Garmin eTrex Handlebar Mount Bracket
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Manufacturer: GarminBrand: Garmin
Edition: 3.5" and 5.25" disks
Model: 010-10267-00
Publisher: Garmin
Studio: Garmin
Music Label: Garmin
Product features:
- Product Type - GPS Accessories
- Shipping Weight - 1.00 pounds
- Also great for motorcycles and ATVs
- Convenient and easy to use
- Includes hardware and instructions
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Customer Review: Greatly improved design, but they still could make one last simple optional improvement.
Summary: 5 Stars
A lot of people, in reviewing this product, complained that in order to use the bike mount they had to replace the original back cover with a lesser one--included with this purchase. This is no longer a problem.
My eTrex Legend C, which I bought from Amazon Warehouse at a great price, came with a back made to take any adaptor they might think up--not unlike a camera comes with--and the adaptor itself with a note saying not to discard it because it works for various mounts. This and a cable might have been a bonus with my purchase, so I can't say for sure it will be included automatically--that's a question for Garmin to answer, as well as whether or not they sell the new universal mount capable back separately. The clip is easy to screw on with most any US coin.
I finally ordered this bike mount on Amazon because I couldn't find it anywhere in any store--in New York City of all places. There are plenty of stores that sell it online, but none any cheaper than Amazon and its affilliates. Of course I wanted this right away so I could use it on my bike immediately, and in the end it simply wasn't worth the search outside of buying it here. It was far cheaper on Amazon, as most places want about $30 (which is insane, as if the map software wasn't expensive enough). I was also worried that the clip wouldn't work with the older type mount being ordered, but it wasn't worth waiting any longer to check first.
Sure enough, the clip they gave me worked with the mount even better than the replacement back provided with this purchase--which has a cheezy clip on a cheezy backing by comparison. There was nowhere that sold just the mount without the replacement back, but I don't know that they would lower the price if that were the case anyway.
PROS: This mount works great. It doesn't rattle or move on the bar when installed properly, the materials and design are right for the function, and it works better with the new clip featured on my eTrex Legend C than with the back included with the mount. Also, the bracket is even lighter than I expected given what it's made for, and yet doesn't seem any less reliable.
CONS: Why oh why can't they manage to get the concept that we need a bracket that can mount the GPS on the stem instead of the bar?! Not only would this save bar space for all the other stuff we attach to a bike--cyclocomputer, lights, etc . . . --but it would protect the very expensive GPS unit better in a crash and be easier to see and use while riding. Since they already made the new GPS cycling computer mountable on the stem, I don't see the gap in logic that prevents them from making it possible to do the same with an eTrex series unit.
Bottom Line: great improvement from the original spec-ed design, for new purchasers anyway, but still could be made better for both cyclists and anyone else who would like to mount their unit on a vertical bar instead of a horizontal one. For instance, they could make a clip option that's horizontal instead of making a change to the bracket--which is fine as is.
Description of Garmin eTrex Handlebar Mount Bracket
1.Secure handlebar mount.2.Fits up to 1-inch diameter bar.3.Also great for motorcycles and ATVs.4.Convenient and easy to use.5.Includes hardware and instructions .Now securing your GPS onto the handlebar of your bike is a snap with Garmin's Bicycle Mount Bracket for Etrex/Summit. This bicycle mount fits bars up to 1 inch in diameter and is a safe, secure way to take your GPS with you. It's also great for motorcycles and ATVs. The Garmin Bicycle Mount Bracket comes with hardware and instructions. Note: For "Cx" models customer needs to use the clip that isincluded with the GPS unit (small plastic piece that screws on the back) instead of the replacement battery cover that is included with the mount.
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