Originally Posted by
topslop1
Here's the thing, I have an S4 with an aftermarket battery in it, the Anker 7800mah, up from the stock 2600 and thus a larger case that fits around the battery. Therefore, I can't use any 'phone specific' case since the battery will not fit a traditional aftermarket case that may be provided with a mount. Secondly, it is no longer the traditional size of the S4 since there's about an added 1/2'' of height or depth to the phone.
I will get 8+hrs out of a charge running just about everything all at the same time. However, how the heck am I to mount it is another question. It looks as if the Nite Ize might actually work, I will have to give that a go.
I think I would be better suited to pick up the Bryton Rider 310 GPS for something like $150 or $160 with heart rate monitor and cadence monitor included that will give me heart rate, cadence, speed, pretty much everything except for turn by turn 'figure out on the fly' navigation (that I can get from my phone) with a decent handlebar mount.
Yeah, I may look like a dweeb for having dual electronics up front, and yeah I may be adding more weight but I think that'd be the best, most dollar conscious application.
tops, take a look at the
Satechi Ridemate 300 phone holder. This is the one that I use. The envelope that houses the phone is pretty roomy. When I replaced my original phone with the one I use now ( Droid Maxx ) the maxx came with a larger battery ( 3500mAh ). Your setup of course is going to be larger but I use my maxx with an Otter protective case and it still fits inside the envelope even though the Otter case makes it twice as thick ( ~17mm ). Downside is that it is somewhat hard to turn on/off the screen in the plastic sleeve but that might be just because I'm using the Otter case which makes the fit a little tight ( that and my hand dexterity is not as good as it once was ). The Ridemate comes with an adjustable clamp that will allow you to mount it either on the stem ( where mine is ) or on the bars. The clamp is rock solid and holds without fear of falling off. The mount is designed to pivot but since I didn't want that I just secured it with some electrical tape and it's been good. As cheap phone mounts go it has a fairly clean look. The bottom of the sleeve has a hole for using an external battery if needed. *Note there are other versions of the Ridemate ( 600 and 900 ) those might have different features.
@Drew Eckhardt; Thanks for the knowledgeable information on the Garmin products. It always helps to keep up with what's going on in the world of Garmin. Yep, there are some great points to owning a Garmin. A more "daylight friendly" screen and off-line maps are always big time winners. Nice to hear that someone has made it easier to include OSM's for Garmin. I might want to look more into that just in case I decide to pick-up a second hand 810.