Customer Reviews

GoPro Handlebar Seatpost Mount for HERO Cameras

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When using this to mount my GoPro camera, one of the sections broke due to a fatigue failure of the plastic. The problem is caused by the camera vibrating at the end of the bracket causing it to eventually break. I now need to replace the mount and the camera housing. Amazingly the camera still works after flying off my bike at 60 mph. One other problem is the screws that are inside the adjusting knob will sometimes not spin with the knob when trying to tighten the bracket. I solve this by carrying a small screwdriver with me when using the mount but it's one more thing I need to take with me.

I've been using this mount on my handlebars, but due to the shape of my bars I cannot locate this mount where it doesn't point the camera at too much of an angle off to the sides of the road. The mount really needs a left-to-right swivel point to adjust for this. Otherwise a good mount, stable and easy to secure.

The product works as expected.
What you get is the clamp that will fit most handlebars and seatposts and two extensions of different lengths. The only con is that it doesn't come with rubber strips that most bicycle accesories come with to help hold the clamp in place.
At first the clamp slipped on the bar no matter how tight I made it, adding a strip of rubber fixed that problem. While riding the camera seems to vibrate a lot but on reviewing the videos the images were as good as one would expect. I took videos while riding both on and off road and was pleased with the results.
Audio is horrible when using this product. The vibrations cause a constant buzzing that gets very irritating during playback. But this isn't a big issue as I think most people would dub their videos with either music or commentary anyway.
If you own a gopro helmet or motosport camera this is a handy and reccomended accessory.
If you only own the basic wriststrap gopro you'll need to buy the helmet/motosport housing to use this accessory.

If you ride a road bike, the helmet mount is not ideal, as you may be looking down a lot, or to one side. Placing the Hero in a fixed forward position gives a better POV. They include a nice 90 degree adapter so you can mount on any post available. Very nice accesory! P

Mine worked great for a few months, holding my camera very stable. However, the plastic piece that holds the camera out from the handle bar eventually cracked and broke without warning on a brick road. Camera still works, but it sucks having to buy a new mount. Why isn't this made out of aluminum?

For mountain biking, you can probably make your own handlebar mount that works better than this one. The smooth surfaces between each adjustable piece don't hold the camera still enough for a quality video over rough surfaces. If they had simply put tiny teeth on each part, the mount would not move and it would improve 100%. Now, if you don't go off road, or if you only ride where it's smooth, this mount may work just fine. It's widely adjustable, but that one flaw makes it less than perfect for any sport where impact plays a part.

Works just fine, although it really could use a rubber grip for less slippage.

-I just added a bit of electrical tape around my handlebar to create a rubber-like surface and it worked just fine.

This mount really is solid, I have had no problems with it yet and it has stayed in place during 70+ mph trips. However, ALWAYS USE A LEASH with your GoPro... just in case :)

This mount works well but could be a bit beefier. Additionally the inside of the mounting clamp is smooth plastic, which is not cool. I scuff up the inner wall with some sand paper and also cut a strip of old innertube to wrap around my bars to provide extra grip and now it does not move at all.

This mount is probably OK for a road bike or somebody who rides their Mountain Bike on smooth dirt but once you hit anything rough it's worthless. I expected alot of vibration and noise, what I wasn't expecting was that there is no way to tighten it enough to keep upright, heck to keep it on the handlebars at all. I had it tight enough that I was afraid of breaking the plastic and the camera still fell over regularly. Ultimately the whole mount found itself upside down. If this was metal and had grooves or something rough to create friction it'd be great. Anyway, road bike, great, MTB bad. Get the helmet or chest mount instead. Those are both great.

Be careful when tightening down, you can crack it, but works fine when used for handlebars or seat. Easy to put the camera on it.