Bicycle Computer Vs Gps. If you want the most reliable speed and cadence records you would definitely want a bike computer. While both have gps for positioning a lot of the apps that work on a phone will analyze the data after it s uploaded to work out positioning and timing.
Today i put the strava iphone app v14 0 0 head to head with the wahoo elemnt bolt gps unit to see how well it performs against a dedicated bike computer he. They record your route and data collected from heart rate. The bike computer will simply work using the gps glonass and anything else it has.
Like its super gps cousin the lezyne macro gps comes with the ally app which provides various features including power meters cadence and speed sensors heart rate monitors and of course navigation.
Today i put the strava iphone app v14 0 0 head to head with the wahoo elemnt bolt gps unit to see how well it performs against a dedicated bike computer he. Cycling computers come in at many price points starting from just over 30 for models that record speed and distance via analog means right the way up to gps equipped performance pushing models. Some riders prefer a simple bike computer for ease of use. They record your route and data collected from heart rate.