Phone mounts

Warren gives four stem-mounted options a shakedown on road and gravel

Warren Rossiter

Fidlock Vacuum Ahead Cap Base £29.99 Fidlock’s system combines magnets and a vacuum connection that provide a very secure hold. It’s highly adjustable too – you can rotate the phone through 360˚. The 69.5g base sits 35mm above the stem cap, so while it doesn’t have any angle adjustment, I didn’t have any issue with it clearing a 12˚-rise stem on my commuter bike, or a short 90mm/0˚ stem on my gravel bike. However, it’d catch on the 65mm riser stem on my mountain bike, so I had to run my phone ‘landscape’ there. When I’m out riding, the vacuum mount does an excellent job of minimising phone vibrations, especially when combined with Fidlock’s Vacuum Uni case (£34.99), which keeps your phone splash and dirt-free while still allowing full touchscreen…

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Cycling Plus (Digital) - 1 Issue, February 2025

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