Bike Buster

Bike Buster

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Myself and my husband have Raleigh Modus e bikes. My husbands is the Grand tourer model and has the Bosch on-board computer Intuvia into which you are able to connect your mobile phone which we use for mapping. Why oh why did Raleigh not put a standard USB connector for mobile phone use. In the past he has used a lead with a standard iPhone connector at one end with a USB at the other and then added a small converter to take the USB end down to micro but they flimsy and have broken. Has anyone found a more suitable option??
 

Nealh

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That's Bosch all over for you they don't want non Bosch stuff to be connected, reason why you can't diy any of there rubbish locked in systems.
 

cyclebuddy

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This is a counter-intuitive argument: The micro USB connector Bosch use is far more ubiquitous than any iPhone/lightning connector: Micro USB is THE standard for powering handlebar mounted GoPro cameras or Android phones, with shorter, custom-length correctly-plugged leads easily available - micro USB to lightning cables are harder to find, but are available if you google.

The question remains as to why power-hungry iPhones use pathetically small 1600/1800mAh batteries that constantly need recharging, when, just by way of comparison, my Android is 5000mAh and easily runs for 2 full days cycling with both GPS/mapping and fitness apps running?