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    reggiegasket
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    I ride with a Garmin watch these days, rather than a bar/stem mounted GPS unit.

    However, I do miss not being able to glance the time when riding (in long sleeves).

    What I’d like is a dinky digital watch/clock that fits the top cap mount (Garmin/Wahoo/whatever).

    I’ve spotted an analogue version, which is okay but I’d prefer digital.

    https://road.cc/content/review/233304-stemcaptain-clock

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    Anyone seen any digital versions?

    Alternatively, I could glue a small digital watch body to a Garmin mount… but that might look a tad DIY

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    sharkattack
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    Alternatively, I could glue a small digital watch body to a Garmin mount… but that might look a tad DIY

    Nowt wrong with a bit of DIY. Get it done!

    matt_outandabout
    Free Member

    However, I do miss not being able to glance the time when riding (in long sleeves).

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    joshvegas
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    I reckon the analogue version is the best option. It just feels more classy.

    Ogg
    Full Member

    https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/296810099285 looks cheap and nasty though!

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    reggiegasket
    Free Member

    yeah a Pelagos could work 😉

    I was thinking maybe a nurse’s watch could work as a DIY option, but I can’t find many digital ones

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    winston
    Free Member

    https://www.garmin.com/en-GB/p/11078 and a HRM strap if HR is needed?  Wrist HR doesn’t work when riding anyway

    reggiegasket
    Free Member

    I feel a xmas DIY mission forming….

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    reggiegasket
    Free Member

    there’s also this… but pricey and out-of-stock

    https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/167185588606

    Bruce
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    I just use the cheapest digital watch from Decathlon. A few turns of bar tape and strap it on. Mine has been on my utility bike for years. It still works and no one has nicked it yet.

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    honourablegeorge
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    BruceFull Member
    I just use the cheapest digital watch from Decathlon. A few turns of bar tape and strap it on. Mine has been on my utility bike for years. It still works and no one has nicked it yet.

    Only a matter of time

    Bruce
    Full Member

    The whole point is it they cost £10 so it’s not the end of the world if someone does take it.

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    reggiegasket
    Free Member

    you could fit a second one…

    captaintomo
    Free Member

    Get the stem captain. I love mine.

    a11y
    Full Member

    @honourablegeorge deserves more credit

    susepic
    Full Member

    winston has the right answer. If you set up your data fields you can see the time and your HR zones on the handlebar without taking your hands off.

    cookeaa
    Full Member

    Why don’t you just strap your Garmin to your bars?

    Even Garmin expect you to do it:

    https://amzn.eu/d/4NlESbS

    (Cheaper options are available)

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    bedmaker
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    I have a stem captain, but I prefer a Casio F91 , strap removed, straight onto the bars with a blob of CT1.

    reggiegasket
    Free Member

    I’ve made one today. Casio F-91W trimmed and glued to a Garmin mount. Looks alright 😉

    Will post some pics (if I can remember how….)

    [no room on the bar – it’s a flat bar commuter/roadie/gravel and all spare space is taken up with lights/bell/etc. so it’s gone on the stem]

    rOcKeTdOg
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    Only a matter of time

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    jameso
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    I have a Trek ‘Time’ clip-on bar clock, love it for how easy it is to add on when needed. Particularly for early am rides before I need to be back at the desk for a meeting. I don’t think they’re made anymore but worth looking out for.

    ossify
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    https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/296810099285 looks cheap and nasty though!

    Main feature no. 1: High precision. Only loses/gains up to 3 seconds per day!

    Oh also, it measures 2.8cm x 1cm, but please allow for a 3cm margin of error (and if I’m being picky, it actually says a minimum of 1cm error)

    Good luck 😉

    zippykona
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    I needed something similar so cut the straps off and old solar powered watch and stuck a quad lock mount in the back. More useful than I could ever have imagined and swap it between bikes.

    20241222_160930

    johnnystorm
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    Main feature no. 1: High precision. Only loses/gains up to 3 seconds per day!

    So for under £2 delivered it out performs the Contrôle Officiel Suisse des Chronomètres (COSC) standard!

    ossify
    Full Member

    Huh. So it does. 3 seconds a day sounded like a lot to me. Maybe it is high precision after all 😉

    (Though he definitely needs to get a new ruler)

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