Camera damage in handlebar-mounted phones?

[DaveMatthews]

Interesting Reddit thread, most have no issues...

https://www.reddit.com/r/cycling/comments/j1c26k

 

[Bicyclista]

I have used a number of iPhones mounted on my ebike handlebars over the past ten years without issue. I use the Peak Design mount (which requires the Peak Design case). Two of my three ebikes have front suspension, so perhaps that helps. My current iPhone is the 16 Pro, and it's been working fine for a year. iPhone models previous to that, some of which I owned for two or three years, also worked without any problems.

 

[Jeremy McCreary]

I have used a number of iPhones mounted on my ebike handlebars over the past ten years without issue. I use the Peak Design mount (which requires the Peak Design case). Two of my three ebikes have front suspension, so perhaps that helps. My current iPhone is the 16 Pro, and it's been working fine for a year. iPhone models previous to that, some of which I owned for two or three years, also worked without any problems.

Don't know when iPhones started using cameras with OIS (apparently their main vulnerability), and don't know which models have used it thereafter. But based on everything I've seen so far, the ill effects don't start right away, and your 16 Pro could be at risk.

Check with Apple. The stakes are pretty high.

 

[BlackHand]

Interesting Reddit thread, most have no issues...

https://www.reddit.com/r/cycling/comments/j1c26k

I'd view Reddit evidence as shaky at best!

 

[DaveMatthews]

I'd view Reddit evidence as shaky at best!

Well... internet! So yeah...

 

[Stefan Mikes]

Any news, Jeremy?

 

[Jeremy McCreary]

Wahoo in hand, took a very long time to power up, but just starting setup now.

Plan to pair it with SL and old phone and take it for a short test ride. today. Will have new phone in a few days.

Can the SL and Wahoo pair with 2 phones at once?

 

[Stefan Mikes]

Can the SL and Wahoo pair with 2 phones at once?

Not sure. SL pairs with a phone by Bluetooth, a single channel.

While Wahoo can connect to multiple e-bikes (ANT+), I'm not sure it can connect to multiple smartphones (Bluetooth!)

 

[peterh_nz]

Wahoo in hand, took a very long time to power up, but just starting setup now.

I'm sure you'll enjoy the Ace as I do mine. Bought it after drowning a mobile phone mounted on the handlebar ... not my main mobile which remains in my pocket.

To me, the only real disappointment with the ACE is not being able to directly export recorded rides as GPX files, either from the device or the Wahoo app.

Cheers

 

[Stefan Mikes]

To me, the only real disappointment with the ACE is not being able to directly export recorded rides as GPX files, either from the device or the Wahoo app.

Right! I have always exported GPX from either Strava or Komoot or RideWithGPS. Wahoo 1 or 2 could export the .FIT file, only from the app.

 

[Jeremy McCreary]

Wahoo ACE first impressions
Setup went fairly smoothly. The computer had its maiden voyage this afternoon — a 10.6 mi hill ride. Successfully recorded it with both the Wahoo and the Specialized app.

I like how the 3-sec power field in the display is color-coded for metabolic zone, as I have a tendency to drift into Zone 3 when the plan was Zone 2. Will have to vette their rider power and heart rate zone boundaries against my breathing patterns.

Surprised at how sparse the device settings are given its complexity. The text on the dark mode screen could be brighter, but the display was still readable in direct sun through polarizing sunglasses. Relieved to have silenced the default sound notifications.

Not impressed with the Wahoo app. The home page is full of crap I have no interest in whatsoever, the ride analysis plots are way too cluttered, and I have yet to find a way to customize the display data fields.

The app's assessment of me as an "athlete" after taking the questionnaire is truly cringe-worthy. Thought it was a joke at first. Really, how can I trust anything Wahoo says after reading this shameless sucking-up?

Otherwise reserving judgment till I've had more time with both device and app.

 

[peterh_nz]

The app's assessment of me as an "athlete" after taking the questionnaire is truly cringe-worthy. Thought it was a joke at first. Really, how can I trust anything Wahoo says after reading this shameless sucking-up?

Yes, it's silly.

I ignored all that because my cycling interest is touring/exploring and therefore not a target user of those "features".

Customising the pages and data fields is straight forward via the app. Currently can't describe the procedure because away from the device. Once personalised the device shines.

 

[Jeremy McCreary]

Customising the pages and data fields is straight forward via the app. Currently can't describe the procedure because away from the device. Once personalised the device shines.

I can believe that. The official help I saw talked about a "customize tab" in the app that I can't find anywhere.

 

[Stefan Mikes]

Jeremy: Glad to hear your setup went smooth! Please pay no attention to the app: it is as stupid as Garmin Connect Unfortunately, Wahoo Sports resigned from the lovely older ELEMNT Companion app, which was simple and focused on the device. Moving to the Wahoo app was one of the steps of the process I call "garminizing the Wahoo ELEMNT"

If you want to spend your time on the Athlete Profile please run the wizard again but give your estimated FTP yourself. FTP is the leg power you think you can maintain for an hour. You will see how the Zones shift! The stupid App does not know you are riding an e-bike and it estimates your FTP a way higher than it really is!

Have you secured your ACE with the tether around the handlebar yet? Please do. Same is done with Garmin. In a little probable case of a crash, you wouldn't like to see your ACE flying

Regarding the device:

Have you connected your Vado SL yet?

• Be on the device, be sure you are in configuration page (a brief click on the On button), swipe to My Sensors, detect your e-bike (Vado SL must be on, obviously).

Screen settings

• I know you prefer the Dark Mode because you are used to that mode on your smartphone. Please try the Light theme with Auto MAX backlight. You would be surprised to see how low the device's battery consumption would still be!

Data screen configuration

Surprised at how sparse the device settings are given its complexity.

It is because almost all the settings have been done in the App since the beginning of Wahoo ELEMNT computers Only recently, Garmin did the same...

• If not done yet, please have the device on and connected to the App. Then go to Devices in the app - the bottom rightmost icon - (wait until the Device appears and gets connected) then go to your default Workout Profile (I renamed mine to E-Bike Ride), Go to Workout Pages.
• At best, select Workout data, Map and Summit (other data pages are really unnecessary)
• Workout Data allow selecting up to 11 data fields from the most to the least important. Here's my own choice:
  1. Current Speed (vs workout avg)
  2. Distance (workout)
  3. Active time (workout)
  4. Distance remaining (route)
  5. Time of Day
  6. Avg Speed (workout)
  7. Temperature
  8. Cadence
  9. Avg Power (3 s)
  10. LEV Travel Mode
  11. LEV Battery

The contents of the Workout Data screen changes as you are configuring the device on the smartphone. That would be the choice of mine:

Now, keep clicking the top right side button: with each button press, the contents of the screen is reduced but the font becomes bigger. What you get after several clicks is:

Of course, the action is reversible (bottom right side button). Tap anywhere on the screen to sound the Bike Bell!

The Map data screen can be configured, too. The data fields will only appear when:

• You have Started the ride
• (optional: you had selected a Route)

Here's my configuration:

Here, you can sound the Bike Bell only in the low part of the Map data screen.

You can authorize your RideWithGPS to:

• Synchronize your planned routes with ACE (it works if you have a WiFi connection and/or when the App and RWGPS are on the same phone and the Bluetooth is on)
• Upload your completed rides to RWGPS

You do it in the App under Account (Top left corner) -> Authorized Apps
The planned routes are under Plan in the App.
Your completed rides are under History.

It was all a way simpler with the older devices and app...
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(Perhaps you knew it all but I could not help myself to write all this)