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TECH NEWS
Quad Lock Schwag Grab: we have winners!
We gave you the chance to win one of the natty Quad Lock smartphone mounts last week, and now it's time to annouce the three winners in our Quad Lock competition. Okay, we said we'd do it yesterday but it was Tony's birthday and we got distracted with the cake.
So the three winners out of the hat are... backflipbedlem, Vin Cox and justDave. Congratulations! We'll be in touch to arrange your prizes. Thanks to everyone who took part.
Remember, stay tuned for more competitions on the way soon.
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Cyclists are increasingly using smartphones for navigating and recording rides, and the Quad Lock is a lightweight, strong and secure mounting system compatible with a wide range of phones, including the iPhone 5 and Galaxy S4.
Madison (who also look after brands like Shimano, GoPro, Park Tool) have just landed the exclusive distribution rights for Quad Lock in the UK and ROI, and to celebrate are giving three lucky road.cc readers the chance to win a Quad Lock iPhone 5, iPhone 6 or Galaxy S4.
The Quad Lock is really easy to use. You get a case to pop your phone in, the mount attaches to the stem or handlebars, and the case simply twists and locks into place. The slim case also acts as a protective case for your phone so you can leave it on when you’re off the bike. You can read Dave’s indepth review to find out more about using the Quad Lock here.
To recap, we’ve got three mounts to give away, the three lucky winners can choose from an iPhone 5, iPhone 6 or Galaxy S4. These kits are worth between £25 and £45. Just tell us in the comments box if you use a phone when you’re cycling for tracking your activity or navigating routes, and we’ll stick your hat in the draw.
You’ve got until 5.30pm on Monday 15th December. Usual schwag grab rules apply
David worked on the road.cc tech team from 2012-2020. Previously he was editor of Bikemagic.com and before that staff writer at RCUK. He's a seasoned cyclist of all disciplines, from road to mountain biking, touring to cyclo-cross, he only wishes he had time to ride them all. He's mildly competitive, though he'll never admit it, and is a frequent road racer but is too lazy to do really well. He currently resides in the Cotswolds, and you can now find him over on his own YouTube channel David Arthur - Just Ride Bikes.
Latest Comments
- Rendel Harris 18 min 20 sec ago
I've put those on Mrs H's bike and keep meaning to put them on mine as well, they are really effective because not only can drivers see you clearly...
- quiff 19 min 15 sec ago
Move the bikes repeatedly - solves the problem, but at your inconvenience. Chop them up - gets the operator's attention and they might do something...
- Doug_D 29 min 20 sec ago
Another book suggestion - I can highly recommend "Lost Summers and Half-Forgotten Afternoons: A Mint Sauce collection" - a beautifully presented...
- chrisonabike 50 min 54 sec ago
Neighbourhood: you can't change anything because we have a disabled resident! Also driving children to schools! People power!...
- chrisonabike 1 hour 42 min ago
But... the last is only not the case with drivers on normal roads because driving on the cycle path / footway / rolling a vehicle up there is seen...
- mdavidford 2 hours 20 min ago
I think you're missing an opportunity to pack even more tech into it - add accelerometers that can detect whether they're pedalling or stepping....
- chrisonabike 2 hours 44 min ago
Thanks. I guess the question is "need". If the road is busy, it sounds like it is a desired route between places? In which case (given this an...
- mdavidford 2 hours 52 min ago
Don't know what you mean. I thought my suggestion was entirely practical.
- Rapha Nadal 3 hours 27 min ago
I'd buy a motorbike fo rthat kind of money!
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One of these would be great this Christmas - hopefully get some mileage after stuffing myself with turkey... And dessert. And wine.... And more turkey.
I would love one of these for my iphone
Galaxy s4 version please.
Currently Strava on an iPhone 6. Don't use it to navigate as phone lives in my rear pocket!
I use my iphone 4s & Strava to track my rides, but keep the phone in the zipped pocket on the back of my cycling jerseys. Winning one of these would make it much better to see how I'm doing.
I would love one for my iPhone 5 to help with Strava!
Count me in
Yep, would love one of these
I use my iphone 6 for strava, and also to follow routes in town. Pretty essential in unfamiliar parts of London.
Mainly for tracking.Galaxy S4, and a hand reorganising all the clutter on my bars.
Cyclemeter on an iPhone 6 for me.
iPhone 5 for me please
Merry Christmas
Yes please
A Quadlock case, for my iPhone5? That'd be grand
yes please
Lock me in for this one
I've been looking at these for a while- don't think my wife has got the hint with Christmas round the corner so count me in..............
Would make a lovely Christmas present
I get lost sometimes with my Garmin, so I have to take my iPhone 5 from my jersey.. Not ideal
I use my iPhone 6 for live tracking in conjunction with my Edge 510 and for navigation if I go off-route.
Use my cheap Samsung Y for recording activities
yep
Yep I use the Runtastic on my phone.
My Strava sensor that has a seldom-used talk-to-other-people app on it needs one of these.
I've got an old Sony Xperia x8 running a Gingerbread 2.3 ROM for recording rides and navigation.
I've hacked bits off an SRAM Garmin mount adapter and epoxy'd it to the back of a spare case for the phone, allowing e to stick it on a regular Garmin handlebar mount.
The phone is ANT+ capable and I run Ifor Powell's IPBike suite, for recording/uploading rides and speed data. Once Christmas has been and gone, I should have the all important ANT+ speed/cadence unit and HRM, and thus, I will have a full colour touch screen 'Garmin alike' at a tiny fraction of the cost, and better yet, I can carry spare batteries for it for those extra long rides AND still use it as a phone if needs be
For directions I'll usually use RideWithGPS with my 'main' phone and a bluetooth earpiece, though it runs fine on the X8 as well.
I'd still love a quadlock for the MTB though!
Yes please!
Please Santa I need one for my iPhone and I have been good!
Please Santa I need one for my iPhone and I have been good!
I do not use a phone while cycling for tracking my activity because I don't have a handy-dandy mounting system for it. Do you have any ideas?
I use my Iphone in my back jersey pocket when I get lost, so I could use such a good mounting system. One comment, I think quite a few people think that you can win an iPhone or the like instead of just the mount, based on their responses.
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