Bike Computer or Bike Apps on Iphone

[Maye]

Has anyone used the ANT adapter for the iPhone? I saw this at REI yesterday. My new bike has duo-trap sensors on it. I wish I'd known about the adapter before I purchased the wireless computer for my bike. FWIW "motion gpx" is the app I use so far so good . I did drain my battery on a three hour ride, but I started with on 60% charge, and I hadn't modified the settings to maximize battery use. ( it was talking to me every five minutes!)

Hi Irulan,
I don't use the adapter but I do use the fisica case bike mount which comes with an ANT+ sensor. I use it with the Wahoo HRM and speed/cadence combo sensors. I really like the case. Easy to take phone in/out and protects the iPhone from the elements. The longest I have used it is for 110 minutes for a 20 mile ride last Saturday and the battery went down to 65% from 100% charged. For longer rides (not there yet :-)) I'm contemplating buying a Garmin GPS.

[OakLeaf]

Just in terms of battery life, I can't speak to iPhone, but I've got an HTC Incredible (first generation) with an extra capacity aftermarket battery (I think 1650 mAH, but not sure - it fits in the OEM back). If I keep the phone plugged in until just before I leave, and keep the screen OFF (so it's just logging and not displaying anything to me realtime), just having the GPS on to use iMapMy drains my battery to the 10% red light warning in five hours. That's not near enough in my book, especially considering that the main reason I want to carry a phone with me is in case of emergencies, and if an emergency did happen, it might take more than an hour or two for someone to find me.

But maybe iPhones have better battery life.

[Maye]

The iPhone battery gets drained in around 3 hours :-( That's why I'm contemplating buying a Garmin GPS.

[jyyanks]

The iphone battery is terrible but I'm not at the level where I do 3 hour rides yet!