{"id":3063,"date":"2012-04-15T18:20:40","date_gmt":"2012-04-15T17:20:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.frankbauer.net\/blog\/?p=3063"},"modified":"2012-04-15T18:20:40","modified_gmt":"2012-04-15T17:20:40","slug":"custom-garmin-compatible-bike-mount-sony-xperia-active","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.frankbauer.net\/blog\/2012\/04\/15\/custom-garmin-compatible-bike-mount-sony-xperia-active\/","title":{"rendered":"Custom made Garmin compatible bike mount for Sony Xperia active"},"content":{"rendered":"

Since August 2010, I use a Garmin Edge 500 cycling computer on my triathlon bike, my mountain bike and in a couple of weeks also on our Chariot Cougar Child Carrier while running. November 2011, I bought a Sony Xperia active smart phone since it basically can do everything that my Garmin does: It is ANT+ compatible, features an integrated GPS receiver and even includes a barometer. There are plenty of sport apps available for Android which can be used for running, cycling and plenty of other activities.<\/p>\n

Because the Xperia active can be paired to all the existing Garmin ANT+ sensors on my bikes, I thought that it might be a good idea if it could also “pair” to my existing Garmin bike mounts. With this blog, I would like to show you how I achieved just that.<\/p>\n

First of all you’ll need an extra cover for the Xperia active. I bought the Billabong edition which included two extra covers.
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After that, I measured the dimensions of the Garmin Bike mount.<\/p>\n

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I figured that I would need two plastic discs to replicate the Garmin mount. The first one should have a diameter of 25mm and a thickness of 1.45mm. The second one should also have a diameter of 25mm, but with two extensions of 1.25mm lenght and 10mm width. The thickness of the second disc should be 1.75mm. I chose carbon fiber as the material, but any other plastic should be fine as well.<\/p>\n

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Now I needed to glue the two discs on the cover – I chose UHU plus to do so. Essentially, UHU plus is a 2K epoxid glue which can be cured at 70\u00b0C in 45 minutes.<\/p>\n

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During my first attempt to glue the carbon discs onto the cover, I took a clamp and fixed it to my desk.<\/p>\n

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Afterwards, I used a hair dryer to speed up the curing process.<\/p>\n

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While performing a static load test, I had to realize that before gluing, I should have removed the Billabong graphics on the cover because this was the breaking point. So I took the second cover, scratched of the graphics and glued the carbon discs for the second time. To ensure a proper curing process, I put it into our oven at 70\u00b0C for 45 minutes.<\/p>\n

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This time, the result was better withstood the static load test.<\/p>\n

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Sony Xperia active – mounted to our Chariot Cougar using a standard Garmin bike mount. Nice!<\/p>\n

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Of course I am going to start the Xperia active during cycling from now on. I will report about the long term reliabilty of this bike mount.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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