AssessMTB

Presenter

Derek Stephen Martineau

Campus

Salem State University

Sponsor

Allan Brockenbrough, Department of Computer Science, Salem State University

Schedule

Session 2, 11:30 AM - 12:15 PM [Schedule by Time][Poster Grid for Time/Location]

Location

Poster Board A13, Campus Center Auditorium, Row 1 (A1-A20) [Poster Location Map]

Abstract

Most social fitness platforms for mountain biking (Strava, Trailforks, etc..) do a great job at tracking someone's overall ride (as far as total ride time, time on each trail, speed, and biometrics). However, these platforms cannot assess the true skill of a mountain biker as its not possible to understand what parts of the trail they completed or avoided. For example, a set of bikers could all travel at the relatively same speed and distance for a given trail segment. Knowing which rider did all the A lines, features, jumps, and drops are not possible given today’s social fitness platforms. To address this, I plan to develop an application that can allow the collection of these metrics and rank the true performance of how mountain bikers perform on a given trail relative to others. This application will achieve this goal by first asking a rider a series of questions about what path they had taken on a segment. Using the answers given by the user, the application will assign a points-based system depending on the level of difficulty of the given path segment. For enhanced accuracy, users can integrate their Strava data. The application will allow users to easily share and compare results with friends, fostering a dynamic and engaging community. The goal is to create a more comprehensive and insightful platform that goes beyond generic ride statistics, offering mountain bikers a nuanced understanding of their skills and fostering a sense of friendly competition within the biking community.

Keywords

Segment- Certain sections of a route or race., Features- Log piles, log rides, rock gardens, planks, gap jumps, and wall-rides, Line- How a rider went about a feature. The A line is designed around the feature and is often quite difficult. The B line is the alternative option and is usually much less difficult than the A line., Strava- An internet service for tracking physical exercise which incorporates social network features

Research Area

Computer Science

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