Bike phone?
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Smokin Joe
Legendary Member
- Location
- Bare headed cyclist, Smoker
The Samsung is what I've got - or one of the many I've got, they do tend to collect over the years.
Mine's a cheap 2nd-hand iPhone 5. It goes in my bag for the duration of each journey, connected to a USB power thing so it can track Strava/GPS all day. I have incoming calls and messages disabled, and I know that no intended calls would be important enough to disturb my ride - because I've decided that in advance 
Welsh wheels
Lycra king
- Location
- South Wales
Catching fire risk? Really?A very good reason not to carry an expensive phone in back pocket. Catching fire risk aside!!
Can’t you keep in a strong case in Tri, saddle or pannier and Bluetooth
Or switch it off and enjoy your ride
Heltor Chasca
Out-riding the Black Dog
How about your mate’s phone? It’s going cheap.
Or you could use an Otterbox which I use. I work outside in less than ideal conditions and I keep it on my person for cycling. I put it in a ziplock bag just to decrease the amount of condensation. Doesn’t affect the phone in the Otterbox, but it just means I don’t have to keep cleaning the cover.
Or you could use an Otterbox which I use. I work outside in less than ideal conditions and I keep it on my person for cycling. I put it in a ziplock bag just to decrease the amount of condensation. Doesn’t affect the phone in the Otterbox, but it just means I don’t have to keep cleaning the cover.
Smokin Joe
Legendary Member
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- Bare headed cyclist, Smoker
All you need is some bubble wrap. You can remove the little bubble wrap wallet from the inside of an envelope and that will protect against a drop.
Heltor Chasca
Out-riding the Black Dog
Wrap it in soft, caramel toffee so it doubles as a ride snack.
Toffee Apple.
I should be in marketing.
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I should be in marketing.
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Cycleops
Legendary Member
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- Accra, Ghana
Just don’t buy a second hand one, you cant be sure where it’s been!
vickster
Legendary Member
Yep, Google it...Catching fire risk? Really?
Welsh wheels
Lycra king
- Location
- South Wales
Well I suppose with the amount I sweat it probably gets quite warm in there. I'm not worried about a fire risk though in seriousness, I have a sensible smartphone not one of these high end 500 quid Apple or Samsung ones that do catch fire sometimes.
Welsh wheels
Lycra king
- Location
- South Wales
Without a smartphone, how you can take your selfies and instagram them??
Globalti
Legendary Member
I went into Carphone Warehouse and asked what was their cheapest phone. They produced one for £2.99 plus £10 for the topup. I asked if they had anything cheaper and rather furtively the assistant produced the same phone but in a flesh pink with a Union flag front and a horrible royal wedding emblem embossed in gold on the back. "99 pence for this one Sir, nobody seems to want them!" It told the bloke I have my standards and took the £2.99 phone. None of the buttons was labelled so it took trial and error to make a call. I put it in my jersey pocket and went for a ride, feeling secure. Along the road my buddy and I heard a strange warbling noise coming from somewhere behind us but dismissed it as agricultural noise or a helicopter. When I got hime Mrs Gti berated me: "Why didn't you answer? I rang your new phone!" In the end I gave up on that phone and sent it to my colleague in Nigeria who hands out unwanted phones to his staff.
Julia9054
Guru
- Location
- Knaresborough
Problem is you would then need somewhere to stash your reading glasses so you could operate it!
