Learning To Make An App

So, having always had an interest in coding and building websites etc I’ve decided in 2023 that i’m going to try and build a native iOS app from scratch in xcode.

I’m hoping i can keep track of my progress in this blog and hopefully in the next couple of months have a functioning app that does what i need it to do.

The Idea

Since ive always had an interest in fitness related apps and website and tracking them stats, a simple step leaderboard seems the perfect place to start.

I want to keep it simple.

  • App opens into a splash screen asking for permissions.
  • Once permissions are granted, it opens straight onto the leaderboard.
  • A simple menu with a button that allows you to add a friend via an email address.
  • Another button in the menu to delete your data.

The data will be held and managed on a server. The app syncs step data and the server returns an api with leaderboard data that the app can display.

Identifiers will be used to tie data to users who can in turn attach an email address to add friends. You type an email address and that sends the friend an email (push notifications would be nice?), they accept/decline through the email which then sends them back to the app.

This is the simplest way i’m thinking of going with. Things may change over time. Who knows were this project might end up.

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Cleveland Survival 2022

Cleveland Survival 2022 Map

An 18.6 mile (29.9 km) hike around Cleveland 2022 Survival where the average temperature was 7℃.

We started at 8:36 on Saturday and altogether the hike took 4h 37m 49s to complete.

We managed an average pace of 1.8kph with a max of 4.1kph whilst also climbing 330 meters of elevation and an average heart rate of 139.7bpm.


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The yearly Cleveland Mountain Rescue orienteering style exercise. Only the one route available this year and managed a really good pace throughout. Quite an enjoyable hike although not mega challenging but great to be back after covid.

30 Kilometer Splits

splitdistancetimeaverage speedaverage HR
1 1001.1m 10m 42s 1.56 111
2 999.8m 9m 28s 1.76 120
3 999.5m 9m 10s 1.82 127
4 999.6m 9m 23s 1.78 135
5 1000.6m 11m 5s 1.5 148
6 999.5m 9m 26s 1.77 134
7 999.9m 9m 36s 1.74 133
8 1000.9m 9m 24s 1.77 142
9 999.7m 9m 41s 1.72 142
10 1000.2m 9m 41s 1.72 125
11 1000.1m 9m 12s 1.81 119
12 1000.4m 9m 21s 1.84 119
13 999.9m 9m 40s 1.81 125
14 999.8m 9m 13s 1.81 126
15 999.6m 10m 18s 1.62 149
16 1001.2m 10m 14s 1.63 163
17 999.1m 9m 51s 1.69 139
18 1001m 9m 19s 1.79 144
19 998.5m 9m 20s 1.78 147
20 1001.6m 11m 56s 1.43 165
21 998.9m 8m 56s 1.86 146
22 1000.5m 7m 58s 2.09 141
23 1000.1m 7m 33s 2.21 145
24 1001.5m 8m 3s 2.07 137
25 997.3m 8m 24s 1.98 141
26 1001.3m 8m 10s 2.04 144
27 998.6m 9m 32s 1.75 167
28 1001.7m 7m 51s 2.13 148
29 999.7m 8m 5s 2.06 162
30 894.2m 7m 17s 2.05 150

19 Mile Splits

splitdistancetimeaverage speedaverage HR
1 1609.7m 16m 25s 1.63 114
2 1610m 14m 49s 1.81 126
3 1610.1m 17m 2s 1.58 144
4 1609.2m 15m 9s 1.77 134
5 1608.7m 15m 14s 1.76 139
6 1609m 15m 48s 1.7 136
7 1609.7m 14m 46s 1.82 119
8 1608.4m 15m 32s 1.82 122
9 1610.4m 15m 18s 1.75 126
10 1608.4m 16m 26s 1.63 164
11 1610.6m 15m 30s 1.73 141
12 1608.1m 16m 13s 1.65 151
13 1610.7m 16m 4s 1.7 155
14 1609.5m 12m 21s 2.17 144
15 1609.3m 12m 52s 2.08 138
16 1609.2m 13m 20s 2.01 142
17 1608.2m 14m 55s 1.8 160
18 1610.8m 12m 32s 2.14 157
19 925.8m 7m 33s 2.04 150

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Captain Cook Loop

An 7 mile (11.3 km) hike around Captain Cooks / Roseberry Topping Loop where the average temperature was 14℃.

We started at 10:19 on Wednesday and altogether the hike took 3h 4m 9s to complete.

We managed an average pace of 1.238kph with a max of 2.5kph whilst also climbing 326.7 meters of elevation and an average heart rate of 125.1bpm.


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Hike out with Rebekah up to Captain Cooks monument then around to Roseberry topping, up and down Roseberry, then back to the car.

12 Kilometer Splits

splitdistancetimeaverage speedaverage HR
1 1000.6m 14m 52s 1.12 142
2 1000.7m 13m 33s 1.23 112
3 999.5m 11m 12s 1.49 111
4 999.9m 14m 28s 1.15 120
5 999.8m 17m 51s 0.93 129
6 999.6m 11m 46s 1.42 115
7 1000.3m 12m 45s 1.31 126
8 999.6m 35m 49s 0.86 130
9 1001.2m 17m 55s 0.93 130
10 999.7m 15m 57s 1.04 135
11 999.2m 11m 52s 1.4 121
12 288.5m 6m 9s 0.78 124

8 Mile Splits

splitdistancetimeaverage speedaverage HR
1 1610.6m 24m 11s 1.11 131
2 1609m 18m 23s 1.46 110
3 1609.2m 27m 22s 0.98 126
4 1609.1m 19m 24s 1.38 119
5 1608.9m 44m 44s 0.95 129
6 1610.4m 28m 7s 0.95 134
7 1608.5m 21m 41s 1.24 123
8 22.9m 0m 17s 1.35 119

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Square Corner / Wainstones Hike

An 16.8 mile (27 km) hike around Square Corner / Lordstones Loop where the average temperature was 6℃.

We started at 8:08 on Tuesday and altogether the hike took 5h 44m 57s to complete.

We managed an average pace of 1.467kph with a max of 2.5kph whilst also climbing 407.4 meters of elevation and an average heart rate of 138.7bpm.


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Nice hike from Square corner just past osmotherly down towards Lordstone Cafe and back around.

27 Kilometer Splits

splitdistancetimeaverage speedaverage HR
1 1000m 11m 49s 1.45 120
2 1000.9m 10m 12s 1.64 117
3 999.5m 10m 24s 1.6 119
4 1001.1m 10m 58s 1.52 112
5 998.6m 12m 31s 1.33 152
6 1000.1m 11m 50s 1.52 146
7 1000.2m 11m 48s 1.45 131
8 1000.7m 10m 37s 1.57 149
9 999.9m 14m 7s 1.53 130
10 999.4m 10m 16s 1.62 116
11 1000.1m 11m 32s 1.48 122
12 1000.7m 10m 19s 1.62 121
13 999.8m 10m 5s 1.65 132
14 999.3m 11m 31s 1.45 124
15 999.8m 39m 35s 1.22 145
16 1000.8m 13m 13s 1.35 161
17 1000.4m 11m 42s 1.43 137
18 999.7m 12m 34s 1.4 143
19 999.3m 15m 9s 1.19 132
20 1000.5m 16m 27s 1.26 142
21 999.6m 11m 4s 1.51 137
22 1000.2m 12m 39s 1.32 159
23 1000.1m 11m 59s 1.48 151
24 1000.5m 11m 12s 1.54 164
25 999.5m 10m 58s 1.63 163
26 1000.6m 10m 43s 1.56 153
27 949.5m 9m 43s 1.63 157

17 Mile Splits

splitdistancetimeaverage speedaverage HR
1 1610m 18m 2s 1.52 119
2 1609.9m 16m 44s 1.6 119
3 1608.6m 19m 0s 1.41 131
4 1609m 18m 49s 1.5 145
5 1610.6m 18m 3s 1.51 141
6 1608.5m 20m 11s 1.58 125
7 1610m 17m 53s 1.53 120
8 1609.8m 16m 30s 1.63 127
9 1608.4m 45m 4s 1.4 125
10 1609m 21m 35s 1.29 161
11 1609.4m 19m 38s 1.42 142
12 1610.4m 22m 17s 1.27 130
13 1608m 23m 1s 1.35 142
14 1610.1m 20m 38s 1.35 159
15 1610.8m 17m 29s 1.57 158
16 1608.4m 17m 37s 1.59 155
17 1199.9m 12m 26s 1.61 160

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White House Loop

A 14.3 mile (23 km) walk around Thirsk, North York Moors National Park / York, North York Moors National Park where the average temperature was -1℃.

We started at 8:10 on Tuesday and altogether the walk took 4h 34m 48s to complete.

We managed an average pace of 1.481kph with a max of 2.5kph whilst also climbing 360.6 meters of elevation and an average heart rate of 120.4bpm.


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24 Kilometer Splits

splitdistancetimeaverage speedaverage HR
1 1001.4m 13m 23s 1.28 151
2 1000.1m 10m 12s 1.63 122
3 999.6m 13m 26s 1.27 116
4 999m 10m 47s 1.54 124
5 1000m 11m 30s 1.5 118
6 1000.7m 10m 55s 1.53 117
7 999.8m 11m 20s 1.47 118
8 999.8m 14m 45s 1.31 114
9 999.6m 11m 56s 1.4 117
10 1000.5m 12m 14s 1.36 121
11 1000.5m 14m 30s 1.45 126
12 1000.1m 20m 32s 1.51 125
13 999.1m 10m 42s 1.56 115
14 1000.3m 10m 17s 1.62 118
15 1001m 10m 51s 1.54 116
16 999.4m 11m 7s 1.5 116
17 1000.2m 11m 2s 1.51 116
18 999m 10m 45s 1.55 111
19 1000m 10m 24s 1.6 114
20 1000.9m 11m 21s 1.47 123
21 999.5m 10m 59s 1.52 123
22 1000.8m 10m 3s 1.66 116
23 999.9m 11m 42s 1.46 127
24 6.4m 0m 5s 1.28 134

15 Mile Splits

splitdistancetimeaverage speedaverage HR
1 1609.9m 19m 33s 1.4 143
2 1608.8m 19m 42s 1.38 117
3 1609.4m 18m 12s 1.51 121
4 1609.9m 17m 44s 1.51 119
5 1609.1m 21m 40s 1.37 114
6 1610.5m 19m 49s 1.35 118
7 1608.9m 21m 0s 1.49 126
8 1608.7m 27m 13s 1.51 119
9 1610.2m 17m 4s 1.57 118
10 1608.8m 17m 30s 1.53 116
11 1609.6m 17m 31s 1.53 114
12 1609.6m 17m 37s 1.52 114
13 1609.5m 17m 38s 1.52 125
14 1608m 16m 47s 1.62 119
15 476.7m 5m 48s 1.37 130

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Keswick to Hawes End

An 3.5 mile (5.7 km) walk around Keswick to Hawes End where the average temperature was 17℃.

We started at 12:33 on Friday and altogether the walk took 2h 9m 52s to complete.

We managed an average pace of 1.198kph with a max of 2kph whilst also climbing 93.5 meters of elevation and an average heart rate of 107.8bpm.


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6 Kilometer Splits

splitdistancetimeaverage speedaverage HR
1 1001.2m 13m 24s 1.25 110
2 999.2m 12m 40s 1.35 108
3 999.6m 13m 18s 1.25 108
4 1000.5m 14m 49s 1.14 108
5 1000.3m 1h 4m 8s 1.17 105
6 706.3m 11m 33s 1.02 107

4 Mile Splits

splitdistancetimeaverage speedaverage HR
1 1609.9m 21m 19s 1.28 110
2 1610m 21m 46s 1.25 107
3 1608.4m 1h 12m 47s 1.17 108
4 878.8m 14m 0s 1.05 106

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Building a motorised trike

The Idea

So, the idea is to build a motorised trike. This will be the first time I’ve ever built anything motorised. My inspiration and the guide I’m following is from Colin Furze Youtube video.

This is what I hope it will look like.

Shopping List

  • Engine / 110cc – £239.99 @ pitbikeparts.co.uk
  • Throttle – £9.75 @ pitbikeparts.co.uk
  • Exhaust – £21.00 @ pitbikeparts.co.uk
  • Electric Starter (Optional – Not Required) – £7.99 @ pitbikeparts.co.uk
  • 26T Sprocket – £10.27 @ simplybearings.co.uk
  • Rear Bearings – £19.72 for 2 @ simplybearings.co.uk
    • I actually found these cheaper on eBay. Try searching “UCFL205″.
  • Rear Axle – £55.80 @ kartpartsuk.com
  • Rear Hubs – £71.64 for 3 @ kartpartsuk.com
  • Rear Wheels – £45.60 @ kartparksuk.com
  • Seat – TBC.
  • Fuel Tank – £4.30 @ eBay.
  • Steel Work – TBC.

Notes

  • There may be a few more items to add to the list which I will add once I’ve started the build.
  • Make sure your axle has a full keyway or at least half and half. This will help out when your trying to align the sprocket on the axle and makes life easier in general.

The Parts

The Build

Rear box section

Bearings Fitted

The T section

Add the curve to fit with the bmx bottom bracket.

The complete rear assembly.

The BMX

BMX cut up.

Putting it all together.

Attaching the T section to BMX.

Finish for now.

Finished tidying the top section up with the grinder.

Redid the brake setup.

Cleaned the stunt pegs which are now on the front forks.

Difference after a polish.

Temporary fixings for the fuel tank. Will knock up a bracket to permanently fix.

Chain measured and cut.

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Netflix Stats

So for years now, in my spare time, I have a strong passion for web development. I have no qualifications in this sector, so I’m basically self-taught.

My favourite things to do a lot of the time are to try and build pages/sites to show stats for the services I use. Some of these services have really taken off with a large user base, some just stay personal for me.

I wanted to try and write some posts on some of the pages/sites I have made for me to keep track of but also to maybe give some insight on how I’ve achieved it just in case someone else around the globe is wanted to do design something similar.

You can see my Netflix stats here – https://bonxystuff.com/netflix.php

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North Yorkshire Moors Hike

An 16.6 mile (26.8 km) hike around North Yorkshire Moors Hike where the average temperature was 4℃.

We started at 9:00 on Saturday and altogether the hike took 6h 22m 22s to complete.

We managed an average pace of 1.318kph with a max of 3.6kph whilst also climbing 390.3 meters of elevation and an average heart rate of 127.9bpm.


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A morning hike around the North Yorkshire Moors through Hawnby and Hazel Head Wood.

27 Kilometer Splits

splitdistancetimeaverage speedaverage HR
1 1000.3m 13m 2s 1.37 129
2 1000.3m 11m 36s 1.44 137
3 1000.2m 11m 14s 1.54 116
4 1000.3m 11m 14s 1.48 111
5 1000.2m 12m 0s 1.43 119
6 999.5m 10m 36s 1.57 131
7 999.6m 11m 9s 1.49 119
8 1001m 10m 38s 1.57 112
9 998.7m 12m 24s 1.54 116
10 1000.2m 15m 38s 1.38 114
11 999.7m 11m 1s 1.51 122
12 1000.1m 13m 17s 1.3 113
13 1000.2m 14m 40s 1.18 114
14 1000m 33m 28s 1.11 139
15 1000.6m 15m 3s 1.17 141
16 999.4m 13m 32s 1.26 134
17 999.8m 15m 23s 1.27 129
18 1000.5m 12m 12s 1.37 132
19 999.9m 13m 49s 1.32 127
20 999.7m 17m 4s 1.08 132
21 1001.2m 15m 11s 1.12 129
22 999.5m 17m 26s 1.01 133
23 999.1m 14m 9s 1.27 136
24 1000.2m 21m 26s 1.21 142
25 1000.7m 14m 26s 1.23 143
26 999.7m 11m 41s 1.43 136
27 785m 9m 3s 1.54 132

17 Mile Splits

splitdistancetimeaverage speedaverage HR
1 1610.5m 20m 24s 1.37 135
2 1608.9m 17m 40s 1.55 118
3 1609.7m 19m 13s 1.42 114
4 1608.9m 16m 53s 1.59 127
5 1609.7m 17m 48s 1.51 114
6 1609.3m 19m 27s 1.5 115
7 1608.7m 22m 30s 1.41 119
8 1609.3m 22m 25s 1.25 114
9 1609.2m 44m 16s 1.07 140
10 1610.2m 21m 9s 1.29 134
11 1608.5m 22m 51s 1.3 130
12 1609.3m 21m 24s 1.33 128
13 1609.9m 27m 14s 1.06 131
14 1609.1m 26m 26s 1.09 135
15 1609.1m 29m 21s 1.24 139
16 1610.5m 21m 28s 1.3 140
17 1034.8m 11m 53s 1.52 133

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Ilkley Moor Hike

An 12.7 mile (20.4 km) hike around Ilkley Moor Hike where the average temperature was 4℃.

We started at 8:23 on Saturday and altogether the hike took 4h 1m 30s to complete.

We managed an average pace of 1.487kph with a max of 2.9kph whilst also climbing 390.2 meters of elevation and an average heart rate of 126.7bpm.


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A decent hike around ilkley moor and surrounding areas. Very boggy in places but still decent.

21 Kilometer Splits

splitdistancetimeaverage speedaverage HR
1 1000.8m 10m 31s 1.59 138
2 999.2m 11m 5s 1.5 132
3 1001.4m 12m 18s 1.44 134
4 999.5m 13m 25s 1.35 132
5 999.8m 15m 28s 1.46 137
6 999.7m 11m 37s 1.43 109
7 1000.9m 12m 13s 1.4 118
8 999.2m 13m 38s 1.39 120
9 1000.5m 12m 0s 1.44 126
10 999.3m 10m 56s 1.71 117
11 1000.7m 9m 32s 1.75 113
12 1000.1m 9m 39s 1.73 108
13 999.8m 13m 27s 1.3 113
14 1000.5m 11m 20s 1.54 127
15 999.7m 10m 23s 1.6 158
16 1000.4m 10m 3s 1.66 135
17 999.6m 11m 52s 1.46 147
18 1000.5m 13m 21s 1.39 140
19 999.4m 10m 22s 1.61 116
20 1000.3m 12m 2s 1.39 118
21 391.5m 6m 18s 1.15 116

13 Mile Splits

splitdistancetimeaverage speedaverage HR
1 1609.5m 16m 32s 1.62 137
2 1609.9m 19m 54s 1.4 133
3 1610.4m 21m 54s 1.4 136
4 1608.9m 20m 44s 1.46 109
5 1609.6m 21m 42s 1.36 122
6 1609.4m 19m 8s 1.53 123
7 1607.8m 15m 26s 1.74 113
8 1609.9m 18m 58s 1.46 112
9 1609.6m 18m 0s 1.53 137
10 1608.9m 16m 15s 1.65 139
11 1611.4m 20m 21s 1.4 145
12 1607.7m 17m 32s 1.58 119
13 1079.8m 15m 4s 1.25 118

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