Apple Watch Ultra Review for Mountain Biking - Ditch Your Phone & Bike Computer

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11 ай бұрын

Among a whole bunch of other uses, my Apple Watch Ultra has become one of my favorite devices for mountain biking. In fact, it's pretty much become my only device.

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@zachmoir 10 ай бұрын

Dude this trail looks awesome! I just bought a Series 6 to experiment with, if I end up loving leaving the phone behind for the ride then I'm planning on getting an Ultra. Thanks for the inspiration!

@TallGuyTrails 10 ай бұрын

Nice dude! Yeah, it’s nice to keep it simple and ride with nothing more than a water bottle sometimes.

@rafaelmoucka 9 ай бұрын

Good review! Don’t you have any problems with wrist detection? My iWatch disconnect me very often when I ride in a bumpy terrain - it really makes me mad

@TallGuyTrails 9 ай бұрын

Hmm... never had that issue.

@samzimmerman6271 5 ай бұрын

Does the health function track high, low, average heart rates during your ride? I had the same idea as you and want the apple watch to be my dedicated device for MTB and MOTO and leave phone behind.

@TallGuyTrails 5 ай бұрын

I use Strava and yeah, it keeps track of your heart rate stats for the whole ride. It shows you a graph but also shows average and high heart rate numbers.

@mikeryan657 2 ай бұрын

I would like to switch to an Apple Watch, but need a hub mounted speed sensor for accurate distance calculation, and so far it doesn’t look like the sensors available for an apple product work in real world outdoor mountain biking, only indoor uses. From what I’ve read, the apps still prioritize GPS for distance instead of speed sensor date. Our trails are much less “GPS friendly” compared to what you were riding in the video. Have you heard of any solutions for making speed sensors work outdoors with apple products? Thanks!

@TallGuyTrails 2 ай бұрын

Honestly have no idea.

@jack91522 11 ай бұрын

What about the weight of it on your wrist, sweat interfering the the hrm, and damage from crashes? Expensive item to worry about crashes which happens if you’re mtb'ing

@TallGuyTrails 11 ай бұрын

It's pretty damn durable. I have crashed with it before and honestly run my wrist into a lot of things in normal everyday life, and its not even scratched. Here's a good durability test video I found: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/jZifg9WWvpvdgHk.html I did notice it on my wrist right at first when I rode, but really don't anymore. I haven't had any noticeable issues with the heart rate monitor. BTW, I got the scuba wrist band, and would highly recommend it for action sports. It's nice durable rubber, so it's easy to clean or wipe off when it gets wet/dirty/sweaty. I've had the watch since last winter, so it's made it thru sub-freezing rides to near 100-degree rides, and quite a few XC races.

@gaza4543 8 ай бұрын

some bike computers are £$400 upwards.i dont really see that as a con in all honesty. the biggest thing and Is mentioned in the video is the fact you cant see your stats at a glance. I can see that being a problem if you're doing interval training and like to follow and work to power.

@azdrawdy 5 ай бұрын

I wear my Ultra 2 on every ride, and never notice it. Perfect straps, size and weight. Does the Strava app have an auto timer start/stop while on the bike? My bike computer does, but on my Ultra 2 the normal Apple Workout "Outdoor Cycling" does not. It has to be paused every time I stop to, say, look at a map.

@TallGuyTrails 5 ай бұрын

Yep, the Strava app has auto pause.

@azdrawdy 5 ай бұрын

@@TallGuyTrails Thank you. I used it this morning. Super easy, and like you mentioned, that will be one less thing on my bars!

@Tom-fn8xc 10 ай бұрын

Thanks for the review. I think the crash detection is huge, apparently you can't use it on a Garmin watch for MTB since it gives too many false positives

@TallGuyTrails 10 ай бұрын

Yeah, the only time I’ve ever had it go off was when I actually crashed.

@obaidabs3944 4 ай бұрын

Someone like me care about the distance and my speed and not carry my phone did you recommend?

@TallGuyTrails 4 ай бұрын

The watch keeps all your Strava stats. Plus you can make calls if you set it up with cellular. Only thing you can't do is take pics.

@its.justa.cupcake 6 ай бұрын

Do you still enjoy the watch a few months later?

@TallGuyTrails 6 ай бұрын

Yep, it’s super good!

@cargeek4777 3 ай бұрын

I have a problem with my ultra watch pausing every 10 sec when I start riding, cant find anything useful online, can you help ? Thanks. Peter

@TallGuyTrails 3 ай бұрын

What if you just turned auto pause off?

@cargeek4777 3 ай бұрын

@@TallGuyTrails Ill try that thanks

@brettwilliams2290 5 ай бұрын

Where in Nebraska are you?

@TallGuyTrails 5 ай бұрын

Omaha area, specifically Papillion

@randallvallee869 6 ай бұрын

I’ve tried getting this watch to work for mountain biking since I got one. Just won’t work and I’ve tried to research the issues, no go …went back to my Garmin.

@TallGuyTrails 6 ай бұрын

What’s your issue and what app are you using? Maybe a GPS setting or location permission not set right?