Lately, I find myself using other apps when the iphone is strapped inside the DASH CC, like MotionX. I prefer this app when riding my mountain bike or when I am on designated bike paths. I also enjoy listening to music when I ride off-road or on designated bike paths. I bought a set of Motorola wireless headphones, because the DASH CC has no headphone port. Other cycling apps, like MotionX will announce audio updates at specific intervals. I find this to be very useful and it allows me to keep eyes on the trail and stay safe. I would really like to see this feature added to the DASH app. If possible, this feature upgrade should include a wide range of triggers like time intervals, distance intervals, etc. Plus, it should allow you to decide what you want to hear and how often, like HR, speed, distance, elevation, slope, wind speed, power, etc. announced every 1,2,5, 10 minutes or every 1, 2, 5, 10 miles etc. This can also be done for HR training zones, or interval training and laps.
It would also be nice to have a more interactive map. I would like to be able to mark waypoints on mountain bike trails, or a common meet up spot with other riders. These waypoints should stay fixed, even after you clear the ride data. It would also be nice to save routes and view them on the map in specified colors. It should also be able to recall saved map routes and view ride data on recalled routes. Again, MotionX is a good source for an example. I prefer to use MotionX over ibike anytime I am off-road or an unfamiliar road route. The problem with MotionX is they don't offer ANT+ cadence or ANT+ speed, or the many other advanced features unique to ibike. But, hey who am I kidding, I can't have those features either, unless I pony-up $700 for the DASH +Power.
In fact, I am fed up with DASH's lack of genius. The DASH is a case. An expensive one at that, for the most advanced compact mobile computer ever created, the iPhone. Yet, the DASH CC app is like the ibike Pro computer chip. That's like sticking a VW bug motor in a Ferrari. What a waste!
Lately, I have been riding in the dirt, and I tend to use the MotionX app for this application. So, today I decided to throw the DASH on a shelf loaded with other rejected bike parts that were 20 grams heavier than its predecessor. I went out and bought the Wahoo Fitness bike case. I was hoping to find better apps than the DASH so that I could use the Ant+ cadence and speed sensors. There are many great apps on the market right now, exploiting the capabilities of the Ferrari. I admit, ibike products offer more than most other apps for the serious cyclist, but the DASH CC still lags way behind in other areas, specifically map integration, and voice announcements.
Unfortunately, after one ride today, I discovered the Wahoo bike case sucks! The mount is flimsy and the phone moves around way too much for riding in the dirt. The screen is too reflective and you can't see the damn thing. I fould myself bending over much of the time to view the display. The biggest flaw with the Wahoo Activity Case is that the thin film screen is not flush with the iphone. There is a slight gap between the two. So you have to tap the display really hard to navigate. Half the taps resulted in no reaction from the iphone. This was extremely frustrating, and dangerous. I had to stop riding several times. I found the Wahoo case to be a worthless device, so I am returning it. That means the DASH (it is 40g lighter too
) is coming back off the self. . .for now, but I am angry 
that 's why I joined this forum tonight.I have been an ibike owner for 6+ years, including the 1st and 2nd gen devices. I currently own the DASH CC along with the i-Aero Gen III. I am more of a casual and recreational rider nowadays and do not care so much about the data exporting for training purposes. I am more interested in the functionality of the maps, finding trails, and recalling rides on the iphone. I have not used the iAero in over a year. The iphone is an awesome device and the ibike DASH fails to tap into all its potential. Most people that have owned ibike computers in the past probably love the DASH. However, I bet that some newcomers that pick the DASH CC off a shelf in the Apple store will be disappointed after trying other cycling apps. They may in fact be like me, using a $200 case as a phonebooth and launching other, better apps while out on a ride.
With selling the iDash in Apple stores I can see this device far exceeding the sales of all other ibike platforms. However, ibike DASH customers are different! We are not roadies or die-hard fitness buffs that need a superior training device with interfaces to relay ride data to a coach. We do not want a $700 power meter. We want a damn headphone jack so we can ride to the beat of our favorite tunes. Ibike should keep these features to please their loyalists. But the new DASH customers are occasional riders who want to tap into the iphone's amazing OS in a new way. The DASH costs so much more than the Wahoo case, it is proprietary, and it lacks essential features like those stated above. Ibike should offer a midgrade package for $300 that gives everything but Power, like adding slope, tilt, elevation and wind to the DASH CC model. I think the Apple enthusiast will bite to gain those extra features, but they have no use for Power. Ibike should also open up the platform to 3rd party apps to integrate with the DASH. If this is a no, then ibike should remove the VW bug motor and unleash the power of the Ferrari.
The DASH CC is a well built case, but the app could be so much better
My recommendation to others would be to invest in the ibike Phone booth for $60 with a stem mount and use MotionX or any other 15+ cycling apps on the market today. What you give up is HR and cadence. A measurements I do enjoy to have. These other apps will provide GPS based speed, distance, elevation, slope and time, intervals, laps, etc. Plus features DASH CC does not have, like voice announcements, integrated maps with waypoints, uploading map routes, saving/recalling map routes, adding photos to the ride, compass, and many others. ibike can do so much more. . . I dare you to try