Thanks to a Ram Mount (Finger Grip) my friend Mike gave me, a bluetooth dongle, and replacing my 12v to USB adaptor with one rated at 1Amp for both my bikes, my bikes are now iPhone compatible (to my friend’s dismay)! 
One of the reasons why I wanted an iPhone was because my GPS was getting insanley annoying and doing stupid things like insisting I exit a FWY just to get right back on at the next entrance! Uh, wait, what??? Oh and here’s the weird one, the iPhone screen is easier to see in sunlight than the GPS’s! Go figure! I thought glass would be harder with the glare! (well, as long as the sun is not reflecting off of it I guess).
Once the new iPhone was released with GPS and I noticed that – even tho it doesn’t do turn-by-turn (yet) or tracking (yet), it is enough to replace my previous GPS for my everyday needs. Until the iPhone gets tracking abilities I’ll need to swap it out with my old one when I lead rides on Fridays. No big deal.
Plus with a bluetooth dongle and my Chatterbox Bluetooth Helmet Headset, I can listen to my tunes and take a phone call without wires — altho wind + road noise may make me pull over for the call, which is a good idea anyway!
And yeah, I’m not very happy with Apple that I need a separate bluetooth dongle to listen to tunes. But at least the dongle was cheap enough. For those interested, it’s a Jabra A120s available at Fry’s in Burbank for $25.
Links:
- Chatterbox X1 Bluetooth Headset
- Jabra A120s Bluetooth Stereo Adaptor with 3.5mm Connection for music
- FingerGrip Mount
- Hummingbird 12v USB
(I also had to replaced one of my bike’s built in 12v power port, and add one to my other bike)
