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(More customer reviews)I had a tough time deciding between the sensor key and the bike case, especially after reading the 1-star review for the bike case. But, I decided to risk it knowing Amazon has a good return policy, because I really liked the idea of having the phone out of my pocket, and I liked the idea of having a waterproof case for those times I get caught in the rain on my way to/from work on my bike.
My initial experience WAS a little confounding. I had spent a lot of time looking at the company's site before ordering, and they state that it comes with the iPhone 4 cradle in place, and also includes a cradle for a 3GS in the package. I have an iPhone 4, and when I tried to do the initial testing that it was reading my heart strap, it didn't seem to be working. It didn't seem like the phone was making good contact with the connector. I fumbled about and was on the verge of returning the product. Then I wondered if possibly they had the cradles switched. I examined the other cradle that came with it, and couldn't find any identifying markings on it that indicated whether it was for a 3GS or a 4. In one last ditch effort to try to get it working before returning it, I decided to switch out the cradles. Lo and behold, that was it! Apparently my case came with the 3GS version of the cradle pre-installed for some reason; once I switched them, it fit like it should. So, if there's one area of improvement I would recommend, it's making the identification of which cradle is which a little more obvious, in case somebody else runs into this situation. Of course, maybe I was just "lucky" and this will never happen to anyone else. :)
Once I got it installed in the case, I was able to get the Wahoo "FisicaUtility" app from the app store to recognize my heart strap, which was an ANT+ strap I already owned that I'd previously purchased for use with a Garmin GPS watch. I had been a little bit concerned about compatibility issues, but I didn't want to spend money on another heart strap if I didn't have to, and I can report the Garmin strap works just fine.
Installing the case on the bike is a cinch. It's a pretty straightforward operation involving the mounting bracket and zip ties. The bracket is designed such that you can choose to orient the iPhone in either "portrait" or "landscape" orientation ... I installed mine in "portrait". One nice touch is that there is a set screw you can loosen and easily change the orientation.
The next test was the following morning's ride into work when I used the RunKeeper iPhone app to track my ride. You don't really have to do anything special... with the iPhone in the case, you just start up RunKeeper as usual and it automatically recognizes your heart rate (it shows a little heart icon when you start the activity). I've been using it for about a week now and haven't observed any disconnects in the HR monitoring, and the RunKeeper app records an average heart rate and also includes a graph for the duration in the ride when you look at the details on the web site. I haven't tried it with any other apps.
My only reservation is the security of the mount. I've ridden a little over 100 road miles, some of which are fairly bumpy, and so far haven't had any problems, but I do wish that it "locked in" differently somehow. You slide the case into place on the mount, and there is a plastic tab on the mount that that you flexes while you are sliding it into place, and then clicks into a groove that keeps it from sliding out. It seems to work but I confess it does make me a little nervous. I worry that after repeating mounting/dismounting of the case that the tab may wear. Hopefully I'm just being paranoid; as I said, so far no actual issues.
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