Mounting a Garmin Edge in front of handlebars.
- Thread starter Gary E
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Just fettled from a bit of box section aluminium, polished a bit so as not to chafe the o'rings and bolted to the bike using the top 2 stem bolts (had to get a couple of slightly longer bolts for about a quid off ebay).
The whole thing took about an hour to make and cost a couple of quid. It's hard to tell from the picture but there's 2 o'rings for extra security but to be honest it's rock solid, you can pick the bike up by the bracket
Took it for a 50 mile test run and it works a treat, much easier to see and read.
The whole thing took about an hour to make and cost a couple of quid. It's hard to tell from the picture but there's 2 o'rings for extra security but to be honest it's rock solid, you can pick the bike up by the bracket
Took it for a 50 mile test run and it works a treat, much easier to see and read.
some concerns here about the k edge damaging the quater turn mount on the body of the garmin> https://forums.garmin.com/showthread.php?27249-A-new-Garmin-mount/page4
DaveL
Active Member
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- St Helen's, Sherdley Park
Hmmmm, food for thought. Getting a bit pi**ed of waiting for it anyway.
Cheers for the info
Dave
Cheers for the info
Dave
phil_hg_uk
I am not a member, I am a free man !!!!!!
Just fettled from a bit of box section aluminium, polished a bit so as not to chafe the o'rings and bolted to the bike using the top 2 stem bolts (had to get a couple of slightly longer bolts for about a quid off ebay).
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The whole thing took about an hour to make and cost a couple of quid. It's hard to tell from the picture but there's 2 o'rings for extra security but to be honest it's rock solid, you can pick the bike up by the bracket
Took it for a 50 mile test run and it works a treat, much easier to see and read.
Thats excellent you should sell those.
No, nothing that clever, just a junior hacksaw, a file and some wet and dry. Made it on the edge of my computer table as I was surfing CC
No, nothing that clever, just a junior hacksaw, a file and some wet and dry. Made it on the edge of my computer table as I was surfing CC
You've done a really good job there...
I'm guessing your PM mailbox might be a bit fuller than usual this week as I'd say a lot of people on here would probably pay £15+ for one of those given the cost of the K- Edge.
Peter Armstrong
Über Member
Funny, I just celotape my garmin forerunner to the handle bars each time i got out.
I didn't, I just cut one out of a piece of cardboard to get the clearances right and then once I was happy drew round the cardboard onto the metal.
Scruffmonster
Über Member
- Location
- London/Kent
Just fettled from a bit of box section aluminium, polished a bit so as not to chafe the o'rings and bolted to the bike using the top 2 stem bolts (had to get a couple of slightly longer bolts for about a quid off ebay).
The whole thing took about an hour to make and cost a couple of quid. It's hard to tell from the picture but there's 2 o'rings for extra security but to be honest it's rock solid, you can pick the bike up by the bracket
Took it for a 50 mile test run and it works a treat, much easier to see and read.
That's beautiful. There's money to be made there if you have the time and desire to churn some out. Any reason you couldn't do the same from a tough plastic?
The torque loading of the stem bolts might crack it, if not at the time then after a few hours of cycling the constant vibration might do it in.
That was why I decided to make it out of a piece of pre-formed Aluminium rather than start with a sheet and put the bend in (Aluminium can become very brittle as it work hardens when bent unless you heat treat it).
