Apple is making it way easier for me to skip all of the expensive, complicated bike hardware I don`t like.
When COVID-19 struck, and folks were stuck indoors, workout equipment flew off the shelves. This includes bikes of every quality level, many of which are still challenging to get today. The cycling world has a lot of very specialized hardware for collecting data while you ride. A heart rate monitor for your chest, cadence, and power sensors for the bike, and a computer to give you speed, elevation, navigation, and tons more. It`s all excellent hardware, improving every year, but it`s expensive and incredibly specialized.
And if I`m honest, after multiple 100+ mile rides across a variety of conditions, I`d really rather just use my phone and my watch. The things we`ve seen from the Apple Watch Series 6, watchOS 7 and iOS 14 will make that choice significantly easier for me to make.
New features, same convenience
The most significant advantage to using my Apple Watch over an...
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