Magellan 702211 Bike Mounting Bracket by Magellan
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Digital camera reviews of Magellan 702211 Bike Mounting Bracket
Digital camera Review: Great for the ATV
Summary: 4 Stars
So far so good with this mount. I mounted it to the bars of my ATV and it works great. Easy to see and operate right where it is. It's hard to read while moving do to vibration but that is to be expexted. I havent really put it through an extreme test but it holds very well for what we have done.Digital camera Review: Look Out!
Summary: 1 Stars
I am a mountain biker and loved the idea of being able to view the screen while riding. BUT the mounting bracket does not hold the explorist well enough. I watched my explorist unit fall to the ground on the first ride and thought I just didn't have it clicked into place. Wrong, because after putting it firmly into the bracket I lost the unit on the next downhill. I was luck enough to find the unit but will never use it on my bike or ATV due to fear of losing it.Digital camera Review: Magellan Explorist Bike Mount
Summary: 4 Stars
The mount works well. I read elsewhere that people added velcro to make the mount more secure. I find that if you make sure the little plastic tab on the mount snaps into the small hole on the GPS, usually with an audible click, the mount is very secure. However, I must admit, I don't do the roughest biking (jumping over logs etc.). I would have given it five stars, but a have had a little trouble with is trying to rotate on the handle bars. I kept having to tighten it up. Seems firm now however.Digital camera Review: Poor design for mountain bikes
Summary: 2 Stars
This mounting bracket has a number of shortcomings that make it difficult to recommend. First, mountain bikes typically have handlebars that are wide at the stem and taper and bend towards the grips. If you have a mountain bike there is a good chance the bracket will not fit your handlebars well. Second, if it does fit, the weight of the eXplorist will cause the bracket to twist as you ride unless you really tighten it. This is especially bad if you have a carbon bar. You may be able to mount the bracket close to the stem so that it also rests against it for support. This will keep it from rotating while riding.
If Magellan had made the metal parts of the bracket so that it could be rotated by 90 degrees it could be mounted on the stem. This is a far more stable area for something heavy. Unfortunately this is not the case. As another reviewer mentioned, most bicycle lights have better mounting designs.
Digital camera Review: Serves its intended purpose
Summary: 5 Stars
If you want a bike mounting bracket for a Magellan Explorist handheld GPS unit, this is the item you need. I bought one and mounted it on my bike's handlebars and it does an admirable job of holding the GPS device.
Conversely, if you don't want a bike mounting bracket for a Magellan Explorist GPS unit, there would be little point in your purchasing this.