Ideas For Inexpensive Etrex Bicycle Mount?

[+rrules]

I just got a mountain bike that I hope to do some caching with. Has anyone designed a good way to attach thier GPSr to their bicycle? Or do I have to buy a commercial one?

[+Rogue_monkey]

I thought and thought about how to make one myself, but after a while I just gave up and bought on, i figured they're cheap enough and the gps cost enough that I should ensure it stays put. Although i'm sure you can come up with one, I have made my own car mount tho.

[Dino Hunters]

I recently went on a hunt and used an old handlebar mount mirror, and simply attached my Meridian to the mirror with a couple of elastic bands.

 

Not perfect, but the idea has a future with some mods I think.

[+Beta Test]

If worse comes to worse you can carry a roll of duct tape with you.

If not you can get an inexpensive rigid plastic cupholder, epoxy a block of foam into that, cut out a recess for your GPS and then bracket the cupholder onto your handlebar.

[+CYBret]

I know a guy who uses zip-ties to hold his in place.

 

I bought a handlebar mount off ebay...got it fairly cheap.

 

Bret

[+rusty_tlc]

I had plans to modify an automotive cell phone holder to fit my Legand and attache to my bike handlebars. I lost the Legand before I ever acted, but I think the plan had merit.

[+Jamie Z]

I used an eTrex on my bike for a little bit. I thought the Garmin mount worked pretty slick. And looks good, too.

 

Some people, as mentioned, use rubber bands or zip ties, but for $13.99 (on Amazon) you can have the real thing. eBay might get you one for half that.

 

Jamie

[+The Blind Acorn]

i have the neoprene holster that the etrex fits in... the belt clip will hook onto the brake or gear cable...

[+Mopar]

I used an eTrex on my bike for a little bit. I thought the Garmin mount worked pretty slick. And looks good, too.

 

Some people, as mentioned, use rubber bands or zip ties, but for $13.99 (on Amazon) you can have the real thing. eBay might get you one for half that.

 

Jamie

What Jamie says.

As an added plus, the Garmin mount's interchange with other mounts/models. In other words, if you have the Garmin car mount you can easily swap your GPS from car to bike. Also if you buy a different model down the road, say a 76 series, you just need to buy the 1/2 that fits the GPS, the car and bike mounts will still work.

For $15 or so, how can ya go wrong? Why risk a $100+ GPS to a few rubber bands.

 

Oh, and an fyi to Beta Test: certain epoxies will disolve certain foam plastics.

[+Beta Test]

Thanks for the FYI Mo'. Some epoxies wont though right?

[+kingsting]

I gave in and bought one for my Garmin from eBay. They're pretty reasonable there if you look long enough. I've destroyed enough headlights to know that a strong mount is a must. Seeing an $18.00 headlight go crashing to the street is one thing...Losing a $300 GPS is another.

I was carrying my GPS in a cell phone case that attached to the bars with velcro straps. It held the signal in the case but you had to pull it out to read it.

[+rrules]

OK you convinced me! I bought one on Ebay for $15 plus shipping. Thanks for your input.

[+SAPD]

I had the ETrex handle bar mount already for one of my bikes. I wanted to be able to switch the unit to my wifes bike and the kids wanted to put it on theirs also. I ordered a couple of handle bar mounts for the E-Map unit and it worked perfect. The actually handlebar mount is the same and the E-Map mount was just over $5.00, as opposed to $15.00 for the Etrex mount.

[+bob&emily]

I have a small velcro thingy called a BENTO BOX that is attached right behind my mountain bike handlebar stem. It has a mesh top which can close with velcro too if you start going over bumps. It is meant for a couple power bars or Power Gel when doing Triathlons but it is the perfect size for my ETREX.

 

http://www.trisports.com/benbakis.html

[+Robespierre]

I haven't done any biking lately, but as I 've thought about this for a couple of days, (and I'm an old jury-rigger from way back), buying the intended bracket just can't be that bad a price. The one idea I've had: I have a small nylon zippered carrier which rides in front. The small frame curls around the handle bars, and the bag has a loop on each side to slide onto the frame and keep it in place. It rides at handle bar level. If you sewed a flat plastic piece to the top of the flat bag, then you could band the gps on that.