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GoPro adds “Pro” handlebar & saddle mounts, plus Seeker backpack for filming and carrying

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GoPro has long offered various mounts, but their attachment mechanism has left plenty to be desired. Hence the proliferation of third party options from K-Edge and the like. Now, there are two new ones that may keep customers on brand, plus a backpack made to hold the extra cams you bring along, plus batteries, memory cards and mounts…

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The new Pro Handlebar mount doubles as a seatpost or pole mount, giving you a lightweight and minimalist alloy clamp with a bolt-on swivel mount that lets you position the camera 360º around. It’ll fit any round object from 22.2mm to 35mm, which fits any seatpost or handlebar we know of. And, the pivots at the camera’s mount mean you can tuck it in tightly. Retail is $59.99, available end of June.

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The Pro Seat Rail Mount comes in at $39.99 and clamps its alloy body to your bike seat’s rails to hold the camera in a rear view position. It’s a single screw mount for quick on and off, plus the camera mounting bolt that lets you set the angle.

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Assuming you wanna set up multiple cameras once you’re in the woods (or wherever), the new Seeker backpack holds up to five GoPro cameras in a cozy, padded top compartment with room for a 2L hydration reservoir and various mounts and other gear below it. It also puts a camera mount on the shoulder and incorporates a sleeve for their Extended 3-Way telescoping pole mount for capturing the action from a higher vantage point. Retail is $169.99, available now.

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John
John
8 years ago

I don’t care for the way their seat rail mount takes the space of a seat bag. Most people are going to need both.

Nick
Nick
8 years ago

“Most people are going to need both”. Most? I doubt 10% of people use a seat pack!

boom
boom
8 years ago
Reply to  Nick

Market dependent. If the riding you do is longer and away from civilization, I’ve seen more hydration packs. If the riding is more XC, looping flow trails and shorter, I’ve seen more seat packs and water bottles. Regardless, making this mount not compatible with any seat bag system is a miss.

DRC
DRC
8 years ago

$60 for that handlebar mount?? Price is generally why I don’t buy GoPro branded products. But that one looks a lot better than the original bar mount that I have, with the 2 giant thumb screws that make it impossible to mount on anything.

James
James
8 years ago

@Nick: “I doubt 10% of people use a seat pack!” You must be a mountain biker. Most roadies I know use a seatpack.

MTB4me
MTB4me
8 years ago
Reply to  James

Most roadies I know don’t use a GoPro….But at least 10% use a seatpack

Nick
Nick
8 years ago
Reply to  James

I’m both, but I don’t use a seatpack, and most I know don’t use them either, regardless of discipline. I’m not entirely sure people expect a seat-rail mounted anything to work with another seat-rail mounted thing…

K-EDGE
8 years ago

Congratulations to GoPro for launching an upgrade to their cycling mounts. We are big fans of your cameras and wish you the best with your mounts.

Yet, with our 5 year head start and use and testing in the Pro Tour races the past two years we have learned a thing or two about how to dramatically increase clarity of the video footage. Luckily we here at K-EDGE have the engineers, testing equipment and world class CNC machining capabilities a rock solid camera mount. When you are ready for the best we have the Go Big Pro Mount collection.
See the new On-Center Mount at http://www.K-EDGE.com or here on Bikerumor.com:
https://bikerumor.com/2016/06/23/k-edge-adds-mounts-sigma-rox-wahoo-elemnt-puts-gopro-front-n-center/

T Turner
T Turner
8 years ago

way to rip off k-edge designs.. go pro loosing all ability to innovate, now stealing ideas from the small suppliers in their ecosystem.

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