Why counting steps during cycling?

[HenkieV]

Hi Fitbit. Why do you still counting steps while autodetecting a cycling activity?? Why is it so difficult to program IF ACTIFITY=Outdoor cycling THEN No count steps 😠

[Rich_Laue]

Hi @HenkieV you have touched apon a very sore topic. What do you think fitbit should do? Which group should fitbit try and please? 

• Yes there is a feature suggestion to remove these steps. 
• Yes there is a suggestion to count all pedal strokes as steps. 
• Yes there is a suggestion to convert bike miles to steps, with no clue on what the conversion should be. 
• Some users say that they put the tracker on their ankle to count every pedal stroke. 

Currently sitting a bike ride, the tracker may, ok does, count bumps on the road as steps. 

[Mlindsey]

I always try to count them on a stationary bike.  I recently bought a spin bike and I can't do that anymore but wish there was a way to do it!

[Rich_Laue]

@Mlindsey see my last post, the post you responded to. 

I mentioned how some users count every pedal stroke. 

[HenkieV]

o.k. interesting 🤔  Wasn't aware that people used it that way.

But it called in the first place steps not pedalstroke. So fitbit please count only steps when you are walking/running

[Rich_Laue]

Here are a few suggestions to show what users are intetested in. 

Elliptical Mode Step Count For Blaze

Convert Bike Distance (or Spinning) into Steps 

Ankle mode 

Cycling mileage to be shown in dashboard and weekly stats

Option to remove steps earned when cycling 

Adding bike miles to the weekly report.