How to add another bike in MapMyRide app?

icemom011
icemom011 Posts: 999 Member
in Fitness and Exercise
I got myself a new commuter bike. It's hybrid, and has larger wheel size than my road bike. Before that I used mountain bike to commute and didn't bother with different wheels, it wasn't worth it. But now, road bike is 700×25c and hybrid is 700×38c and it's 28", so big difference. I usually use MapMyRide app to track, I like it more than Strava. So is there a way to add second bike and toggle between two, depending on what I'm on? What do you do for multiple bikes if there's a size difference?

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  • handyandy9x
    handyandy9x Posts: 93 Member
    Mine are tracked through my Garmin cycle computer
  • sijomial
    sijomial Posts: 19,809 Member
    I track multiple bikes in both Strava and Garmin - sorry don't use MapMy.
  • lorrpb
    lorrpb Posts: 11,463 Member
    edited March 2019
    Under Activities there are options for different bikes. I don’t recall needing to set up wheel size or anything bike/specific. Map My tracks based on GPS not wheel size. You can pick the activity before you start each time. 1st4ajc1fqmr.jpeg
  • NorthCascades
    NorthCascades Posts: 10,968 Member
    I also use Garmin for gear tracking so no help from me. But congrats on the new bike and you should show is pictures. :smile:
  • icemom011
    icemom011 Posts: 999 Member
    edited March 2019
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    lorrpb wrote: »
    Under Activities there are options for different bikes. I don’t recall needing to set up wheel size or anything bike/specific. Map My tracks based on GPS not wheel size. You can pick the activity before you start each time. 1st4ajc1fqmr.jpeg

    Thank you. I can't find it in my app, maybe i will try to update. I have reached out to their support team, and they got back to me saying that it's not possible at this time, but they will consider adding that in the future. They suggested changing tire size every time for a different bike. Um, no thanks. I think it's too much effort, lol. I will just keep road bike on it and let GPS take care of tracking commute.
    ETA, ok, found the different bikes/ activities. Thank you!
    NorthCascades wrote: »
    I also use Garmin for gear tracking so no help from me. But congrats on the new bike and you should show is pictures. :smile:

    Thank you! So that's the bike. It had no miles on it, but it's about 4 years old. Great deal, although there's some stuff i would like to change. I already changed the pedals for clip-ins and lowered handlebar, but it's still too high and i also feel too crammed in, i would love it to be more like road and less like beach cruiser. I don't like the handlebar at all, too curvy, so thinking of changing it. I have to play with the fit.

  • ritzvin
    ritzvin Posts: 2,860 Member
    icemom011 wrote: »
    I got myself a new commuter bike. It's hybrid, and has larger wheel size than my road bike. Before that I used mountain bike to commute and didn't bother with different wheels, it wasn't worth it. But now, road bike is 700×25c and hybrid is 700×38c and it's 28", so big difference. I usually use MapMyRide app to track, I like it more than Strava. So is there a way to add second bike and toggle between two, depending on what I'm on? What do you do for multiple bikes if there's a size difference?

    Does wheel size even figure into MapMyRide's algorithm, outside of possibly figuring in basic bike geometry (road vs hybrid, which gets changed in activity type)?
  • icemom011
    icemom011 Posts: 999 Member
    ritzvin wrote: »
    icemom011 wrote: »
    I got myself a new commuter bike. It's hybrid, and has larger wheel size than my road bike. Before that I used mountain bike to commute and didn't bother with different wheels, it wasn't worth it. But now, road bike is 700×25c and hybrid is 700×38c and it's 28", so big difference. I usually use MapMyRide app to track, I like it more than Strava. So is there a way to add second bike and toggle between two, depending on what I'm on? What do you do for multiple bikes if there's a size difference?

    Does wheel size even figure into MapMyRide's algorithm, outside of possibly figuring in basic bike geometry (road vs hybrid, which gets changed in activity type)?

    I think you're correct, since it's GPS based, it doesn't really matter, it will make their own adjustments. And it's for commuting anyway, so ballpark is good enough.

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