Originally Posted by
velonomad
I'm an admitted technophobe. But when I was in Atlanta a couple months riding the paths, My little iphone was doing an excellent job of getting me around both on the paths and the streets. I'm thinking of using it more on tours (still taking my maps) now that I discovered from previous posts that portable chargers are available that can keep the phone going for several days.
What have been your experiences and how do you carry your phone? Anyone found a secure bar mount or something that attaches over the handlebar bag? What apps are working best for you?
I know a kid who cycled TransAm a few years back, used his iPhone to navigate.
He had a couple of tricks. When he was in a town and had WiFi, he downloaded and cached Google maps, thus the maps were available when he had zero data or cell service. He was religious about putting the phone in airplane mode when there was no service.
He then used a rear folding solar panel to charge his extra batteries, then the batteries charged the phone at night. Except for having his solar panel stolen in Yellowstone, which was an expensive replacement, he said the system worked well.