01 CAt Man Do

Since more people are needing ways to mount the various gadgets ( lights, computers,video cameras, Smart phones, etc. to their bikes I thought it a good idea to ask people to post photo's of their favorite bike's dashboard. Extra points if you can provide all three views; front, side and seat POV. If you wish to elaborate on some of the details that would be fine as well.

Having the photos and a brief description of what products were used would be nice. If you want to supply links even better. If you can't post photos but just want to describe want you did that would be fine as well.

2_i 

There was a thread on that at a parallel forum, but one dedicated to gadgets and electronics can be more appropriate. Anyway here is an already bit dated photo of my handlebar area:



In the rear we have a stereo radio/player of excellent sound quality, but not that good selectivity. To the left there is an illumination LED for the dashboard, on a gooseneck. Underneath there is a switch cluster with switches for lights and horn and 2 indicator LEDs showing whether the rear light is on and whether there is power coming from the dynamo. Next is the standard pouch with a phone, an inclinometer, a PLL radio with excellent selectivity for distant stations. Finally, underneath there is a bimetal thermometer, computer with backlight withstanding low temps, a hygrometer and, finally, a bell. The 'horns' that stick out to the side allow me to flip the bike over and let it rest on the ground just after taking a few pieces off, without worrying that the dashboard area will get damaged. No 3 views, just what I had uploaded in the past...

fietsbob

Stack up 2 threadless stems on the same steerer tube , you can use a lower one and load all your toys on it.

I am not into all those things, so I use a short Tube in the lower stem and it supports my Bar Bag QR fitting ..

taken a while ago .. WB Bicycle Gallery: Robert Clark's Koga Miyata WTR

the bar maker, ITM, included the T shaped thing on the very top, as their way to fit handlebar bag, it could take a couple widgets.

You can always use a longer length of 1" aluminum tube ,

since it is not doing more than holding the various bar mount brackets,

it doesn't have to be as strong as an actual handlebar , the stuff in the hardware store would do ..

FrenchFit 

For me, the late Sheldon Brown "invented" that double handlebar thing...very clever guy. Sheldon Brown's Thorn Raven Bicycle

Likewise, for me: less is more. [Ludwig Mies van der Rohe]

fietsbob

OK thats for You.. Sheldon's kludge is stuffing a quill stem into a threadless steerer,

1st you deal with the Threadless headset bearing Preload , then remove the stuff over the lower stem where the drop bar is ,

and stuff the other stem in .. any subsequent adjustments require taking the quill stem back out ..

OK for a Shop Demo Bike , which it is , but a bit impractical on a touring rig ..
2 threadless stems just have to be loosened to use the Topcap compression preload as usual.

since the picture was taken I added one of these to the stack ..The One and Only WiseCracker

and went to an eDelux LED headlight .. wired up the taillight, Koga shipped the bike with the battery one.

RPK79

I just have a Garmin out front mount and that's it.

Brennan

It's kind of hard to see in the dashboard pic, but I came up with a DIY light mount that attaches to a Wald basket.

There's a better look plus a description on my blog:
ROAM: Wald Hacks

I also have featured a couple DIY solutions for mounting a light to a rear rack:
ROAM: Back Rack Light Hacks