GOPRO Handle bar mount warning
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GOPRO Handle bar mount warning
Postby themerlin » Mon Sep 23, 2013 9:39 am
The thing fell off at high speed, luckily the camera was OK but it took a while to find it because it bounced off road.
Anyway after reading up a little I have ordered a k-edge mount.
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Re: GOPRO Handle bar mount warning
Postby TraceyG » Mon Sep 23, 2013 11:56 am
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Re: GOPRO Handle bar mount warning
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Re: GOPRO Handle bar mount warning
Postby Carrots » Mon Sep 23, 2013 12:43 pm
Any suggestions for mounts on the Giant Propel aero handle bars? The oval shape is going to be a headache!
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Re: GOPRO Handle bar mount warning
Postby find_bruce » Mon Sep 23, 2013 2:45 pm
For an alternate mount for oval handlebars, would this work for you ? It simply replaces the top cap on your steerer tube.
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Re: GOPRO Handle bar mount warning
Postby Carrots » Mon Sep 23, 2013 3:41 pm
Awesome, cheers!find_bruce wrote:Mounting the camera at an angle can be particularly problematic for the mounts. In any event I would recommend a "lanyard" - a piece of string or fishing line works well.
For an alternate mount for oval handlebars, would this work for you ? It simply replaces the top cap on your steerer tube.
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Re: GOPRO Handle bar mount warning
Postby VRE » Mon Sep 23, 2013 7:54 pm
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Re: GOPRO Handle bar mount warning
Postby themerlin » Wed Sep 25, 2013 9:39 am
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Re: GOPRO Handle bar mount warning
Postby themerlin » Wed Sep 25, 2013 9:41 am
VRE wrote:I've been using the strap-on helmet mount for my 2 GoPros (Hero 1 and Hero 3) for years now, without problems. Can't comment on the other mount types, though, as I've never tried them.
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Re: GOPRO Handle bar mount warning
Postby AUbicycles » Wed Sep 25, 2013 11:31 pm
I have broken a K-Edge front mount, but it was because of a crash and I mounted it up (camera on top) rather than below which is recommended.
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Re: GOPRO Handle bar mount warning
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Re: GOPRO Handle bar mount warning
Postby themerlin » Mon Sep 30, 2013 8:25 am
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Re: GOPRO Handle bar mount warning
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Re: GOPRO Handle bar mount warning
Postby themerlin » Wed Oct 09, 2013 9:00 pm
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Re: GOPRO Handle bar mount warning
Postby Lukeyboy » Thu Oct 10, 2013 11:17 pm
Oiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii brudda!!!!!!!!!!!!! Whoooop!Summernight wrote:I think there was a running joke in the Video Camera thread as to how quickly the GoPro mount would fail on you. I used mine for 4 weeks before it failed. The K-edge mount has been faithful ever since (it has been months and still going strong).
Gotta love the broken GoPro handlebar mount club
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Re: GOPRO Handle bar mount warning
Postby ctguru » Wed Oct 23, 2013 10:52 am
K-edge are great, I snapped my gopro one after a week!themerlin wrote:If you have a GOPRO then I would advise against using the handle bar mount, I was coming down clear mt Yesterday and the mount failed due to vibration.
The thing fell off at high speed, luckily the camera was OK but it took a while to find it because it bounced off road.
Anyway after reading up a little I have ordered a k-edge mount.
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Re: GOPRO Handle bar mount warning
Postby Lukeyboy » Wed Oct 23, 2013 11:25 am
New mount:
Extension mount:
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Re: GOPRO Handle bar mount warning
Postby find_bruce » Wed Oct 30, 2013 10:53 am
and as an alternative a copy of the k-edge go big mount for $14.30
Will see how they go
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Re: GOPRO Handle bar mount warning
Postby AUbicycles » Sat Nov 02, 2013 9:08 pm
The cheapies look interesting - especially considering the really poor quality of the screws that come with the k-edge.
Exciting to see the Sony Cam mount but... BUT I would recommend mounting upsidedown. It may mean rotating video 180 degrees (can't remember if the sony cam does this with its settings) but the aim is to get the camera further down below the handlebars such as you would with the Go Pro mount.
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Re: GOPRO Handle bar mount warning
Postby darkelf921 » Sat Nov 02, 2013 11:19 pm
USB key laniards and K-Edge mounts. I now swear by them. Yes they are expensive but so is a replacement GoPro and I have two mounted on my bike.
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