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MCN launches iPhone ride tracker

MCN has created the ultimate pocket Apple iPhone application for all motorcyclists to use to track their ride. The MCN Ride Logger, which launched  this afternoon, uses the same GPS technology seen in many professional datalogger systems to record your location, speed, acceleration and braking continuously through any ride. Click here to buy the MCN Iphone app (requires itunes) Email contact for app help and...

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  • Posted 4 years ago (18 May 2010 16:20)

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mattf104

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mattf104 says:

Updates

Just like to say this is a great app, now heres the BUT: Eats battery life. Be good if it beeped say every half hour, because if you forget its running the phone is flat in no time. Be good if you could download rides to the PC, view the maps on a bigger screen. Even works when walking the DOG :-) GREAT!!!!

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  • Posted 3 years ago (02 June 2010 22:58)
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mattf104 says:

battery

Just read some more of the comments. My battery must be duff, it was half gone after 1 hour.

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  • Posted 3 years ago (02 June 2010 23:14)
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wyattvfr says:

Works well for 4 hrs

I have just returned from S Wales.  I live in Coventry.  I data logged my journey over 4 hrs and only needed to use my power monkey when I got to Saundersfoot.  As I have said previously, the app is great fun.  I connected it to my battery for the return trip.  My progress showed only as a dotted line from Raglan onwards, occassionally turning to solid progress lines now and again.  I assume, once it could find a satellite or 2.  Same on way out of Tenby on return journey.  Still, I don't live in wales so I can handle that.  Don't know if anyone in that part of the UK has experienced the same.  I should say that I had it in my breast pocket all the way.

Other than that, no issues.  Still love using it.  Hope we will be able to upload data soon, and maybe expand its useability to include fuel, expense and trip functionality in future.  I know that this isn't what it was designed for but, like most, I always want more.  Cheers MCN.:smile

Paul

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  • Posted 3 years ago (08 June 2010 15:44)
SeanW

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SeanW says:

dotted lines/breast pocket

Thanks for the feedback wyattvfr - it highlights something we need to make clearer to anyone using the app.

Jacket breast pocket is not one of the locations we recommend to place your phone to get continuous and accurate datalogging. The full list of recommended locations is in the info section on the "ride has started" screen (also on app store and on teh app help page on this site) , but in summary it works much more reliably if placed in the top of a rucksack, tankbag, bum bag etc than it does in a jacket pocket.

So far everyone I've come across who has said eg "top speed is out" has not been following the instructions with respect to the recommended locations for the phone.

I'm guessing some buyers might have skipped this part of the insructions in their eagreness to use the app, so we're going to make the info much harder to miss in the next release...

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  • Posted 3 years ago (08 June 2010 17:00)
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TomJZX10 says:

For Android users...

I've tried an Android app called Ride Logger. It doesn't looks as good as the MCN app, it gives you the ride stats on the phone but instead of showing your ride on a map you have to export the ride to a Google Earth file. It's £1.49 so I suppose you get what you pay for.

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  • Posted 3 years ago (16 June 2010 09:59)
eddieknocker

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eddieknocker says:

oops

Guilty! But i'm a man! I don't read instructions! :wink:

Will let you know how it goes on my next ride with it in my rucksack top pocket...

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  • Posted 3 years ago (17 June 2010 05:59)
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LeeMorgan says:

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has anyone uploaded a ride yet?????

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  • Posted 3 years ago (17 June 2010 22:43)
stco101

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stco101 says:

Great App.

I've really enjoyed using this app.  I've been guilty of the top / inside pocket error but am still pretty pleased with the data I'm provided with.  I'm not sure I'll "share" the details as it's posible I may have slipped to 75 mph at some points.

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  • Posted 3 years ago (18 June 2010 09:44)
jonnyconcrete

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jonnyconcrete says:

i use run logger on my iphone it seems a lot cheaper than this app

but i will give the mcn one a try @ some point

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  • Posted 3 years ago (22 June 2010 13:00)
wild_stuart

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wild_stuart says:

Anyone...

... used it on a track day? Or is it limited to roads on GoogleMaps?

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  • Posted 3 years ago (01 July 2010 13:57)

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