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  Topic Name: GPS mount...homemade/mod so no longer angry on: January 23, 2012, 02:02:37 PM
elobeck


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« on: January 23, 2012, 02:02:37 PM »
SO I have never, ever been happy with GPS mounting. They always rotate one way or the other in rough terrain (at least in my case) and zip ties, hose clamps an rubber pads just irk me somehow. SO I came up with this aluminum piece over the weekend that provides a solid surface upon which to mount a ram cradle, and it flexes just enough so as to act as suspension of sorts. It attaches to handlebar and steerer tube. It weighs about 60g all in. I utilized a Supernova handlebar mount on the bar which I gleaned from ebay. The aluminum mount is 1/16" aluminum plate, shaped and drilled.

It feels "right" now and works well.

So anyone else that has been pissed off by gps mounts in the past, give it a go.

Yes I know the aerobars are pretty dorks but it is for TD....

Erik

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  Topic Name: GPS mount...homemade/mod so no longer angry Reply #1 on: January 23, 2012, 03:02:04 PM
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« Reply #1 on: January 23, 2012, 03:02:04 PM »
hmm... never mind the mount, how much was that custom stem?
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  Topic Name: GPS mount...homemade/mod so no longer angry Reply #2 on: January 23, 2012, 03:08:22 PM
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« Reply #2 on: January 23, 2012, 03:08:22 PM »
Sweet stem!
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  Topic Name: GPS mount...homemade/mod so no longer angry Reply #3 on: January 23, 2012, 03:42:18 PM
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« Reply #3 on: January 23, 2012, 03:42:18 PM »
Quote from: robinb on January 23, 2012, 03:02:04 PM
hmm... never mind the mount, how much was that custom stem?

LOL. Helps to know people and have 2 titanium bike manufacturers in my town....
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  Topic Name: GPS mount...homemade/mod so no longer angry Reply #4 on: January 26, 2012, 12:23:10 AM
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« Reply #4 on: January 26, 2012, 12:23:10 AM »
Quote from: fully loaded on January 23, 2012, 03:42:18 PM
LOL. Helps to know people and have 2 titanium bike manufacturers in my town....

Yep, that's gorgeous. Looks way more solid than a Fred bar!

Nice GPS mount too Wink
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