App feedback

Hi Richard, please let me know if you’d prefer to receive feedback through the in-app mechanism. 

It would be helpful (for me) if the “distance to next turn” countdown was more prominent on screen. I am far-sighted, and even with the largest iPhone this text is too small and lightweight. (However, I can appreciate it’s difficult to balance font size and fitting everything across all ranges of screen sizes.) In terms of information hierarchy, at that moment the “distance to turn” and street name are all I really care about. 

The tap targets in the top right for re-centering (arrow) and map options could be larger or separated a bit more. It’s fussy to tap to re-center. 

Sometimes the name of a street is read in a strong German (?) accent. For example, Birse street here. It seems a rarity and is mostly a curiosity, but I thought I’d mention it. The street name can be hard to understand in these cases, but it is clearly displayed anyway. 

The app is super - and I’m really happy it exists. Nice work! 👏 

“Dim between turns” getting stuck at very dim

Hi, I finally had a chance to use the app in an area with map coverage. 

I have “dim between turns” enabled. I found that it worked as expected at first. After a few minutes of riding, the display seemed to get stuck in a “mostly dimmed” state - barely visible but not black. There was lots of ambient light - but not direct sunlight on the screen. 

I manually increased the screen brightness to 100% (it was at ~25%). That worked until the c.t app dimmed the screen again. Then the screen stayed at about 25% brightness again. 

I will try again tomorrow after restarting the phone. In the meantime I thought I would check whether anyone else observed this behavior. 

iPhone 14 Pro, iOS version up to date, battery was not low, and low power mode was not on. 

Thanks, Brad

west highland gravel loop

 www.youtube.com/watch?v=cOfYyyv4_uE

The most popular gravel ride in Lochaber in the west highlands of Scotland. Visits the Harry Potter Viaduct used by the Hogwarts Express and the Glenfinnan Monument, both world famous landmarks. This shows how to tackle the gravel ride as a full day loop on quiet roads with spectacular scenery.

Komoot mapping: https://www.komoot.com/tour/201747940

Lac de Mauvoisin & Chanrion grv

www.cycling-challenge.com/lac-de-mauvoisin-and-up-to-chanrion/

On its own, the climb to the huge dam is a great ride (do-able by road bike). But adding the mountain bike adventure around the lake and then much higher makes this a top ride.

Col des Chavannes

www.cycling-challenge.com/col-des-chavannes/

On the Italian side of the road up to Col du Petit St. Bernard is a side road into a long valley. Soon becoming unpaved, this road seems to go on forever, finally reaching Col des Chavannes and its majestic view of the Mont Blanc Massif.