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Just got myself a new phone and don't really want to trash it when out riding. The old one had a fake leather flap case which was a bit crap - I don't really want a case for the new phone as its big enough anyway. This generally went in a plastic sandwich bag and in my camelback.
Interested to hear others solutions to phone protection when riding - especially keeping water out!
Wrapped in sandwich bag/swimming hat/plastic carrier bag (whatever's to hand) and shoved in back pocket. Never had a problem.
In a dry bag in the camelback or leave at home/in the car.
Have an old payg non-smart phone for riding and put it in a freebee plastic wallet. Has the advantage that no-one rings it either.
I have an aquapac phone thing which serves as a completely waterproof phone case and wallet and it goes in my jersey pocket.
Buy a £15 phone on pay as you go and take that instead. Only give your family the number of the new phone and you'll also minimise mid-ride interruptions.
EDIT: Beaten by YAK
In a clear plastic pencil case in my back pocket if I'm on the road or doing an XC ride, if I have my backpack it goes in a little dry bag.
The actual answer to the question is "ignore it". Those who need me know to ring me, so I can ignore texts and emails as they ping in.
Mine lives in a neoprene case to protect it from bumps, inside a plastic bag to keep it dry.
One of these: in a freezer bag in shorts pocket for a bit extra waterproofing.
Or an overboard case around my neck:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/aw/d/B0023SNZQS/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?qid=1414150990&sr=8-1&pi=SY200_QL40
I have something like this - designed for diving
bit bulkier than I wanted but plastic bags weren't working very well in a deluge
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I just chuck mine in whatever bag I have. It's a Sony Z1 Compact so it's waterproof enough already and a cheap screen protector ensures the screen doesn't get scratched.
Aquapac in the back pocket for me.......
Lifeproof case on my old phone, waiting for them to bring out a case for my new phone.
In my pocket.
pocket - on silent. its in a griffin survivor case though.
Stays at home.
Turn it off?
(Old Nokia, shoved in drybag at bottom of bag usually)
pocket... it's only a phone... as it's a Z1 it's also fully waterproof.
Double bag it and bury it so even if it does ring i dont answer it.
Either leave it at home or put it in a ziploc freezer bag.
I bought an old Samsung S3 mini with payg sim and loaded some maps onto it in case I ever get hideously lost.
In a Caddy Sack (that I just put straight in my back pocket on a road ride) then in the middle of my rucksack.
When I fell off two weekends ago and broke my elbow, as I lay on the slab of Saddleworth Stone, it was quite reassuring to hear my phone in my rucksack as someone texted me asking for sponsorship money.
1. Put phone on silent
2. Place phone in camelback
3. Ignore*
* discounting occasional 'Can you come and pick me up please? I think I've broke my wrist. Where am I? I'm at the bottom of a ditch near Rivington' type calls 😳
At home in the cupboard, warm and dry there.
In pocket as is.
It's got properly soggy with no problems so far. (iPhone 4).
And because it's not an iPhone 6, it's strong 🙂
Nobody has my number except people I'd want to take a call from anyway.
Ziplock bag and in the pack or pocket for me, if you are worried about waterproofing then 2 ziplock bags
i got a free waterproof phone wallet type thing when i ordered a case for the wifes phone...it was ok to start with but the the zip lock broke but its still big enough for the top to fold down and keep things relatively watertight...but its starting to crak and split in places so i want to replace it with either something like what Brakes has or one of those Griffin survival cases
£10 Asda PAYG, in my backpack just in case. It only cost a tenner and the battery lasts ages. I can't record my awesome Strava times with it though so I have to bungee the laptop and a GPS thinger to the bars when I go out shredding.
When I'm commuting I need to take my iPhone, it goes in a sandwich bag and in either the rear pocket of my shorts or chest pocket of my winter jacket. I've been doing this for years and never had any issues with the phone.
On non commuting rides I have a £10 PAYG nokia that very small and very light and goes in a jersey pocket in a plastic bag.
Keep it on divert to the landline/voicemail
Keep it in a ballistic waterproof case
Keep it in a Topeak top tube bag
Take it out to take photos
My two most recent camelbaks have a waterproof soft lined pocket at the top, for phones. However the smaller one is now too small for a modern smartphone 🙂
on the road bike it either goes in a top tube bag (Tri-bag) or in the central back pocket in my jersey.
On the MTB it either goes in the same pocket, or in my Camelbak.
Yak - Member
Have an old payg non-smart phone for riding
^ this. Plus limit those having the number to immediate family for emergency only!
Lezyne Caddy Sack with blood sugar level meter, insulin and all the other diabetic crap I need to carry with me...
Have an old payg non-smart phone for riding
I like to take photos and share them whilst I am out riding, because it's stunningly beautiful where I live, in places, and certain of my family members who aren't so fortunate really appreciate it. So it's not just solipsism 🙂
My camelbak has a nice lined pocket in the top for electrical stuff. Always a wee bit concerned about rain but it's been fine.
waterproof phone pocket in jacket, until one day water got in but not out, turned into a wee phone swimming pool sloshing around on my arm, now used as spare phone as only 75% of buttons work which makes texts somewhat entertaining 😆
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My Z1 Compact is waterproof. Got a handlebar mount, and it goes there, as I use it as my cycle computer / nav / HRM etc. Also have top tube tri bag which has a phone pocket with window on the top which I've used lots as well on xc epics. A battery booster lives in there too... This is on my hardtail and road bike. When I'm riding 'bigger' stuff, it lives in my Camelback.
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Lives in the top pocket of my Deuter rucksack. Love Deuter.
How do you record your Strava orzmness without a smartphone..?
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Wonder if it will get a GPS signal for Strava shoved up there? 😀
Anyway, me... pocket, turn off wifi, gps, bluetooth and mobile data. Used for emergencies (hence turn everything off to keep battery life) and getting calls/texts asking where you are. GPS is done on my Garmin.
Samsung Xcover 2 is down to £105 now unlocked. Waterproof & shockproof and very good GPS. Just throw mine in the top pocket of pack. Does just fine up there, whatever the weather
Leave it in my breast pocket, unzipped, then wonder why its not there when I get home.....Doh! If anyone finds an iPhone 4 in a ditch somewhere near Leeds Bradford Airport you can have it. My new iPhone 6 (get me!) lives in an Overboard dry bag in my firmly zipped up pocket.
In my pocket. Occasionally if it's chucking it down, I'll use the furry waterproof pocket in my camel bak.
Mines in one of these S-line cases, with a clear screen protector on the front, has taken loads of drops with no damage. Doesnt add a great deal of size, but the grip alone is worth it...
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Samsung-Galaxy-S-Line-Silicone-Protector-S3-CLEAR/dp/B007PG0RJQ
Its then in the top Dakine Nomad pocket with Strava recording the ride.
On the MTBs - In a freezer bag for waterproofing, in the top pocket of my Osprey
On the road/grrravel - In a freezer bag for waterproofing in either a jersey pocket or saddle bag
Always set to vibrate only. Amusingly, after a recent big crash at Cwm Carn, all I could think as I lay on the ground was, "I wonder who's calling me?" as I could feel it vibrating in the top pocket!
On road/grrravel, I now sync my phone to my Garmin, so I see if anyone important is calling. Set to only show people for whom I'd be willing to stop a ride, and there aren't many of them.
Leave it at home.
I leave my Galaxy at home; it's too precious to risk losing or breaking.
I have a pay as you go phone I got from Carphone Warehouse for £2.99. It's only ever rung once and my buddy and I thought we were being followed by a helicopter or something so I didn't answer it. It goes in a plastic sleeve in my jersey pocket with some coffee money.
Anyway there's no network in a lot of the Ribble Valley and Bowland Fells.
Mines in my pocket, I know if I drop it as the music stops. If im expecting to wade i put it in one of those super duper ziplock bags but cant use headphones then.
If it's just a short ride, it goes in the back pocket of my TLD Skylines with the foam padding.
If I've got a pack, then it goes in the top pocket behind my neck with bubble wrap round it.
Mine broke when I stacked it
Was in the rear of camleback
Lost one from a camel back pocket that never stayed shut somewhere on the Alp d'heuz glacier another smashed further down on an OTB indecent. Since then I take a bit more care packing them screen side in. Got some waterproof pockets made from thicker frameskin material that I get for nowt that I use if it's damp which it rarely is.
In one of Beerbabe's recycled inner tube cases. Velcro shut, waterproof enough unless I jump in a lake and crash protection too as it's a thick rubber bumper.
SIM question:
Can you have two SIM's (in two different phones) both on the same number?
So, leave your expensive one somewhere safe, and take a cheapo riding??
No each sim has one number, you could forward your calls from the main phone to the second one when you are out though but you would be calling back from your other number.
You couldnt ask your provider for a same number SIM?
Put it in a drawer.
bonesetter - Member
You couldnt ask your provider for a same number SIM?
Nothing to stop you asking.
lol oldgit
I dump my S4 in my bag use this sort of case as well.