Garmin010-11023-00 Colorado/Oregon Series Bike Mount

Shipping was fast! Immediately after receiving the mount, I installed it on my Trek FX hybrid. Installation was less than 5 minutes; more time was spent on deciding where to install than on actually installing it. The zip ties make installation permanent, so be sure you have firmly decided on a location before you intall. Mounting slots allow the user to lock the zip ties in either the horizontal or vertical orientation; meaning, you can fasten the zip ties through side slots "horizontally" around the neck/stem, or through front/back slots "vertically" around the handlebars. The mount is NOT immovable, and as one reviewer explained, that is just nature of the zip ties. Expect some movable "play" once your GPS is mounted. In fact, there are times when you will welcome movability of your GPS such as on hilly terrain, featuring high elevation grades, ascending or descending. Just know that if you install the mounts using the horizontal slots, movability will be from side to side, not forwards and backwards. The zip ties hold onto your bike tight enough such that the movability is minor and does not thwart the usable purpose of the mount.As far as performance goes, I have to say that the mount works great! I was initially concerned about the "movability" issue, and whether or not riding turbulence over long distances would cause the mount to work itself too loose to be effective. Well, I am currently training for a century (100+ miles on bike), and I have taken the mount on extended rides several times, 25 miles or better. In fact, I completed a 60-miler with it several days ago. Up to this point, movability is not an issue, not even in light rain; the zip tie hold is still tight. I use a Colorado 400t, which is considerably larger and heavier than the Oregon GPSs. I sincerely believe that I will have no problems with the movability of this mount during my century ride. How durable this mount is, however, remains to be seen, but so far its a 5-star value.

I attached this to the handlebars of my dual sport motorcycle. The mount is basically held on with zip ties. The ties appear to be of good quality, and I only used two of the four provided. I tugged on them hard with pliers to get them as tight as possible then snipped off the excess. Despite that, I can rotate the mount a bit, but that has turned out to be a good thing because it allows just enough slack to adjust the angle of my Oregon to prevent glare or optimize it for my riding position, but it's still tight enough that it doesn't move from where I set it. However, I can see how the mount would not work well with a bar that wasn't around 1" in diameter. I've driven with my Oregon mounted on the freeway at 75 mph and down bumpy dirt roads with no problems. I always make sure the GPS unit is firmly attached and seated in the mount. Without exercising that care, I can easily see myself failing to engage both grooves on the back of the GPS unit and having the unit drop off on the first bump encountered. I'm guessing that the ties might deteriorate over time, especially if exposed to a lot of sun, so it would probably be wise to inspect them frequently. Very happy with the purchase, which lets me navigate on my motorcycle.

Not impressed, holding it but moving

I had an excellent ride last night, with my Garmin eTrex 30 riding along on the handlebars for the first time. It stayed in place, in spite of severe bouncing over rocks and roots in hilly, dense forest of NW Washington State.I'd read another Amazon reviewer's complaint that the bike mount didn't grip the handlebar well enough, so I cut off part of an old bike inner tube, scrubbed some of the talc off it, and wrapped it around the handlebar before installing the Garmin mount over it. I pulled the tie wraps as tightly as I could with pliers, then cut the excess. The mount can rotate if I want to change the angle of my GPS display, but it isn't fazed by bouncing on a trail. (My Specialized Rockhopper has no shocks, front or rear, so the poor GPS and mount were tested well. Both passed.)The missing star in my rating is because Garmin should supply something to improve the friction between mount and handlebar. The bottom of the mount has a rubber cover for that purpose, but it needs more, like my scrap of rubber inner tube, or a bit of silicon seal to smear around the bar before installation.

I use my Garmin Colorado 400t mostly for geocaching. I use my bike mostly to stay in shape. With this bike mount kit I can now do both at the same time! Also, having a GPS on my handlebars is very convenient for when I am riding in unfamiliar territory and get a little turned around (O-K, lost).The kit come with four plastic zip-lock ties, but you only need two and the others are spares. It was not as tight as I wanted it to be when I used only my fingers to tighten the straps so I used a pair of pliers to grab onto the strap and make it nice and snug. I then cut off the part of the straps sticking out in order to make it look nice.Although it looks a little big on the handlebars (see my photos above under "customer's images") it actually is very practical to use and when I take it off I really don't even notice the mount. The screen is O-K in bright light, but when it's really overcast I turn on the GPS's backlight.If you have a Colorado unit and want to take it with you when biking, I would certainly recommend this gadget.Garmin Colorado 400t Handheld GPS Unit with US Topographic Preloaded Maps