hello.
an external battery pack requires charging. i do not know how to start this again from the beginning. allow me to proceed from where i am now at.
i want to ride a bicycle across the country again. it requires complete independence from an electric plug. that is much of the attraction.
i have now decided upon the Schmidt SON Delux hub. i have never relied upon a hub dynamo before this adventure. previously i would enjoy pre-taped music playing from a Sony cassette player in my back pack, with an ear bud in one ear. while riding along the coast, i could hear the seals barking at the seashore, while listening to Lynard Skynyrd singing Freebird. it was more enjoyable than life should ever be. i would stop in town and purchase new batteries when needed.
now with the IPhone app, i will be able to stream not only classical rock- but live talk shows, bluegrass, comedy, etc. from Sirius/Xm radio as i ride. i may never come in off the road for a very long time.
so having a hub to power the IPhone excited my possibilities. all the input has been appreciated. still i am not hearing from anyone with any experience using an iPhone away from an electric plug for any extended period of time. i do not want to be dependent upon going into a fast food restaurant, and plugging into their electric wall socket, and having to sit there until i have recharged my batteries. i want complete independence.
i have received correspondence from the president of Pedalpower+. that has been very convincing, with salt. when a president writes to you personally, it says a couple of possible things about the company. the company is either successful with hands-on personal service; or unsuccesful because of a bad product being desperately sold to recoup investment.
he has written about a battery specifically developed to handle gadgets alike the IPhone 3Gs. i was confused through translation about some of his reply. if i knew how to attach the letter here i would. he was saying the battery would have enough juice to recharge the IPhone possibly 5 times were i to take a day off from bicycling. i began thinking he meant i had to recharge the battery in the IPhone every time the battery in the IPhone went low. i wanted to simultaneously operate the radio and maintain the charge in the battery while i am riding. so i asked about the two batteries. he has assured me the new battery will perform as requested. HUB>BATTERY>IPhone to my earbud while i ride. i am guessing it will be up to me to try it.
i have been balking at proceeding hoping for reinforcing experiential knowledge that heretofore has been missing. this has given me confidence about the hub, so i will try to be brave. it is only money, and i have lost much more than this.