Actually, B.iCycle does it really well. I'm using it for quite a while now. It has been pretty slick made. It supplies all the values a cyclometer should and some more like burned calories or even current and climbed altidude. For me it's definitely the best cyclometer app in the store.
BUT! You are right it's working without additional sensors. Additional sensors would be fine at all, even though B.iCycle's calculated values are highly accurate. But for me, I would love to use a heart rate monitor together with this app. It's not possible at the moment because apple did'nt opened the iphone for external access.
For having this and other cool features, We all have to wait for OS 3.0. Generally the headline of this thread is a good thought. I think I'm going to make a request to the developers if they are plannig to implement anything like this in the future (with OS 3.0)
Cheers Dougster
Apple won't do the HR monitor or many other accessories - but they might help manufacturers - they seem to be quite quiet about wireless accessory support at the moment - you have to go through the "Made for iPod and Works with iPhone program" for more i'd imagine.
Garmin EDGE 705 - £359
iPhone Touch - £283 for a 32GB product - Surely you could get mounts, HR monitor and an app for £70?
E.g. a HR monitor - companies are v. likely to step up to it (then branch out to cyclometers and other things) - because the mark up the product could be great (they go for £20-50 currently!). If someone can retrofit the current devices to link up - epic. Companies that could - Nike (1st dibs?), Suunto, Polar, Timex, Cardiosport, Garmin, Reebok, New Balance, Oregon...
But you don't have to stop at a strap - you could link to a HR watch potentially, but that's likely further down the line (Garmin 405 successor will be interesting to see).
You could ask Nike about a cyclometer slightly off-topic for Nikeplus, but they can hook you up with the right Customer services department:
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They have a lot of requests about HR monitor integration
already.
Thanks for taking the time to post your thoughts about Nike+ and heart-rate monitors.
This is a very frequently asked question, and we're definitely aware that it's high on the wish list for Nike+ users. Unfortunately, I'm not able to speculate about the likelihood of such a product being released in the future, or to comment on the products of our competitors. I'm not aware of any plans for such an item in the near term, but certainly can't rule out the possibility. Your best bet is to check back here often, because we'll definitely keep you up to date on fun new products that are being released.
We do indeed know you all want it! Thanks for taking the time to remind us again.
Cheers,
To be honest - it would make sense to get a petition, so you could estimate numbers - am sure someone with Google Docs could set one up, for general sport eqipment iPhone iPod wireless integration. Personally - I'd absolutely love to get HR monitor integration in with RunKeeper - a lot of training can be done regarding HR, not just in speed and distance. They may well branch out into a BikeKeeper, once they can hook up to a cyclometer -the Pro versions could enable the user to hook up a HR monitor or cyclometer for example.
Hopefully syncing would be fairly simple with a BT HR monitor - then the app just needs to get the signal.
Why? No need to necessarily look at your HR watch or feel your pulse, or guess - you could just tap the screen once it's locked.
No need to guess your speed or have a sensor on the bike - could have audio ouput to headphones and have the phone in a padded backpack. We don't even know what's happening with the next iPhone's headphones - you could have a button press linked to be equivalent to asking to get an update.
To come back to a broader view - If we knew who was on the "Made for iPod and Works with iPhone program" then we could get a good idea as to what was going to be coming out, though maybe not a great timescale. Sometimes directly asking a manufacturer, works - Schwin, Cateye, Sigma, Polar..
Slightly off topic - Does anyone know off hand if we'll be able to pair to multiple BT /wireless devices at the same time?
