Originally Posted by
Steve B.
Roland and Julianna, rode across most of the U.S., Austria, France, Slovenia, Majorca, all the while using a smartphone and Kamoots, plus an external battery. Works for some people it seems. Funny thing is his wife was using a Garmin, yet they used the phone to navigate,
Judging by their attire it doesn't seem they are riding in very hot weather.
I rode briefly with some German university students last August in Slovenia down through the Balkans, who were attempting to use handlebar mounted phones. It was basically unusable for them. Over heats very quickly and the phone automatically enters self-protection mode.
Also can't be healthy for the longevity of a phone battery to be constantly roasting. Modern phones with non-replaceable batteries, when the battery ages out, the phone is caput. $1200 phone in the trash. Yikes.