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jberryhill

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7. My problem with phone apps generally....

Reply to hibbing (Original post)

Thu May 8, 2014, 12:11 PM

May 2014

Is that continuous GPS and data (and a little ride music) puts a strain on the battery. Yeah, I know I'm not supposed to listen to music while riding, but I don't use a sound-isolating headset (yurbuds sweat-proof) and I keep the volume reasonably low enough to hear ambient sounds.

Unless I have a 100% charge, the phone charge doesn't last as long as my ride, and then I lose emergency use of the phone. I've been thinking of just keeping a solar USB battery on the rear rack, but haven't decided whether to do that or just install a cyclocomputer.

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