Tracking my ride

[ebikeerwidnes]

Hi all

I have been using Strava and its Beacon feature for a while
The Beacon- for those that do not know - means that when I go out my wife can see where I am and where I have been
which means that if I come off and need help she know where to send an ambulance when I have not turned up in time to cook her tea

But Strava has been more and more of a pain recently - especially with Beacon not working properly unless I restart it several times
and recently several rides had long straight line where it has lost GPS (or whatever) after I take a photo - or sometimes just because

I do not mean something that will tell me where to go
I tend to decide as I go - I don;t want something where I can plan it first and it gives me directions

I also don;t want something that just says where I am now - Google Maps will do that

So we need something that will track my ride when I tell it to start and keep a track of where I have gone until I tell it to stop when I get home
AND - importantly - another authorised person can see it while I am out from her phone wherever she is.

I was wondering if anyone knows of anything - other than Strava/beacon

Thanks

 

[a.twiddler]

A phone tracking app? Apparently you just need to enter the number and the person tracking can see where the phone is on a map. As a person who turns off my location on my phone, I obviously have no experience of this scenario or any recommendations, but somebody out there will.

 

[DCLane]

I've previously used Followmee - https://www.followmee.com/ - which is now an app rather than a web page. That was helpful and others could see me when I started it.

 

[Dogtrousers]

There are all sorts of things you can do this with. You can set up Google maps so that someone else has visibility of your location. You can share your location with a group in WhatsApp. There are dedicated apps for this like Glympse. Garmin GPSs (at least, some of them) have a live tracking feature, as do Wahoos.

 

[C R]

Hi all

I have been using Strava and its Beacon feature for a while
The Beacon- for those that do not know - means that when I go out my wife can see where I am and where I have been
which means that if I come off and need help she know where to send an ambulance when I have not turned up in time to cook her tea

But Strava has been more and more of a pain recently - especially with Beacon not working properly unless I restart it several times
and recently several rides had long straight line where it has lost GPS (or whatever) after I take a photo - or sometimes just because

I do not mean something that will tell me where to go
I tend to decide as I go - I don;t want something where I can plan it first and it gives me directions

I also don;t want something that just says where I am now - Google Maps will do that

So we need something that will track my ride when I tell it to start and keep a track of where I have gone until I tell it to stop when I get home
AND - importantly - another authorised person can see it while I am out from her phone wherever she is.

I was wondering if anyone knows of anything - other than Strava/beacon

Thanks

If you use WhatsApp you can share your location for a fixed period to other WhatsApp users.

 

[Homers Double]

Garmin Livetrack?

 

[JonBuoy]

If you use WhatsApp you can share your location for a fixed period to other WhatsApp users.

As far as I am aware WhatsApp will only provide current location without any history.

 

[C R]

As far as I am aware WhatsApp will only provide current location without any history.

That is enough if the purpose of tracking is for someone to see where you are in case you have a problem, for instance, because you had a puncture and are unable to fix it and need rescuing.

 

[Dogtrousers]

I've just read the OP properly, which I didn't first time round, and I suspect others didn't either

my wife can see where I am and where I have been
...
I also don;t want something that just says where I am now - Google Maps will do that

So that's full live tracking.

Garmin Livetrack definitely does that, it's what I use. It shows position, track, and (if applicable) planned route. Also speed and some other stuff

I'd imagine the live tracking offered by other GPS like Wahoo does similar.

The Ridewithgps app offers Live Logging, which I think is similar. It's a premium feature.

All of the above are not free (unless you already own a suitable GPS. There's no incremental cost for Garmin Livetrack ... yet)

 

[Binky]

Hi all

I have been using Strava and its Beacon feature for a while
The Beacon- for those that do not know - means that when I go out my wife can see where I am and where I have been
which means that if I come off and need help she know where to send an ambulance when I have not turned up in time to cook her tea

But Strava has been more and more of a pain recently - especially with Beacon not working properly unless I restart it several times
and recently several rides had long straight line where it has lost GPS (or whatever) after I take a photo - or sometimes just because

I do not mean something that will tell me where to go
I tend to decide as I go - I don;t want something where I can plan it first and it gives me directions

I also don;t want something that just says where I am now - Google Maps will do that

So we need something that will track my ride when I tell it to start and keep a track of where I have gone until I tell it to stop when I get home
AND - importantly - another authorised person can see it while I am out from her phone wherever she is.

I was wondering if anyone knows of anything - other than Strava/beacon

Thanks

I use Wahoo track and also WhatsApp location

 

[C R]

I've just read the OP properly, which I didn't first time round, and I suspect others didn't either


So that's full live tracking.

Garmin Livetrack definitely does that, it's what I use. It shows position, track, and (if applicable) planned route. Also speed and some other stuff

I'd imagine the live tracking offered by other GPS like Wahoo does similar.

The Ridewithgps app offers Live Logging, which I think is similar. It's a premium feature.

All of the above are not free (unless you already own a suitable GPS. There's no incremental cost for Garmin Livetrack ... yet)

You're correct, WhatsApp is only good for current location. I use the Garmin Livetrack, but that requires a Garmin device.

 

[Molteni Man]

Hi all

I have been using Strava and its Beacon feature for a while
The Beacon- for those that do not know - means that when I go out my wife can see where I am and where I have been
which means that if I come off and need help she know where to send an ambulance when I have not turned up in time to cook her tea

But Strava has been more and more of a pain recently - especially with Beacon not working properly unless I restart it several times
and recently several rides had long straight line where it has lost GPS (or whatever) after I take a photo - or sometimes just because

I do not mean something that will tell me where to go
I tend to decide as I go - I don;t want something where I can plan it first and it gives me directions

I also don;t want something that just says where I am now - Google Maps will do that

So we need something that will track my ride when I tell it to start and keep a track of where I have gone until I tell it to stop when I get home
AND - importantly - another authorised person can see it while I am out from her phone wherever she is.

I was wondering if anyone knows of anything - other than Strava/beacon

Thanks

Garmin Livetrack which works off a very good range of Garmin devices ( including Edge bike computer) and watches is fab. My wife can track my ride and I hers this way. My daughter and her husband have just run the Tour Mont Blanc and it was invaluable being able to see where they were using LiveTrack as another example. Tasha mapped her routes each day and LiveTrack also showed the whole route for that day. Really good feature.

 

[oldandslow]

My wife likes to keep an eye on me on Garmin Livetrack. The only issue we've had is its accident alerts. I've set them off a number of times, getting going again at roundabouts, and I am no TdF sprinter, so I'm doing it quite gently.

 

[Ming the Merciless]

The only issue we've had is its accident alerts

You can turn that bit off whilst keeping livetrack running

 

[oldandslow]

Yes. You find that out after your loved ones have panicked a few times...