Rendezvous

Russell Cork

21st October 2010 04:25pm

Android too please!

Leslie Kett

21st October 2010 05:13pm

Given the new branch out into cosmetics, will it be scratch and sniff?

Chris Carpenter

21st October 2010 05:53pm

Will this a free app?

Andrew Schmitt

21st October 2010 05:55pm

It's Rapha. It must be expensive.

Steven Jauch

21st October 2010 05:57pm

Free? Dude this is Rapha.

Jeff Barkema

21st October 2010 05:58pm

Looking forward to this! How soon is soon? :)

Ben Stott

21st October 2010 06:11pm

Nice idea. If they stick to their core principles, of being ‘more’ than traditional bike clothing brands (and I don’t just mean the price of gear) this should be free, or at least as little as £1, which many would happily pay.

It’s to easy to play the ‘this is Rapha, it must be expensive’ card.

peter hanlon

21st October 2010 06:17pm

Android, please.

Jeff Barkema

21st October 2010 06:29pm

Thanks Ben - can't wait.

James Keenum

21st October 2010 06:42pm

Another vote for Android here!

Jeroen Van Eijk

21st October 2010 07:13pm

Great idea for an app! Love it! Can't wait to see the UI design :-)

George Crawford

21st October 2010 08:23pm

Android!

Rijnen Rik

21st October 2010 09:58pm

When you buy clothing at Rapha you pay for the look, the quality, the brand, the stories and for things like this. People that do not buy Rapha are 'free riders'. They enjoy their stories without making an effort for it. And that's their right, because the prices are high and not everybody can afford that.I'm looking forward to buy more Rapha stuff because I want to look good on pictures they make at the rides I participate in ;).

ryan drebes

21st October 2010 10:54pm

android please

Scott Loveless

22nd October 2010 12:12am

How's this for gauging interest? http://gigaom.com/2010/08/02/android-sales-overtake-iphone-in-the-u-s/ Or this? http://www.businessinsider.com/android-iphone-market-share-2010-9

Us lowly Android users already outnumber your iPhone clientele. What more do you need?

Carl Lyda

22nd October 2010 04:34am

I would think Android users would prefer the Pearl Izumi app…

Erik Pavelka

22nd October 2010 05:53am

Seriously, Android please. I may be able to help get the Android version made. Drop me a note if interested.

Georges Auberger

22nd October 2010 06:15am

This sounds awesome. My iPhone could use a little more pink.

Jon Moss

22nd October 2010 08:42am

Look forward to this :-) And iPhone development first makes a whole lot of sense, but agreed, Android would be a good follow up.

Stefan Rohner

22nd October 2010 12:46pm

lets see…. nice interesting idea. but do we all not know when our riding group meets/trains? meeting point? time? ;)

Martin James

22nd October 2010 12:59pm

Brilliant idea, I often slightly panic if I start off on time to get to the start of a meet but for various reasons not realise how far it is or the espresso en route is just too nice, I then realise I do not know the phone numbers of my fellow riders, at least with this app it seems like they will be able to tell what cafe I am in and wait a few more minutes!

Graham White

22nd October 2010 01:00pm

More android support here…

arvinder mangat

22nd October 2010 01:26pm

nice not pricey
I look forward to watching the kids use it

Stefan Rohner

22nd October 2010 04:03pm

Martin, since everybody has his iPhone now mounted on the handle bar. ;)

Matthias Hempe

22nd October 2010 04:28pm

Looking forward to download the app. Will it be only for members or for the public?

Martin Hughes

22nd October 2010 04:35pm

Blackberry???

James Pettit

22nd October 2010 05:07pm

Another supporter of Android.

Robert Lane

22nd October 2010 05:30pm

Another vote for Android, please.

william amery

22nd October 2010 05:44pm

I'm reading this on my iPhone nuff said I'm eagerly looking forward to the ap make sure I'm the first to know when it's launched. Hail a future of bigger and bigger rides.

Tosh Fujita

22nd October 2010 05:45pm

Jens Voigt would not need this iPhone app. He trains alone because he drops everyone that tries to keep up… ;)

Richard Child

22nd October 2010 05:56pm

Android again please.
This could be a cool app if the mash up use cases are right, as I currently use a number of services to organise and track rides via web and phone. Rapha id is solid so the visual design should look good.

George Swain

22nd October 2010 06:36pm

Awesome. Can't wait to try it out. Looks like another great innovation from Rapha. Now, how about posting/hosting impromptu Gentlemen's rides/grand fondos/Twitter rides a la Lance? Now THAT would be a good app. I already know how to ride with my local knuckleheads.

Rob McMichael

22nd October 2010 08:07pm

Not very convenient that it's only available on iPhone, and not Droid or the Berry. As far as the clothing, sure it's pricey, but it's damn well made and great looking.

Mark Wojcik

22nd October 2010 08:22pm

Ben, your info about iphone is skewed. I know for a fact that your customer base overwhelmingly supports ANDROID. Please listen to your customers and include Android.

Jeremy Phua

22nd October 2010 08:43pm

droid pls

Stefan Rohner

22nd October 2010 08:50pm

Can't wait to try it out.

me too, this app will change my life! finally…

Raymond Walker

22nd October 2010 10:10pm

I would also love to see this on Android! I ditched the iPhone for a better carrier and options in applications a while back. It would be a shame if Rapha didn't keep on the cutting edge! ;)

Jason L Clark

22nd October 2010 10:56pm

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DaxU0ut5tUw

Arco Visser

23rd October 2010 10:54am

Another vote for Android. Adroid is growing very fast. I think you are underestimating the number of Android users among your Rapha customers. Please develop the app as soon as possible.

Stefan Rohner

23rd October 2010 12:22pm

Ben, people asked for android support, they did not ask others to give up their iPhones.

RICARDOU Antoine

23rd October 2010 12:25pm

what about blackberry peoples. Can we ride too ?
A./

Andreas Stradis

23rd October 2010 02:19pm

Will it make my iPhone screen feel as soft as calfskin leather? Seriously, though, great idea - very much looking forward to it.

Charles Pearch

24th October 2010 10:36am

You mean she can see where I am! She thinks that I go to work every day. No thanks

Max Kamir

24th October 2010 04:19pm

Just downloaded it… Would love to try it, but only a slow singlespeed here. Design of the app is very nice!

CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!

great idea and fantastic execution.

Stefan Rohner

24th October 2010 06:53pm

So, I want to see you guys next week, Saturday 8h.

we will ride around here:

http://www.stefan-rohner.net/blog/?p=2460

no winter cloth necessary.

Jude Bell

24th October 2010 10:25pm

Just downloaded it. I've tried changing a few things in settings and linking to my Rapha account but it doesn't remember them! A mate has set a group up and it can't seem to find it in the search function. So far not impressed.

Megan Bilodeau

25th October 2010 12:20am

If you do a hard re-start after installing, then log in, it will hold your settings. At least that's what happened in my case. Testing the invite function now.

Thanks!
m

Jonathan Scott

25th October 2010 03:56am

I'm an iphone user but my 4 riding buddies are all on droid - so this wont be much use to me unless it's ported! It does sound good though…

Jeff Barkema

25th October 2010 05:01am

Thanks Megan for the tip-worked perfectly.

Dave Wyman

25th October 2010 07:37am

I've set up a ride in Los Angeles. I see I'm the "Founder" and not long after posting the ride, someone else showed up under my name. I made him an "Officer," able to change the route description. I don't see any way to take away his promotion. Is it possible to do this if I want to (not that I want to).

paul goulden

25th October 2010 10:29am

Anybody know how to delete a ride ?

Dave Atkinson

25th October 2010 12:21pm

+1 for android, it's the future

Charles Pearch

25th October 2010 11:45pm

Ben, I live in the tech dark ages, until I saw this (massive!) discussion I had never heard of Droid. So I am in the US and i started asking around, and hey everyone I talk to seems to know about it and many are using it. I arrived into OHare and billboards all over the place advertise the thing. America in my humble opinion leads the way. I know it will be a total pain in the arse for you but I would recommend that you seriously consider adding the droid and linking the two together if this is possible. I by the way have neither a droid nor an ifone. so i will just try to make the rendezvous on time and trust that my mates see me when I puncture. Mind you Ian Holt rode on and left me last year. Me bear a grudge……

Dave Wyman

26th October 2010 12:56am

Charles, you have definitely been a Rip Van Winkle when it comes to cell phone.

There's a reason you see so many 'droid billboards - the 'droids don't sell as well as the Apple phone.

In a few months, Verizon will carry the iPhone. I'm guessing some who enjoy perusing the Rapha website will say goodbye to their 'droids.

If you know how to navigate through craigslist and/or ebay, Charles, you'll be able to pick up some 'droids at bargain basement prices. ;-)

Now if I could just get my iPhone to WORK as a phone, I'd feel as if my life were complete and fulfilled.

Christopher Smith

26th October 2010 01:19am

I don't know anyone with an iPhone.

Leslie Kett

26th October 2010 05:39pm

Ben
Congratulations on not producing a clone of an existing application but something unique.
Now this is what I call real social media :-)

Youenn Colin

27th October 2010 08:05pm

Android users are real.
I am real, I want Android RendezVous.
Pleeeeeease.

Alastair Jardine

28th October 2010 11:22pm

Great concept and idea.

Minor usability issue: the UI elements are too low contrast on screens that are on low to medium brightness, especially on the top bar.

Keith Robertson

29th October 2010 12:25am

Excellent little app so far. Keep it exclusive to the iPhone I say ;-) wouldn't want to ride with poor PC clone types! (only joking folks)…

Slightly confused about some of the functions, eg exclusions in the Group setup screen, what's it for?

I created a ride, then discovered the group function, can I link this standalone ride to the group?

Can any group member create a ride for all the members?

Thanks.

Leslie Kett

29th October 2010 02:46pm

Charles
In terms of number of mobile phones, China outstrips the USA by 4 to 1 and India by 3 to 1.
I think you will find that mobile use in Europe is and has been for years far in excess of the States (approx 558 million mobile phones in Europe compared to 285 million in USA).

America leading the way… I don't thinks so. It's not about who generates the technology but how people use it… just look back a few years to the boom in SMS messaging. Stateside mobile providors just didn't get it whereas in Europe it exploded the mobile market and became the comms channel for a generation.

Ben has his server logs so he knows better than anyone what OS is hitting the site/application so let's leave him to decide as and when to spend his development budget.

Frustrated 'Droid' users could always try ripping up an old copy of Cycling Weekly, setting it alight and sending smoke signals… worked well for a previous generation used to life in the saddle until the telegraph came along (another European invention):-)

Now where did I put my Union Jack bib-shorts…

Daurie Schwartz

29th October 2010 05:31pm

Anothe vote for Android. I have the new HTC evo 4 and i would take it over and iPhone anyday. I think time will tell that Android is here for a while. Thanks!

Dave Wyman

3rd November 2010 04:24am

"Michael Walkley, an analyst at Canaccord Genuity, a global capital markets research company, said that Apple's and Android’s successes come down to more phone applications and greater support from AT&T and Verizon [compared to the Blackberry/RIM].

When the iPhone 4 becomes available for Verizon users in the first quarter of 2011, it could dent Android’s popularity, he said.

“I think when it becomes more accessible, quite a few consumers will switch to the iPhone and potentially slow down the growth of Android phones,” Walkley said.

While I have an iPhone, I'd love to see Rendezvous on Android phones, too - the more the merrier.

Isaiah Berg

4th November 2010 01:19pm

Some ideas for the App's functions/utility:

1) Any way to simplify the ride adding feature? i.e. having "templates" of past rides, such that you can easily select route/intensity/time all at once? Filling out each box for every ride is time consuming.

2) Any way to have weekly recurring rides? From a group "admin" maybe a ride could automatically "go out" i.e. Tuesday Night World Championships Hammer-Fest, and then people RSVP accordingly through the app and you see who is showing up?

3) Any way to have the App generate an email? i.e. if you have an email list for your club, could the Rapha App notify the list of the RSVP'd riders and ride details? This would make it the perfect "go-to" app even if many riders don't have iPhones or adopt the app themselves.

Love it though!

Isaiah Berg

5th November 2010 03:13pm

Other comments/suggestions for update:

1) There seems to be no way to dissolve groups as a founder/administrator, nor any way to remove one's membership in a group once joined. Unless I am missing something?

William OShaughnessy

9th November 2010 06:42am

Goodonya Mates at RAPHA..
Now if anyone in my area even gets service from the Big A for iPhone..is a miracle.. if so….
look for my rides on Rendezvous
Velocipede Cyclery, Wading River , NY
www.velocipede.cc

Cheers

Willy C

Chris Wright

9th November 2010 06:24pm

Another vote for Android port

Nicholas Bleazard

9th November 2010 11:24pm

Just been on it on my girlfriends I Touch, amazing! However now I really want it for the Android!

David Howie

15th November 2010 09:36pm

another vote for android please