The Solution To Make iPhone A Serious Bike Computer Is This iPhone Auxiliary Battery
Up to this point in time there have been some serious limitations to making your iPhone into a GPS-based bike computer. The largest
limitation was the iPhones short battery life in GPS mode because many cyclists like to go for rides that are longer than this.
The key breakthrough for this technology has been the addition of an auxiliary battery that more than triples the battery life of the iPhone. "This
is the single best battery life solution for cyclists because it piggybacks securely with the Fisica sensor case", says Rusty Squire, President
of the Heart Rate Watch Company.
While many app developers have built operating platforms with all the best features this firmware became completely irrelevant without
enough battery life. Wahoo Fitness just had their iPhone Auxiliary Battery come out for the Wahoo Fitness Fisica Sensor Case. It gives you five extra
hours in GPS mode, which is plenty of time for a long bike ride.
"This now makes the iPhone a very viable alternative as a GPS bike computer", says Squire. He adds, "The only reason serious bike racers won't adopt
this technology has to do with weight." The iPhone bike pack weighs a little over one pound with the auxiliary battery whereas a Garmin Edge 500 weights
3 ounces. Of course not all cyclists are that careful about weight and if they are already bringing their iPhone's anyway then subtract 8 ounces from
these figures.
The bottom line is that for the modest weight differential of about one-half pound the iPhone can be converted into an awesome bike computer that
does something no other bike computer does - it takes phone calls and texts.
With over 100 applications to choose from on the iTunes store there is no lack of creative energy working on the bike fitness solutions. Selecting
the right app is similar to selecting an electronic device with the best firmware because this app will form the operating system of the device itself.
Until the 4th quarter of 2011 nobody had the technology available to allow the iPhone to last long enough for serious bike rides of longer than an hour
and one-half, now you can go ride 100 miles in GPS mode with battery to spare.
Finally, the last missing piece in the puzzle has arrived just in time to create iPhone bike packs that really work in time for Christmas 2011. If you
like to bike and you own an iPhone then the technology is all in place to turn it into a world-class bike computer.
If you would like to talk to a real expert about the iPhone bike computer options then just call the Heart Rate Watch Company at 866-586-7129 and see
what a difference a real expert can make.
