need a good quality power bank to charge a phone and a front light whilst on trips. oh and my ipod.
so something with lots of gigabobs.

ton wrote:need a good quality power bank to charge a phone and a front light whilst on trips. oh and my ipod.
so something with lots of gigabobs.

How many days between recharging the power bank? I'd look at a couple of 10,000mAh Anker powerbanks, you can charge one while using the other to charge your devices plus if one breaks you've still got the other to use. Look for models that allow fast charging. I've this one - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Anker-PowerCor ... B019GJLER8

perfect that Bob
2 ordered.

Looks like you've already pulled the trigger.

I've used a few over the years Tony and most have lasted just a few months, fizzing out if they get wet or not taking much of a charge after 20 or 30 cycles. Ive settled on this one, the FosPower PowerActive charger thingy. It will recharge an iPhone from dead three times with a little extra, or a dead Exposure Joystick twice. It only has one charging port, so you can only recharge one thing at a time, but that hasn't been an issue for me. Best thing is it's a rugged little bugger. Ive had mine for, must be three years now, and its been dropped, stepped on, dunked in water once or twice, covered in dust, lost in the garden for a month, found again ... love it. And yours for under £30.

https://www.chargerharbor.com/review-fo ... ower-bank/

i will see how i go with the other over the winter. and buy one in spring if needed

cheers

TheBrownDog wrote:It only has one charging port, so you can only recharge one thing at a time,

You can get USB charging cables that have one of each connector leading (sic) into one plug so you can charge say an iPhone and a Garmin at the same time. You do need a specific cable to charge a Joystick.

I too have been very impressed with Anker products. I have a handful of their cables and the only one that has failed went through the Dyson so it was to be expected, and the batteries are reliable too

Ton, might be worth having a read of this article - https://www.16inchwheels.uk/2016/04/11/ ... ong-rides/

cheers Bob

power banks landed this morning. 13 hours after ordering.......

Anker are pretty crap, we have them at work, they never last long, we are constantly doing warranty returns on them. My money goes on Zendure ones as the pass through actually works and they never seem to break.

If you got it from Amazon, I'd return it.

Odd, I've never had an Anker fail on me, and I've got 7 of them at this point.

I've never had an Anker fail on me, and I've got 7 of them at this point.

7! Are you powering your home off them?

Bearbonesnorm wrote:

I've never had an Anker fail on me, and I've got 7 of them at this point.

7! Are you powering your home off them?

7 is the magic number where you plug them all in to each other and they charge themselves by magic

Bearbonesnorm wrote:

I've never had an Anker fail on me, and I've got 7 of them at this point.

7! Are you powering your home off them?

Various sizes / requirements.

Richard G wrote:Odd, I've never had an Anker fail on me, and I've got 7 of them at this point.

Over the last 2 years, 24 out of 27 have been sent back. I personally won't risk those odds.

24 out of 27 from where? These your purchases?

Richard G wrote:24 out of 27 from where? These your purchases?

Work ones that my colleagues and I use.

Odd. I would have thought them surviving with the way I ride would have been a torture test sufficient enough.

I've got quite a few Anker products, some old, some new, all well used.

Never had a problem with any of them.