I am going to purchase the Garmin Etrex for use while riding my Raptor at Glamis. Before I buy it, I would like to know if there are any sturdy mounts available for it. I want something that will be very secure, so it doesn't fall off, even on very hard rides.

Thanks!

Robbie has a mount on his.. Works like a champ. He even made a lighter adapter for it so there isnt a battery problem. He still cant see at night though!!!

Is he using the Garmin handlebar mount, or a different one?

I have one that I bought at the Sand Sport Show in Costa Mesa but I have seen them at Gilmore's on vendor row. Be sure the mount you buy has a rubber bushing between the part that mounts to the bar and the piece that holds the GPS, this will reduce the amount the GPS vibrates when riding. Another thing I found is to use 2 sided tape to hold the batteries in place, mine kept turning off while I was riding before I started using tape on the batteries.

YEAH, WHAT HE SAID... and also.. tie the lanyard from the gps to your handlebars JUST IN CASE the unit does come loose. I have a garmin mount for mine and I rolled my bike 3 times down a dune at the golf gathering... popped 3 outta 4 tires, but the gps didn't move for shiat!!!

SAL, is this the mount you have? If not, which do you have?

Garmin Handlebar Mount

I use a ram mount for my R1 to hold a Hi-8 cam.

http://www.ram-mount.com/

Here's another source:

http://www.citivu.com/usa/idc/#top

I have the Gamin Rino... here's the mount I have...


http://shop.garmin.com/accessory.jsp?sku=0...10%2D10351%2D00