Customer Reviews

Garmin Rail Mount Adapter (Large)

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If you have a race bike with a light aluminum handle bar, it probably has a diameter of more than 25 mm. Then this mount is the one you need. It comfortably fits any handle bar with a diameter in the range of 25 to 32 mm. It comes with three rubber strips of different thickness to adjust to the proper size.

It is too bad that you need to purchase this mount on top of the bicycle mount that is delivered with the special clipped backing for your Garmin. The standard mount does not fit any rail with a diameter larger than 25 mm.

In my case, I switched bikes and my new bike had a wider bar. So I'm lucky to have a mount now on both the old and new bike. But if you start from scratch, and have wide handle bar, you are faced with two purchases.

I wanted a bike mount for my new road bike, and I thought it would be nice to also have a car mount. So, after reading the reviews here, I decided that instead of buying the bike mount, I'd by the car mount with this adapter, and hope that the car mount bracket used the same mounting system. It does! So now I have the car mount and the bike mount with the large rail mount.

If you have a Garmin eTrex Vista HCx GPS, do not buy Garmin's bike mount because it does not fit. Buy this rail mount instead to mount the GPS on a bicycle handlebar. The adapter that comes with the Vista HCx clips right in to this rail mount.

Unfortunately, this mount is not as secure as the mount Garmin makes for their Edge GPS units and it only allows you to mount the GPS on your handlebar, not on the stem.

There is also a small diameter version for thinner handlebars (like many mountain bikes): Garmin Rail Mount Adapter (010-10496-01)

It's a bike mount for a GPS, so there's not much to review. It's a decent design, but seems a bit bulky. The front of the mount is rather fat, so if you mount it too close to your brake cable (as it comes out from under the handlebar tape), you run the risk of over-bending the cable housing, which is no good. So I had to mount this very close to the stem, which solved the problem.

The other issue I have is that the mounting clip which goes on the GPS does not "seat" on the bike mount very tightly. It "clicks in" just fine, but once the unit is engaged on the mount, there is a bit of play in the connection, so if you are riding a nicely stiff road bike, every bit of road vibration will rattle the heck out of the GPS. The solution to that problem is that I wedge a piece of notecard on the mount, which takes up the slack.

So, the mount works, just not perfectly. It's just OK.

Just a note because I found this confusing when shopping for a motorcycle mount for my Garmin eTrex Legend cx. You do not need to purchase the Garmin Bicycle Mount with this product. Just purchase this large rail mount adapter, and attach the GP mount adapter that comes in the box with your GPS device. That's all you need. Haven't ridden with it yet, but the large Diameter Rail Mount Adapter fits my HD Dyna handlebar great. Easy to install, GPS snaps right in.

My metric cruiser has 32mm diameter handlebars and this fit just fine. If you're like me, you'll want to install an additional safety strap. If you intstall it correctly, you can still access the metal hook on the back of your Garmin and run a safety strap through it and around your handlebars. The only "real" issue is trying to touch that tiny button on the GPS while doing 80 mph (not recommended).

Awesome product, works perfectly. Very sturdy. I use this item for mountain biking and it is used every time I get on my bike.

I upgraded handlebars on my MTB to 31.8mm. This new adapter works just like the other one.
Installed very easy and off I went.

Bought a new bike that had the bigger 31mm handlebars. The small mount worked on my old bike but would not fit. This does the trick.

I purchased this adapter to mount for my road bike handle bar. It is well constructed and comes with rubber pieces to protect your handlebars from any scratches caused by the adapter. It does require the Garmin eTrex Cx Series Mounting Clip which I happen to have misplaced from the original packaging. You can pickup another at GPSCity.com for $5 if needed.

Just took at 55mi ride yesterday and GPS was secure and looked great thanks to this Garmin rail adapter.

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