I have a few iphone 5s laying around and thinking to see if I can convert them into bike computer
whats a good mount for them? bike computer app?
or am i better off just getting an actually bike computer
How to setup older iphone as bike computer?
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Use Wahoo app with iPhone 5. Perfect
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Quadlock is great, but I wouldn’t even bother, the battery just wont last
Been curious about this too for a while, so got a cheap Zrace out front mount of Ali, along with a silicone case to glue the garmin adapter to and a couple of Magene S3+ sensors. The mount is surprisingly good quality and solidly built. Paired with ipbike (Android only), the setup proved to be great, I am not going back to a cycling computer. The battery life point @robbosmans makes might be true for iPhone, though. My Pixel 4a has an OLED screen and the ipbike allows to configure an all-black UI, which helps to keep usage to about 10-15% a ride. I say this is worth a try and quite affordable.
I tried this a long time ago. Battery life was an issue and I could keep the screen lit using Apple Maps while not plugged in. I suppose a cycling specific app would work better.
The good news is that DIY battery swaps on older iPhones isn't very hard and 3rd party batteries are inexpensive.
The good news is that DIY battery swaps on older iPhones isn't very hard and 3rd party batteries are inexpensive.