Originally Posted by
treebound
Do you think smartphones and their apps are replacing the need or use of a dedicated bike computer?
I keep thinking about eventually getting something like a Garmin 500, but then I already have a phone with a few apps on it that work for my needs. Only problem is with battery life on the phone, the touchscreen and background programs like gps enabled apps really drain the battery way too fast.
Just curious about people's thoughts on this.
Mike
I was surprised how cheap a battery replacement/extra battery for my Android cost. On Ebay
I can easily find my battery for around $3 or $4. Or the battery and charger combo for well under $10.
For me Strava doesn't eat much battery at all. Today I rode for 2:30 hours with Strava while playing mp3's on the highest volume (Sinatra, it makes the chicks smile
) and came home with a battery life not even half gone. I do have my monitor brightness all the way low and no vibration that helps.
Hope it helps.
http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_from...ptimus+battery