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Old 08-24-16 | 03:13 PM
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I'd get a bike computer if it fit my budget. I'm surprised how essential the iPhone has become to my bicycling, although it sits in the handlebar pouch or my pocket -- I don't use a handlebar mount. I have no natural sense of direction and would get lost at every turn without some navigation aid. I even have a silly compass/bell combo and use the compass more often than the bell.
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Old 08-25-16 | 01:47 PM
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I've been using my iPhone 5c as a bike computer, mounted on my aerobars, for almost 4 years and I've never had a problem with vibration causing any damage to any functions of the phone.

For those that site battery problems when using a phone as a bike computer, this is a screenshot that I posted on another thread of one of my rides. It's from my almost 3 year old iPhone 5c with it's original battery. Connected to the phone is a RFLKT+, a Wahoo speed/cadence sensor and a heart rate monitor. If after a 3 hour, 50 mile ride you still need more than 66% battery life to make that emergency call you carry your phone for, than you should go with a Garmin or one of the other dedicated GPS bike computers.
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Old 08-26-16 | 05:27 PM
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Originally Posted by fietsbob
Low on the tech addiction scale , I used a wired computer to count the miles on cycle-tours .

Daily rides I just ride the bike.. no widgets needed .. nothing to steal, while I park the Bike.


OP is in the Tech Bubble with High priced housing , good luck with that IT Career.





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You seem pleased with yourself in the way you make fun of people's interests. I bet you don't enjoy it when you're on the receiving end of that.
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Old 08-28-16 | 11:46 AM
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Old 08-28-16 | 12:12 PM
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at this point, the sensor options for both protocols (ANT+ and BT) mean you can pretty much use either a phone or a bike computer. The phones have gotten a bit large at times for bike computers, otherwise, it's pretty much a horse apiece for functionality at this point.
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