By Michael J Edelman
I've been using an E-Trex for hiking, kayaking and biking gorgeous much since it came out, and I'm still beauteous much enamored of it. This adapter surely makes it easy to use the E-Trex on your bike, but I do have a few reservations with regards to it.
The adapter plate comprises of a substitute for the battery compartment cover on the E-Trex and an adapter that clamps on to the handlebars with a screw. Remove the stock cover, slap on the alternate and it's ready to clip on the bike. If you intend on only using the E-Trex on your bike, this works beauteous well. If you plan on using your E-Trex for more than one sport, you may be altering covers back and forth regularly, since the alternate cover doesn't fit effortlessly in a shirt or PFD pocket,
While the regular battery compartment cover seals by way of a rubber coating over the entire cover, the cover that comes with this adapter uses a skinny O-ring that's supposed to sit in a groove on the cover. The problem is that it pops out each time you remove the cover, whether to alter batteries or just to switch covers. It's easy to drop the O-ring and it's a bit of a fussy occupation to get it back in the groove. Once sealed in, it seems waterproof enough.
Since my main use for my E-Trex is kayaking, I in the long run decisive to stick with the introductory cover and gave the adapter away to a friend. If you plan on using your E-Trex totally on a bike, though, this is unquestionably the way to go.
87 of 89 humans found the following review helpful.
Sturdy mount, works very well
By John
The mount comprises of two pieces. One piece fastens onto your handlebars. It attaches very with resolute determination and will prevent the unit from moving even over the roughest terrain. The other piece replaces the general battery compartment cover on the GPS. When you want to mount the GPS to your bike you just snap the two constituents together.
I was impressed by the quality of the pieces and suspect that it will be very durable. I only have two negative remarks regarding this design. First, the handlebar mounting piece is tightened on by way of a screw. I have a road and a mountain bike and will want to switch the unit among the two. I would have preferent a lot of sort of quick release mechanism that does not require the use of tools. Secondly, I wish that the battery cover did not have to be substituted with the new one. The one that comes with the bike mount is not rubberized and it has a clip on it that could catch on things. That means that you'll want to put the introductory cover back on the GPS if you want to use it as a hand-held. Having to use two dissimilar covers means that there is just one more piece that you'll need to do not forget to fetch on your trips - and one more thing to perhaps lose somewhere.
Despite these gripes, I am very impressed with the mount and may commend it.
50 of 51 humans found the following review helpful.
Motorcyle riders: very utile accessory, but...
By Marcelo A. Soto Quiroga
I planned buying it for mounting my e-Trex Venture on my motorcycle. None of the reviews here could help me in getting rid of my worry: will it fit in my handlebar? I assumed it will, so I purchased it. The result? PERFECT FIT. Using the thick rubber strap I could securely attach the handlebar mount and the GPS clicked-in in a snap. Naturally there's a lot less vibration on a street/road motorbike handlebar than that on a mountain bike, so that would not be a problem for me. I was wrong, since I noticed various times GPS abruptly turned off while riding. So be careful 'cause battery lid may genuinely provoke untrue electric contacts from time to time, turning the GPS off. I got through this by placing a thin piece of foam over the batteries which made the lid to close tighter and solved the problem.
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Works well, with a few reservations
