iphone mount?

pamuzu
pamuzu Posts: 89
edited June 2010 in Road beginners
Hi,

Does anyone else ride with their Iphone mounted? I bought one today and it seems like the Iphone is well in place well. However i'm a bit worried about:

1. stones etc
2. If I come off the bike, my precious Iphone will meet its end!

Any other iphone users doing this?

Thanks
Phil

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  • Paul E
    Paul E Posts: 2,052
    Mines mounted on the stem, never been worries about sones or anything as most of the back is either covered by the mount or it's shielded by the stem itself.
  • Hals1967
    Hals1967 Posts: 231
    I keep mine in my jersey pocket, with contant checks to see if it hasn't bounced out ! :D

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  • cooldad
    cooldad Posts: 32,599
    Bad idea, iphones melt in the rain, like carbon frames.
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  • moffmcewan
    moffmcewan Posts: 83
    i have a nike armband facing into my ribs incase i bail, find it spot on
  • Doombrain
    Doombrain Posts: 360
    i take a cheaper nokia out with me for those possible 999 calls :)
    LOL road riding.
  • dukegledhill
    dukegledhill Posts: 30
    i use android, but keep mine in a zipped jersey pocket in a sandwich bag (rain proofing). use cardiotrainer to track progress for later analysis.
  • itssam
    itssam Posts: 31
    i've got one of these: http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B003 ... ss_product mounted to the handle bars - seems to be working pretty well and appears to be waterproof (although if its really bad i've been putting it my waterproof pocket.)

    there's a nice level of rubber protection on the inside if it came off but it'd be screwed if I landed on the screen / it was run over i'm sure... which reminds me i kind of need to re-enforce the mounting
  • redddraggon
    redddraggon Posts: 10,862
    I have two iphones, but I struggle to see what reason why you'd mount one on your bars. Just seems like a recipe for disaster to me.

    A Garmin would be a far better bet for the job of a bike computer - battery life, robustness, specificity for the job, etc
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  • adamroe
    adamroe Posts: 7
    edited June 2010
    I have an HTC Touch Diamond 2 and got a bracket and bike mount for it
    http://www.handtec.co.uk/section.php/308/1/car-kits---mounts?filter&cf[2]=Herbert+Richter
    Did feel a bit loose in the bracket so I added some tape underneath to make it more secure.

    However 20mph over a pot hole and out it poped, dropping to the road...oh s**t...my first thought, but appart from a 0.5cm chip of the surface of the side...all working OK...even the emdomondo route tracking application was still running :D
    Have now added a couple of bands over the top of it to ensure firmly in place.

    Good luck

    Got a Garmin 500 on handle bars as well...hey why take one GPS unit on the bike when you can have two???
  • MX5-ady
    MX5-ady Posts: 12
    I always have my iphone on my handlebars and have had no problems so far, although I probably don't ride as far as most people on here. it's very sturdy and I don't worry about it coming of ....... I modidifed my car iphone holder as I found I was never using it in there.

    I use the 'Cyclometer' app on mine whilst riding which is why I like to have it on display.
  • Foxbauer
    Foxbauer Posts: 13
    I have been looking to get one myself.

    its just handy having an that one item that does everything and i found some good cycling apps for my iphone but they dont work too great out of my pocket!

    i'm gonna get one of these when i have the money to spare:

    Dahon BioLogic bike mount

    http://www.tredz.co.uk/.Dahon-BioLogic- ... _36050.htm

    they are getting released from the uk supplier some time next week.

    weatherproof, shock resistant and you can still use the touch screen.
    also you can still use the camera to take videos or pics when you ride.
  • Variado
    Variado Posts: 107
    A Garmin would be a far better bet for the job of a bike computer - battery life, robustness, specificity for the job, etc

    +1

    My Garmin survived bouncing across the road into a ditch just fine when I hit the deck, doubt my iPhone would have done as well. Plus after riding all day the Garmin still has 50% battery left, the iPhone lasts maybe three hours tops running GPS software. And much less if you don't put the screen to sleep.

    The Garmin's also far more accurate with tracking - I take the iPhone out with Runkeeper every run I do, and find it typically underestimates distance by 5-10%.
  • tptvmbircn
    tptvmbircn Posts: 782
    Variado wrote:
    A Garmin would be a far better bet for the job of a bike computer - battery life, robustness, specificity for the job, etc

    +1

    My Garmin survived bouncing across the road into a ditch just fine when I hit the deck, doubt my iPhone would have done as well. Plus after riding all day the Garmin still has 50% battery left, the iPhone lasts maybe three hours tops running GPS software. And much less if you don't put the screen to sleep.

    The Garmin's also far more accurate with tracking - I take the iPhone out with Runkeeper every run I do, and find it typically underestimates distance by 5-10%.

    Could'nt of said it better, plus my garmin does not get texts and phone calls from the missus haha

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