Review on 📱 Universal Smartphone Bike Mount Holder Cradle - Koomus BikeGo 2: Compatible with All iPhones and Android Devices by Alejandro Lane

This mount "snaps" onto the handlebars. (You first wrap a thin rubber friction pad around the handlebars, then wrap a slightly thicker plastic pad around the friction pad, and then press the clip onto the pad.) The clip is open at the bottom (the side away from the phone). cradle). In other words, there is no 360-degree mount on the handlebars. I am tempted to call this a design flaw as the entire post could very well come loose from the handlebars during a bumpy ride (and this has happened to me more than once). However, it would be more objective to say that this is a design decision. The clip-on attachment enables very easy and quick assembly and disassembly. No tools are required and initial installation takes about 5 minutes. Once you understand how it works, you can mount and remove the bike rack in less than a minute. The trade-off for this convenience is that it's not very secure. On my handlebars, which are curved and vary in diameter, the mount slides both laterally (along the length of the handlebars) and rotationally (around the handlebars) while riding. This is mostly impractical as it only requires an occasional manual adjustment to change the position of the mount on the handlebars. However, the frequency with which you have to make these adjustments is a safety concern, as it takes your attention off the road or trail and onto the phone and mount. More importantly, the entire mount can detach from some handlebars (like mine) on particularly bumpy rides. I've never lost an entire mount on pavement, but I've lost it more than once on rocky singletrack. Your expensive phone can be taken off the bike with the mount. I had several times. Attaching the phone to the stand is also a bit unreliable. In the same way that the mount "snaps" onto the handlebars, your phone attaches to the stand, which attaches to the mount via a ball joint. The stand features an expandable clip to accommodate different sized phones. Snap-mounting a phone to a stand has the same benefits and limitations as snap-mounting a bike mount. That is, it is very easy to put the phone in the holder and it is very easy to remove the phone from the holder. The downside is that the phone can easily pop out of its stand unintentionally when driving over bumpy terrain. This happened to me several times too. My phone also slides vertically along the cradle while driving, sometimes causing the volume down button to slip into the cradle. As a result, when I travel, I have to spend quite a bit of time fumbling with my phone to make sure it's secure in the mount and sliding properly. Again, this creates an unsafe distraction that's especially frustrating at the most inopportune moments when laying down technical trails. As other reviewers have pointed out, the mount takes a "belt and braces" approach. That is, in addition to the clip on the steering wheel, the mounting kit includes an elastic cable with a plastic plug that fits snugly into the audio jack (headset) of your phone. This is intended as a backup system in case the clip systems fail. However, there are three issues with plugin backup. First, the elastic cord is attached to the bracket by default. So if you install the mount as it comes in the box and the mount pops out of the handlebars (while leaving the phone in the mount), a spare connector won't help. The whole thing, including your phone, flies with the mount. Although the instructions don't mention this, it would be wise to attach the elastic cord to the handlebars rather than the mount. However, the second problem with a replacement connector is that you can't securely attach the bungee cord to the handlebars without removing and reattaching one of the brake levers. It's on my bike. The third problem with the replacement plug is that it's literally a solid plastic plug that occupies the headset jack. So you can't use your earbuds, headset or headphones while the plug is in place. You can get around this last problem by using a Bluetooth headset, although this can incur additional costs if you don't already have one and Bluetooth is impractical and unreliable. An additional issue with this mount is that the ball joint between the handlebar clamp and the phone stand does not provide enough resistance to hold a large phone in place, even on a moderately bumpy ride. So even when I'm riding on paved surfaces (when I don't have issues with the mount popping off the handlebars or the phone popping out of the mount), I still often have to adjust the angle or rotation of the mount on the mount. , because the weight of my large phone combined with the vibrations of the road causes the mount to "hang" on the mount. Again, the excitement this requires is a safety concern. Overall, this mount doesn't do what I bought it for (i.e. holding my iPhone 6 Plus in place by the handlebars while taking long mountain bike rides down backcountry trails). Unlike some other reviewers, I could possibly live with losing my mount or phone from time to time. (Though this or that has happened to me at least half a dozen times, my phone remains intact and insured.) For me, the deal breaker with this mount is the constant tinkering I have to do to keep my phone. in position. As I said, the mounting clip slides along and around the steering wheel (despite correct placement of the friction pad and spacer), my phone slides along the stand (often by closing it or pressing the volume down button) and the stand "sags". . " in relation to the mount (although I leave my phone in a position where I can't see it clearly and where it's more at risk of slipping off the stand). As a result, I spend a lot of time on my travels with it, some adjust part of the mount with one hand - fixing the tilt or rotation, moving the phone in the mount so the volume button is accessible, or adjusting the clip itself on my handlebars.I don't want to fiddle with my phone and its mount while riding SUMMARYAdvantages*Easy to install and remove the mount on your bike*Easy to install and remove your phone from the mount*Suitable for iPhone 6 Plus*Suitable for short rides on paved roadsCons*The mount 'clicks' rather than securely attaches to the handlebars. * Fit is especially difficult on curved handlebars that vary in diameter and require constant adjustment.* The overall The bracket can become detached from the handlebars on bumpy rides (e.g. e.g. mountain biking on a single track)* The phone "snaps" instead of being securely attached to the stand and may pop out.* Even if the phone does not slide out, it may slide lengthwise in the stand, requiring adjustment power while driving.* The ball joint does not have enough tension to hold a heavy phone securely in place due to long bumpy rides.* Again, the tilt and rotation of the mount on the mount requires constant adjustment while driving.