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I have mostly the same concerns, but I think you aren't the target market. Time trial bikes, for example, are not even worth considering, since they aren't use
by jzwinck 13y ago
I have mostly the same concerns, but I think you aren't the target market. Time trial bikes, for example, are not even worth considering, since they aren't used in scenarios where a smartphone is an appropriate bike computer (e.g. no navigation needed on a TT, no desire for extra weight, bigger need for cycling-specific connectivity like ANT+).
Making a smartphone mount crash-proof is probably not practical. But kudos to these folks for making something that casual cyclists might actually want to use, won't attract thieves, and is cheap. They should focus on the 98% of the market who will never pay $300-500 for a Garmin device (which anyway are hard to use). The more Android devices we get strapped to people's handlebars, the quicker Garmin or another player will make an Android device for serious cyclists (n.b. they recently introduced Android on the Monterra GPS, which is more for hiking but shows where things are headed).
- plorkyeran 13y agoReasonably crash-proof smartphone mounts already exist; they just cost a bit more. I use http://www.amazon.com/BioLogic-Bike-Mount-iPhone-4/dp/B004G7XYU6/ http://www.amazon.com/BioLogic-Bike-Mount-iPhone-4/dp/B004G7... for mountain biking, and I've broken a few mounts (I haven't found a good spot to put it that's visible but not in the path of my legs when bailing off the bike), ridden in the rain and fished it out of a stream without the phone itself suffering any damage.