What GPS unit to buy !

[Clinton1]

So you don't take a phone with you when you ride for emergency calls?

 

My thoughts precisely. I've got my phone on me anyway.

[EZRider]

 

 

So you don't take a phone with you when you ride for emergency calls?

 

Not my iphone

[TNT1]

My thoughts precisely. I've got my phone on me anyway.

 

Exactly. I have a phone, and, oh, gee, imagine that, all risk comprehensive insurance on it for R50something a month. As in I can drop it at home on the tiles, have it break, and claim. Yes, they cover any damage to the phone.

 

If I go get a dedicated GPS contraption for riding, that needs to be insured as well. Probably cost about the same per month. And I'd still need a phone. Go figure.

[TNT1]

Not my iphone

 

Fair enough. When I mtb I do leave my Galaxy at home. I take an old 6120Navigator (ex contract phone, so no extra cost - has a payg mtn sim, that I feed airtime from my regular phone's loyalty points) with me. SportsTracks is still perfect for me. Know what's on my mtb Handlebars other than grips, shifters, stem and my hands? Nothing.

Edited May 4, 2012 by TNT1

[EZRider]

 

 

Exactly. I have a phone, and, oh, gee, imagine that, all risk comprehensive insurance on it for R50something a month. As in I can drop it at home on the tiles, have it break, and claim. Yes, they cover any damage to the phone.

 

If I go get a dedicated GPS contraption for riding, that needs to be insured as well. Probably cost about the same per month. And I'd still need a phone. Go figure.

 

I don't insure my iPhone never broke or lost it. I have a 120 rand Nokia I ride with. How do you mount your phone?

[EZRider]

 

 

Fair enough. When I mtb I do leave my Galaxy at home. I take an old 6120Navigator (ex contract phone, so no extra cost) with me. SportsTracks is still perfect for me. Know what's on my mtb Handlebars other than grips, shifters, stem and my hands? Nothing.

 

You type too fast.

Okay but I need my heart rate ( got a heart issue ), speed, distance, ave speed are all usefull all the time. Only thing I don't need is post ride analysis so if the units not on my bars it may as well be at home.

Edited May 4, 2012 by TZmtb

[TNT1]

How do you mount your phone?

 

Back pocket of cycling jersey. Like a normal bloke.

[The Ghost]

 

 

Fair enough. When I mtb I do leave my Galaxy at home. I take an old 6120Navigator (ex contract phone, so no extra cost - has a payg mtn sim, that I feed airtime from my regular phone's loyalty points) with me. SportsTracks is still perfect for me. Know what's on my mtb Handlebars other than grips, shifters, stem and my hands? Nothing.

 

I don't have a cheapie, so I put it in a safe-ish spot in my Camelbak.

I recon a phone is a must on a ride. I wiped out riding alone, got a spinal fracture and busted hip and didn't have one with me... Not so cool.

[TNT1]

You type too fast.

Okay but I need my heart rate ( got a heart issue ), speed, distance, ave time are all usefull all the time. Only thing I don't need is post ride analysis so if the units not on my bars it may as well be at home.

 

Around R300 you can get a Capdase mtb specific generic phone handlebar mount kit. Ask at your nearest cell phone shop. I swear by it, I have the motorbike version on the GS.

Edited May 4, 2012 by TNT1

[EZRider]

 

 

Back pocket of cycling jersey. Like a normal bloke.

 

In a sandwich bag no doubt.

[EZRider]

 

 

Around R300 you can get a Capdase mtb specific generic phone handlebar mount kit. Ask at your nearest cell phone shop. I swear by it, I have the motorbike version on the GS.

 

Nah, got my edge 500.

[awesme]

Also have a look at Strava, works perfectly on the iPhone

 

www.strava.com

 

G

 

what other gps apps are good for iphone, will try endomondo tomorrow

[TNT1]

I don't have a cheapie, so I put it in a safe-ish spot in my Camelbak.

 

Exactly why I have insurance on the expensive phone.

 

As a side note, I am more and more shocked that so many people who get bike jacked, and relieved of their tens of thousands of rands of prescious bicycle, don't have the cash to spend less than R100 a month insuring the thing. Same with laptops, phones, tablets. I just don't get this mentality.

[TNT1]

In a sandwich bag no doubt.

 

Nope. Just in the pocket.

[EZRider]

 

 

Nope. Just in the pocket.

 

You don't sweat enough!

[Clinton1]

As a side note, I am more and more shocked that so many people who get bike jacked, and relieved of their tens of thousands of rands of prescious bicycle, don't have the cash to spend less than R100 a month insuring the thing. Same with laptops, phones, tablets. I just don't get this mentality.

 

What bothers me more is the fact that the folk doing this bike jacking are very unlikely to know that they are better off not bike jacking me and rather waiting for the next guy to come along!