tracking as I didn’t want to double count things. But now I’m not sure if I’m doing myself a disservice.
Trailforks for mapping occasionally.
I seem to be in the minority but Garmin Connect gives me all my data (bike, hike, gym, surf, everything) and a one stop shop for all my stats and health tracking. Don’t need to pay for Strava, I just Un-Private the big MTB rides (only) on free Strava for sharing and bantz init.
I accidentally let the free trial Komoot run out so I do have that for a year - good for routes but won’t be renewing.
just Garmin Connect and Strava.
Just the free versions. Ill decided if I want to share my workouts to followers on Strava. but mostly its for my own benefit so not bothered.
People can laugh all they want at my P!ss poor amount of exercise. Although I do walk 4-8 miles every shift at work.
Just need improve my diet now before the Gp shoves me on Statins to go with the Blood Pressure Meds.
I seem to be in the minority but Garmin Connect gives me all my data (bike, hike, gym, surf, everything) and a one stop shop for all my stats and health tracking. Don’t need to pay for Strava, I just Un-Private the big MTB rides (only) on free Strava for sharing and bantz init.
That's basically how I use mine.
I see that Zwift are now allowing "real" riding to be fed in, so they can start to do some fitness analysis too. Not much use if you're into other sports too though. That's where Garmin Connect shines for me.
Trail forks.
~£20/month on Strava + Zwift is potentially the best bang for your buck of any bike spending for a lot of people 😂
Not really, Zwift is kind of overpriced and a bit shit now (hence I've ditched it), there do seem to be people for whom Zwift is cycling, and they get their kicks from pretend racing which is fine, but I'm more of a fan of riding outside whenever possible, to maintain fitness for that as an activity I'm now pretty sold on letting my Garmin drive my smart trainer for an hour on a cold damp evening while I listen to music or audiobooks.
I seem to be in the minority but Garmin Connect gives me all my data..
I'm inclined to agree now, the app/website is still a bit of a mare to navigate, which might be why so many people but so much of Strava is behind a paywall now that it's really just sporty Facebook for sharing rides/likes/pics which is fine, but I'm not paying extra for something I already get for free from Garmin. My only worry now is that 'connect+' will see Garmin pulling a similar trick and gradually pay-walling off functionality, currently it seems pointless and is a quid more a month than Strava, which seems bonkers. But it's worth remembering all of these are Tech companies, with investors and boards that won't want to see potential revenue streams go...
But it's worth remembering all of these are Tech companies, with investors and boards that won't want to see potential revenue streams go...
Yeah, Garmin only made $3 billion in 2024, poor buggers 😉
Mostly for mapping routes: Komoot and training.camp (very useful in Italy)
Wahoo for heartrate and suchlike things
Yeah, Garmin only made $3 billion in 2024, poor buggers 😉
Indeed, and I'm sure the board were asking why it wasn't $5B...
My point was, they're capitalists, they're not familiar with the concept of "enough" profit 😉
Yeah +1 for komoot here,
I use komoot to plan and then check with Strava heatmap. Started recording on komoot and my Samsung health app on my watch so that I have a back up to sync with Strava