Mounting a GPS

In article <[email hidden]>,

Martin Walker said:

I've been using the Garmin handlebar mount, part #010-10267-00, with a Vista
C on my motorcycle for several thousand miles now and have had no problems.
It even holds up at ludicrous speeds:

http://webpages.charter.net/kc8cfp/DSC00139.JPG

It also works fine on my Bianchi Eros. You shouldn't have any problems on
your road bike.

Thanks for the comment. The choice now seemed to be b/n the official
Garmin solution vs my present strap on solution. Is the Garmin version
worth the cost?
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In article <[email hidden]>,

john said:

Martin Walker wrote:

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

I've been using the Garmin handlebar mount, part #010-10267-00, with a Vista
C on my motorcycle for several thousand miles now and have had no problems.
It even holds up at ludicrous speeds:

http://webpages.charter.net/kc8cfp/DSC00139.JPG

-snip-

Is that 173mph I'm reading for max speed? Or kph?

It wouldn't be ridiculous if it weren't mph, right? 😄
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In article <[email hidden]>,

Quoted message said:

On 23 Aug 2006 00:05:00 -0700, "john" <[email hidden]> wrote:

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

Is that 173mph I'm reading for max speed? Or kph?

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Of course not!

It's a mere 163 mph.

Nice going with your Bianchi road bike! The Bianchi brand is indeed
legendary! 😄
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Quoted message said:

Etrex Summit.

I had the same experience in the Muirwood NP. It's a shame that those
eTrex units have poorer reception through their patch antennae as they
are just the right size for the bike. The GPS60Csx units look too
bulky
despite their higher sensitivity antennae.

The 60 is not that much bigger - not so much that it should be a problem
on a bike.

I use the garmin bike holder on (trail/enduro) motorcycles. It takes mos
vibration/bumps fine _without_ batteries. When running on batteries i
have had problems on the single cylinder xt600 with vibrations arround
5500rpm. The XTZ is more smooth so i have not had the problem on with it
loosing power on that.

--
Anders DOT Majland AT jyde DOT dk
Yamaha XT600Z Ténéré 3DS [CH] 1988
Yamaha XTZ 750 Super Ténéré 3LD6 [IT] 1993

Artoi said:

Anyone have any comment on the mounting of a GPS unit on a bike?

I would like to make better use of Garmin Etrex Vista Cx with my new
bike and have temporarily used two velcro straps to strap the belt clip
against the stem so that it's lying horizontally. It seemed to stay in
place but is not very stable. I am wondering how people find both the
official Garmin and other 3rd party mounting solutions in terms of
durability, convenience and ease of removal.

http://www.touratech-usa.com/shop/navigation.lasso?topcat=navigation

If you're looking for the best mounts available, the Touratech line
cannot be beat.

Jack

--
Jack Erbes in Ellsworth, Maine, USA - jackerbes at adelphia dot net
(also receiving email at jacker at midmaine.com)

"Artoi" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

In article <[email hidden]>,

Martin Walker said:

I've been using the Garmin handlebar mount, part #010-10267-00, with a
Vista
C on my motorcycle for several thousand miles now and have had no
problems.
It even holds up at ludicrous speeds:

http://webpages.charter.net/kc8cfp/DSC00139.JPG

It also works fine on my Bianchi Eros. You shouldn't have any problems on
your road bike.

Thanks for the comment. The choice now seemed to be b/n the official
Garmin solution vs my present strap on solution. Is the Garmin version
worth the cost?
--

I think mine were about $12 each at Walmart.

Artoi said:

In article <[email hidden]>,

Quoted message said:

On 23 Aug 2006 00:05:00 -0700, "john" <[email hidden]> wrote:

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

Is that 173mph I'm reading for max speed? Or kph?

Quoted message said:

Of course not!

It's a mere 163 mph.

Nice going with your Bianchi road bike! The Bianchi brand is indeed
legendary! 😄

Dear Artoi,

Well, in this case, it is about the bike. It's probably one of those
legendary Bianchis made in Japan.

Or just a particularly brazen bit of re-badging. 🙂

Cheers,

Carl Fogel

The Garmin bike mount is ideal for use with the Etrex units. It holds
the receiver securely and you shouldn't have any problems with it
bouncing out. One thing to be aware of is that the top half of the
mount will bend slightly if you overtighten the screw. This causes the
rails to bind in the mount and make insertion and removal a little more
difficult. This is more of an issue when mounting over bar tape instead
of mounting on a bare section of bar with the rubber shim. The
sponginess of the bar tape means you have to get the mount a little
tighter to keep from slipping.

Duracell Bunny said:

Artoi said:

Anyone have any comment on the mounting of a GPS unit on a bike?

I would like to make better use of Garmin Etrex Vista Cx with my new
bike and have temporarily used two velcro straps to strap the belt
clip against the stem so that it's lying horizontally. It seemed to
stay in place but is not very stable. I am wondering how people find
both the official Garmin and other 3rd party mounting solutions in
terms of durability, convenience and ease of removal.

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I use the Garmin bike holder for my GPSMap60CSx. It works well with
the hybrid bike, but does not hold the GPSr well enough on the road
bike - road vibration makes it come unclipped.

I do like Nigel's Delrin modification, Delrin is a very easy material
to work with - but I need the GPSr on the handlebars of the road bike
so I can easily see it at a glance.

It is on my road bike, but I ride with a small handlebar bag almost
anywhere.

One of my friends has taken two different handle bar mounts and joined them
with a short piece of circa 4mm plastic (perspex) sheet. The sheet is about
2in wide by 5 in long.

At the handlebar end, he is using a mount which was designed to hold a paper
map. This this is screwed to the perspex. At the other end of the perspex
he is using half of a Garmin handlebar mount, again screwed to the perspex.
This takes out a fair bit of road vibration, yet doesn't need the bar-bag
and its mounting block.

In all cases, I loop the GPS lanyard around the handlebars as protection
from falling. But, if doing this make sure its shorter than standard so that
the GPS cannot fall into the front wheel spokes !

- Nigel

--
Nigel Cliffe,
Webmaster at http://www.2mm.org.uk/

In article <[email hidden]>,

Jack Erbes said:

Artoi said:

Anyone have any comment on the mounting of a GPS unit on a bike?

I would like to make better use of Garmin Etrex Vista Cx with my new
bike and have temporarily used two velcro straps to strap the belt clip
against the stem so that it's lying horizontally. It seemed to stay in
place but is not very stable. I am wondering how people find both the
official Garmin and other 3rd party mounting solutions in terms of
durability, convenience and ease of removal.

http://www.touratech-usa.com/shop/navigation.lasso?topcat=navigation

If you're looking for the best mounts available, the Touratech line
cannot be beat.

Wow, they are beasts! 😄

Somehow I don't think they are the type cyclists are looking for due to
weight.
--

In article <[email hidden]>,

Anders Majland said:

The 60 is not that much bigger - not so much that it should be a problem
on a bike.

I use the garmin bike holder on (trail/enduro) motorcycles. It takes mos
vibration/bumps fine _without_ batteries. When running on batteries i
have had problems on the single cylinder xt600 with vibrations arround
5500rpm. The XTZ is more smooth so i have not had the problem on with it
loosing power on that.

If you check the cross posted newsgroup, you'll see "bike" here refers
to bicycles. I would contend that the GPSMaps60 series is a tad out of
place on a bike (bicycle). 😉
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Artoi said:

If you check the cross posted newsgroup, you'll see "bike" here refers
to bicycles. I would contend that the GPSMaps60 series is a tad out of
place on a bike (bicycle). 😉
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Yes, I'd agree there is some confusion as to whether you meant motor or push bike.

On any bike without suspension, these mounts can be a problem.

I meant push bike (a treadly), and I use a GPSMap 60CSx on both my push bikes.
Extremely useful, both on long rides and when cycling in town, not out of place
at all even on my racing bike 🙂
--
Karen

"Sometimes I think I have a Guardian Idiot - a little invisible spirit just
behind my shoulder, looking out for me ... only he's an imbecile" - Jake Stonebender

Quoted message said:

If you check the cross posted newsgroup, you'll see "bike" here refers
to bicycles. I would contend that the GPSMaps60 series is a tad out of
place on a bike (bicycle). 😉

I have a GPSmap76CSx that I use in my car, on foot, on my bicycle, and
on rented boats. So since I am using this for everything it is not
perfect for many of the uses, BUT I find no problem with it on my
bicycle.

I have seen a 60-series on someone else's bike and I'd say it's smaller
size is more in place there, but it is not like you can't see past the
76-series or anything 😉 So I'd say the 60-series is just fine for a
bike (either motorcycle or bicycle).

Oh, and I use RAM mounts for everything. Weighted rubber and lead base
moved between cars and boats, and handlebar mounted ball for the bike.
Same GPSr holder and 3 inch arm that I move between the ball on the
bike and the ball on the rubber base. I just carry the GPSr when
walking of course 😉

In article <[email hidden]>,

Quoted post said:

I just carry the GPSr when walking of course 😉

What? No lead weighted RAM mount for this application? 😉
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Duracell Bunny said:

Quoted message said:

--

I use the Garmin bike holder for my GPSMap60CSx. It works well with the
hybrid bike, but does not hold the GPSr well enough on the road bike -
road vibration makes it come unclipped.

I can second that - I used the Garmin mount on a road bike, and the
plastic actually cracked over a small (!) hole at barely 17mph and the
60Csx went flying. Good news is that the unit still works, but shame on
Garmin for selling this as a "bike mount".

Quoted message said:

So my solution is to put a fat elastic band round the GPS & the bike
clip, & if it comes unclipped, it can't go anywhere, and furthermore is
less likely to come unclipped. I also make sure the GPSr lanyard is
looped round the bars so it can't fall to the road.

I'm doing the exact same thing with my now scratched GPSr 🙂

Ray

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

I just carry the GPSr when walking of course 😉

What? No lead weighted RAM mount for this application? 😉

I find the lead base too heavy to balance on my head for more than a
few minutes. 🙂

Seriously though, I usually have it in a neoprene and plastic case with
a carabiner to clip to my belt. Only takes a few seconds to move it
between the neoprene case and the RAM mount. I really love the
flexibility of the 76CSx and the RAM mounts. I love the fact that the
RAM stuff is modular so if I get a new GPSr, I only need to get a new
holder and I don't need to replace anything else.

I have two eTrex's mounted and they're fine

http://home.att.net/~rhhardin4/odyssy23.jpg

mounted on Nashbar space bars to get more real estate for headlights.

I also have one on my lawnmower (ever wonder how far you walk?), ableit
unused now that I'm doing the lawn with a scythe. I suppose I could
move it to the scythe.

http://www.scythesupply.com for things scythe, a nice gentleman's
hobby if you have a lot of time.

--
Ron Hardin
[email hidden]

On the internet, nobody knows you're a jerk.

On Fri, 25 Aug 2006 11:22:31 GMT, Ron Hardin <[email hidden]>

Quoted message said:

I have two eTrex's mounted and they're fine

http://home.att.net/~rhhardin4/odyssy23.jpg

mounted on Nashbar space bars to get more real estate for headlights.

I also have one on my lawnmower (ever wonder how far you walk?), ableit
unused now that I'm doing the lawn with a scythe. I suppose I could
move it to the scythe.

http://www.scythesupply.com for things scythe, a nice gentleman's
hobby if you have a lot of time.

Dear Ron,

Whew! I was afraid that I couldn't find Wendell Berry's "A Good
Scythe" on the internet:

http://www.stateofmind.net/mr_gardner/scythe.html

When I first used Berry's piece as a model to show freshmen how to
write an essay, the internet wasn't available.

Berry is just saying here's a problem that I had (brush on his farm),
here's a solution that I tried that was bad (the gas-powered
weed-whacker), and here's a good solution and why it works (the good
scythe).

(You can re-write the essay to argue that a hand scythe is a tiresome,
foolish approach to clearing brush and thank God for the motorized
Brush Hog! It's the model that matters, not the specific point.)

Basically, it's the kind of essay that we see here all the time on
RBT--you know, posts about how yeah, I tried that on my bike and it
was a disaster, so I found this piece of equipment and it solved my
problem.)

The advantages are that the essay organizes itself naturally as a
chronological story, can be adapted to darned near anything, is easily
expanded by adding any number of bad solutions, and can usually be
ended with some short, striking incident or example.

It doesn't hurt that it also makes you look modest (I tried what
turned out to be a dumb idea) and yet successful (I found something so
good that you need to know about it).

But the story angle is what really makes the model work well for
writing essays. Nothing is duller than a freshman writing a
theoretical essay that re-hashes familiar points about abortion,
drugs, gun control, legalizing prostitution, and all the other
favorites, but it's hard to put down an essay by a student writing a
story about actually struggling with such problems, just as we tend to
pay more attention to posts where someone illustrates his point with
a dramatic failure on his own bike.

Cheers,

Carl Fogel