I'm not an off-road biker or a dirt trail hill jumper but I do like to record some of the 20-to-40-mile road cruises that I make with friends in a local cycling club. And they like seeing themselves in my YouTube videos.That's why this bike mount looked like a good way to attach my action cam to my handlebars. I had tried a couple of other mounting kits that served reasonably well. One featured a ball-and-socket pedestal that was easy to reposition. But it tended to loosed as I rode over bumps and bounces and that resulted in shaky video footage.
That's not an issue with this mount. Its strong suit is its heavy-duty claw and stalk that reduces a a goodly share of that jitter. The Nuobake mount demands a lot of space on my handlebars for the wide jaws and chunky tightening tabs. But the trade-off is a welcome increase in stability that shows in my video clips.
A single tab near the top of the mount lets me tilt top platform forward or back, rotate the stalk to the left or right, then lock in that position. The mounting kit also includes an assortment of other accessories, including a pair of stick-on mounts and a a couple of threaded platforms.
Among the accessories is a stiff nine-inch extension rod that lets me mount my camera (or microphone) at a higher angle. That provides a wider view of the road ahead and clearer view of my face when turn it around. That's the setup I have in mind when I launch my new career as a social media influencer.
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Written by Ric Manning
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