lemonbrain

joined 2 months ago
sorted by: new top controversial old
Privacy-conscious cycling computer / activity trackers? in c/privacy@lemmy.ml
[–] lemonbrain@lemmy.world 1 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Very interesting. They say:

All your activity data is stored exclusively within the SIGMA RIDE app and remains private. You can decide for yourself whether you want to upload it to the SIGMA Cloud. You can save it there permanently so that you can access it if you lose your smartphone, for example.

I wonder if the data could be moved to a laptop/desktop without using Sigma cloud, or if there's a proprietary lock-in to their phone app.

Privacy-conscious cycling computer / activity trackers? in c/privacy@lemmy.ml
[–] lemonbrain@lemmy.world 1 points 6 days ago

Still have a few Cateyes laying around. Good stuff.

Privacy-conscious cycling computer / activity trackers? in c/privacy@lemmy.ml
[–] lemonbrain@lemmy.world 1 points 6 days ago

This is definitely a "choose any x-1 of x" type of problem.

Privacy-conscious cycling computer / activity trackers? in c/privacy@lemmy.ml
[–] lemonbrain@lemmy.world 1 points 6 days ago

Thanks for all the ideas. Just stumbled on GoldenCheetah, which might be useful for analysis/visualization if I decide to keep the Garmin devices and grab the activity files by USB.

46
Privacy-conscious cycling computer / activity trackers? (lemmy.ml)
 

I'm looking for privacy-conscious options for a cycling computer or possibly a wearable fitness tracker.

Recording activities has become sort of a journal for me. I like being able to look up when I did a particular ride/hike, or how long it took, where I hit a max speed, whether or how often I've taken a certain road, etc. I also like seeing basic metrics like average speed/distance/time YTD, year over year, or for specific date ranges.

I do track heart rate and time in zones, but would be willing to let that go. I never wear a wearable 24/7 and don't track sleep/hydration/stationary workouts.

I've been using Garmin devices for years, and really like them for ease of use - getting all of my data into one place "just happens automatically" and is available for further analysis. But, I don't like that that one place is, well, Garmin, not to mention that their supporting and data visualization apps are completely enshittified at this point.

Three alternatives spring to mind:

  • go back to a "dumb" computer (maybe not such a bad thing!)
  • keep my Garmin devices but take them offline - mount them as USB and copy the files locally
  • use a phone-based app like CoMaps

Are there any good alternatives out there? Maybe even an all-in-one platform like Garmin, but where the company really puts privacy front-and-center... or platforms that facilitate storing data locally?

Thanks!