hellerphant
Maximum Pace
- Mar 23, 2022
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So I will be using my phone for at least the next 3-6 months before I eventually get a Wahoo, and I'd like to cut down the subscriptions I use etc. Keeping in mind that my Japanese is basically no existent outside of very basic Kanji (hiragana and Katakana no problem).
My use case is finding cool routes in areas I will be exploring. For example, find me a cool route near a station so I can get on the train, get off, and get a nice varied road ride. I won't be planning routes from scratch typically, perhaps adapting existing ones from the community. Eventually I'll be using a Wahoo Roam, so the idea would be my saved routes etc. will work on that device.
RWGPS seemed okay but really drained my battery. I also had issues with the Turn-by-turn navigation not working, or not unlocking my phone screen. It seems to have more Japanese routes on there though, but the Map is all in Japanese characters so I just have to trust!
Komoot has a much nicer interface in my opinion, however the routes all seem to be made by a handful of foreigners who love tacos...? Like, so many of them are loops that lead to Taco stores, at least in the Tokyo area haha! The turn-by-turn navigation worked fine, but got all the street names wrong (was speaking German I think...?) but the battery was good. Did a 3hr trek yesterday and came home with 65% battery and I was using my Aftershocks to play music over bluetooth that entire time too.
So people here - is RWGPS the way for Japan? It seems like Komoot is just not really set up for the routing that I'm looking for. But perhaps it's just the Tokyo region that is lacking.
My use case is finding cool routes in areas I will be exploring. For example, find me a cool route near a station so I can get on the train, get off, and get a nice varied road ride. I won't be planning routes from scratch typically, perhaps adapting existing ones from the community. Eventually I'll be using a Wahoo Roam, so the idea would be my saved routes etc. will work on that device.
RWGPS seemed okay but really drained my battery. I also had issues with the Turn-by-turn navigation not working, or not unlocking my phone screen. It seems to have more Japanese routes on there though, but the Map is all in Japanese characters so I just have to trust!
Komoot has a much nicer interface in my opinion, however the routes all seem to be made by a handful of foreigners who love tacos...? Like, so many of them are loops that lead to Taco stores, at least in the Tokyo area haha! The turn-by-turn navigation worked fine, but got all the street names wrong (was speaking German I think...?) but the battery was good. Did a 3hr trek yesterday and came home with 65% battery and I was using my Aftershocks to play music over bluetooth that entire time too.
So people here - is RWGPS the way for Japan? It seems like Komoot is just not really set up for the routing that I'm looking for. But perhaps it's just the Tokyo region that is lacking.