A platform for exploring, training, and competing using GPS data for bicycling.
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Strava
Strava is an excellent website for competition; this may even be a valid endpoint for the data we collect, at least preliminarily. However, their app leaves much to be desired - it does not allow you to navigate along a course, track your progress against a segment, or any such information. Instead, it tracks only speed, distance, and time.
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Other websites
There are various other websites which are similar to strava, but as far as I can tell, none realy compare.
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Garmin
Garmin covers the opposite end of the spectrum; where strava has a superb web interface for consolidating your data and tracking your progress, Garmin lacks. However, it is the only dedicated cycling gps device available, and it is leaps and bounds ahead of any similar concept. Unfortunately, they exploit their monopoly here, and charge exorbitant prices for their devices. By providing the same functionality integrated into a phone, we can reach a much greater audience. Additionally, their hardware is riddled with bugs, which greatly detract from the experience.
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Android application
This component will provide very good data collection and display during rides for the interested user
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Website
This component will allow users to look at a history of their training, find and create new rides, connect with other cyclists, and plan new training activities. It will have very good connectivity to the device so that the user can plan activities on the website and have them immediately available on their device.