If there was a BB App ...

[Bearbonesnorm]

... what would it do?

[Mariner]

What is an app?

[RIP]

Nerdspeak abbreviation for 'application' which annoyed the hell out of me when it originally started to go mainstream, and I was one of those nerds! Same for 'object oriented' instead of orientated. Far Eastern objects were they? No. End of mini-rant

[slarge]

Maybe it could give you a virtual bikepacking experience, or be somewhere to link to routes.

But quite honestly, being someone who wants to get away from screens, I can't think of a use for an app

[RIP]

... what would it do?

Smell horrible

[Bearbonesnorm]

Nerdspeak abbreviation for 'application' which annoyed the hell out of me when it originally started to go mainstream, and I was one of those nerds! Same for 'object oriented' instead of orientated. Far Eastern objects were they? No. End of mini-rant

But quite honestly, being someone who wants to get away from screens, I can't think of a use for an app

This is going well ... I was just trying to use the correct lingo, I hadn't realised it was a bone of contention and don't worry Steve, I've no intentions. I simply wondered what people thought one might do.

[Bearlegged]

It's already been done.

[Dave Barter]

VIrtual reality with AI

You point it at your bicycle and it moans about:-

- sagging luggage
- mug dangling
- bladders in frame bags
- matches and firewood attached
- warranty longevity (as an additional function it simulates smashing it to pieces)
- lauf forks
- gravel bikes (they are auto morphed into mountain bikes)

[lune ranger]

... what would it do?

Create more work for you?

Can’t see anything it would do beyond what the website/forum does except be more hip.

[FLV]

Calculate gear ratios and watts / kilo.....

[RIP]

... what would it do?

hip.

As per Mariner, what is 'hip'?

This is going well

But entirely as expected for This Place, as you knew .

But yeah I don't think us grumpy old [wo]men do 'apps' do we?

[Bearbonesnorm]

Dave you are so cynical

But yeah I don't think us grumpy old [wo]men do 'apps' do we?

I don't even do phones, what would I know?

[RIP]

[ScotRoutes]

I wouldn't care as long as it had a Dark Mode.

(hint)

[Escape Goat]

... what would it do?

Smell horrible

[woodsmith]

Tell me that this is actually fun and I should have stopped for tea and cake when I had the chance

[PaulB2]

If there's a button that could tell you how far the nearest spa is and whether or not it thinks you can get there on time before it shuts, that'd be handy

[Dave Barter]

If there's a button that could tell you how far the nearest spa is and whether or not it thinks you can get there on time before it shuts, that'd be handy

Ooo get you combining bikepacking and hot tubs

[slarge]

it would need to work when there is no phone signal. Maybe also send your location to loved ones (or random people who don't give a sub standard).

And for the trendier members it should tell you the correct packraft inflation pressure for the type of water.....

[RIP]

If there's a button that could tell you how far the nearest spa is and whether or not it thinks you can get there on time before it shuts, that'd be handy

Ooo get you combining bikepacking and hot tubs

[RIP]

Quick update on Stu's current location: Hiding In His Workshop. Wondering why on earth he bothers sometimes .

[PaulB2]

If there's a button that could tell you how far the nearest spa is and whether or not it thinks you can get there on time before it shuts, that'd be handy

Ooo get you combining bikepacking and hot tubs

That's just one of the many benefits of BAM in the back garden.

[fatbikephil]

Tells you:
Where to go
What kind of bike to take
When to start
When to stop
When to eat
What to eat
Where to get it
Where to bivvy
When to wake up

Tells others:
Where you've gone
What bike you took
When you started
when you've stopped
What you've eaten
Where you are bivvied
When you woke up.

[shutuplegs]

Tells you the distance to pubs where the Chef has just packed up and gone home.

[Ray Young]

When you turn it on it says "Stop being soft" then switches off.