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I prefer to ride with no backpack whenever possible.
All my jerseys and jackets have got rear pockets, but I'm always worried that if I carry my phone there and perform an unscheduled dismount, I will roll on to it and damage it.
One jacket has got a small breast pocket. That seems to put the phone out of harm's way, but it's only one jacket.
I could do with some sort of secret agent gun holster type thing that will fit under any jersey.
Does anyone make such a thing ?
How do other people carry a phone without a backpack ?
Saddlepack?
Tuck it in your bra like a chav girl.
Strap it to the downtube 😉
Or a top tube bag / tri bag? Its handier than a saddlepack if you want to reach the phone while on the bike.
Or a storage bottle.
Tri- pouch on the top tube. Good for snacks too 😉
Ah yeas, the water bottle as a tool kit box. That's a good one too.
Sports armband strapped around the stem. Make sure it's not sticking out anywhere where it'll get knocked in a crash and maybe consider fitting a heavy duty protective case first. Also has the benefit of acting as a cycle computer if you run Strava or similar.
A cheap example, but available in all sorts of sizes 🙂
I've already got a small saddle bag full of levers, hex keys and patches etc.
I'd thought about a frame bag, but wondered if the vibration from a hardtail with the forks locked out might kill a normal phone. It's not built for it like a GPS.
Sports armband looks like exactly what I'm after thanks. I don't know how I've never heard of them before.
I wondered if the strap would be long enough to go round the upper arm or if it's intended to be worn like a watch.
[url= http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/NEW-NEOPRENE-SPORTS-RUNNING-ARMBAND-CASE-COVER-FOR-SMART-PHONE-4-4S-/151014265136?pt=UK_MobilePhones_MobilePhonesCasesPouches&var=&hash=item232926d130 ]This one is.[/url]
Wild thought I know, but how about leaving the damned thing at home for a few hours? The world will not come too stop you know.....
🙂
How can he Strava if he does that? 🙄
Ride in baggies with zipped pockets.
Wild thought I know, but how about leaving the damned thing at home for a few hours? The world will not come too stop you know.....
What would you do though if, for example, your bottom bracket failed 20 miles from home and nowhere near a bike shop?
http://singletrackmag.com/forum/topic/what-case-for-throwing-an-smartphone-into-a-camelback
And put it in your jersey pocket...
Get a spi belt.
I put mine in my pocket in a sandwich bag. It is only a cheapo pay as you go and I am on my 3rd in as many years so maybe not the best option.
It's surely going to be no safer on an armband than in a jersey pocket. I'm struggling to see why a Tri-bag/Frame bag will be a problem.
I wondered if the strap would be long enough to go round the upper arm
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I use an [url= http://store.aquapac.net/explore-product-range/waterproof-phone-cases.html ]Aquapac [/url]. On a cord round my neck, inside clothing - out of the way, and doesn't matter if it rains. It fits £10 and a credit card as well.
I got one of [url= http://www.ultimate-mobiles.co.uk/mounting-attachments/bicycle-mounts-attachments/pro-bicycle-waterproof-case___1096.htm ]These[/url]
hang it under your down-tube ?
😉
[quote=scaredypants ]hang it under your down-tube ?
Surely only an idiot would put an electrical component in exactly the place it'll most likely get covered in water and crap from the front wheel?
Oh..... 🙂
[i]but I'm always worried that if I carry my phone there and perform an unscheduled dismount, I will roll on to it and damage it.[/i]
In 20 years of falling off (interspersed with moments of cycling) I've never bashed mine.
For a non-zipped jersey: I put mine inside a sandwich bag (for waterproofing), tuck it into a jersey pocket and usually stuff a Buff on top to stop it jumping out.
Wherever possible I try and use a jersey or jacket with a zipped rear pocket though.
Use one of these.
http://www.alpkit.com/shop/cart.php?target=product&product_id=16660&category_id=251
What would you do though if, for example, your bottom bracket failed 20 miles from home and nowhere near a bike shop?
Exactly the same thing I would have done in 1995 before I had a mobile phone.
But in actual fact I wouldn't have been leaving home with a poorly maintained bike....... BBs don't fail inexplicably, they go slowly over a period of a few to lots of rides. 🙂
My iPhone 4 just stays in my shorts pocket, always has done. No case, it really doesn't need it IME.
But yeah, just get a jersey with a zipped rear pocket.
Was this what you are looking for.
FS, stick it in a pocket in a good plastic bag wrapped with a rubber band.
One of [url= http://www.beerbabe.co.uk/ourshop/prod_2479208-Nirvana-Mobile-Phone-Case.html ]these[/url] - has a velcro strap that will go round a belt if you have one?
lube yourself up,
and insert.... 😯
You could conseal it like prisoners do.
It'd be safe up there.
Edit.
Beaten to it. 😆
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I stick mine in my back packet. I wrap it in a sock and put it in a plastic sealoc bag. I guess I've been lucky so far.
[i]But in actual fact I wouldn't have been leaving home with a poorly maintained bike....... BBs don't fail inexplicably, they go slowly over a period of a few to lots of rides. [/i]
Unless they're ISIS.
brakes, freewheels, chains and many other things can fail suddenly.
will strava work if the phone is up your arse?
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