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Have been using the wicked chilli quickmount mounted on my stem for a couple of months... working fine even on dirt roads and cobblestone...
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Lezyne do a top tube caddy that has a waterproof clear phone pocket up top - i had one but it doesn't work so well on steel (narrow diameter) tubes
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Have a quadlock and am very happy with it, with mounting to the phone you have to ensure the phone or case is smooth plastic, no texture otherwise it won't do, have had it on the road bike for a while and the MTB a few times, will be doing a bike packing trip this weekend and am confident in the quadlock holding onto my phone no bother. Will let you know how it goes.
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4 months of using Quadlock - quality stuff, feel like it will last for years.
The phone and whole system is stable even in rough off-road conditions.
While riding the case can be taken off/put on with due care.
I got the out front mount and it seems serviceable - taken it apart just to check that and it ends up as a few solid plastic pieces and a metal spring.Anecdotally (officially?) the poncho does not protect from long and/or heavy rain. Haven't been caught out yet, dreading what I would do then (put away in a waterproof ziplock bag I guess).
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I've used Quadlock for (EDITED, remembered I used stretchy mount for a year after killing my Sony) 1xTABR and 2xTCR so I reckon you'll be fine touring with it.
Be careful with some phones - my initial installation direct to the back of a glass-backed Sony didn't hold at all and when it did bond, after a couple of ultra races it pulled the back off the phone. I subsequently bought a case and mounted to that. My missus is using that setup now and I have another Quadlock with a different phone and different case. No problems.
You need a waterproof phone.
Fuck it: everyone needs a waterproof phone. Stop buying phones that aren't waterproof and manufacturers will learn...
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Quad lock really is good, very tough, great retention, handled Belgian cobbles perfectly.
The condom thing it comes with does steam up in rain, that’s the only down side of the system, but I’m happy to accept this compromise for how good it is in every other way.
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One thing I will add, it's one of those things that just work, I tried a cheapo amazon special bike mount which was a bag of shit if I'm honest. For £25 it's been a godsend, glad I spent the cash.
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My girlfriend is looking at different options to carry her phone on her bike’s stem/top tube. There’s a small bag that’s attached to the TT, the downside is you have to take the phone out every time you want to use it. There’s also Quadlock - this appears to be very convenient but a bit pricy and I’m not sure if it’s going to hold for 5 months of bike touring?
Opinions and ideas on the matter appreciated.