Review: Raceware Direct 3D Printed Garmin Mount – Plus New Colors, Models

Or better yet, stop trying to make money off of an innocuous plastic widget, release the 3D printer files as open source and see what improvements the world can come up with…

Oh, I have one of the stubby looking TT mounts for sale also~

3d scanner for a digitized model of garmin mounting plate – 10 USD (payed once for all)
15 minute cad or even skeckup work – free
10 cubic inch of 3d printed nylon – 5-6 USD
1 bolt – 0,000000X USD

oau!!! 40 USD!!! this is THE BUSINESS!

Why would they release the appropriate files so people kit create the pieces on their own? You do know, don’t you, that companies like to make a profit, right?

Shawn – I could draw this up in CATIA in 15 minutes. Send me $200, I’ll buy one, reverse engineer it, then send you the files so you can the “world” can improve it.

The included little piece of rubber is key. I also installed mine without it. But then I used it and it stays in place much stronger, and reduces the torque of the bolt.

@ Steve. Same here. Not sure why someone would want their garmin sticking way out there.

For those whinging about the files not being available to everyone, buy a CAD program, design your own, and then send your STL files to someone that can produce your piece. When you do that, report back about how much more than $40 all that cost you.

I bought two of these – one for my Garmin 800 and one for my wife’s 500. As mentioned, they work OK without the rubber strip, but do move a little on rough roads; with the rubber strip, they’re rock solid. Engagement feels pretty similar to the Garmin mount. The sleek look is ideal IMO.

I can understand why you wouldn’t want one on a MTB, but on a road bike due to the geometry and riding position, putting the computer in front of the bars makes it so much easier to read and it’s fully protected by the levers.

If you want to put the computer in any other place, then use a short bar extension designed for lights/computers and put the stock Garmin mount on that. I have one of these on my touring bike that has a handlebar bag, the extension lifts the computer up a couple inches above the stem and makes it that little easier to read when in the more upright position on that bike. This would probably also work well on a MTB.

1) the plastic bits look rough, not smooth at all. I can buy a better finished computer mount for the same price, so they need to lower the price.
2) I agree. They should just release the CAD files and make it open source. Or if they wanted to make a couple bucks, they could sell the CAD files in the Apple, Android, or Windows App Store for $1 per app.

3D printing can allow the production of more complicated shapes, and over time (now for some things and int the future for others) it can be less expensive than mold injection. In this case Raceware Direct can produce the three mounts shown with the same apparatus. Moreover they can prototype stuff (and this is where 3d printing had it’s origins, in rapid prototyping) with the same apparatus. There’s no need for separate molds for each piece and for prototypes.