Idea for DIY MD80 Camera mount
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Idea for DIY MD80 Camera mount
Hello everyone,
I was fiddling around with the MD80 camera I had purchase off eBay a while back trying to find a suitable mount and I came up with the following idea after dumping all the cycling parts onto my desk...
First things you need is a MD80 (compatible) camera off eBay like the following unit:

Then you'll need a base off a cheap rear blinker (either seatpost mount or chainstay mount depending on where you want to install the camera):

Here's my idea in images:





The tabs on the MD80's base slide snugly into the lights tab and can be either glued together or using a small bolt/nut combination. I will need to trim the base of the MD80 which protrudes, but other than that, the mount should be stable enough to keep the camera steady and should be ready for installing onto (almost) anywhere on the bike. I would definitely recommend putting a small rubber band or maybe a velcro stip around the MD and it's base so that it doesn't pop out while riding.

I would appreciate any ideas that can improve on this mount!
I was fiddling around with the MD80 camera I had purchase off eBay a while back trying to find a suitable mount and I came up with the following idea after dumping all the cycling parts onto my desk...
First things you need is a MD80 (compatible) camera off eBay like the following unit:

Then you'll need a base off a cheap rear blinker (either seatpost mount or chainstay mount depending on where you want to install the camera):

Here's my idea in images:





The tabs on the MD80's base slide snugly into the lights tab and can be either glued together or using a small bolt/nut combination. I will need to trim the base of the MD80 which protrudes, but other than that, the mount should be stable enough to keep the camera steady and should be ready for installing onto (almost) anywhere on the bike. I would definitely recommend putting a small rubber band or maybe a velcro stip around the MD and it's base so that it doesn't pop out while riding.

I would appreciate any ideas that can improve on this mount!
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Find some way to make a safety wire attached to the camera in case it comes lose. I use Safety Wire used in motorcycle and car racing, inside clear surgical tubing to have a tether to my iPhone case.
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Gary F.
2019 Specialized Crux Elite X1
2015 Specialized Roubaix SL4 Expert
My bike page: https://www.gwfweb.com/bicycles
Build a bike stand! https://www.gwfweb.com/bicycles/stands.html
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Good Idea, and easy to implement since the camera has a lanyard eyelet on the top, but I would definitely also add a rubber band around it, especially if someone was to place it on the saddle down-tube next to the wheel.
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