{"id":6839,"date":"2009-04-08T08:30:39","date_gmt":"2009-04-08T15:30:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/?p=6839"},"modified":"2019-12-23T14:05:26","modified_gmt":"2019-12-23T22:05:26","slug":"diy-bicycle-camera-mount","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2009\/04\/08\/diy-bicycle-camera-mount\/","title":{"rendered":"DIY Bicycle Camera Mount"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class='__iawmlf-post-loop-links' style='display:none;' 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03:00:54&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:404},&quot;process&quot;:&quot;done&quot;},{&quot;id&quot;:4261,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.flickr.com\\\/photos\\\/djwudi\\\/3424279402&quot;,&quot;archived_href&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/web-wp.archive.org\\\/web\\\/20190122015945\\\/https:\\\/\\\/www.flickr.com\\\/photos\\\/djwudi\\\/3424279402\\\/&quot;,&quot;redirect_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;checks&quot;:[{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-03-07 02:28:57&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-03-25 03:00:53&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:404}],&quot;broken&quot;:false,&quot;last_checked&quot;:{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-03-25 03:00:53&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:404},&quot;process&quot;:&quot;done&quot;}]'><\/div>\n<p>Yes, there are already <a href=\"http:\/\/www.google.com\/search?client=safari&amp;rls=en-us&amp;q=bicycle+camera+mount&amp;ie=UTF-8&amp;oe=UTF-8\" title=\"Google for 'bicycle camera mount'\">a ton of posts on the &#8216;net<\/a> telling people how to do this, and I&#8217;m indebted to them all, as I read most of them when planning out my approach. Still &#8212; this is how <em>I<\/em> did it, so I&#8217;m going to add to the chatter. :)<\/p>\n<h3>Parts<\/h3>\n<p>(I really don&#8217;t know the technical names for any of these, I&#8217;m reading off the Home Depot receipt, so my apologies if I&#8217;ve flubbed a part name here and there.)<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>1 basic reflector. I&#8217;d recommend one with two distinct screw placements, one for the actual bike mount, and one for adjusting the reflector (this makes sure you don&#8217;t have one assembly doing two jobs in the final mount). Reflectors may be easy to come by at your local bike shop, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cycletherapybikeshop.com\/\" title=\"Cycle Therapy - Kent, WA\">Cycle Therapy<\/a> in Kent gave me two (well, a bag full, but I only took two) completely free of charge!<\/li>\n<li>Drill and 1\/4&#8243; drill bit.<\/li>\n<li>1 1\/4&#8243; X 2&#8243; coarse (20 thread count) bolt.<\/li>\n<li>2 small 1\/4&#8243; cut washers.<\/li>\n<li>1 1\/4&#8243; hex nut.<\/li>\n<li>1 large 1\/4&#8243; fender washer.<\/li>\n<li>2 large 1\/4&#8243; rubber washers.<\/li>\n<li>1 1\/4&#8243; wing nut.<\/li>\n<li>1 1\/4&#8243; acorn nut.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Assembly<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Remove the reflector from the mount.<\/li>\n<li>Drill out the open screw hole to a 1\/4&#8243; diameter.<\/li>\n<li>Thread the bolt through, then secure it with one small washer and the hex nut.<\/li>\n<li>The rest of the pieces attach in this order: wing nut, small washer, large rubber washer, large fender washer, large rubber washer, acorn nut.<\/li>\n<li>Attach the mount to the bike.<\/li>\n<li>Remove the acorn nut (put it in a pocket so you don&#8217;t lose it!) and attach your camera.<\/li>\n<li>Use the wingnut to tighten the washer platform assembly snug against the bottom of the camera.<\/li>\n<li>Go riding!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Photos<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/djwudi\/3424268204\/\" title=\"Camera Mount Step 1 by djwudi, on Flickr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm4.static.flickr.com\/3360\/3424268204_cd5819d0ee_m.jpg\" width=\"240\" height=\"159\" alt=\"Camera Mount Step 1\" \/><\/a>&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/djwudi\/3423461869\/\" title=\"Camera Mount Step 2 by djwudi, on Flickr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm4.static.flickr.com\/3661\/3423461869_b7d3dcd208_m.jpg\" width=\"240\" height=\"159\" alt=\"Camera Mount Step 2\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/djwudi\/3424271356\/\" title=\"Camera Mount Step 3 by djwudi, on Flickr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm4.static.flickr.com\/3414\/3424271356_0a05d70c6e_m.jpg\" width=\"240\" height=\"159\" alt=\"Camera Mount Step 3\" \/><\/a>&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/djwudi\/3424272626\/\" title=\"Camera Mount Step 4 by djwudi, on Flickr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm4.static.flickr.com\/3645\/3424272626_73caab204f_m.jpg\" width=\"240\" height=\"159\" alt=\"Camera Mount Step 4\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/djwudi\/3424274148\/\" title=\"Camera Mount Step 5 by djwudi, on Flickr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm4.static.flickr.com\/3600\/3424274148_a0c30efde2_m.jpg\" width=\"240\" height=\"159\" alt=\"Camera Mount Step 5\" \/><\/a>&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/djwudi\/3423467297\/\" title=\"Camera Mount Step 6 by djwudi, on Flickr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm4.static.flickr.com\/3654\/3423467297_4fd28e365d_m.jpg\" width=\"240\" height=\"159\" alt=\"Camera Mount Step 6\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/djwudi\/3424276956\/\" title=\"Camera Mount Step 7 by djwudi, on Flickr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm4.static.flickr.com\/3550\/3424276956_f9766f22c4_m.jpg\" width=\"240\" height=\"159\" alt=\"Camera Mount Step 7\" \/><\/a>&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/djwudi\/3424278144\/\" title=\"Camera Mount on the Bike (rear) by djwudi, on Flickr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm4.static.flickr.com\/3573\/3424278144_d99654532b_m.jpg\" width=\"240\" height=\"159\" alt=\"Camera Mount on the Bike (rear)\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/djwudi\/3424279402\/\" title=\"Camera Mount on the Bike (front) by djwudi, on Flickr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm4.static.flickr.com\/3385\/3424279402_ccd73474bd.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"331\" alt=\"Camera Mount on the Bike (front)\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Results<\/h3>\n<p>And that&#8217;s it. 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