Fitting Ergon GP5 grips

[Danneaux]

I recently bought a GoPro and wondered about the clamping arrangements to the handle bar.
I think Dan demonstrated his set up a year or so ago?
Any chance of a link?

Here go, Matt, some links to setup:
Clamp described here: http://www.thorncycles.co.uk/forums/index.php?topic=3896.msg19096#msg19096
On Sherpa, I often stored the Rowi on the front lowrider spacer and sometimes filmed from there. I can do the same on the Nomad, but usually mount it to the T-bar above the handlebars.
Pics of the basic Nomad camera mount setup in this link here (ignore the extra T-bar at the bottom, this was shot during early setup experiments): http://www.thorncycles.co.uk/forums/index.php?topic=4523.msg22081#msg22081
A better closeup of the bare left end of the T-bar where the GoPro is mounted here: http://www.thorncycles.co.uk/forums/index.php?topic=4523.msg35037#msg35037 ...and here... http://www.thorncycles.co.uk/forums/index.php?topic=4523.msg35037#msg35037

When I am not running the GoPro, then I fasten a PlanetBike Blaze Micro 2watt white blinky in its place, where it peers neatly over my HB bag (dropped below 'bar level on a Thorn Accessory T-bar) where it is ideal as a "be seen" light. At 2watts with a fairly narrow beam, it is nice for daytime conspicuity as well. I have another sometimes mounted to my helmet for through-the-night randos. Of course, my "see with" light is a dyno-powered B&M LED mounted at the fork crown on an IQ Fly mount.

I've not had good luck with the GoPro bicycle mount, having cracked three of them in practice. I much prefer my Rowi camera clamp, which also has a locking ball-tilt-swivel head and retractable tripod feet as well as a dead-wood screw and will mount to car windows, stair railings, sticks, etc. I mount the GoPro to it using a GoPro tripod adapter.

Rowis are no longer available except used on eBay (search eBay for "Rowi camera clamp" and match the results to my photos of it linked above). The one you want is here: http://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/vintage-rowi-camera-clamp-tripod-159329301 Similar clamps are out there, however, but I have not tried them. The Rowis (primary and backup) have served me well over 40+ years now (relics of West Germany) and I don't see them failing anytime soon.

Others on the Forum prefer other means; Andre, for example, loves his GorillaPod. The GoPro will attach to it nicely if you employ the GoPro tripod mount.

Hope this helps, Matt.

All the best,

Dan.

[il padrone]

One possbility with the Thorn is a mount off the side of the double-plate fork crown. Visible on the left fork crown here:

[Matt2matt2002]

Interesting fitting for the GoPro.
I have been obsessed with it being above the barbag but this looks good and something I will explore.
Thanks
Matt