LiveRider
| Category | Price | Seller | Device |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health & Fitness | Free | New Potato Technologies, Inc. | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
LiveRider is the first professional wireless cycling computer and mounting system designed for the Apple iPhone and iPod touch. The free LiveRider cycling/biking app equips users with a full-color touch screen cycling computer interface. LiveRider leverages the advanced features of the iPhone and iPod touch to offer a hi-res color interface, real-time performance feedback, GPS feature, data file system, and performance analysis.
LiveRider comes pre-programmed with all the information needed to start riding, including calibration for all standard tire/rim sizes and support for Metric and English units. LiveRider setup allows custom configuration for multiple bicycles. Data from every cycling session is automatically recorded and saved, and users can view session data statistically or in graph form. Session data can also be exported by email into a spreadsheet or database. LiveRider’s bike Chase Rider feature allows comparison of the current session to any previously saved cycling session. The in-app GPS feature allows users to pinpoint their exact location. For added convenience, LiveRider preserves session data even when the session is interrupted.
LiveRider cycling data tracking includes:
-Speedometer Gauge
-Cadence Indicator
-Speed Sensor Status
-Maximum MPH
-Average MPH
-Current Speed Indicator
-Total Session Distance
-Cadence Sensor Status
-Total Watts
-Calories Burned
-Total Session Time
-Graph your Speed
-Graph your Cadence
-Upload Session to Email
-Chase competition mode
For general or technical support questions, please contact [email protected]. For additional information, please visit www.newpotatotech.com.
Reviews
Great for iPhone and touch users!
GootchiMain
Just went for an hour bike ride using it on my touch. Installing the sensor was a little tricky due to the thickness of my carbon frame. Set up was a snap once everything was installed. The graphics are colorful and better then my Edge 705. Being able to run music in the background was a big plus especially during quiet night runs. An auto pause at zero cadence option would of given it another star. I wish I had an iPhone to test its google maps integration. It looks like my Edge705 is going on eBay. It makes it feel like your bike is from the future. I highly recommend it.
Great interface
TWGimber
Overall this application and the associated hardware is outstanding. Installation and configuration of the hardware sensors was easy, taking maybe five minutes tops. I just got back from a 17 mile ride and was very pleased with the function of the application and stability of the mount for my iPhone. I hit a series have hard bumps on a bridge I crossed at about 34 mph and nothing moved, nothing blinked. The user interface is simple and intuitive. The main screen has everything I need (speed, cadence, time, distance) and it was very visible even in bright sunlight. After the ride I was able to e-mail the raw data to myself and was surprised to find I had 25 fields of data for each row, and a new row every second. That was over 4000 rows from my 1 hour ride! The data is in comma separated value (CSV) format so importing it into a spreadsheet should be simple. Overall I'm very happy with this product and would recommend it. The $99 seems a bit steep, but it delivers in value and it provides a solid mount so I can carry my iPhone on my rides.
Great app but it needs some refining
Johannes007
This kit is really cool! Once the sensors are mounted, it really feels like you are riding an "intelligent" bike. The only caveat I have is the menus of the apps which I have found to be a little confusing and I wished there was a desktop app. I have a 2005 Specialized Sirrus bike and I didn't have too much trouble installing the sensors
Solid APP. Missing ability to save maps.
Dr. Vax
This is a solid app that does what it claims. I fine the cadence feature very useful for maximizing my exercise. I do miss the ability to save maps that cyclemeter has. The case works well but I was disappointed that I could not use my headset on my iPhone 4. So I drilled a hole for the headset connector. When in place the connector also helps hold the unit in the case. Overall I would recommend this APP along with the sensor HW that works well.
Where's the manual?
Reed2R
I imagine that some of the 1-star reviews are also due to not reading the part on the FREE app that says you need the hardware in order to use the app. DUH! But I'm also wondering if some of the poor rating for this app are due to the near total lack of information available on how to use it. There is a brief and mostly incomplete set of instructions on how to connect the hardware ($99) that you must have for this app to work. If your bike doesn't fit the hardware there's no instructions to help. I knew my bike would be problematic with the cadence magnets but I finally got it to work despite the unhelpful instructions that "if needed, use the included spacer" with no instructions how to do that. There are also no instructions to tell you that it may take up to 5 minutes for the sensor to sync with software the first time. Finally, there are no instructions to tell you how to use the chase/pace feature. It's all trial and error. Extremely frustrating! All that said, as the previous reviewer noted "It does what it claims." Very fun to see all the things it's keeping track of while you ride and it saves all the rides so you can view them later. I've ridden around 150 miles using this device and, once I got everything working, it has performed beautifully. Also, it uses very little battery power. Since I have an iPod touch I can't speak to how the map feature works (no GPS you know). I wasn't aware of the lack of a hole for the headset in the cradle until reading the other review and, again, this is something not covered by any manual but that person was smart enough to modified it. Still, I would recommend this app and the hardware for anyone who wants to add to their biking experience. So, note to New Potato -- it's not "RTFM" here, it's "Where'sTFM." With a manual to help, this would be a 5-star rating.
Great Idea But......
jjdogface
Was really looking forward to this App/Cyclocomputer. Was no way to mount on my frame and get both pick up units to operate. In order to get the Spoke pickup unit to clear the spokes (this thing is huge) I had to place it near the rear hub on the chain stay. With it there the crank pick up isn't happening. Easy cure would be to have seperate pick ups. I can't imagine I will be the only one dissapointed with the set. Save that the thing is great.
Missing critical feature
Figgjoflint
I bike to work and pace myself with a bike computer. When I have to stop the bike for a traffic light or other, the time stops, and it starts again when the bicycle starts moving. Well, that is not possible with the LiveRider, so I stopped using it. This is a deal breaker also for my biking friends. Fix that first, and then you could start thinking of developing your app to do something useful beyond being a bike computer with a large display. There is tons of potential, but this app does not tap into it. I hope you will in the future. Fix the stop-go timing thing, and I will be back as your free marketer - and with a five-star rating.
Quality app
Buzz7500
Everything works well on my Trek 4300. The data is nice but I wish I could figure out how to use it. A desktop app would be a nice addition. It needs an update on the tire data to add more sizes. The app goes through the battery on my Touch in about an hour and a half ride. It never drops the screen to lower the power use. I wish I could listen to music but the sensor is in the way. Overall, it does what it's meant to do, track the rides.
Good idea, but abandoned product,
sande005
Received as a gift. Despite not having the enhancements others wished for, I used it daily for one season, and was pleased with it. Was hard to setup, and there were added instructions about how to install on bike, now gone from the web. There have been no updates for newer OS's in 2 years. Sealed battery in bike sensor is dead. Product hangs and freezes. Uses old style 30pin connector. Do not buy, as it appears to have been orphaned. Mount is for iPhone 3 or 4.
