Clipboard for Adventure Racing

[Robbesh]

Hi All

Has anyone an idea where I could get hold of a clipboard that I can mount to my handlebars to use in adveture races, I need it for navigational maps.

I would apreciate any ideas, thx

[Flowta]

Hi All

Has anyone an idea where I could get hold of a clipboard that I can mount to my handlebars to use in adveture races, I need it for navigational maps.

I would apreciate any ideas, thx

 

I've used a normal clipboard, cut in half or 2/3 and cable tied to bars. Worked well

[Thug]

I know that Tweet used to bring them in a while back but check out this link for a DIY...

 

[Robbesh]

Thanks guys, good ideas. Will make one

[Dusty]

Piece of estate agent board. One cable tie round stem and one around bar through punched holes. Cheap version

[Shebeen]

http://wcad.co.za/adventure-racing-info/

 

 

there is someone making semi pro ones in joburg, pretty sure the kinetic guys could put you in touch

[V12man]

Some interesting extensions to map boards and some commercial alternatives in this link..

 

http://www.mintcakemtb.talktalk.net/bikingarticles/mapboards.html

 

Guess who has been thinking about FC...

[Shebeen]

Some interesting extensions to map boards and some commercial alternatives in this link..

 

http://www.mintcakem.../mapboards.html

 

Guess who has been thinking about FC...

I'm ALWAYS thinking about FC. nice link, shot!

[V12man]

I'm ALWAYS thinking about FC. nice link, shot!

 

Yup - you and my brother in law - Peter S..

[Jewbacca]

I made one using an old camping mattress foam piece, then sewed a sleeve around it with velcro sewn onto the bottom. Then sewed another sleeve with a clear plastc top and waterproof non stretch fabric and velcro tabs so it all fits snug, stays rigid and is mostly waterproof (for rain and drizzle, not diving or dropping your bike in the river).

 

Its soft so if/when you fall it doesnt break but the non stretch fabric keeps it rigid. I attached it by rubber glueing some plastic squates onto the foam, some washers and a bolt with nyloc nut so it still rotates, with some pvc pipe end which actually fits perfectly into an old tri bar clamp on mount..... Boom!

 

It survived Freedom this year and is still going strong....... But probably difficult if you cant sew....

 

edit: eish I wrote this badly!

Edited November 7, 2013 by singlespeedGuy

[Shebeen]

I made one using an old camping mattress foam piece, then sewed a sleeve around it with velcro sewn onto the bottom. Then sewed another sleeve with a clear plastc top and waterproof non stretch fabric and velcro tabs so it all fits snug, stays rigid and is mostly waterproof (for rain and drizzle, not diving or dropping your bike in the river).

 

Its soft so if/when you fall it doesnt break but the non stretch fabric keeps it rigid. I attached it by rubber glueing some plastic squates onto the foam, some washers and a bolt with nyloc nut so it still rotates, with some pvc pipe end which actually fits perfectly into an old tri bar clamp on mount..... Boom!

 

It survived Freedom this year and is still going strong....... But probably difficult if you cant sew....

 

edit: eish I wrote this badly!

that's my brother in law now. Can vouch for his sewing skills, not so sure about the design!

[V12man]

that's my brother in law now. Can vouch for his sewing skills, not so sure about the design!

 

Maybe a better design is the one the Paris Dakar chaps use.... although quite how they roll it forward manually at 180 kph on dirt I don't know.....

[Jewbacca]

that's my brother in law now. Can vouch for his sewing skills, not so sure about the design!

 

As all things it was under development... Mark 2 is shaping up to be awesome! The clear top sleeve no longer folds to create corners.....

 

Seriously, the design is good, just the refinements need tweaking!