Re: [RBW] Dynamo Hubs

2018-01-12 Thread Tim Gavin
Thanks, I didn't know about that option. I've given up on Strava for the winter, because my phone's battery inevitably poops out (from cold) before the end of a ride regardless of whether it's running any apps or not. P.S. I do have an iPhone6 that is covered under the discounted battery replacem

Re: [RBW] Dynamo Hubs

2018-01-12 Thread nathaniel nichols
Tim Gavin you can run strava in airplane mode. It saves a lot battery -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegro

Re: [RBW] Dynamo Hubs

2017-11-30 Thread Deacon Patrick
Map and compass? Grin. With abandon, Patrick -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this

Re: [RBW] Dynamo Hubs

2017-11-30 Thread Bill Lindsay
What problem are you trying to solve? How long do you need your iPhone to run? My policy is: For rides up to 6 hours, I charge up my iPhone and use it. For rides over 6 hours, up to 15 hours, I charge up my iPhone and carry one 2200 mA-hr USB battery. The battery weighs ~70g, about the weig

Re: [RBW] Dynamo Hubs

2017-11-30 Thread Tim Gavin
Most phones still depend at least partly on cellular to get a GPS position, and that uses up a lot of battery. Passive GPS tracking uses a bit less power than an active GPS map, but it still wears the battery down. Bin Chen, I doubt any dynamo charger solution could keep up if you have power-hungr

Re: [RBW] Dynamo Hubs

2017-11-30 Thread Jeff Lesperance
I'm not sure what you consider the cutoff for modern day iphone vs. older iphone. I've been using a Sinewave Cycles Revolution ( https://www.sinewavecycles.com/products/sinewave-revolution) to charge a few recent iPhone versions, 4s - 6s, without a problem. If I'm using my phone for GPS, keeping t

Re: [RBW] Dynamo Hubs

2017-11-29 Thread drew
Sinewave beacon. Expensive, but the only real light/charger that I'm aware of. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@g

Re: [RBW] Dynamo Hubs

2017-11-29 Thread Bin Chen
Anyone have a reliable solution for actually powering a modern day iPhone? Seems all the stuff out there works for older iPhones at best? Or I need to buy an interim pack that will change it to DC current. Not sure if technology has caught up or I just need to suck it up and get what’s out there

Re: [RBW] Dynamo Hubs

2017-11-28 Thread Steve Palincsar
Yes On 11/28/2017 09:24 AM, Doug H. wrote: Dumb question here but I'm not familiar with Dynamo Hubs. Will one hub power front and rear lights? -- Steve Palincsar Alexandria, Virginia USA -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group.