Topeak Ridecase Center Mount With Sports Camera & Gear Adapters

The Topeak Ridecase Center Mount With Sports Camera & Gear Adapters is a useful and flexible mounting system that puts everything you need in one neat package.

I recently had the handlebar mount that I'd been using for my camera for a couple of years break, and so simply bought an adapter for the bottom of my Garmin mount and stuck my camera under there. It worked for about a week before the weight got too much and it broke.

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Topeak's Ridecase Centre is designed to allow this kind of all-in-one mounting, and it largely works. The defining feature of the mount is that rather than just having the single bracket on one side of the bar, like the majority of mounts, the Ridecase Center places one on each side of the stem, giving it additional strength.

To fit the Ridecase Center, the brackets are separate to the main body, and the tensioning bolts from the brackets then fit into the holes in the body to secure it in place. The body can be placed either higher or lower on the bars depending on which way round you fit the brackets, so the top of the body sits either at the top of the faceplate or at the bottom of it, while also staying parallel to the ground. The brackets attach to 31.8mm diameter bars, and throughout the review they sat securely, even when I had a heavier computer and camera than usual.

Topeak has designed the Ridecase Center to work with the GoPro Hero series, Sony Action Cam series, Shimano Sport Cameras, and Garmin VIRB X/XE. Plus it 'includes G-Ear Adapter for Garmin cycle computer' in addition to a mount for Topeak lights. Throughout the review I used it for a GoPro, Fly 12 and a Garmin Edge 810, and each sat nicely without needing to force anything.

The official road.cc Scales of Truth put the mount at 82g for the mount and all accessories. Given that you are likely to be putting a computer/phone/light/camera on it, the weight of the mount alone is unlikely to make a huge difference, and what you fit will completely alter this weight.

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Although the RRP of £35.99 is quite steep, the quality of the mount and the convenience it brings makes it a justifiable price if you want to keep your handlebar tidy, like I do.

Overall, I was impressed. It's a great idea, and the strong design features work really well at keeping everything in place.

Verdict

A strong and stable mount that does a great job of keeping everything in one place