Garmin Handheld GPS Bike Mount suitable for eTrex, GPS MAP and in Reach series, Black

It works in principle, but... This is the only handlebar mount listed as compatible with GPSMap 62, so I kinda didn't have a choice, and bought it. What do I get for my ten (used to be thirteen) pounds? A piece of flimsy plastic worth about ten pence and four cable ties. Ah c'mon Garmin people, SERIOUSLY? It's bad enough that official maps cost as much as the unit itself, but charging a tenner for THIS? In fairness, the description on Amazon is accurate and I knew what it would look like - but again, does Garmin give me a choice? Besides, I don't know what bright engineering mind decided that cable ties are good fastening for a high vibration application. No matter how tight I pull them, the GPS still moves gradually and has to be re-positioned every so often. Taking the unit out of the mount takes a relatively noticeable effort, too, and the mount moves again. So I don't know. For three quid it would be a star buy, but for the asking price - meh.

You get a flimsy bit of plastic and some cable ties. It's terrible value for £8, but I wouldn't care about that if it worked as it's supposed to.. (1) The cable ties don't hold the mount in position - you end up cycling with one hand on the mount to stop the GPS rotating on the bar. Lot's of people have this problem. I've heard you can work round it using a bit of old inner tube. (2) The GPS attachment is fiddly and easy to get wrong. It's quite easy to put the GPS on with only one side attached - it feels OK, but as soon as you hit a bump it comes off It's not rocket science that's missing here - I can't believe the people who designed this ever actually tried it out on the road.

I bought this mount so I could use my handheld Garmin Dakota on my roadbike. All went OK the first couple of times I used it, but hitting a small bump in the road at speed caused the GPS to fly out of the mount into the countryside, never to be seen again. I sent the mount to Garmin but they weren't at all helpful, telling me it was basically my fault for not inserting the GPS correctly. In my opinion the handheld Garmin GPS units are too heavy to be used on a bike with this slide-in type of mount. Although there is an audible click when the unit is fully inserted (something Garmin customer 'services' told me I couldn't have done...I did) the unit can come adrift when the bike hits a bump. It is worth noting that Garmin have a completely different mount for their cycle specific Edge units which has a quarter-turn locking mechanism, which seems far more secure. If you have a handheld Garmin GPS, please don't be tempted to buy this bike mount as you are very likely to lose it. I wish I had read all the reviews of this item before buying it, as I don't seem to be the only person this has happened to.

I bought this unit despite misgivings about the design; in particular the ties you need to use to fix the mount on to your bike. What a daft idea! But I never got the opportunity to test the efficacy of this design feature. Let me explain. I slid the mount onto my Colorado and it gripped like it was never going to let go. In fact, it didn't let go. I struggled for half an hour trying to remove it, until the mount actually started to bend out of shape! So I had to cut the thing off with a hacksaw. The mount is now where it belongs - in the bin! As a postscript to my review. I bought a replacement mount from Ebay (couldn't find one on Amazon). It was 40% cheaper and much better quality, having a connection similar to earlier Garmin mounts that actually screw on to the handlebar. It has been on my bike for a year now and still works perfectly.

Expensive and poorly designed, this is barely functional. I'm using this with an Etrex 30, as according to the Garmin website this is the correct bike mount for that model. As many reviewers have stated, it is a very tight fit. Presumably with use it will wear and loosens up. As I want to be to able to remove my GPS with ease when I stop I can't wait to see if that happens, and am now looking for a third party product. Contrast this with the well designed mount for the Edge series of bike GPSs (which I also own) and it's clear that this is an after thought, cheap to manufacture and sold at an excessive price.

I returned this mount before even fitting to my bike. The mount doesn't securely lock the Garmin in place as play in the mount and the shape of the locking tab allow the unit to side out of the mount without you depressing the release. All that holds your Garmin in place is a bit of friction so really it's just a matter of time before it falls out. It might be ok for riding on smooth roads but even then I'd be worried. It's worth mentioning that the mount is basically the same design as the carabiner attachment that ships with the unit.... only that one does actually lock to the Garmin.

I owned one of these already (which works very well) before I bought two more from Amazon. These ones don't work well, and the GPS slips out easily. The moulding is poor quality from poor quality mould tooling. It comes in a plain unbranded plastic bag, not Garmin packaging. This is a fake. Suggest you buy elsewhere, and don't judge the Garmin product by the reviews for this one.

Worst design ever, the unit does not stay in place, broke it trying to remove my Garmin device. I can not believe that Garmin would produce such a bad product - very disappointed. when you attach it it does not stay in place, it keeps moving on the bar. I broke it by trying to remove my Garmin device once I put it on. AVOID!

Ce support est fixé sur le guidon par des colliers de serrage en plastique qu'il est très difficile de déverrouiller une fois posés (mini tournevis nécessaire et pas facile en plus). Heureusement on peut les trouver dans le commerce. Je recommande de placer un tampon caoutchouc sous les colliers genre bout chambre à air pour bien serrer le tout. Utilisé pour un ETREX 20, le support se clipse très bien sur le dos du gps dont il épouse le dessin et s'enlève facilement de l'appareil mais pas du vélo par contre.

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La staffa e’ ben fatta, ottimi materiali e il tutto trasmette un bel senso di robustezza. Nella confezione sono gia’ incluse 4 fascette abbastanza spesse. Nel punto di contatto con il manubrio e’ presente un inserto in gomma morbida che dovrebbe (e dico dovrebbe - leggi più’ avanti il motivo) mantenere ben fisso ed in posizione il dispositivo gps. All’atto pratico pero’ l’inserto gommato non si e’ dimostrato molto efficace in ambito MTB sopratutto quando si percorrono sentieri molto sconnessi. Probabilmente questo e’ dovuto al fatto che le fascette non si riescono a tendere abbastanza ed il punto gommato non e’ sufficiente per evitare che il tutto ruoti sul manubrio. Per risolvere questo problema e’ sufficiente procurarsi una striscia di camera d’aria (stessa larghezza della staffa), avvolgerla intorno al manubrio (bastano uno o due giri) e poi installare la staffa con relative fascette (da tirare il più’ possibile aiutandosi con una pinza). E’ qualche anno che utilizzo questo metodo e la staffa non si e’ mai mossa di un millimetro.

Use this on my dirt bike handlebars. If I biff it, the garmin will pop off slightly and avoid damage. Install is easy with the zap straps, but you only get enough, so make sure you have it where you want it!

Pues nada, lo dicho en el titulo, soporte original de Garmin, yo lo uso para un Etrex 20 y encaja perfectamente. Un soporte muy robusto que me a aguantado muchas caidas sin inmutarse, plastico muy resistente y en la parte que apoya en el manillar lleva una goma antideslizante que asegura un buen amarre. A simple vista puede parecer un poco cutre que se ancle al manillar con bridas, pero, hay algo mas economico para reparar un amarre que cambiar dos bridas de plastico? Pues no, si se rompe en una caida con volver a reponerlo esta arreglado. Ademas yo que lo uso tanto para la bici como para la moto de monte, cuando lo necesito en una o en otra corto dos bridas y lo pongo donde me interese en ese momento y asi no necesito tener 2 soportes. Lo recomiendo!!!!