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Default Is there a decent bike mount?

The Sapphire, along with the MyTracks app and music output, seems like the ultimate bike computer. I'd like to replace my wired computer, but I can't find a decent mount.


I've seen this:
http://www.fommy.com/view-full-page....ic&skuno=81612
but I don't really trust it, plus it provides no water resistance.

I've seen this:
http://www.ram-mount.com/CatalogResu...5/Default.aspx
but it doesn't allow touch through on capacitive devices.

And I've seen this:
http://www.otterbox.com/2600-series/...ries-pda-case/
Which would still require a bike mounting solution and gets pretty expensive.


Has anyone seen anything better?
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i just use a car mount zipped tied to the handle bar cross frame - works a treat. Not water resistant granted!
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i just use a car mount zipped tied to the handle bar cross frame - works a treat. Not water resistant granted!
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It was a suction one i had for my HTC HD from Ebay, because it was large it fits snug when i have the magic in it with its silicon case on
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Sounds somewhat appealing since I could just put the phone in a ziploc. Is it something like this one?
http://cgi.ebay.com/Bicycle-Bike-Han...d=p3286.c0.m14

or is it more like this?
http://cgi.ebay.com/Bike-Bicycle-Hol...d=p3286.c0.m14
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Those are better, mines zip-tied to the handlebars.
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Right. Those both have a handlebar mount thing, but my concern is getting something that the PDA won't come out of.

Is your PDA holder part like those one of the links?

Come to think of it, since you mention zip ties, maybe the Otterbox is best anyway. I could drill a couple of holes, zip tie and then add some silicone caulk to shut out the water.
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are those universal bike mounts?
 
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http://shokuchi.blogspot.com/2009/09...-from-cat.html

I made my own from the shell of a cateye headlamp, slim simple and it works
 
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I made my own from the shell of a cateye headlamp, slim simple and it works
how much was the headlamp?


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