I can understand wanting some tunes while riding your bike. But watching movies while you pedal away is probably not a great idea. The up side is, you’ll have something to do while the EMTs are trying to untangle your legs from your bike spokes.
Obviously, the iPhone Bike Mount is not going to improve your life. All it can really do is foreshadow your asphalt demise as your eyes are always drawn to your beautiful gadget. This particular form of assisted suicide will only cost you $14.99. And when you reach those pearly gates and they ask you what the last thing you saw was, you can tell them it was Desperate Housewives. It’s so pathetic that you might actually get a second chance. Maybe.
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It’s probably being used as a cyclocomputer to give the cyclist speed, average speed, distance, etc.
Why has every review about an iPhone bike mount been written by someone who obviously dosent ride a bike, particularly in an urban environment. A bike holder for the iPhone is obviously to use the gps navigation function, not watch movies?? This article is retarded.
I agee… Some people use it as a cyclometer… Google maps comes in handy when your looking for road routes and finally you can use it to make a phone call for emergencies.
First let me say that I’d vastly prefer to use my iPhone for a gps/computer instead of having to buy the dedicated cycling computer for $200+. I think my primary concern though would be destroying my iPhone through the harsh vibration. It really can’t be good to subject all that delicate miniturized electronics to a 15 mile bike commute each day. After all, your butt gets a padded seat, but this is affixed tightly to the frame. Think it might be hard to explain to AT&T why they should send me a replacement phone if my previous one experiences death-by-vibration.
Oh and I’m posting this from my iPhone while riding my bike down a busy street and blasting my iPod, so would you guys mind posting in a bigger font?
Every site that has reviewed this gadget seems to think that all the iphone does is play movies. You can track speed, use it as a map, couple it with map my ride, etc. Think of it like a car speedometer or a radio tuner – you dont stare at it the entire time you are driving.
We have recently released a new mount for the iphone – the iBikeMount. We are very interested in customer feedback and obviously don’t recommend anyone watching movies while on their back – unless it is cold outside and you are on your trainer
Total agreement with Brandon and co here. Cycling whilst watching a video would not only be dangerous – it would be next to impossible. What a pointless review.
Kudos to you who bash the review about suicide by iphone while riding a bike. I’m new to iphone and am finding all the apps fantastic. Why by an expensive cycle computer and an MP3 player, and a phone, and gps device? I can’t wait to try the trails app while the phone is mounted to handle bars.