{"id":1922,"date":"2014-09-08T01:04:48","date_gmt":"2014-09-07T23:04:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.dotmana.com\/weblog\/?p=1922"},"modified":"2014-09-08T01:08:32","modified_gmt":"2014-09-07T23:08:32","slug":"dirt-cheap-diy-smartphone-bike-mount","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.dotmana.com\/weblog\/2014\/09\/dirt-cheap-diy-smartphone-bike-mount\/","title":{"rendered":"Dirt cheap DIY Smartphone Bike Mount"},"content":{"rendered":"

I use my bike quite a lot to commute in the city.<\/p>\n

And, sometimes, to find the good street (believe me, in France, it’s not that easy) with the GPS while riding is tricky.<\/p>\n

So I’ve been looking on the Internet to find THE good smartphone holder: unfortunately they are either bulky or expensive (and most of the time both)<\/p>\n

Except this one: the Finn<\/a>, a $9.95 silicone mount:<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>But buying things is not the hacker’s way.<\/p>\n

So let’s take the design on Inkscape:\"\"<\/p>\n

Download the pdf file here<\/a> and print it on a A4 paper sheet without scaling.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Tape it with carpet double side tape on an old bike tube.\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

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Cut the tube by cutting the paper pattern at the same time and remove the paper and tape.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Rub’it on your bike and let’s ride!<\/p>\n

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\"\"<\/a>Important: the mount has to go on the back of the handle bar, as shown on the step 3.<\/p>\n

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