Can the USB C port be used to write trip data to an external USB C drive?

[Preston]

My XP4 750 step thru is a great bike for an old timer like me. I ride it every day and I like to keep a log of trip time, trip distance and odometer at the end of each ride from the bike's display. On you-tube, I have seen video of someone displaying ride data on their phone. If this is possible, can I use the USB C port to on the bike's display to dump ride data to a connected thumb drive. This seem like a feature that would be easy to add to the bike. The Lectric service people say that the port is used for upgrades to the software. If data can be uploaded to the display then data could be downloaded as well. Also what language is used for the software used on the XP4?

 

[Jeremy McCreary]

My XP4 750 step thru is a great bike for an old timer like me. I ride it every day and I like to keep a log of trip time, trip distance and odometer at the end of each ride from the bike's display. On you-tube, I have seen video of someone displaying ride data on their phone. If this is possible, can I use the USB C port to on the bike's display to dump ride data to a connected thumb drive. This seem like a feature that would be easy to add to the bike. The Lectric service people say that the port is used for upgrades to the software. If data can be uploaded to the display then data could be downloaded as well. Also what language is used for the software used on the XP4?

Welcome aboard! Can't answer your questions, but there's another path to your recording goal: RideWithGPS.

This excellent phone app runs while you ride and can record all the GPS data it collects while providing excellent GPS mapping services along the way. You can also plan routes in advance and then get turn by turn navigation cues as you ride.

The free version is quite capable. I've been using the paid version for years.

Two downsides: (1) Probably can't connect to your bike to see your odometer. (2) To see the data and maps in real time, you need to see the phone screen as you ride.

Most mount their phones on their handlebars for this purpose, but there's a real risk to the phone here: High-end phone cameras containing delicate mechanical parts for auto-focus and image stabilization can be damaged by the vibrations.

Lost telephoto focus on 3 Samsung flagship phones this way, Apple warns against putting iPhones on bicycle handlebars, and vibration damping mounts for motorcycles don't cover the vibration spectrum on bicycles.

Two workarounds I know of: (1) Record with the phone in your pocket and pull it out to see the screen as needed. (2) Get a top tube bag with a see-through phone pocket on top. Better insulation from vibrations.

 

[fooferdoggie]

Or get a lower-end GPS unit that will sync with strava or RideWithGPS or such.

 

[Jeremy McCreary]

Or get a lower-end GPS unit that will sync with strava or RideWithGPS or such.

Yeah, that's even better if affordable, cuz the head units are built for handlebar vibrations and have no fancy cameras.

 

[Preston]

Welcome aboard! Can't answer your questions, but there's another path to your recording goal: RideWithGPS.

This excellent phone app runs while you ride and can record all the GPS data it collects while providing excellent GPS mapping services along the way. You can also plan routes in advance and then get turn by turn navigation cues as you ride.

The free version is quite capable. I've been using the paid version for years.

Two downsides: (1) Probably can't connect to your bike to see your odometer. (2) To see the data and maps in real time, you need to see the phone screen as you ride.

Most mount their phones on their handlebars for this purpose, but there's a real risk to the phone here: High-end phone cameras containing delicate mechanical parts for auto-focus and image stabilization can be damaged by the vibrations.

Lost telephoto focus on 3 Samsung flagship phones this way, Apple warns against putting iPhones on bicycle handlebars, and vibration damping mounts for motorcycles don't cover the vibration spectrum on bicycles.

Two workarounds I know of: (1) Record with the phone in your pocket and pull it out to see the screen as needed. (2) Get a top tube bag with a see-through phone pocket on top. Better insulation from vibrations.

 

[Preston]

Thanks for the tip about RideWithGPS app. The odometer is the least important variable I want to record. !