Gopro handlebar seatpost mount review.

I believe the Gopro HD hero itself didn't really warrant a review. The fact is that every time you see any point of view action being filmed by pros or on a t.v. shows the Gopro's always there, if however, like me you have bought one and looked at the cost of the official mounts and thought go Bo***ks then please read on.

Don't be confused by the look of the mount it is not just plastic, it is made from polycarbonate, the same as lots of bash guard and some high end mud guards meaning it's very strong. The strength of the material was confirmed after a couple of off's with this on the bars and it laughed them off, even if it should break the mount comes with a 1 year warranty. You can place the mount on any post between 0.75" to 1.4" (1.9-3.5cm), it's finished with stainless steel nuts and bolts so shouldn't go rusty either. Operating the mount is simple, with just two thumb screws to open up the bar clamp one of these has a cut out of the polycarbonate so you don't have to completely unscrew both thumbies to get it round your bars.

The camera then mounts with the standard interlocking Gopro thumbie set up, some rubber on the clamping area to stop damage to your frame or bars would have been a plus, but this is easy enough to do yourself. In the past I have knocked up a few different mounts for the Gopro but have never quiet achieved the stable image I craved. It was obvious this would not be the case as soon as the mount was attached. It felt very solid, no twisting or slipping, a little tap on the side of the camera showed very little wobble and out on the trail the results showed this to be the case. Overall although the mount looks like a very expensive piece of plastic once you put it to use you realise that quite alot of time and testing must have gone into it and that this effort was not wasted. It will give you masses of extra mounting options and leave you with footage which is stable and clear, all in all it's a great product. I would like to see some rubber on the clamping areas and maybe a slightly lower price, but if you have been trying to get a good stable image from your Gopro and have avoided this due to the price stop being tight and get one! You will not be disappointed.

Below are links to two videos straight off my Gopro  unedited. note how stable the image stays even when landing jumps.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RqzLskagocc

This second video is shot with the camera upside down on the bars, again note the smoothness of the image and also the feeling of speed this angle gives.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SOZD3Jcogk0

Thanks for reading / watching.

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