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Location: Highland Park, NJ, USA
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Bikes: "Hildy", a Novara Randonee touring bike; a 16-speed Bike Friday Tikit; and a Specialized Stumpjumper frame-based built-up MTB, now serving as the kid-carrier, grocery-getter.
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The best map holders I've used are ones I've made myself. All you need is one of those plastic sheet protectors, some velcro and duct tape. The advantage here is that you can make them exactly the size you need for your dash. As for projecting forward from the bars, you could certainly rig something to do that.
You may want to rethink handlebar bags. The point isn't so much to add carrying capacity, but convenience. Whatever you might need while on the bike goes there, as well as wallet and keys, and you can just grab the bag when you leave the bike. It saves you some rooting through yoru panniers.