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DeLorme AF-7852-000 Earthmate PN Series RAM Bicycle Mount

$20.00

User Reviews about DeLorme AF-7852-000 Earthmate PN Series RAM Bicycle Mount

I bought this for my new PN-60. I guess it used to attaching using screws and a clamp, but now it uses zip-ties so it should attach to just about any diameter handlebar.

The GPSr is held tight in the bracket. So tight in fact that you'll want to remove the lanyard before you put it in. The bracket is easily removed with a simple twist, but it stayed in place even over rough roads.

It works great for me when I go out cycle caching. The PN-60 will even calculate a road route to the cache!
-- Works great for cycle caching

I do like this bicycle mount.

It has held the GPS securely during my first 5 or so outings with it and I expect that will continue. The GPS snaps in and out of the mount completely - there is no part of the mount still attached to the GPS when I detach it from the bike, which I like. The snap-in/out process is easy enough once you get used to it. I initially though that the top 'clamp' of the mount might have trouble with the lanyard at the top of the DeLorme, but that is not the case. The 'holder' does not interfere with the display or the operation of the buttons - obviously good points.

The installation process is not as simple as I expected. The instructions could be improved with more/better pictures. My handlebars are much thinner than what the handlebar clamp will support, so this required that I wrap the handlebars with electrical tape to make up the gap (per the instructions). I also had to remove the handlebar grip and brake/shifter assembly from one side to get the clamp onto the handlebar. A two-piece clamp would have solved this, but now that's it's on, I expect that the one-piece design will prove less troublesome.

Overall a good product - you'll enjoy using it more than installing it. -- A Mount for all Ages

Very well built bicycle mount. I was disappointed when I saw that the whole thing was mounted to the handle bars by zip ties, this part could stand to improved. But once mounted it hangs tight and works very well. I like the quick disconnct, makes it fast & easy to remove & snap back on. -- Nice product

I planned to buy one of these handle-bar racks when I bought the PN-30 GPS handheld. I received the unit and made sure that it would do what I intended and within a day I ordered the handle-bar mounting kit and the carrying bag as well.

The handle-bar mount is a universal fit device. It clamps to your handle-bar by the use of heavy-duty zip-ties and DeLorme provides a self-stick rubber sheet that you wrap around your handle-bar before attaching the unit. While it is a primitive design, it works flawlessly and I tested it on some rough road before I considered writing a review of the product. It has not slipped at all and the PN-30 is held securely at just the right viewing angle for me.

I would love to see DeLorme modify the mounting kit to make it easier to put the GPS handheld into the bar mount, but, it is so secure the way it is designed, so, I am pretty sure they make it the way they do to prevent the unit from accidently coming loose if you are mountain-biking or riding a rough road like the Pan-Am Highway. -- Must HAVE item for any cyclist with a DeLorme handheld GPS