[Wylug-discuss] Linux Software for Cycling

[Dave Fisher]

On Thu, Oct 30, 2008 at 01:04:59PM +0000, Phil Foxton wrote:
> Secondly, there seems to be a number of apps around that allow you to log 
> your data (ala cyclogs) but very little otherwise.  There are also packages 
> to pull information from GPS devices (and most manufacturers are supported), 
> and allow importing of that data into Bikely, Bikerouttoaster etc, or even 
> into MemoryMap (which I have got running, using Wine, under linux)

Hi Phil, thanks for the speedy and interesting reply.

I've had a bit of experience with GPS tracking and OSM, but not with the
bike-specific sites, although I've come across them. I'll give them a
closer look, now.

> Have you tried the windows software under Wine?

My previous experiences with Wine (one or twice a year for about 10
years) have all been horrendous ... with the exceptions of apps like the
Google ones that have a customised Wine built-in. 

I generally prefer a VM, but either way, the problem is rarely running
Windows programs ... it's getting data I/O in sensible formats.

> There are more people, with more knowledge than I may be able to import, 
> over at yacf.co.uk, I am a regular there (tiermat) and a few others that 
> maybe able to help are Greenbank and Gonzo.

Thanks.

> Talking of YACF, we are going for a jaunt out from York to Beverley on 
> Saturday, you are more than welcome to come along, if you wish.

Sounds interesting. It looks like 35-40 miles (well within my range),
but what about pace and elevation? ... it's 15-20 years since I really
took cycling seriously, so I'm trying to wind myself back up to full
fitness at a very conservative rate.


Dave