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POLICIES AND PROCEDURES
Handlebar Mounts - eTrex, GPSMap

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Handlebar Mounts

Regular 1 inch (25.4 mm)
diameter width handlebar mount
with rubber spacers
Oversize 1 1/4 inch (31.8 mm)
diameter width handlebar mount
with rubber spacers
Handlebar mounts open
and ready to be clamped
arouns the handlebar

The handlebar mounts are very easy to put on and take off. The only tool required to install the mount is a #2 Phillips head screwdriver.

Measuring Your Handlebar Diameter
Most handlebars are typically 1 inch (25.4mm) diameter although occasionally, some handlebars are "oversized" at 1 1/4 inches (31.8 mm) diameter. These oversized handlebars are typically only found on higher end carbon handlebars. The handlebar mounts are about 7/8" wide and the GPS unit sits about 5/16" above the handlebars when attached.

The easiest way we've found to measure your handlebars is to simply take a ruler and put it behind the handlebars (see picture). You can see pretty clearly these are the oversize 1 1/4" wide handlebars.

 

Installing the Mount on Your Handlebars
You may need to readjust some things on your handlebars in order to make room for the GPS unit and mount and if necessary we strongly recommend doing this at home rather than at the start of the event because it will be MUCH easier for you to do it there.

To install the handlebar mount to your handlebars, loosen the screw and fully open the mount. Then close the mount around your handlebars where you want to install it and tighten the screw to clamp it secure. You will probably want to use rubber spacer(s) and/or some electrical tape to ensure the mount remains tight and doesn't slip. Make sure to install the mount in the right direction so that the GPS unit is not mounted upside down - it can be installed backwards. You can also easily set the angle at which you view the GPS unit while riding by just adjusting the angle the mount in installed on your handlebars.

In order to remove the handlebar mount from your handlebars simply unscrew the mount and remove it and any rubber spacers and/or electrical tape used to mount it.

Here are pictures of the mount installed on handlebars and the GPS unit itself attached on the right side.

   

Attaching and Removing the GPS Unit from the Handlebar Mount

To attach the GPS unit to the handlebar mount, line up the handlebar mount and the mount on the back of the GPS and slide the GPS down onto the handlebar mount until it locks in place. To remove the GPS unit from the handlebar mount press up on the release tab on the back of the GPS unit and slide the GPS out of the handlebar mount.

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