Anyone have any experience with these? I'm toying with the idea of trying to use my phone as a bike computer. I realize it won't have as high accuracy as a dedicated bike computer, but I'm most interested in having GPS/mapping capabilities on my handlebar and I'm reluctant to spend $300+ on a new unit when I have the capability already in my phone. Any thoughts or experience?
Way back from the old school days of NSMB…
Id personally be worried about putting my phone on the bars that way…i guess if you only ride on nice days and never ever take a spill…
Why don't you just mount a $30 cycling computer on your bars for real-time and Strava the ride with the phone in your jersey pocket?
I have one of these for my commuter bike [HTML_REMOVED] Galaxy S4. Works well, you can use the phone through the plastic and its reasonably water resistant. It's been OK in an hour of drizzle/showers, for torrential rain I just put the phone in an sandwich bag first.
To me, it's offers a lot more protection than a stem mounted option. The case itself absorbs a lot of the road buzz and in an accident it's out of the way and not likely to get crushed. Cheap too!
http://m.alibaba.com/product/1508133856/ROSWHEEL_BICYCLE_MOBILE_PHONE_HOLDER_CYCLE.html
Why don't you just mount a $30 cycling computer on your bars for real-time and Strava the ride with the phone in your jersey pocket?
That's what I do now. The reason I want the phone on my bar is so I can have a real-time map for exploring new areas. I could always just pull my phone out of my pocket when I need to check a map, but who wants to go through all that trouble :P
Nich: Thanks for the link. A little bulkier than what I was thinking of, but worth considering.
Way back from the old school days of NSMB…
Which phone? For iPhone the Wahoo cases seem to have a good rep.
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Wife has been using a Topeak handlebar mounted bag for about 2 years without any problems.
http://www.topeak.com/products/bags/smartphone_drybag_4_bk
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