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But to be more involved and support a project like this I really would need it to be based on a board with proper weather resistance! Hope you find that as an option in the future.
Within 10 seconds I was convinced I needed to try this. For me, the next step for this is taking all the sensor data recorded for a ride, and loading it into my own fitness tracking database that I own, control, and isn't tied to someone else's profits.
intervals.icu?
I openly admit, I have not spent much time researching this subject, was just in the back of my brain as I migrate away from SAAS and IAAS.
This is great, I just saw your post on X. I'm also building a bike computer! eInk is the right display tech. I think this will do really well. It might need a UV filter. That said, I don't love needing a separate device (hence, I don't own any bike computer). This is just my preference, but I really prefer to just plop my phone on my handlebars. So I'm building a bike computer app for iPhone: https://x.com/mholt6/sta…
It's not a preference. There are a slew of issues around physical damage. Running out of power is far more of a problem than you make it out to be. There are major visibility issues (thankfully Garmin is working on this by continuing their idiotic OLED push /s) and water ingress issues. 1M submersion rating is NOT "driving rain while riding at 15-20mph."
The only people I see with phones on their handlebars are newbies.
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Some modern headset designs don't use the top cap to do that. There's a bunch of products that exploit that to put toolkits, spare CO2 canisters or whathave you in that spot.
Sure, threaded headsets (hardly modern, but they do still make bikes with those) don't use top cap, but they also don't have a hole at the top, which products you are talking about? PS. I searched and found some in-steerer storage. It's not a headset but essentially a hollow compression plug replacement with a top cap moved to the bottom. I have never seen a road fork with a hole at the bottom so it is likely limited…
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note using a phone mounted to a bike or motorcycle can cause damage over time to the camera assembly especially the motors used for OIS. depending on how much you ride or the quality of the roads you ride, it could be an issue. your project does look amazing. sorry that the appstore team is holding things up. RE: ANT+, a hackrf one and fable was key to the hack.
"Exposure to vibrations, like those generated by high-powered motorcycle engines, might impact iPhone cameras" https://support.apple.com/en-ca/102175 I attribute my iPhone 7's camera failing with mounting it on my bike.
I’ve wondered about this. Does it shake a lot less when it’s in a pocket for the same ride?
Presumably yes, as every cyclist ever does that.
One surprised me though:
> No pressure sensor. There’s no barometric altimeter, so climbing is derived from elevation baked into the map tiles rather than measured — total ascent is an estimate.
The gps from the device do not provide the altitude or is it not precise enough ?
The semi-interactive walkthrough on the website is really cool, great way to show the UX. I've always wanted to use a round display and an 18650 to plop a mini bike computer into my headset (replacing the cap). There was a Kickstarter years ago for a project doing that, but it seems to have fizzled out
If you mean that you push a 18650 inside the steerer tube and have the display at the cap level - how do you preload the headset then? You need to pull the steerer up somehow and it's done via that cap and a bolt that goes through it into a compression plug/star nut inside the steerer. If you place something under the cap it needs to fit between that bolt and the inside of the steerer tube, which 18650 can't.
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Sure, threaded headsets (hardly modern, but they do still make bikes with those) don't use top cap, but they also don't have a hole at the top, which products you are talking about? PS. I searched and found some in-steerer storage. It's not a headset but essentially a hollow compression plug replacement with a top cap moved to the bottom. I have never seen a road fork with a hole at the bottom so it is likely limited…
Frame storage is my dream feature for a road bike. You see it on gravel bikes and it makes me very jealous.