Originally Posted by
prj71
This has been covered ad nauseam on this forum.
1.) Phones and Strava work ok for short rides. GPS kills the battery when recording or navigating and there isn't a phone out there that has battery life that will last as long as a garmin or similar device for recording or navigating. Carrying an extra battery to keep it charged is a PIA.
2.) Phones are heavy...They suck for mountain bike use as nobody makes a sturdy enough mount. They tend to fly off.
3.) Riding in cold weather (those of us that fat bike in winter) is even worse using a phone. Battery life is cut in half.
As someone who thought the way you did at one time I learned very quickly the downside to using the phone.
As I stated before, I provided a workable solution for the OP.
Like you, he may possess his own reasons to avoid going the iPhone/Strava route.
And I do not recall you contributing anything within the thread.
Covering BF topics "ad nauseum" occurs multiple times daily.
Should members not chime in concerning tubeless, tubular, stuck components, favorite lubes, etc.?
