How well is your phone protected?
 

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Consider this an endorsement for Otterbox...while out riding on July 4 on one of my favorite rides I was my sister pull out and not even give me a wave. I went to text her while riding and dropped my phone which was in my back pocket. I immediately hopped of my bike and began to run to it which landed (of course) in an area where the passenger tire of traffic typically is. A giant SUV was headed toward it and the driver knew full well what I was trying to do. He aimed for it and hit is square on. The case is pretty well smashed as you can see. The phone lives with barely a scratch. So, what kind of protection does your phone have?

-scott

Pretty amazing. Which Otterbox case is that?

@spelger, I once dropped a blinky light from the back of my saddle bag. I turned around to retrieve it only to find a jacka@@ in a p/u truck aiming right for it.

He knew what he was doing.

You don't need protection if you don't text and ride at the same time. Sorta like don't text and drive.

My protection is not doing stuff like that. The phone itself goes naked unless it may rain, in which case it gets a snack-size ziplock bag.

Stuffed in a pannier , (in an 'otter box' ?), quite well , I'd say ....


And you?

That's actually pretty amazing.

That said, a phone deserves protection relative to its value. I have cheap phones and therefore use a Ziploc (tm).

Regardless of value, I want the phone to survive the kind of situation where I might really need it...

Yup, I know other folks who said an Otterbox saved their phones.

Probably a good idea in case we crash hard or are hit. Protect the phone so you can call for help. Which is why I keep my phone in my pocket instead of on the bike.

Also, try voice to text. Less risk of distraction. A couple of friend who need to stay in touch 24/7 for their businesses use various hands-free techniques so they can handle calls and texting while cycling.

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But most folks with phones already know this. This stuff has been around for more than a decade, long before smartphones. Years ago I used voice control for my cheap candy bar phone so I could keep track of family members in hospitals and not be distracted while driving. Why people still choose the most awkward and dangerous way to operate a phone that is so much more sophisticated now ... beats me.

Pisses me off on group rides when other people insist on messing with phones. Invariably someone drops a phone, putting others at risk of slipping and falling.
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Huh?
You attempted to text while riding because your sister didn’t wave to you?
:rolleyes: got what you deserved imo

Otterbox will protect your phone no doubt about it!
But I didn't buy a super skinny light weight phone to put a case on it that turns it back into a giant brick!
In coming messages show on my bike computer. If I need to answer I keep it in a pocket and use the built in voice to text technology.

I see it a bit differently. I use an Otterbox, have for years. It is solid protection, thin enough to not interfere with its inductive charging and has good/grasp feel in hand. Without it my phone is a wafer thin slippery bugger. They've gone too far in slimming them down and doing so sacrificed battery capacity.

Mine has the protection of not being used while riding.

Yep, Otterbox for me too. And I completely agree with your point about the sacrifice of battery life for nothing more than design vanity. Give me a phone with some heft and texture; something I can hold on to and lasts. These ultra thin and slippery pieces of pocket jewelry are designer overkill.


-Kedosto

I always carry mine in a ziplock when I am riding (I generate a ton of sweat). One day I just dropped my phone into a ziplock bag and somehow (have no idea how) this particular ziplock bag had a bottom that was completely split open. So I basically just dropped the phone onto a concrete floor from about chest height. Fortunately I have an otterbox style cover for my phone so no damage was done.

dave

The lesson: no system is foolproof. :lol:

Pocket. Cheap phone. No mishaps so far.

LifeProof case.

I sometimes stop and take photos with my phopne while touring. Happy with my LifeProof case.

I think I'm rather glad I don't live in your country when there are folks atound like that!!

james

Mine is in a zip lock bag in my middle rear pocket. The sound is off and I never touch it while on the bike.

You need to disconnect and enjoy the ride.

Working & playing in all weather, even though it's a company phone and they'd just give me another, I opted for the waterproof lifeproof.

Good point. I forget that most people live in civilization and have cell service on their rides :)

I thought so too. Not sure exactly the specific type, wife bought it. Pretty sure it was one of the toughest cases they had at the time (2yrs ago, iphone 5s). Needless to say i will be getting another one.

probably right. sort of a confluence of things really, sis drives by, me headed up a hill so moving pretty slow, recently my phone mount broke. yeah, i've learned my lesson.