safest place for mobile phone on ride

danlightbulb

Hello all,

Where is the safest place to keep your mobile phone on an MTB ride? I normally keep it in my back pack, but it does bounce around a little there and if I was to crash and land on my back it could get damaged. Shorts pocket is a option but again if I crash it may be vulnerable there.

Thanks
Dan

The Northern Monkey

Backpack. tucked away, in a bit of towel rag or something if you're worried about the screen getting scratched.

Carried mine in my backpack on rides for the past 5 years, had many offs and still to break a phone.

angry_bird

Top pocket of my bag, it's a slightly padded pocket and the phone is in a hard case, stays in there along with my car keys, if I take my wallet that goes on top of it to pad it a bit.

The Northern Monkey wrote:

Carried mine in my backpack on rides for the past 5 years, had many offs and still to break a phone.

Very much this though, yet to damage it.

Roostoids

Hip pocket, never fallen on anything that's damaged or scratched it, plus if I fall on it whilst it's there, a damaged phone will be the least of my concerns

ilovedirt

Angry Bird wrote:

Top pocket of my bag, it's a slightly padded pocket and the phone is in a hard case, stays in there along with my car keys, if I take my wallet that goes on top of it to pad it a bit.

The Northern Monkey wrote:

Carried mine in my backpack on rides for the past 5 years, had many offs and still to break a phone.

Very much this though, yet to damage it.

You got one of those dakines with the glasses pouch and ipod pouch? I have the same one. Tend to put mine in a resealable sandwich bag (can still operate the touch screen through the bag) and stick it in the padded pocket.

paul.skibum

Outside small pocket on my Mule - inside sandwich bag to protect from elements/scratching. Fallen on my back a few times and only made a couple of inadvertent phone calls - no broken phones.

DodgeT

Must remember to put mine in a poly bag. Amazed it survived fridays ride at penmachno. It was in the middle of my fanny pack (round the front), under neath my waterproof jacket and was still soaking wet.

YeehaaMcgee

danlightbulb wrote:

Hello all,

Where is the safest place to keep your mobile phone on an MTB ride? I normally keep it in my back pack, but it does bounce around a little there and if I was to crash and land on my back it could get damaged. Shorts pocket is a option but again if I crash it may be vulnerable there.

Thanks
Dan

If you have a phone that you're that worried about, leave it at home.

ilovedirt

DodgeT wrote:

Must remember to put mine in a poly bag. Amazed it survived fridays ride at penmachno. It was in the middle of my fanny pack (round the front), under neath my waterproof jacket and was still soaking wet.

Lol, good old machno, somehow always manages to be wet, even when it's dry.

cooldad

I keep mine in the back pocket of my jersey to protect me if I crash. The joys of a work phone.

YeehaaMcgee

ilovedirt wrote:

DodgeT wrote:

Must remember to put mine in a poly bag. Amazed it survived fridays ride at penmachno. It was in the middle of my fanny pack (round the front), under neath my waterproof jacket and was still soaking wet.

Lol, good old machno, somehow always manages to be wet, even when it's dry.

Hell yes. Even when the rest of North Wales has had one of those incredibly rare dry spells for several weeks, there's still puddles almost a foot deep in places there
But fanny pack - seriously?

DodgeT

But even better, it was pi55ing it down all the while we were there, never been so wet! Was ace though.
Can't beat a nice little fanny pack for those essentials

YeehaaMcgee

What about a rucksack, like all non-gay, non-Amerkins?

DodgeT

Use one of them too, if I need to take more stuff, but for short rides, bottle on frame, tube/pump/bits n bobs and a snack or 2, the fanny is perfect.
On the flip side, could be considered gay if you've not tried a fanny

cooldad

DodgeT wrote:

Use one of them too, if I need to take more stuff, but for short rides, bottle on frame, tube/pump/bits n bobs and a snack or 2, the fanny is perfect.
On the flip side, could be considered gay if you've not tried a fanny

You do realise that the yanks call their ar5e a fanny?

DodgeT

Had forgotten until you just reminded me :shock:

Ah, but as long as the aris is next to a fanny, then that aint gay

danlightbulb

YeehaaMcgee wrote:

If you have a phone that you're that worried about, leave it at home.

Cant, need it to track my ride on Strava.

Sounds like some sort of case and a better padded area of my backpack is the answer then, as long as it don't interfere with the GPS.

dhobiwallah

Use my previous 'smartphone' with a PAYG simcard. 15 quid has lasted 8 months so far as I only use it for emergencies. Has GPS, crappy old processor in it means battery lasts for days (without GPS on) rather than hours and if I trash it I'm not too worried.

Last 2 proper offs I had on my own I'm not sure how long it would have taken me to get it out of my pack :shock: (1 separated shoulder, 1 dislocated ribs...)

schmako

One of the many reasons I don't own a smart phone, bugger going in to your bag after a ride to see the screens cracked or something!

My old brick rattles around all day in my bag.

YeehaaMcgee

danlightbulb wrote:

YeehaaMcgee wrote:

If you have a phone that you're that worried about, leave it at home.

Cant, need it to track my ride on Strava.

I think you're getting wants and needs mixed up.
Seriously, if you're treating your phone with such kid gloves, then get a garmin runkeeper watch or something like that for about 60-90 quid off amazon, or cheaper on Ebay.

noble steed

Keep mine in my saddle bag and it is fine

Stevie-eff

Ive got a camelbak mule, phone pocket on that is pretty good, well padded.

Also, if you a tracking rides, you ever thought of one of those armband iphone holders, turned so its on the inside of your arm, that should protect if a bit if you fall. (or is that a bit chavvy?)

jr88

Chest pocket in something padded and waterproof

felix.london

Safest place?...in the phone/camera pocket on the camelbak

Most practical place?...side pocket of shorts :-/