Solid eTrex Ram Mount for bikes
#1
Thread Starter
Member
Joined: May 2017
Posts: 30
Likes: 4
From: Shawnee, KS
Bikes: Trek 1.2C, Trek 4300 Disc
Solid eTrex Ram Mount for bikes
We have and eTrex 20 and eTrex 30x that we used for geocaching, so I had been using the Garmin bike mount to keep track of my data. However the eTrex 20 somehow popped off while I was riding and was lost (after searching a 6 mile stretch several times.)
Decided to try this Ram Mount setup and it works great!
The cradle is removable from the mount with a 1/8 turn and is very solid. It would also work on a smart phone with the right adapter and let you change the orientation from portrait to landscape with a 1/4 turn and doesn't stick up too far from the stem.
Standard diamond mounting so your device will fit with the right cradle.
https://www.rammount.com/part/RAM-HOL-GA48U
https://www.rammount.com/part/RAP-274-1U
roog
Decided to try this Ram Mount setup and it works great!
The cradle is removable from the mount with a 1/8 turn and is very solid. It would also work on a smart phone with the right adapter and let you change the orientation from portrait to landscape with a 1/4 turn and doesn't stick up too far from the stem.
Standard diamond mounting so your device will fit with the right cradle.
https://www.rammount.com/part/RAM-HOL-GA48U
https://www.rammount.com/part/RAP-274-1U
roog
#2
Senior Member



Joined: Aug 2010
Posts: 12,730
Likes: 2,106
From: Madison, WI
Bikes: 1961 Ideor, 1966 Perfekt 3 Speed AB Hub, 1994 Bridgestone MB-6, 2006 Airnimal Joey, 2009 Thorn Sherpa, 2013 Thorn Nomad MkII, 2015 VO Pass Hunter, 2017 Lynskey Backroad, 2017 Raleigh Gran Prix, 1980s Bianchi Mixte on a trainer. Others are now gone.
I use the standard Garmin mounts on my Garmin 64. On that type of mount you slide the GPS forward to remove it, I use a rubber band to hold it into the mount so it does not slide forward. And for those rare times when I did not slide it into the mount correctly, I use a short string on my GPS to keep the GPS near the bars if it falls off. I think it has fallen off twice or maybe three times, but some of those times were before I added the rubber band (over the antennae in the photo). When it fell off, it hung from the string until I could stop and re-position it.
Thread
Thread Starter
Forum
Replies
Last Post
TrekJapan
Electronics, Lighting, & Gadgets
4
01-13-10 10:57 AM





