In 2024 Your iPhone Works Just As Good As a Bike Computer!

I want to see your results about battery life when using navigation. And you can't see anything of the display when the sun shines on the display, because of the reflection.

When I first got into cycling a couple years ago, I used my phone as a bike computer. As I advanced as a cyclist and started going on longer and longer rides, battery life became an occasional issue, and overheating became a frequent concern. If you're just starting out, sure, it's a great, affordable option, but phones are not designed to operate with the screen on in fully sunlight for extended periods of time.

I'm cool with baking my wahoo in the sun and exposing it to harsh elements while mounted to my bar... Not so interested in cooking the battery and screen of my new iPhone as much...

Thank you, certainly worth a try...

Hard to tell if this is an ad for the cadence app or an argument against the Garmin X wahoo duopoly or for the phone!

States he just discovered it, then proceeds to say he's used it for 3 years...

Using my iphone 13 with quadlock. Works like a charm. Crashed once and the qualock case protected my phone without a scratch. I get everything i need and dont see the need to spend another 400 eur min on a computer that does same without a touch screen

Thank You Sir for your so convincing video. I will definitely be using my iPhone as my bike computer.

Thanks you for this video..

I use the iPhone 13 mini with the cadence app. Navigating with offline maps saves a bit of battery. The big win for me is no more syncing the ride to my computer. No more syncing at the end of the ride

Hey, David! Great tip! Does Cadence have the ClimpPro-like feature? So when on a climb, does it show how much is left? That is pretty much the coolest advantage of having a Garmin Edge or a Karoo 2. I have managed mounting my phone to bike just perfect, so a phone is the ideal thing here. I have nothing against a Garmin Edge it's just slow, clumsy and maps are not as colorful either, oh and the screen is small.

Hi David, thanks for sharing that with us. I want try my phone on my bike, but, first, i looking for some case with a good grip. U can tellus what case u use for your iphone, to mount in your bike suport? thanks

Can i use the 2 garmin sensors(cadence and distance)to connect via bluetooth to my iphone?

Hello, can you connect your Apple Watch to it for heart rate thanks

I use my iPhone as a phone and I find it works really well

can i see the power meter stat (watts output) in the strava screen?

It seems to be an ad, a bike computer is targeted for the purpose and is better in most cases than a phone. I had so many issues using a phone (battery, overheating, rain / touchscreen with gloves, cannot answer call / take photo / record video while riding). And then there are other training metrics recorded with Garmin or the real temperature which is helpful to learn how to dress for what temperature. The list can go on. It's not only the hardware, it's also the software (training status /readiness, vo2max etc). Before buying my first Edge 130 I was trying to use an old phone, but I wanted to give the Garmin a try. Next year I upgraded to 830. It's a huge difference to using a phone. I would rather pay 150$ for an used Edge 830 with actionable data than 40$/year for Cadence. Raw data doesn't mean much for training, Cadence should at least have a plugin for Intervals.ICU.

Until someone passes by at a traffic stop and takes your iPhone. Then it is a LOT more expensive to replace.

SRAM AXS battery status and gear selection is Ant+ only, no Bluetooth

I came here thinking that I could use my iPhone. But now that I've seen this, I worry about overheating and visibility in bright light. Both of which I've experienced in the past while trying to use it as a car navigation tool.