Originally Posted by
mattm
why not?
it works well for me - although sometimes i need to cover it with a plastic bag so it doesn't get wet w/ condensation and whatnot.
just reach back, extract from bag, push button, and keep riding!
Same her. I feel it's more cushioned while my bod absorbs the shock rather than something on the frame of the bike. Sometimes I carry it in the waterbottle cage of the seat tube in half of a waterbottle that has been cut in two. On days where water is easily found. Now that is really easy access!

...Just don't use one of your new bottles!
I use a plastic shopping bag formed to the inside of the bottle as shock protection with a slot in the center to slide the camera in and out.