Phone mount for handlebar - which one?

[Ben Duro]

Hello
Have been asking around in shops/searching amazon and even looking at more motorcycle specific phone mounts (£100, no thanks). What are you guys using and does anything stand out enough to recommend?
Starting to regret this whole line of attack and looking at Garmin again
Thanks

 

[AlexeyS]

This one is cheap and works okay: US $1.49 45% OFF|Silicone Bike Phone Holder Band for Smartphone Handlebar Mount Motorcycle Phone Holder For iPhone for Samsung GPS Easy Install-in Mobile Phone Holders & Stands from Cellphones & Telecommunications on Aliexpress.com | Alibaba Group

 

[racinghelmi]

Hello
Have been asking around in shops/searching amazon and even looking at more motorcycle specific phone mounts (£100, no thanks). What are you guys using and does anything stand out enough to recommend?
Starting to regret this whole line of attack and looking at Garmin again
Thanks

I bought a Garmin compatible male socket. Works very well but looks a bit odd on the back on the phone. Or you stick it on a case.

 

[GDAS]

Got this for around £20 delivered, seems quite robust so far

 

[All Mountain Coaching]

There's one in aldi for a fiver

 

[2wheeledwalbert]

Quad lock. Use it on my mountain bikes, road bike & motorcycle. Stable as you like.

 

[stiv674]

Definitely Quad lock, I had a couple of cheap ones previously but during fast bumpy sections they would move and the phone would end up under the bars!

Quad lock is solid though.

 

[Mikerb]

I have just started using a smartphone mapping/navigation app ( Komoot) and looked a round for a phone mount. I was not convinced by any of the designs to be honest with the exception of quadlock but I use Android and have no intention of spending that much on a mount. Whilst the bars provide the best visibility of the phone it also seems pretty vulnerable. So in the end I opted for a top tube bag with built in phone sleeve. Ok its not directly in your eye line but I think it is more secure and the bag/sleeve provides some weather and crash protection. I want it mostly for navigating new routes so being able to use earphones to hear the voice instructions also helps. The only problem was that the top tube bags typically connect with Velcro around the top tube but also horizontally around the op of the steerer tube......but on my Levo the steerer tube connection will not reach and I cannot in any case cover the on/off/mode/battery unit on top the top tube. I just cut some silicon gripper mat to fit around the top tube and Velcro around that...don't think it will move! As a bonus the little bag will also carry card/cash/ earphones/ key and energy bars...……….Bonus!!

 

[Ben Duro]

Thanks for replies, went for the quad lock, let’s see. Android fixing relies on sticky tape???? Nervous already...

 

[OldBean]

another vote for QuadLock.
Holds my Moto G7Power huge ,heavy phone really steady but would like a tether" just in case"
Needs a waterproof case compatible with QL mount adhesive.

 

[iXi]

For those using quad lock, what work around do you do if you have a short stem and 35mm bars. It's seems none of the attachments are suitable for my bike?

 

[Rusty]

I use a cheap Chinese one - nice solid alloy construction, will hold damn near any phone and you can set up portrait or landscape config.
GUB Phone Mount

 

[Dan63]

For those using quad lock, what work around do you do if you have a short stem and 35mm bars. It's seems none of the attachments are suitable for my bike?

I have a short stem and 35mm bars, recently been looking at quad lock and asked the same question. The stem mount will work perfectly. To quote their website -

STEM BIKE MOUNT

• Suits bar sizes 25-40mm in diameter

 

[StevenM]

For those using quad lock, what work around do you do if you have a short stem and 35mm bars. It's seems none of the attachments are suitable for my bike?

35 mm renthal s and 35 mm stem. This quad lock mount

 

[Jamy]

For those using quad lock, what work around do you do if you have a short stem and 35mm bars. It's seems none of the attachments are suitable for my bike?

I've had Quad lock on all my bikes and it works to perfection. On my EMTB I can't mount it on the stem as the Kiox is mounted there, instead its turmed 90 degrees and mounted on the handle bar mid way from the gear lever and the stem
I use this case for my Galaxy S8

 

[Beatn1K]

+1 Quad lock !

 

[StevenM]

Ok

have better reception now that I am back home.
it’s the out in front model mounted backwards ... if that makes sense

Cycling - Out Front Mount

 

[iXi]

Ok

have better reception now that I am back home.
it’s the out in front model mounted backwards ... if that makes sense

Cycling - Out Front Mount

Do you have a closer picture of it mounted on the bike? It's hard to see in those shots

 

[Pyr0]

I've been using a Quadlock out front mount too, but haven't been riding rough terrain.
I just bought a cheap Gear4 D30 case for my phone and the Quadlock universal adapter

 

[StevenM]

Do you have a closer picture of it mounted on the bike? It's hard to see in those shots

No my bike but same as this post. Ally neat fit

 

[iXi]

So I bought it. Seems pretty solid but definitely doesn't fit in over the stem on my bars and they say they are 35mm.

StevenM I'm pretty yours are 35mm rise or up sweep and not 35mm diameter otherwise you wouldn't be able to get it over the stem

 

[OldBean]

A great thumbs up for Quad Lock Its been faultless until I broke it through my own cack handedness..QuadLock replaced the part "no Question" even though I admitted it was my fault.
Well done Quadlock....Thanks .

 

[Andrie]

I use a cheap Chinese one - nice solid alloy construction, will hold damn near any phone and you can set up portrait or landscape config.
GUB Phone Mount

Friend used that to secure his iPhone. It flew off when we went downhill. He insist it was installed and clamped correctly. But long downhill did rattled it loose.

 

[congerball]

Quadlock out front ?

 

[flash]

I bought a Garmin compatible male socket. Works very well but looks a bit odd on the back on the phone. Or you stick it on a case.

I do the same. Garmin male on the back of a case. I don't use the case except when on the bike.

Gordon

 

[OldGoatMTB]

I actually use this one:

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I purchased this for my previous Bicycle, misplaced it, and purchased a second because I liked it so much. The design is actually 90° from the others so it goes around the stem, rather than the handlebars and stays in place quite well. On my E bike the steam is too short but I use it on the top tube and it works just fine. This one seems a bit pricier than I remember but it seems to be the identical model I purchased. Works great with my large android phone and my smaller iPhone.