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Rating: iBike Dash CC Deluxe

IBike’s Dash CC Deluxe cycle computer is as close as possible to taking a personal navigator for a ride without screwing a sidecar onto your bike.

In fact, the computer brain is supplied by your iPhone, which acts like a personal navigator anyway. Let’s just call the device a sidecar for your little Apple friend.

The Dash CC Deluxe system consists of a few components: a case that attaches to your bike, various sensors (also included) that attach to your bike and body, and a free iPhone application that turns your iPhone into one transformed into a detailed bike computer. It is compatible with the iPhone 4, 3Gs / 3G and the iPod Touch generations 1, 2 and 3.

The case, called the phone booth, is sturdy enough. It attaches to your crossbars with a small wrench, and the case itself slides in and out safely. iBike may also have allowed you to screw the whole thing on as the phone booth is too bulky to be used as a normal suitcase outside of the bike. There’s no way you’re going to get that thing in your jeans. It has proven to be solid on the bike, however – it has survived a few descents and is completely waterproof, which is good news if you get caught in a downpour.

When your phone is in your pocket, it can communicate wirelessly with the included sensors. The list of driving data the Dash can collect is too long to go through in full. However, it does cover the basic mainstays of the bike computer: cadence, heart rate (including a harness and monitor combination), speed, distance traveled, and logged hours.

However, your iPhone is much more than a bike computer. So the Dash goes way beyond the basics.

Since your iPhone GPS rocks, you can use the map feature to track your location anywhere. Forget about getting lost. You can map your route and follow your course, keeping an eye on your progress and even the weather as you drive.

It’s also easy to stare at this thing for too long. I almost got into traffic more than once when I was mesmerized by the screen in front of me. Keep your eyes up, cowboy. However, this is also one of the Dash’s stronger suits: your iPhone screen is huge compared to most bike computers, and that large color display makes it a lot easier to see your current stats when you’re cranking your bike.

However, the GPS feature drains your battery, so iBike did the smart thing and includes a rechargeable lithium-ion battery to extend the life of your phone. On longer trips, the battery lasted for two hours before going to the iPhone’s internal battery.

Your iPhone retains all functions while driving. You can listen to music, check your e-mail, update your Facebook status and make calls using a Bluetooth headset. Everything at your own risk, of course.

Once you get home, you can email the ride data to your computer, where you can track your stats – ride time, cadence, speed, heart rate and altitude, including averages and high points – using the appropriate desktop software . You can send it to anyone else who has the free desktop app, such as: B. to your coach or your training partner.

Speaking of your friends, you can also put your data on Google Earth to revisit your trip and rub them in the face. It was a great time going back and retracing every corner of a good, long mountain bike tour.

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