Phone charging bar mount

[bajakirch]

I've used a Ram X-Mount for years on my bikes to hold my phone. Vibration with my old-generation iPhone wasn't an issue. But I just got a newer model and have heard the horror stories about vibration destroying the newer phone cameras. So I'm looking for a replacement.

What I'd like:
- Grip that's secure and doesn't interfere with my iPhone 15's buttons (which is a problem with the stock navigation mount with optional phone holder).
- Wireless charging
- Vibration damping

I checked out Ram, but anything of theirs that meets those standards is closing in on $200+.

What other options are out there?

 

[drew]

Perfect Squeeze

Quad Lock

Not cheap, but reputedly vibration proof. I have no experience with either, as my phone resides in my jacket.

 

[riderr1150gsadv]

I have the perfect squeeze with the anti vibration mount and have no problems with my I-Phone 15. I didn't know they had gotten so up in price as mine is maybe 5 yo I think... I do have the wireless charger model.

 

[toter]

I like to keep my phone in my jacket pocket. I use the Chigee with Android Auto, or the Nav VI for navigation.

 

[rhbike]

I don't know whereabouts you ride or your specific needs to know if you might have a different outcome than I. In short, after having my phone mounted on the bike for a while, the phone now lives in my jacket pocket out of the elements.

The reasons:

1. I damaged the image stabilizer in my prior phone from mounting it on my bike, which prevented the phone from focusing ever again. I ride a buttery smooth K1600 (inline 6). No way, I'm risking another expensive phone in another bike mount, regardless of the mount's supposed vibration isolation claims.
2. The wireless charging on the bike was hit and miss. Sometimes the wireless charger would charge the battery, sometimes the charging would hold the battery percentage the same over time, and other times the battery would drain way faster than it charged - even when I wasn't using the phone. It seemed to depend on how hot or cold the phone was sitting out exposed to the elements and what the bike's current battery output was at any given moment. I run two pairs of extra lights, a radar detector and a Garmin, so the phone is not the only extra load on my bike's electrical system. Wireless chargers at home charge the battery quickly and reliably, even if I'm using the phone.
3. Summertime heat around my parts in the south would cause the phone to freeze or shutdown - even more likely to do so when attempting to wirelessly charge. I think I recall having issues in the cold too. The phone's screen is unusable if it gets wet in the rain.
4. Should I have a come off, I think I would rather have the phone with me than with the bike, or having flown off into a ditch

Just my 2-cents after having gone down this path previously.

 

[r0ckrat]

If you already have an X-Grip and are ok with it's vibration damping capabilities, check out this Qi charger attachment:

LEXIN WPC™ Qi Wireless Charger

The Lexin WPC-QI™ Wireless charger is a plug and play charging solution designed for use with the RAM®Mounts X-Grip®.The Lexin WPC-QI™ features a 10W/DC 5V/2A output, foreign body detection, IP67 water resistance, accessory USB port, SAE connector, included optional car charger, and other...

lexin-moto.com

 

[etiennelau]

Quadlock here on both R1200RT and G310R

 

[JenniferOtt]

Quadlock with anti-vibration damper and wireless charging head

 

[bilsar]

I went through the same hunt and searching for a phone mount for my Green Brick...I found Peak Design has not only a wireless handlebar mount, but also a case that snaps into place with magnets and a locking mechanism...Granted you have to use their case for the whole thing to work properly, but I like the idea of the mount.
Last summer I traveled from SE Wisconsin to visit my Dad in Tampa...mounted the phone and ran the USB to the phone from the Hella adapter on the right hand side (this was before Peak Design came out with their wireless charger head). Phone stayed locked in during the trip without any issues.
The only trouble was after several hours riding South of Atlanta in the summer sun made the phone overheat. I had the brightness turned up all the way, listening to Sirius XM on the headset with being phone plugged in to power was causing it to overheat. Other than that...it is a really great mounting system for a phone. You can turn the phone both in both orientations - Normally and sideways. Have not had a chance to test their wireless charging head mount since they just sent me it this past fall (well after riding season)...The temps today are in the low 20's for the high with a few inches of snow on the ground... Spring cannot get here fast enough!

PS - their new wireless charging head also has vibration dampening built into the charging head as well.

 

[riderr1150gsadv]

I found that I need to move the phone from the wireless charger into the tank bag when things get a bit warm.. Running Waze, Valentine One App, weather radar on the XT and the Cardo app is asking a lot. It does all work well, but the heat of the day is less kind to the electronics when it is blazing out there...

 

[bajakirch]

I appreciate all the good advice.

I ended up getting the Ram Quick Grip with the Ram Vibe Safe dampener. I ended up not getting the Quick Grip with wireless charging simply due to cost -- it's not that challenging for me to plug the phone in using either the Hella port or one of the two USB ports on the nav mount.

 

[detbmw]

I like to keep my phone in my jacket pocket. I use the Chigee with Android Auto, or the Nav VI for navigation.

I just added a Carpuride W702 for Apple Car Play, and my phone goes into the tank bag if it needs to charge.

 

[kbasa]

I just added a Carpuride W702 for Apple Car Play, and my phone goes into the tank bag if it needs to charge.

Same, kinda.

I live in the west. If I go off, I’d rather my phone was in my pocket than attached to my bike that’s down some embankment and in the bottom of the arroyo a hundred yards away. I’ve got a few battery gizmos that will charge my phone in my pocket, if needed.

I’ve had my phone overheat when it’s mounted and exposed to the summer sun, so I also added a Capuride 7”. I should get out to test it this weekend, but so far, it’s been easy to set up, and a touch screen CarPlay interface is a big improvement over my phone, even with the BMW Connected app.

Mostly, I want to keep my phone on my person, if I am injured and need to get help. I usually ride alone in pretty rural, mountainous terrain.

 

[bilsar]

Same, kinda.

I live in the west. If I go off, I’d rather my phone was in my pocket than attached to my bike that’s down some embankment and in the bottom of the arroyo a hundred yards away. I’ve got a few battery gizmos that will charge my phone in my pocket, if needed.

I’ve had my phone overheat when it’s mounted and exposed to the summer sun, so I also added a Capuride 7”. I should get out to test it this weekend, but so far, it’s been easy to set up, and a touch screen CarPlay interface is a big improvement over my phone, even with the BMW Connected app.

Mostly, I want to keep my phone on my person, if I am injured and need to get help. I usually ride alone in pretty rural, mountainous terrain.

Have live out west, the canyons are a lot deeper there than here in the mid-west. Biggest thing to worry about are the deer and other drivers not paying attention!