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Best mate tracing app

by Jaynana
Thu, Jun 11, 2015 10:21
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here's potentially an odd requirement:)

i do weekend rides these days with mates, in prep for a sportive coming up. last weekend one got lost, she of course didn't carry a phone, had backtracked all the way and gone back home, some 20miles..

even if we all carry phones, phones aren't easily answerable as not all will have phone mounts, phones in backpacks aren't easily heard.

so as a fallback i'm thinking, is there any iphone app that will allow each member in the group to know the exact location of each of the other members?

privacy comes into play, but with each users consent, for the duration of the ride, think will be nice to have in a group of mates!

If you're new please join in and if you have questions pop them below and the forum regulars will answer as best we can.

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EK Spinner | 9 years ago
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http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B001IXKU26?colid=RKOMDK3LHGFC&coliid=...

This could help keep the group together in the first place.

It is always better (and more efficient) to try and keep the group tight, it is well worth practicing your group riding skills. Remember on a sportive there will be other riders who get into the gaps if they are too big, you know there is a rider on your wheel and assume it to be your friend, several miles later you realize you have dropped them and they are currently cursing you and calling you all sorts of things, sometimes just talking can help

I hate to see a group of 4 - 5 riders with 2-3 car lengths between each, they are much more likely to get properly split and then lost, and are also ( I feel )more at risk from irate drivers as they are much harder to pass safely.

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bigmel | 9 years ago
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A dedicated last man is easiest. If you don't see them, you know someone is missing.

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Martyn_K | 9 years ago
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You are probably better to have some sort if in ride protocols.

In our group rides we will always double check the number of riders immediately after a change of course on a junction. Having a rider designated to the back of the group is also good. They will always be the 'last man' so if someone else drops back for any reason there will be two of them together. If someone does drop off and lose the group then they should basically stop as soon as they notice. This means that others in the group are looking for a stationary target. Obviously a time limit needs to be applied or they could be waiting for ages.

It can be easy to lose people, but effective communication while on the road can prevent it in most cases.

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Jaynana replied to Martyn_K | 9 years ago
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Martyn_K wrote:

You are probably better to have some sort if in ride protocols.

In our group rides we will always double check the number of riders immediately after a change of course on a junction. Having a rider designated to the back of the group is also good. They will always be the 'last man' so if someone else drops back for any reason there will be two of them together. If someone does drop off and lose the group then they should basically stop as soon as they notice. This means that others in the group are looking for a stationary target. Obviously a time limit needs to be applied or they could be waiting for ages.

It can be easy to lose people, but effective communication while on the road can prevent it in most cases.

wouldn't the first always have to wait till the last is in sight, which keeps hogging up the journey at every stop?

if not, suppose the last had a puncture, unless the first waited to see the last appearing, he'd be already gone the moment he's seen lets say, the second, then the head of the team would never know the tail has gone missing!

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Jaynana | 9 years ago
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thx, all of us are iphone users.. so will give it a try.

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stem | 9 years ago
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Yeah, Find my Friends (free app by Apple) will do that.

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pirnie | 9 years ago
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You could all use Glympse? Or I think there's an app called find friends on iPhone (I'm an Android man myself so have no experience of that though).

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CXR94Di2 | 9 years ago
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Google maps, cache in memory when no signal, well it does on Android. Don't really need tracking with that. A little better knowledge of the area might help your friend.

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