How many people are using there e-bike off-road?
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The aerial isn't making good contact. Go on the Samsung forums, where they will show you how to fix it. I used to have a S2. Its GPS worked perfectly.
Maybe its time to upgrade your phone rather than waste money on a stand alone GPS. You can get a brand new S4 for £120.
Im still firmly in the corner of a stand alone Garmin edge touring or edge 1000 as you get far more features than just mapping and the mapping it has is bike specific. Plus it has a feature that you can request a route of the number of miles you would like to ride and it will give you three alternatives and the amount of ascent. It is waterproof. I could go on and on but look at the spec and see which options work best for you. As to mounting this is the setup I have which has the option for on road and off road.
Dave is spot on about the phone, especially now that Strava has at a glance viewing with "get you home" setting*.
Here is another alternative http://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_trksid=p2050601.m570.l1313.TR11.TRC2.A0.H0.Xsatmap.TRS0&_nkw=satmap&_sacat=0
* Or so I'm told, as I haven't ventured that far with it.
Here is another alternative http://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_trksid=p2050601.m570.l1313.TR11.TRC2.A0.H0.Xsatmap.TRS0&_nkw=satmap&_sacat=0
* Or so I'm told, as I haven't ventured that far with it.
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I've just been looking at the forums for S2s. There's two problems that affect the GPS. The first is a software problem. There's an app called GPS Fix that you can download from the Playstore. If that doesn't fix it, the problem is that the aerial thats on the back of a piece of the inside cover isn't making proper contact with the contact on the main part of the phone. That can be fixed by tightening all the screws, or removing the inner cover and cleaning it if tightening the screws doesn't work.
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You can do all that and a lot more with a modern smartphone. There's apps for just about everything including how to fix your bike when it breaks, plus, you can listen to the cricket at the same time. We've been hrough all this before in the GPS thread.
The photos above were taken at roughly 28-30mph. Fastest on road, just over an indicated 50mph.
The pedals are fine as they are, as is the rest of the bike. I don't need to keep finding and making changes, for changes sake.
In the day time, myself and my mates have a fairly level playing field on down hill speed, to the extent that we are often level pegging on Strava stats. Having said that, I'd say that they have the edge. I really love night riding though, and find that all of my fastest times are set then. My off road riding is generally more about exploring than speed. As said before, I also reckon that dongles for off road use are just a waste of time and money. They aren't needed. Looking at anyone's average off road Strava stats will confirm that one.
Although a very short run down hill, I guess that this is a pretty average down hill speed off road on a good surface. This one is a bit frustrating as due to dog walkers and children, you can only ride it fast at night time. Riding it in daylight hours, you can only ride as fast as you can see ahead to stop. The oak tree on the left at 38 secs also catches many people out. You daren't look at it, or it's game over. I never even used to notice it, until someone once annoyingly pointed it out.
This other short one is possibly one of the most technical. It has taken me two years to reach the 2nd spot on Strava for it, and that is out of nearly 300 riders. I still need to find 11 seconds, but the track is now just in such a state that it is getting to the point of being dangerous trying. The record was set over three and a half years ago, and my average speed down it is 21mph, and I need 26mph. Like everyone else that I know, none of us has ever taken the same line twice, and I conceded a few weeks ago, to pack it in trying. Very bumpy narrow rutted routes, with a seemingly endless amount of small drops.
Same run on my KTM Ultra 1964 hardtail pedal bike. This run blew the seals Rockshox Reba front fork.
The pedals are fine as they are, as is the rest of the bike. I don't need to keep finding and making changes, for changes sake.
In the day time, myself and my mates have a fairly level playing field on down hill speed, to the extent that we are often level pegging on Strava stats. Having said that, I'd say that they have the edge. I really love night riding though, and find that all of my fastest times are set then. My off road riding is generally more about exploring than speed. As said before, I also reckon that dongles for off road use are just a waste of time and money. They aren't needed. Looking at anyone's average off road Strava stats will confirm that one.
Although a very short run down hill, I guess that this is a pretty average down hill speed off road on a good surface. This one is a bit frustrating as due to dog walkers and children, you can only ride it fast at night time. Riding it in daylight hours, you can only ride as fast as you can see ahead to stop. The oak tree on the left at 38 secs also catches many people out. You daren't look at it, or it's game over. I never even used to notice it, until someone once annoyingly pointed it out.
This other short one is possibly one of the most technical. It has taken me two years to reach the 2nd spot on Strava for it, and that is out of nearly 300 riders. I still need to find 11 seconds, but the track is now just in such a state that it is getting to the point of being dangerous trying. The record was set over three and a half years ago, and my average speed down it is 21mph, and I need 26mph. Like everyone else that I know, none of us has ever taken the same line twice, and I conceded a few weeks ago, to pack it in trying. Very bumpy narrow rutted routes, with a seemingly endless amount of small drops.
Same run on my KTM Ultra 1964 hardtail pedal bike. This run blew the seals Rockshox Reba front fork.
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Like SRS also once said, I'd sooner give up riding than wear full face and goggles. My riding is mainly single track, not down hill.
Lovely photo though
Lovely photo though
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Whilst I agree with the vast majority of your post my Strava stats say the opposite.
At my local trail centre i'm 6 mins faster per lap with the dongle than without, each lap is just under 10 miles and I generally do 2 laps per ride.
Having said that without the dongle I could easily do 3 possibly 4 laps without needing to charge.
Like you say it depends if you're just exploring the trails or trying to do them as fast as possible but the dongle certainly helps with the latter in my experience.