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What phone do you have? Though it's true most newer ones will outperform P&S shot for shot, the ergonomics of trying to take pics while on a bike would push me in the direction of a small camera. I think the older Sony A6000 with it's very small kit lens or the TG-6 would be what I would use. The Olympus also allows you to get in really close if you want to document that torn fingernail. I have the Sony (with the 28mm f2). The smaller sensor and fewer megapixels of the TG-6 would seem to make it a more forgiving camera to use on the bike. I've owned a few Ricohs and have loved the saved shots from them but there have been lots of throwaways due to their struggles with low light and focusing speed - maybe not the best option for shooting while moving. I thought the dusty lens issue was largely resolved with the latest iteration.
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I'm looking to buy a compact camera to use on chilled rides/tours instead of my phone camera which I'm always disappointed with.
A quick glance and I'm down a rabbit hole of Canon model numbers.
G7 is better than G9, there's I, II and III versions. There's a Richoh with no zoom lens that I presume would be really fast to use and more rugged. There's Olympus Tough TG-6 which is actually 'rugged'.
I used to own a Powershot G3 and I still have a collection of Canon DSLRs so I'm quite fond on Canon stuff in general and would lean that way over most other things unless there was a compelling argument to go another way. I hate Nikon.
What would you buy if you were me, looking for better point and shoot results?