Garmin and Wahoo attachment

DMHR2018

Hi,
Garmin 520 is playing silly buggers so thinking of replacing it with the element bolt. Question on the fixings - from pictures it looks like the bolt attaches to the mount by a very similar set up... are they actually the same or slightly different?

Reason for asking is that I wonder if the element will fit into the Canyon specific out front garmin mount, which annoyingly I purchased just before the Garmin broke.

jlloyd

different mounts, but you can 'hack' the garmin mount to take a bolt.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UH_1YIkXpxY

Flâneur

K edge do -
https://k-edge.com/shop/computer-mounts ... nsert-kit/

may fit your own mount

DMHR2018

Awesome, thanks both.

arlowood

DMHR2018 wrote:

Awesome, thanks both.

This one deals specifically with the Canyon/Garmin mount if that's any help

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YQnJOOIpBSs

cgfw201

It's dead easy to swap Garmin mounts to Wahoo compatible. Just need a pair of scissors and cut about half a milimetre off the grooves they clip into on opposite corners.

londoncommuter

There's also this sort of thing if you don't want a permanent change:

https://www.shapeways.com/product/D9X7G ... arketplace

Pricey though and looks to lift the Wahoo too high up.

I was looking as I've a Barfly Direct Mini which can't really be bodged.

bianchi_dave

Not too sure what the Canyon mount is like but I recently had this very problem with a Syncros integrated out front mount for the aero bars on my Foil. The mount was Garmin specific and cost about £40 so wasn't too keen to get rid of it (and of course there are limited options for mounts on aero bars).

I bought the K-Edge blue insert already linked but found it was a little too big for my mount, plus my mount has only 1 hole in the centre for a retaining screw (not 2 like the K-Edge) but there is a little notch on the side to stop the insert rotating when twisting the GPS unit into place.

I filed down the outer edge of the new insert (leaving a tab for a notch on he mount) and drilled a small hole with a countersink in the centre of it. It now fits pefectly and is very secure. If you take your time and keep checking as you go, it can be done.

Its a bit of a faff, but if the Canyon mount is anything like the Syncros one, its well worth a go.