Satechi Bikemate Slim: A Gimmick-Free iPhone Bike Mount
Having spent far too much time and money trying to mount an iPad onto the handlebars of my bike, I know all about fastenings both simple and complex. And I also know when to quit with the DIY and just drop some cash.
The Satechi Bikemate Slim 3 isn't big enough for the iPad, but it will fit iPhones both tall and fat, and its mounting is both simple and easy to use.
The Bikemate Sim 3 is essentially a rain-resisting, dust-shrugging plastic bag for the iPhone which clips to the handlebars of a bike or motorbike. The mount attaches using an oversized cable-tie and the padded bag clips into place, kind of like a flashgun clips to the top of a camera.
And that's almost it. There's an opening at the bottom so you can attach a dock cable without removing the iPhone (handy for hub-powered or solar chargers), and with the iPhone 5 you can also thread the headphone cable through the same hole, thanks to its bottom-exiting jack.
The plastic, like most plastic (including the humble ziploc bag) will transmit your finger-power through to the screen within, letting you use it safely even as you pour sweat all over it.
Finally, there's the price: a decidedly practical $25. This, combined with the non-tempting (for thieves) mount, and the easy, foldaway (and pocketable) nature of the bag itself make it pretty ideal for most iPhone/bike related uses.
Available now.
- Source Satechi
- Thanks Valerie!
Charlie Sorrel sits in his gadget nerve-center in Barcelona, Spain, and spits out words about various weird plastic widgets while the sun shines outside his iCave. Previously found at Wired.com's Gadget Lab covering cameras, power cables and sneaking in as much Apple-centric coverage as he could, Charlie spends his rare moments outside perched atop a bicycle and snapping photos. You can follow him on Twitter via 
