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Old 05-02-16, 09:20 AM
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baron von trail 
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Originally Posted by mgw4jc
Sticky morning. We had lots of rain from Saturday night to Sunday morning. Then some more last night. This made for a warm 65F and humid Monday morning.

I got a handlebar phone mount for Christmas and have been using it every time I ride. About a mile from work this morning it broke and my phone fell off as I was riding. I wasn't even touching it. The plastic part that goes up to the ball joint deal just broke off. I guess it wasn't built well enough for the vibrations of the road.

The phone case did it's job of protecting the phone. The case is a bit scuffed on each corner as it tumbled end over end. Luckily I was in a neighborhood with no cars behind. I was able to do a quick u-turn and retrieve it.

So that phone mount only lasted 4 months. I may contact the manufacturer, but I don't think I'd trust another one by the same company.
Sure. Picture the weight of the phone oscillating millions of times over a long ride. Any joint that can withstand that has to be very well designed, and the result would probably be a joint that is at least as heavy as the damned phone.

I stick my phone in a small bar bag I have mounted on top of the center bar. In it fits both the phone and my wallet. Perfect.
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