I was lucky enough to get a Nokia Sports Tracker bike cradle which was sent to me by Ms. Jen who scored a few from Jussi Kaasinen, of the Sports Tracker Team, to give away to other Sports Tracker fans. Its a promotion product that I dont think will be available in stores.
Now since my pedal bike’s in need of major repair, and I mainly use SportsTracker for jogging, I thought I’d use it for the next best thing…. My motorbike, to record Nokia viNe journeys when I go on long bike rides with the ol’ gang.
The cradle consists of 5 different parts that you have to assemble together. The instructions that it comes with are easy enough to follow. The materials may look a little cheap, but when you put the whole thing together, its pretty darn secure. Basically, you strap it onto your bike’s handlebars so that its in a better position to get/keep a GPS lock, and so you can look at your phone’s screen while riding your bike. Even though the label said “Compatible with the Nokia N82, N95 classic and N95-8GB models”, the size of the main strap lets you slip in almost any phone there, but the N96 was a really tough fit. The strap is placed such that your phone’s screen does not get covered. W00t ! The world’s First SportsTracker/NokiaviNe ready motorbike : Hehe. The cradle might not look like much but its REALLY secure. And for me to say that, in regard to Indian roads, y’know its saying something. I kinda wish Nokia would sell these officially. I already know a couple people who really want one now . Thanks again Jen ! -Teh Cj
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