3D Printed Phone Mount

The Need

My road bike was shipped across the country to me since I would be spending the summer in Medford and wanted a physical activity to do locally. Unfortunately for me, my parents did not include the GPS unit I had been using to record my rides at home.

In the limited time I rode my bike so far in Massachusetts, I placed my phone in the back pocket of my cycling jersey. However, I often slack off on how much I exert myself if I cannot see numbers to quantify my effort somehow.

Design & Build

Since all the metrics I wanted were visible on my phone, I looked on Thingiverse to see if I could print a cradle for my phone to mount on my handlebars as an ad hoc bike computer. While I found many variations of printed enclosures, no designs existed that fit an iPhone X.

The closest (and most uncomplicated) design I chose to imitate looks very similar to the attached photos. I designed the cradle to be printed in two pieces so I wouldn't have to worry about adding supports to the print, which saved material. The pieces slot together and are held together tightly when attached to bike handlebars.

The Result