Are you the kind of person who prefers to ride on two wheels instead of four? Do you prefer those wheels be powered by your own strength and not a motor? If so, you just might be a cyclist. Riding a bike is great for exercise, and it helps the environment because you are not using a car with all the emissions and fuel cost that accompany it. Not to mention that riding a bike is just fun. Whether riding down the street for amusement or to get to work, or riding through dirt trails out in the mountains, everyone loves a bike.
If you love riding your bike, this list of applications will be incredibly helpful for you. We've found four of the best applications for cyclists of all kinds, whether street, mountain, or beyond. Download the following applications to your iPhone and you will be ready to make the most of your cycling experience.
Strava Cycling (Free)
This is the best cyclist iPhone app on the App Store. It is sitting on a 5-star rating on the US App Store with over 7000 reviews, so it's clear that the cycling community has responded very well to the features offered in the application. So what are those awesome features? The better question is: what features doesn't it have?
The app comes with all the GPS tracking you could ever want for keeping track of your rides. It also has the ability to upload your rides so you can share them with friends. You can earn achievements for your runs, which could help motivate some riders to push harder on future excursions. Strava Cycling also has a social aspect where you can follow your friends to keep up on their performance.
Did I mention that this app is free? Download it, and you will be glad to have it installed on your iOS device.
Map My Ride (Free)
This is the GPS application every hardcore biker should have installed on their iOS device. It gives you a ton of features right in your pocket, which will allow you to make the most of your trips, at least in terms of statistics. It allows you to track your route, speed, distance, calories burned, and time. It makes it easy for hardcore bike riders to be able to go back and see how they did on their last run, and whether they've made any improvements.
Map My Ride has an easy to use interface, so jumping in and using it to keep track of stats is a breeze. It has so many features that it would take a whole article for me to get them all out. The app is free but comes with a paid option which removes adverts, adds a GPS camera, and offers built-in iPod controls. Download this one on your phone and you will be one happy cyclist.
Bike Repair ($3.99)
While this app is a little more expensive than the others on the list, the features it offers are critical for anyone who plans to bike fairly great distances. It comes with 64 detailed guides designed to help you through the process of fixing anything that goes wrong with your bike. Each guide has plenty of photos so you can get a visual representation of what you need to do to fix your ride.
In addition to repair guides, Bike Repair also comes with features that to help track replaced parts and a maintenance history for your bike. This will come in handy if you ever want to sell your bicycle, or if you just want to go back see what you have done. The app is potentially very useful in preventing you from getting stranded with a bike problem, and it might even save you some money when you don't have to pay someone to do the repairs for you.
Calorie Counter & Diet Tracker by MyFitnessPal (Free)
If you really want to take your cycling to the next level, you are going to want to be in the best shape possible. This means dieting and exercising. If you cycle enough, that should be your exercise, but you might still want to keep track of what you are eating to make sure your diet is optimized. MyFitnessPal is the perfect application for keeping track of your diet and exercise, which is necessary for any cyclist. Have a look at our full review of MyFitnessPal to see why we like it so much.
Conclusion
With these four cyclist iPhone apps you will be ready to take your cycling game to the next level. Each one offers some powerful features to track performance, perform maintenance and maintain a healthy lifestyle. Serious cyclists should have these installed on their device without question, so grab them now - you won't regret it.
Have you tried these applications? Do you have another cyclist iPhone app that you recommend? Hit the comments section below and let us know!