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Product Reviews:
Magellan 702211 Bike Mounting Bracket |
Rating: 5 (out of 5)
Summary: Works Great!!
Comments: I attached this mount to the handlebars of my Honda XR350R and it works great!! The GPS unit is held securly and I have no problems with it moving around. Gone over 100 miles off-road so far with no problems!! |
Rating: 1 (out of 5)
Summary: clunky
Comments: I got an explorist 200 as a gift and wanted to try is as a bicycle speedometer. Since it has a crude street map database I thought it might be useful on my road bike. I am not happy with it however that's a different review. The mounting bracket is big and clunky. It appears like the designer made a universal piece of plastic and then added a makeshift metal handlebar clamp. It's much heavier and bigger than it needs to be. |
Rating: 2 (out of 5)
Summary: Poor design for mountain bikes
Comments: This mounting bracket has a number of shortcomings that make it difficult to endorse. 1st, 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 great 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, almost all bicycle lights have better mounting designs. |
Rating: 5 (out of 5)
Summary: Works for me.
Comments: This bracket works perfectly with my eXplorist 200. Screw it onto your handlebar, snap the eXplorist in place and ride to your heart's content. I almost allly ride streets and bike paths. The 200 is held tightly and has never fallen off the bike. If you go off-road, because of the weight of the eXplorist, you might want to secure it with some duct tape or Velcro. |
Rating: 3 (out of 5)
Summary: Clumsy however effective
Comments: Clunky design. If you are not careful, the GPS doesn't click securely into the bracket. Your 1st warning that it isn't seated is the crash of the GPS unit onto the pavement. The mounting screws come without lock-nuts, and they loosen, letting the bracket rotate out of place. Switching the bracket from bike to bike is a real pain. And that price!! For half the suggested price of this bracket, you can purchase a high-powered, long-life bike headlight with a GREAT mounting system. Since there is no competiting product -- and the bracket does work if you put lock-nuts on the screws and pay close attention to snapping the GPS unit in securely -- I am endorseing this product for those who need it. However, if TomTom or Garmin comes up with a better bike-mounting bracket, it will be the deciding factor when I select my next GPS. |
