- Price$7.99
- CategoryNavigation
- Versions1 archived
- Installable1 of 1
- AvailabilityRemoved from the App Store
- SellerBauer Media
- Bundle IDcom.bauer.MCNRideLogger
RequirementsCompatible with iPhone and iPod touch. Requires iOS 3.0 or later.
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Report an issueWhat is the MCN Ride Logger?
Motorcycle News editor Marc Potter, who helped develop the MCN Ride Logger, explains: “With our App anyone can record their personal performance figures - then after a ride relive every bend, twist of the throttle or touch of the brake lever.
Using the same GPS technology used in many professional data logging systems, the MCN Ride Logger provides previously unavailable insight into your everyday riding performance.”
- Record your location, speed, acceleration and braking continuously throughout a ride - Review your ride data at any point via a zoomable map - Swap to a graph view to see how you’re riding at different points, comparing in detail - Share the details of your favourite rides with friends - **Fully OS4 compliant App**
What the experts say
Bruce Dunn, the UK’s leading independent bike performance tester: “The MCN Ride Logger is a simple but highly effective tool for anyone who wants to understand and explore their bike’s performance.”
Colin Overland, editor of Ride magazine: “It’s slick and easy to use and can help you take an objective view of your riding habits – both good and bad. Being able to review your exact speed on a journey, e.g. at particular road junctions, can certainly help you reassess how much safety margin you are leaving yourself.”
Key features
Using the MCN Ride Logger couldn’t be easier…
- Hit the new ride button to start recording your ride - Place your iPhone somewhere safe where it gets a strong GPS signal* - Head off on your favourite ride!
Once your ride is over, hit the “end ride” button, and full data of your ride will be saved on your iPhone, where you can:
- See top stats for the ride – top speed and peak acceleration/braking figures (including the exact location where these figures were achieved) plus average speed, journey time and distance covered - View each journey on an enhanced Google map showing speed and acceleration/braking at any point you select - Zoom in and see how your speed/acceleration varies on your route yard by yard or second by second - View your data in an expandable graph view – just like on a pro data logging system - Add a range of background info to each ride, including your own personal ride rating plus details of your bike, tyres and weather conditions - Build up a fascinating library of every journey you make on your bike - Share with your friends the basic stats of each ride on Facebook or via email
* The MCN Ride Logger uses GPS satellite positioning to track your route. For best results, your iPhone should be positioned where ever it receives the best GPS signal. This will vary between bikes and riders and may require some experimentation to find the best position.
As with any GPS App, the goal is to give your phone as panoramic and uninterrupted a view of the sky as possible.
MCN has tested the App using a wide range of bikes and riders.
Locations giving consistently reliable results (e.g. works fine for the vast majority of riders)
- Tank bag map pocket - Top of bum bag - Rucksack upper/outer pocket - Top of tail pack / other bag bungeed to pillion seat - iPhone-specific bike mount - Outer thigh pocket
Locations giving mixed results (e.g. works fine for some but not all riders)
- Front jacket pocket (may be worse for sports bike riders) - Hard panniers
Tell us what you think
MCN prides itself on delivering first class content and this Application is no different. We take your feedback seriously and will continue to monitor and improve this application through updates as often as possible.
If you wish to comment or suggest improvements please use our MCN forum at www.motorcyclenews.com (click on the forum tab and search for iphone)
A FAQ section can also be found at www.motorcyclenews.com/iphone
Ratings Over Time
| Date | Version | Rating | Ratings | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 25, 2011 | 1.0.1 | — | 10 | $7.99 |
From archived App Store listing data, captured by the Wayback Machine.
Archived Reviews
8 of 16This is an awesome app but needs to be setup for all US measurements. Temperature is only in Celsius. Also link to Facebook does not work.
Like others have pointed out it does not work in the background. So my iphone is useless while running this app. I thought before I bought the app that you could see some current information while riding such as the speed because one of the screen shots has "current speed." I was also surprised that it does not elevation info on it. Very basic app that cost $8. I have free apps that are more functional. If they had 0 stars I would give it that. I wish there were a return policy for some of these apps! Motionx lite (free) is a better app that does far more things. Except acceleration and deceleration G's (who cares. What am I a drag racer.)
This app works great and the stats work really well and are very accurate. However, you can't see all the stats of your ride while you are riding. You have to wait until you are finished with your ride to see anything. This was very disappointing to me considering I bought it for the purpose of using it during my ride so I can see where I am going and so I can see the stats of my ride.
App work a just as described. Make sure your iPhone or iPad isn't too close to your body or you might loose 3G reception! Can't wait for update and function to export the route and run. So the app can post automatically to your facebook with top speed, acceleration and braking G. All it need is a way to export the route so everyone can see the route on a webpage or video! can't wait for the next update!
7 dollars way to much! Good for top speed runs. Be nice is the post to facebook actually WORKED.
A very good app that delivers just what it says, for the most part. GPS was handy at finally arriving at the difference in my speedometer vs actual speed. As others have stated, a few things need to be addressed to take this app to the next level: - Ability to set and save temp from Celsius to Farenheit - Different bikes can be saved; but the tires need to be entered every ride; drop down list would be appropriate here too - Export functionality is so limited as to be pointless and really is the wart on the beauty queen here. - At the very least, the maps are already in Google API so give us the option to save maps to our Google Accts as the first export step while you work out local desktop exporting. Truly a well executed app that's well worth the money. If future releases address these issues it will become the de facto leading motorcycle-related app.
I have been eyeballing this app before it was available on the US markets. Quite nice actually. To be able to see the high points and go right to them on the map is amazing! The map shows you where you accelerate and decelerate, and how fast and how many g's you are generating at any given point. One of the features I would like to see is iPhone 4 Gyro support, if it is capable of helping to display lean angle. Other than that, this app is a gem!
I had the chance to use the app on my recent 300+ mile trip to northern California. It worked wonderfully except when I attempted to view the map at the end of the ride, I got a blank screen. Google map will not load when I record long rides...everytime! This bug is keeping this app from scoring a perfect 5. Fix this and I will update my score. Edit: yesterday, I had to delete and reinstall the app because selecting either end, cancel, or continue ride would cause the app to crash. As a result i lost all my saved tracks. Edit: If you are looking for a better app that allows you to attach a map when sharing trips, buy motionx gps. IMO, the app does a lot more than MCN and only $2.99.
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