Customer Reviews for Peak Design - Mobile Bike Mount Out Front - Black
Customer Rating
5
Some Things Are Just Made Exactly Right…
on May 23, 2024
Posted by: Best. Bike. Phone. Mount.
from Tampa, FL
I use my Apple Watch for biking, but wanted a way to securely and elegantly mount my iPhone to my bike, to have a larger screen to show data. Did a ton of research, and decided that the Peak Design mount and associated case were the best. And am I glad I did. The cell phone case feels great in my hands, and is handsome and elegantly designed. The mount literally is perfectly designed, including a way to mount my bike lights. You know when something is designed, engineered and manufactured the way you would do it? That’s exactly these products. Rode my bike approx 100 miles so far, and my phone is locked to my bike as if it were bolted on. Further, my phone case works perfectly with MagSafe products. Really great product.
This is a terrific bike mount. Absolutely secure. I have no fear my phone will fall off. Get it. You'll love it.
My one design "flaw" is this: If you have to flip the mount upside down, you can. If you want to be able to quickly change the position of the mount, you can, thanks to the included screw. However, you cannot do both of these things at the same time. If you flip it because reasons on your bars, the thumbscrew addition won't work as it blocks the phone. This is unfortunate. Still a great mount — the best on the market — but if they'd fix that, it would be perfect.
I don’t like riding with my phone in my pocket so this mount works great. Very solid. The clamp pulls the phone in effortlessly and mounts solidly. To unclip is just a press of a button. I have a garmin out front to record my rides so I have the peak designs mount back over my stem.
I originally purchased the Out Front Bike Mount but couldn't find room on the handlebars to do anything but landscape, which doesn't work well with some applications (in particular the one that controls my garage door opener). I then ordered a motorcycle mount forgetting I already had one from the crowdfunding campaign, but it worked out great because now I've got one for my other bike as well. The longer arm of the motorcycle mount allows for portrait or landscape mounting and keeps the phone clear of the bike's status LCD and brakes/shifters/bell. I may use the bike mount for an action camera, but I'm unlikely to use it for any phone other than maybe an iPhone mini because of the space constraints.
Accidentally tested at 80 MPH. Left it on the bike when driving home this weekend. I even commented to my wife how the wind was beating up on the bikes in the rack. Got home and realized the phone was still on the bike mount. She asked me to order her a mount too :)
Overall design is great, but they need additional options for different sized handle bars. They have options for four different sizes of handlebars, but that doesn't work for everyone. I had to use strips of rubber from an old intertube to make it work. Similar products include strips of rubber to accommodate the variety of handlebar sizes.
I’ve owned this product for 15 months and use it every day. This product has a wonderfully robust design and it is the best bike phone mount I’ve ever used.
Now that the weather is getting nicer, I have been able to use the Peak Design Bike Mount numerous times. It was all I expected and more. It does a great job holding and displaying my phone. Highly recommend this product and the many other items I have purchased from Peak Design.