I've found tons on turning my iPhone into a remote, but I want a remote to control my iPhone. Which seems kind of silly at first. But when I'm mountain biking, I keep it in my bag where it's protected in case I fall. So I'd like a remote to skip songs and a few other things. I know the apple headphones have a little remote on them, but those are dreadful buds. They kill my ears.

Any suggestions for a remote? Or do they even exist? Maybe there is a connector or something so that I can just plug my preferred headphones into the connector?

Thanks.