The best GoPro mount for cycling

[@TheRidewithBenDelaney]

What is your favorite GoPro mount and why? Also, have you ever put yourself in the hospital while filming? 🙋‍♂

[@ilanpi]

My favourite is the Alpitude Stelvio which is a computer mount with an optional GoPro adapter. It fixes onto the stem bolts. It is very light, about 18 grams. It is also quite long, which makes it easy to push the buttons on my cycling computer. I need to use a stem mount for my track bikes, because there is no room on my track bars, Velobike Bunch Bars and 3T Scatto, to clamp an ordinary computer mount or GoPro mount. I have sent myself to the hospital, but by incorrectly setting up my cassette. However, my GoPro was running, so I also managed to immortalise my crash. By the way, I don't know if you realise this, but in my experience, GoPro won't pick up GPS when upside down. So to display speed in a video using these mounts including yours, you need to synchronise with your bicycle computer in post production.

[@TheRidewithBenDelaney]

Haven’t heard of that one; will check it out. I also didn’t know about the speed being turned off when upside down. I haven’t synced ride data with video for a while. The Garmin Virb did an okay job of that, but honestly I don’t think anyone cares about my ride metrics. Glad to hear you got your crash video for posterity! 😂 Cheers.

[@TrungNguyen-kv5ls]

I like to use the KOM top mount go pro adapter. I set the go pro where the computer usually goes and then mount the Garmin computer with the bands elsewhere. Keeping the GoPro on a quarter turn top mount let's me quickly grab the camera for different angles.

[@ilanpi]

@@TheRidewithBenDelaney By the way, I recorded my fastest ever bicycle speed while in the hospital. After my crash, I was taken to hospital in an ambulance and my bicycle was eventually picked up by the police and my GPS computer kept recording in the police car.

[@TheRidewithBenDelaney]

Doh!

[@DesFit]

Purchased. Thanks for the recommendation!

[@TheRidewithBenDelaney]

My pleasure, Des.

[@swray2112]

Moral of the story, no vertical video! Human vision is horizonal! In all seriousness I have the K-edge & love it. I do use a hero 7 black in a cage, so usually just leave cage on the bike & pop the came on & off. On smooth surfaces< I can even do it while riding. Great videos, keep them coming!

[@TheRidewithBenDelaney]

Haha, no doubt! I'm with you - I love K-Edge and have used the pop-outta-the-cage for handheld stuff - including all that footage at the end from Italy. Ironically, I dropped and broke the rear screen of my 9 when filming this! Just dropped it in a gravel parking lot. Not riding or anything. Doh!

[@edrcozonoking]

I have this item, and I completely agree. I use it for both GoPros and lights.

[@GravelRacer1]

The mount that came with my Garmin works great. I did have to buy the Flange Mount Adapter separately. Buy two adapters so you can also use one for a light.

[@AntonMuller]

Your rock Ben ! I've been searching high and low for something like that and you came to my rescue !

[@TheRidewithBenDelaney]

Another thing to consider: DJI has a magnetic clip mount that goes under the bike computer. That is only relevant if you are shopping for an action cam though and not just the mount.

[@RF-gj3uz]

Cool mount. I use the garmin version of this mount on all of my bikes...I have multiple garmin female clips (the red piece in the video) to use with lights, go-pro, aeropod power meter, etc. Makes it so easy to move accessories from one bike to another.

[@DanielaAngulo]

Hi, are those female clips Quarter-turn to Friction Flange Mount Adapter ?

[@alde1759]

Tried peak design for my iPhone and still testing it. But I’m thinking of using the computer mount upside down as the base of the GoPro and put my Garmin on my stem.

[@sdanjohn]

Thanks for this info. I just ordered a GoPro and was wondering what the easiest mount might be. I ordered one of these. It came today before the GoPro, lol….

[@fieldwalker]

Thanks Ben! Good advice about. It going to hospital filming. Today was my first test and I definitely swerved around trying to see if I’d successfully turned it on. With cycling glasses on I can barely see my phone , let alone a GoPro red light that’s below my k-edge and Garmin 😢

[@SoonerThanLater5523]

Ben, I will be riding the 50 mile UB race , June 3,on my new BMC e gravel bike. I will be 76 this August and look forward to this challenge. My BMC came with an extended computer mount for my Wahoo. I want to mount a DJI action camera underneath to capture sections of the ride ,and definitely like the quick release setup so I can easily remove the camera for additional, candid shots before, during and after the race to tell a complete “ story”.I was able to get an additional accessory from BMC to mount underneath, but not completely clear the components you show to make the final connection to the camera. I would greatly appreciate any specific descriptions, mfg. name, etc for these items. Many thanks, Bob C. 🤗

[@TheRidewithBenDelaney]

Hey Bob. Glad you are coming to Emporia. Me too. What is the connection on the underside of the Wahoo mount? What you want to end up with is the male Garmin quarter turn.

[@SoonerThanLater5523]

Ben, I received a connector from BMC that connected a 3 leg extender under my Wahoo mount and I just received the Surewo Quick Release Base Mount Kit. My daughter and boyfriend loaned me their Go Pro Black Hero 7 with cage and it connected with this quick release. I totally love the strong magnetic connection and the safety of a 1/4 turn to secure the attached camera during rough riding. Very easy to turn the quick release and pull the magnetic connection to then hold camera for candid shots at the start and finish or on a paved, non rough section. I will try to attach photos

[@Igor_Vavilin]

Thanks for review Ben. You helped me to find what I actually needed. I am happy that Garmin adaptor is compatible with my computer SIGMA ROX 12.1 EVO, so I placed it on top. GoPro 11 was put on bottom. All fit perfectly.

[@tomasberka2124]

Ben, thanks for your opinion/review of the GoPro mount; bought it for my light & Wahoo combo. Works great. Glad that you're OK after the Dolomites crash! Keep up the good work and useful content.

[@TheRidewithBenDelaney]

Hey, Tomas. Glad to hear it works for you. And thanks!

[@williamhoag7181]

Try some Carbon-Paste on the Go Pro mount! Works wonders!

[@rickbeckner9906]

Thanks for the great review. While perhaps a mundane topic, I had been trying to find a quick release GoPro mount to work with my Garmin Varia. I have Enve Aero bars so I couldn’t use a standard bar mount. The KOM stem mount has worked very well for me. I haven’t noticed much flex but I use for a light and not a camera. I would love to see the key adapters available, but understand why KOM doesn’t do that. Keep up the great content.

[@pgesqsj1]

Nice. What´s the best way for you to trigger the recording? Just hit the button? Or you use a remote?

[@tolstoipie]

Thank you for this. More than a year later it seems that KOM still offers the only quick release for the GoPro mount. Do you know of any others that we should consider? Has the camera ever worked itself out of the quick release?

[@ShawNshawN]

very cool. Seems like you would need another system for the selfie stick. Do you change out or just hand held?

[@TheRidewithBenDelaney]

I just do hand held. Selfie stick, for me, is just one more thing to drop or worry about.

[@TrungNguyen-kv5ls]

Check out the mount that comes with the Garmin varia smart headlight. I believe Garmin sells the mount separately. It is similar to the KOM system.

[@TheRidewithBenDelaney]

Hey Trung. Good looking out. I will check that out. I have a couple Garmin mounts that were intended for use with the additional Garmin battery - like for when DK/Unbound 200 was getting popular and battery life couldn't quite keep up. Those have a little rotating circle that lock things on the bottom. Is that Varia mount the same?

[@TrungNguyen-kv5ls]

@@TheRidewithBenDelaney You'll have to get a different mount. I believe it's called the Garmin Varia Universal Out-front mount. It has a quarter turn male adapter on the bottom, similar to what you showed in the video and you'll still need a female adapter to attach to the GoPro. Unfortunately, after playing with the mount and trying to find all the GoPro pieces, I don't think it offers any advantage over the KOM system.

[@learningisfun273]

Hope you've recovered from your pelvis fracture and that you are doing well. Thanks for the informative video.

[@TheRidewithBenDelaney]

Hey, thanks very much. I am back at it. Cheers.

[@ASGundogs]

I’m about to rig up mine on a Quadlock universal mount so I can do similar up on the stem.

[@TheRidewithBenDelaney]

Cool.

[@selfactualizer2099]

youre late, you see the front bracket piece holding your handle bars on? they sell bracket pieces with cam+garmin mounts

[@al-du6lb]

the stem bolts? he mentioned that.

[@ramlinman2004]

Why would you want to mount your GoPro on the handlebars?

[@jimhansen5395]

I have one of the KoM cycling computer mounts, and for some reason, the computer sits slightly skewed (twisted) to the right despite constantly trying to adjust it. My OCD cannot tolerate this and it was only on the bike for one ride and I ditched it for a K-Edge - not looking back.

[@TheRidewithBenDelaney]

I hear you. The early Wahoo mounts on many bars would set the computer at an imperfect angle, which made my eyes cross.

[@TheRossFischer]

My GoPro doesn't stay put when mounted on this. Does your's ever get loose? I think I am going to have mine fall off on some bumpy roads one of these days.

[@TheRidewithBenDelaney]

Loose how? Like it turns in the mount? Or the bolt isn’t tight. I have used mine on a few dozens gravel rides & races with no issue.

[@JFomo]

Can you attach that quick release onto other mounts? Happy to buy that full combo pack just for that 1 piece.

[@TheRidewithBenDelaney]

Yeah, that's the thing... the male Garmin piece is typically molded to, well, Garmins. KOM sells the red female piece with the GoPro/light attachment separately. So that's cool. We just need to find a good source for male Garmin pieces that will bolt on. A few places sell them for gluing on, but I haven't found anywhere that sells this piece with two bolt holes. My ideal situation would be a one-piece metal K-Edge mount with this KOM attachment.

[@gym_ride_repeat3739]

Any intel on this part yet?

[@KoenMiseur]

How strong is it, a gopro on top of the mount gets a lot more forces than a gps on the top and even those I have seen breaking those quartmount turns (luckily not with mine)?

[@JeremyLawrence-imajez]

It's a rather pricey £50 in the UK. Which until recently would have exchanged at $70-ish.

[@TheRidewithBenDelaney]

Ooph. That's not cheap.

[@therealSIRBOOM]

Why wouldn't you just buy a Gopro quick release for the bottom of the existing Garmin mount?

[@al-du6lb]

I was thinking this too. do you have a gopro quick release that you recommend?

[@UprootedWanderer]

Can I mount my garmin edge 1040 solar? Amazon description is only for 1030

[@timconnors3211]

thanks for sharing

[@TheRidewithBenDelaney]

My pleasure.

[@vincentverstappen7351]

Is the gopro secure in the quick realese or does it tend to fall of? Sorry for my spelling

[@TheRidewithBenDelaney]

Totally secure. I have used it for a number of gravel races with zero problems. The mount itself is a little flexible, so hard bumps will make it wiggle a little. But GoPro’s stabilization is so good that it’s a problem.

[@vincentverstappen7351]

Would you recomend this over the k edge gopro Mount???

[@TheRidewithBenDelaney]

@@vincentverstappen7351 K-Edge generally makes great stuff. Just don't get the Race Mount, as that literally fell apart for me at Unbound last year and XL winner Kristen Legan this year. But there solid metal mounts are bombproof and way more stable than the plastic KOM mount.

[@LOLLOLOL-o6e]

I drove that road before

[@TheRidewithBenDelaney]

So pretty there in the Dolomites!

[@fabianwylie8707]

Not good to call people idiots !. Came here to check out information. Instant out off with that comment!

[@jor-el1298]

This comment cannot be for real... LOL. He was talking about himself.

[@Dr.Schlitz]

Wow, this is poor content. First, you can do the same thing with a standard Garmin mount. Also, KOM makes a metal Garmin mount with the same features. Plus, you can achieve the same quick release effect with any mount with a GoPro lobe mount using a GoPro to Garmin male adapter.

[@TheRidewithBenDelaney]

Can you put links here, please? I'm not aware of a clamp-on metal mount from KOM that has the quick release. I see the stem-bolt metal mount. Same thing for Garmin - they don't sell a single mount that does this natively without modification, right?

[@MsTessG]

You might have just said, "I'm a giant douchebag" with the way you phrased your comment.

[@adrianmora4481]

You know your camera is facing downwards so do you have to edit the footage to the correct position every time you use it?

[@TheRidewithBenDelaney]

Often the camera senses it is upside down so it autocorrects. But yeah, sometimes I have to flip it when editing.

[@adrianmora4481]

@@TheRidewithBenDelaney I realize I have an older model that doesn't have that feature, thank you for the reply.