Two-Wheels
Well-Known Member
Deal with the up front first as I think that'll be easiest.
Wife not a confident cyclist. First time out in a long time for her today & she wanted to try out the Varia to see if it helped with her confidence.
Issue was, my Wahoo wouldn't clamp on to her handlebar. The mount was supplied with 2 rubber padding inserts. The thick one was still not enough but put them both together & it wouldn't close. Her handlebars are just a bit thin.
In the end I cut all 5 fingers off a latex glove, put them inside each other & put it inside with the supplied rubber insert. This was enough to pad out the gap & allow it to grip.
Looking for a better solution though. Stem mount I'm thinking?
Are they pretty universal? Since her bars are a fair bit thinner than mine and her bolts up front are at the opposite angle to mine. I can install an out front mount if I want on mine but her bolts on her handlebar grips are the wrong way round.
Now for the main one - the Varia.
I got one of these for my bike as the saddlebag was getting in the way, slipping down & being annoying. This holds it real secure & in a great location.
My wife has a pannier rack on her bike & will take her bag of bits & bobs out with her when she'd riding.
It looks similar to the one used in this listing. That is, that's the direction the bars go, the reflector is mounted to the rear in that manner.
Today she gambled no bag & no repair kit & mounted the Varia to the rear seat post. I was on standby anyway. She'd like to take her rack bag though. This would rule out the entire seat post and after putting her bag on the rack it would rule out what I have as well I'd say.
Can you think of a workaround that I can't?
Wife not a confident cyclist. First time out in a long time for her today & she wanted to try out the Varia to see if it helped with her confidence.
Issue was, my Wahoo wouldn't clamp on to her handlebar. The mount was supplied with 2 rubber padding inserts. The thick one was still not enough but put them both together & it wouldn't close. Her handlebars are just a bit thin.
In the end I cut all 5 fingers off a latex glove, put them inside each other & put it inside with the supplied rubber insert. This was enough to pad out the gap & allow it to grip.
Looking for a better solution though. Stem mount I'm thinking?
Are they pretty universal? Since her bars are a fair bit thinner than mine and her bolts up front are at the opposite angle to mine. I can install an out front mount if I want on mine but her bolts on her handlebar grips are the wrong way round.
Now for the main one - the Varia.
I got one of these for my bike as the saddlebag was getting in the way, slipping down & being annoying. This holds it real secure & in a great location.
My wife has a pannier rack on her bike & will take her bag of bits & bobs out with her when she'd riding.
It looks similar to the one used in this listing. That is, that's the direction the bars go, the reflector is mounted to the rear in that manner.
Today she gambled no bag & no repair kit & mounted the Varia to the rear seat post. I was on standby anyway. She'd like to take her rack bag though. This would rule out the entire seat post and after putting her bag on the rack it would rule out what I have as well I'd say.
Can you think of a workaround that I can't?