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No, not "this." That guy is an asshole trying to tell me that what I want is wrong. For the record, I actually do want what I asked for and do not have an X/Y problem.
Thank you for the advice about using old pre-enshittification versions of apps, though.
Goddamn! I’m sorry people are giving you such a hard time for wanting to collect some data from your rides and use it for planning and stuff.
I want a similar thing for running and it’s really painful. I do not want to subscribe to an app and I don’t want to send my data to some company for monetization. I just want to collect and use the data myself.
I grew up in the 90s and got my first computer in 95. Seeing how awesome the world of software was back then has made me so damn depressed about the subscription hellhole we live in now.
Fuck these morons. I'm not saying it's for you but peleton has been insanely helpful tracking my fitness progress. Good luck finding one that works for you.
Regardless of who he is or how tackless he is: the point that just going out there and enjoying the ride is golden and shouldn't be lost on you.
Do you even begin to understand how fucking presumptuous it is to assume I need to be told that? I have been riding bikes for decades and have never used a bike computer. I wanted advice for the thing I don't already know plenty about, not the thing that I do!
You two need to get a clue that this discussion is supposed to be about bicycling and your high horses aren't welcome.
I'm a professional bike mechanic. If you're in my store I'd sell you everything you want more. But here I'm just being honest. 90% of the people I sell that shit to... They want it removed within 6 months. "Distracting" is the most common complaint. Extra weight. Extra fuss. Extra gear. Most cyclists want to travel light. (And your smartphone can handle a lot if you feel nerdy.)
It's a neuroticism. I'm not insulting you. That's just the definitional word. The other 10% post their shit on Strava and 90% still don't give a fuck.
But you do. You really do. So do it. You got the money. Go to your LBS and tell them your budget and what you want and I'm sure they will gladly hook you up.
You just want to pontificate and aren't paying attention to anything I'm actually saying. I don't want the proprietary shit normies think is good. A random LBS employee will not be able to help me -- case in point, you sure as hell aren't!
What I need is advice from people at the intersection of bicycling and being Free Software weirdos. Hence asking on Lemmy.
Narcissistic too with an antipersonality disorder.
Watch out everybody, we got a serial thriller.