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I put my Obree hat on at the weekend and made myself a new mount for my Garmin.
The problem I have is that I like to use tri bars for long rides, but preferably without losing hand positions on the bars. This means i need to mount my Garmin in the centre. Normally that wouldn't be a problem because you'd mount it on the stem....however...if you're planning on riding longer than the Garmin battery lasts and need to use an external battery pack you're fucked with the stem mount thanks to Garmins great idea to put the charger socket underneath the bloody thing, so you can't get access to it when it's on the stem.
I ended up using a topeak moonshine light bracket which mounts at the side of the stem, but then sits the light centrally over it. I removed the part the light clips onto and replaced it with a short section of broom handle...drilled a hole for the knurled part of the bracket to sit in and bite against, then mounted the regular garmin mount to that.
A bit of colouring in with a sharpie and presto!
I now have a Garmin mount that sits centrally over the stem, but far enough forward, and high enough to allow access to the charger port...and it sits perfectly between the arm rests of my customized tri bars. :]
I also have space on the other side of the stem to mount my light bracket and have the light under the bars.
As Obree said..."Make do and mend". :]