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This is sort of a pipe dream, but imagine taking an Android smartwatch, disassembling the chassis, adding a larger battery, and embedding it in a threadless hea
by Eric_WVGG 1y ago
This is sort of a pipe dream, but imagine taking an Android smartwatch, disassembling the chassis, adding a larger battery, and embedding it in a threadless headset cap.
GPS tracking, maps in a 1.5" screen, bluetooth reports of speed/cadence from one of those little spoke dealies.
- hommelix 1y agoI don't want to make advertisement, but what you describe is what Beeline is selling for bicycle and motor bike. I've not tried it. I don't know how good it works.
- darkwater 1y agoThat made me think: why dont they make a bike mount for my Suunto watch? (Thx to the HNer that suggested checking Suunto out btw), and well, looks like they do: https://us.suunto.com/products/suunto-bike-mount https://us.suunto.com/products/suunto-bike-mount
- loeg 1y agoWahoo's GPS units are based on Android. You could pair them with a headset top cap holder, though IMO this is not a super ergonomic location for a bike GPS (in front of the handlebars is better).
- nradov 1y agoYou can do this with a regular Garmin smart watch and a bike mount. It doesn't run Android but that doesn't matter. The problem is that it's really tough to read a map on a small display while riding: a real bike computer with a larger display is far superior if you're going to use it for navigation. https://www.garmin.com/en-US/p/1221709/#devices https://www.garmin.com/en-US/p/1221709/#devices