which phone do you have and where do you put it when you ride

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i have a blackberry and need to replace it as it drives me mad dialling things while i ride even if i lock the key pad. I currently put it in my jacket pocket in the winter and jod pocket in the summer. looking at new phones the Iphone 4 and samsung or HTC are all a bit bigger than mine and will def NOT go in my little jod pocket so what phones do you lot have and where do you ride with them. I tried one of those phone carrier things you put on your arm or leg but all it did was jangle around and was loose and heavy.
 
I have an iPhone and use a small bumbag around my waist - just swivel it around when dismounting. It doesn't get in the way and I can keep the getting a reward for passing scary things mints in it too! Plus it's in hi viz!
 
I have a little nylon mesh bag - came with the soap powder blocks some years ago - I replaced the string with a longer piece and hang it around my neck inside my shirt. It's great as I can see the pad without having to take it off and it reaches my ear so I can hear it too.

Bag has one of those funny little catches, a ball shape with a button and a spring and the string goes through a hole in it - Press the button and you can open the bag
 
I have a little nylon mesh bag - came with the soap powder blocks some years ago - I replaced the string with a longer piece and hang it around my neck inside my shirt. It's great as I can see the pad without having to take it off and it reaches my ear so I can hear it too.

Bag has one of those funny little catches, a ball shape with a button and a spring and the string goes through a hole in it - Press the button and you can open the bag

Great idea, I may steal that one.

I phone 4 in my h viz jacket pocket.
 
I have a little nylon mesh bag - came with the soap powder blocks some years ago - I replaced the string with a longer piece and hang it around my neck inside my shirt. It's great as I can see the pad without having to take it off and it reaches my ear so I can hear it too.

Bag has one of those funny little catches, a ball shape with a button and a spring and the string goes through a hole in it - Press the button and you can open the bag

At the risk of sounding neurotic, I'm thinking of all sorts of safety issues with this. Phone hunting myself, so genuinely interested in all the posts, but not going for this idea.
 
iPhone 4S, and either in my bra, inside coat pocket or down my jods lol! Although if oh is there I usually give it to him.
 
iPhone 5- in my boot. I try not to put it in my bra or in jod waistband as it is always hot days where i have no pockets, it end up err.... damp :o
 
iPhone 4S. I have a small Berghaus bumbag (designed for running) which is light and unobtrusive. Also means I can track my routes with Endomondo!
 
Samsung galaxy, struggling to find anywhere to keep it at the moment so going to get a small bumbag for it which will also come in handy for treats and yard keys!
 
Similar to Tnavas, in a small bag/purse on a string long enough to wear diagonally across my body underneath my top layer to stop it swinging around, it peeks out at around waist/hip level so I don't have to rummage to access it :)
 
At the risk of sounding neurotic, I'm thinking of all sorts of safety issues with this. Phone hunting myself, so genuinely interested in all the posts, but not going for this idea.

Why? It's as safe as houses tucked inside my blouse - the string is only long enough to put over my head - no different than wearing a necklace!

To date its the best way I've found for carrying my phone
 
I have a Samsung Galaxy for normal use but also have a small samsung razor pay as you go with all my ICE numbers in it. Everyone knows this is my riding phone so can contact me on it when I am out. It tucks neatly inside my bra.
 
i have a blackberry and need to replace it as it drives me mad dialling things while i ride even if i lock the key pad. I currently put it in my jacket pocket in the winter and jod pocket in the summer. looking at new phones the Iphone 4 and samsung or HTC are all a bit bigger than mine and will def NOT go in my little jod pocket so what phones do you lot have and where do you ride with them. I tried one of those phone carrier things you put on your arm or leg but all it did was jangle around and was loose and heavy.

So random calls are not just me..... Drives me insane too. Thinking about cheap Nokia to ride with. Can't do phone calls easily on pony anyway
 
iPhone 4S and it goes in either my jod pocket or the pocket of my hi viz vest (bought from sports direct for running but now wear for riding too)
 
Why? It's as safe as houses tucked inside my blouse - the string is only long enough to put over my head - no different than wearing a necklace!

To date its the best way I've found for carrying my phone

My concern is the damage it would cause you if you fell off. Collar bone injuries seem to be common in horse riders. Not keen on bra idea either, but at least the skeleton/phone screen is protected by soft tissue.
 
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