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Death of Drive Less Live More.com. Alternatives?

I had been using DriveLessLiveMore.com, which is now defunct, to track my bike/train commutes to work and it has been a great motivator for me to keep it up, especially in the winter. Does anyone know of any alternatives to tracking their commutes? I noticed some other cities have similar programs, such as the Twin Cities, but you have to be local to use them.

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Permalink Reply by Skip Montanaro 0mi on January 2, 2014 at 9:35am

I happen to also be a member of US Masters Swimming, which provides a Fitness Log (FLOG) capability on their website. This allows me to track multiple types of exercise, including my riding. So, if you have some other fitness-y affiliation, that might be an option.

A quick Google search suggests that http://bikecommutechallenge.com/ might fit the bill as well.

Permalink Reply by Adam Herstein on January 2, 2014 at 1:46pm

I use RunKeeper to track my rides. It uses the GPS on a smartphone to plot your ride on a map, and has excellent methods of analyzing the data on their website.

Permalink Reply by Apie (11) on January 2, 2014 at 2:41pm

I use MapMyRide

Permalink Reply by Tom Dworzanski on January 2, 2014 at 2:45pm
Did that website have some special commute-related features that were unlike the other hundred services designed to track workouts?
Permalink Reply by Adam Herstein on January 2, 2014 at 2:53pm

A possibility of a free prize every month.

Tom Dworzanski said:

Did that website have some special commute-related features that were unlike the other hundred services designed to track workouts?
Permalink Reply by Paul Rotatori on January 2, 2014 at 2:58pm

The http://bikecommutechallenge.com/ looks like it is the closest thing to DriveLessLiveMore.com. The neat thing about DriveLess was that it gave a complete picture of your commuting habits by letting you track car/train commutes and even if you worked from home. It helped me get a full sense of how often I was doing one or the other, complete with detailed statistics for each type of commute.

Permalink Reply by Andy J on January 2, 2014 at 4:02pm

Another vote for Runkeeper, but it looks like MapMyRide and others offer similar functionality.

Permalink Reply by Tom Dworzanski on January 2, 2014 at 7:27pm

So it's like gamification of commutes to promote good societal habits. What a great idea!


Adam Herstein (5.5 mi) said:

A possibility of a free prize every month.

Tom Dworzanski said:

Did that website have some special commute-related features that were unlike the other hundred services designed to track workouts?
Permalink Reply by h' Zerocats on January 3, 2014 at 2:51am

Stringing the words "drive less live more" together seems to be some sort of trigger for you.

Tom Dworzanski said:

Did that website have some special commute-related features that were unlike the other hundred services designed to track workouts?
Permalink Reply by Ed Barsotti on January 3, 2014 at 10:00am

The League of Illinois Bicyclists has a bicycle mileage log, at http://www.leepirtle.com/lib/milelog.  It's not exactly the same, but it can be a fun way to keep motivated.  We've generally had 150-200 users log 300-400K miles per year.

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