smartphone (dry bag) plus crossbars what are my options?
03-31-11, 08:38 AM
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smartphone (dry bag) plus crossbars what are my options?
Hey all, I'm new to the touring game....but I've done a few tours (bike camping).
I just bought an HTC thunderbolt (smartphone) and I love it (it has two GPS program that work in airplane mode), and I want to use it on my tours. The only problem I'm having is figuring out how to mount it. I have cross interrupter bars on my bike (and I love them). I guess I have two options buy a handlebar bag with a map pouch and shove the phone in there..I assume map pouches are waterproof or find a decent way to mount it to my bike...which is an 198? cannondale touring bike..
then I find this
https://www.topeak.com/products/Bags/iphone_drybag
and want it but my phone is too big.
So what are my questions specifically.
1) Does anyone know of a similar mounting system for gps' smart phones etc.. or how do you mount your smartphone to your bike?
2) I've never owned a handlebar bag before. is the map pouch big enough to slip a phone in? is the map pouch generally water proof? What type of mounting works best with cross bars (which I must have because I like to stretch out my back a lot while riding).
I just bought an HTC thunderbolt (smartphone) and I love it (it has two GPS program that work in airplane mode), and I want to use it on my tours. The only problem I'm having is figuring out how to mount it. I have cross interrupter bars on my bike (and I love them). I guess I have two options buy a handlebar bag with a map pouch and shove the phone in there..I assume map pouches are waterproof or find a decent way to mount it to my bike...which is an 198? cannondale touring bike..
then I find this
https://www.topeak.com/products/Bags/iphone_drybag
and want it but my phone is too big.
So what are my questions specifically.
1) Does anyone know of a similar mounting system for gps' smart phones etc.. or how do you mount your smartphone to your bike?
2) I've never owned a handlebar bag before. is the map pouch big enough to slip a phone in? is the map pouch generally water proof? What type of mounting works best with cross bars (which I must have because I like to stretch out my back a lot while riding).
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I have a RAM mount system I use with a handheld VHF/UHF ham radio and tested the universal belt clip holder RAM-HOL-BC1U with my HTC Incredible. The mount relies on the radio belt-clip (not same as a cell phone button/belt clip) to keep the radio on the mount. It worked OK for the phone, although I would want something with more positive retention of the phone and weather protection if I was going to use it regularly. RAM-HOL-UN7U isn't due out for another month+ but looks very interesting and better for a phone device. RAM-HOL-UN4U also looks promising. RAP-304U looks like it is designed to work with a belt clip button and might be good enough - I'd be very careful about vibration, however.
Their bicycle handlebar mount RAP-274-1U works pretty well as long as you are not trying to hold anything much bigger than a phone or handheld radio. www.ram-mount.com. I bought my stuff from gpscity.com
Their bicycle handlebar mount RAP-274-1U works pretty well as long as you are not trying to hold anything much bigger than a phone or handheld radio. www.ram-mount.com. I bought my stuff from gpscity.com
