Mr. S. has a good point about the battery life. DH doesn't use any of the fitness software on his iPhone, but when he turns the location services on for car navigation, traffic, etc.,, he's lucky to get a full day out of the battery.
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12-31-2008, 07:00 AM #1
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01-01-2009, 09:07 AM #2
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I have Trailguru on my 3G iPhone and it works pretty well. You can upload your data to the Trailguru website and track your trips. I've only used it on longer walks, and I'm planning to try it on my bike if I can ever manage to get rid of this cold that I've had forever.
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01-01-2009, 02:21 PM #3
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For kicks, I took the iphone on a 13 mile ride today using iMapMyRide.
It was very accurate relative to the Garmin.
It used 60% of the phone's battery life in 13 miles.
The "Locator" services are apparently real power hogs. Plus I was in a 3G area which uses more power.
Finally, it was in my jacket pocket, so it didn't help much on gauging speed, etc.
I'll only use it as a backup to the Garmin on those rare times where I forget to charge it up...If you don't grow where you're planted, you'll never BLOOM - Will Rogers
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01-01-2009, 03:18 PM #4
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The Garmin charges just fine from a battery power source. I've charged both the Forerunner and the Edge from my 4-AA battery pack on two-day tours. In a pinch you could do it on-bike from a bento box, if you have one, or even from your jersey pocket with a long USB cable. You could start a new fashion trend...
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01-01-2009, 04:09 PM #5
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Which Forerunner do you have? For my 305 I would have to figure out how to attach the Garmin securely to its cradle to be able to use this trick. Originally Posted by OakLeaf
The Garmin charges just fine from a battery power source. I've charged both the Forerunner and the Edge from my 4-AA battery pack on two-day tours. In a pinch you could do it on-bike from a bento box, if you have one, or even from your jersey pocket with a long USB cable. You could start a new fashion trend...I'd rather be swimming...biking...running...and eating cheesecake...
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01-01-2009, 04:52 PM #6
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yeah, lol, I thought the Edge port would be accessible but it actually isn't now that I look at it. I knew the Forerunner's wouldn't be. Still in a pinch it could be done, just the GPS would have to ride in a pocket or box until it was charged, only an hour or two.
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