Spinning with phone: sweat!

[Aromig]

I have a "BiKase" for my ipad that I bought at Performance Bicycles that I sweat all over, and so far the iPad is doing fine. You might check to see if they carry one for phones. It's not super secure (but I'm not going to ride with my ipad on the road anyway).

[ny biker]

If it's a regular bike on an indoor trainer, there are various products that will protect a phone when it's mounted on the bike.

http://www.rei.com/c/bike-phone-moun...-on-bike-packs

If it's a stationary/spinning bike, I'm not sure what would work. Are you looking at the phone screen while you're spinning? If not, covering the phone with a towel when you're not looking at it should protect it. I keep a microfiber towel on the handlebar when I ride indoors to deal with sweat, but a regular hand towel would probably work too.

[Crankin]

Why do you need to look at your phone? Enjoy the ride, even if it's indoors!

[rebeccaC]

Biologic’s WeatherCase works well for rain protection as well as sweat. It comes with a stem/handlebar mount that makes it easy to put on/take off the phone and holds the phone securely to the bike. There are some good bicycling phone apps for both indoor training and for road use now....and i'm sure more to come.

[OakLeaf]

If you're only using it for music and/or audio cues, another option is a waterproofed iPod Shuffle. Wouldn't cost you any more than a quality waterproof box and handlebar mount.

I have one from Underwater Audio that I use for deep water running. So it's actually submerged during my workouts. Works great.

I'm all about listening to my body and getting inspiration from my surroundings, I'm very strongly against music during outdoor running, but there is no way I would be able to keep up my cadence or avoid going out of my mind with boredom, going back and forth in the pool for an hour and a half at 4-5 minutes per lap without music.

[Crankin]

I agree, swimming is the most boring sport around (sorry, swimmers). But it sounded like the OP was on a spin bike, as opposed to a trainer, where you might be using it for music. Just wondering. I see people bringing their phones into the gym, setting them on the floor by their bike in spin class, or on the bar, even. They are not using it for music, so I am apt to judge that they can't be without their phone for an hour! Of course, I do not automatically associate phone with music. If I use the trainer at home, I have my old Ipod hooked up with the Boze radio, or I watch TV.

[Helene2013]

I use my iphone for music streaming and/or my own library, and also sometimes to look at my data when I'm using the Kinetic app. Depends which "toy" I bring on my trainer.

I don't sweat that much, at least not on my phone.

There are various options you can look at, like a phone case
Topeak has a waterproof one http://www.topeak.com/products/bags/..._drybag_ip5_bk (which I have) but using it in the sun can be an overheating problem. But it works well for me in the basement (I slit opened it as I could not find the non-proof one at a decent price).

But what works well for us is a ipad/toys like remote, etc holder on a tripod. You can make one at home very easily with either a camera tripod and getting the adapter or a DIY version out of wood. We have both and they work great and you can see/access everything at a glance/touch of finger as it is right in front of your wheel (trainer).

[Aromig]

I take my phone to spinning, and place it upside down next to my bike (so the light doesn't disturb anyone. Our spinning studio uses blackout shades and you spin in the dark). My phone is connected to a Bluetooth HR strap I wear. Probably not necessary, but I'm a data geek. I don't look at it during the class, but look afterwards to see if my perceived work matched what the phone recorded. But I think you're likely right that people can't do without their phone for an hour so they want it nearby.

I have a trainer at home and a spin bike at work (we have a large room where we can exercise. We have organized yoga and pilates classes three times a week, and a spin bike. Maybe we'll get a treadmill eventually). I watch movies/music videos/sufferfest videos on my ipad I can strap on the stem on my bike on the trainer and can stap on the spin bike at work right below the handlebars (I only lose one hand position, and keep the other two) and it gets all sweaty. If I'm only listening to music I set my phone/ipad on a stand near the bikes.