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After recent ride, I noticed that my GPS was not sitting as securely as I thought it should in the cradle attached to my bike. I discovered that the small "O" hole that helps anchor the GPS to the cradle has cracked.
I’m getting a new Garmin cradle, but in conversation with someone else, I hear that this is a reoccuring problem with the stock 60CSx mounts.
Has anyone else run into this?
Has anyone found a good alternative to the Garmin mount?
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[quote="PghDragonMan"]After recent ride, I noticed that my GPS was not sitting as securely as I thought it should in the cradle attached to my bike. I discovered that the small "O" hole that helps anchor the GPS to the cradle has cracked.
I’m getting a new Garmin cradle, but in conversation with someone else, I hear that this is a reoccuring problem with the stock 60CSx mounts.
Has anyone else run into this?
Has anyone found a good alternative to the Garmin mount?[/quote]
I have the same Garmin and cradle…and have already cracked one cradle. Fortunately, the removable cradle parts are pretty inexpensive(dare I say "Cheap"?!?) – but, if that piece goes it usually means that your GPS is flying off your bike and rolling off into the brush somewhere.
I think you can buy the replacement cradles at Bass Pro Outlet. I know that "RAM Line" makes after-market GPS accessories and they may offer something better. With the size/shape of that GPS and the banging that it takes on your bar, it’s going to happen.
Just a suggestion to secure your investment…this may be a little redneck, but take a rubber band and do a couple loops around your GPS(between the buttons and screen) and the cradle to secure the GPS and keep it from bouncing out. This also helps if it rattles a little.
Oh…and lay off the 20ft drops when you have your GPS on the handlebars – MOST of us don’t want to follow that track ANYWAAAAAAAY!
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Thanks, EZ-E!
FWIW, I’m getting a free replacement for this cradle, but yeah, I’d still like a better alternative. I may need to check out the Ram line of mounts.
I also like your idea of securing the GPS to the cradle. I do something similar to your rubber band trick now. I changed out the lanyard that comes with the GPS for one that is a little longer. This leaves a tail that I can loop over the bar in a simple knot. That way if the GPS does come out, it stays with the bike. That is what saved me from having to look for mine after it popped out.
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Speaking of broken GPS mounts and Garmin, is anyone else frustrated with how expensive replacement mounts for the Edge are? They give you two in the box which I thought was so you could use it on two bikes (road & mountain) but apparently it’s so you can replace the one that breaks after 6 months 😆
The Edge mounts are super small, super simple – clip in, clip out – and they shouldn’t cost $20 for a new one ($15 if you’re lucky). Seems like a good niche to get into if you know a thing or two about plastics… At least it attaches to your bars using zip ties – those are cheap 😀
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The tab clip on one of my Garmin Edge GPS mounts broke a while back so I put it on my road bike were there’s less vibration. The GPS still managed to work its way out of the clip every few minutes and I was constantly pushing it back in on my rides. I followed EZ-E’s tip about the rubber band and that worked great!
On Tuesday I noticed that the mount on my MTB is now broken too and I was bummed because I really needed to map the trail. I didn’t have any rubber bands on me but then I remembered the Simple Strap in my Camelbak. Sure enough I was able to secure the GPS without covering the screen and the GPS stayed secure the whole time despite some serious jumping. Nice!
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