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Spare vented helmet mount for ContourHD cameras.
Flat and compact with foam pad, this mount is ideally suited to vented cycle helmets where mounting space is at a premium.
Mount the camera on the side of your lid or rotate the lens or stick it on the top.
Velcro straps provide a secure fitting and facilitate rapid fitting or removal
Product Description
Contour - Kamerhalter to Helmmontage ContourGPS ContourHD ContourGPS; ContourHD
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Amazon Verified Purchase
Ive had a couple of helmet-mounted cameras before getting the Contour camera and the mounts have always been "tempramental" to say the best. From the picture on Amazon, this one didn't look too convincing either but I gave it a go and I'm glad that I did.
Unlike a lot of other mounts, which use a combination of velcro and glue, this one uses two fabric "tapes" with snap-lock fasteners. The tapes are of generous length which means that they are highly adaptable to whatever the vent-spacing on your helmet happens to be. Fitting them is easy, loop the tapes through the vents, run them through the plastic snap-locks and clicp them tight. Stability of the camera comes from cinching the tapes up nice and tight, which the snap-lock connectors make easy work of. Using the tapes to mount also means that it's easy to get the lens positioned just how you want it on the helmet - central or to one side - just by adjusting the tape lengths.
Once mouinted there's even some fine-tuning of the camera angle built into the mount, allowing a few degrees of up/down tilt.
The mount uses Contour's "TRail" system which provides for an extremely secure atttachment of the camera to the mount itself - in fact I'd recommend putting the camera on the mount before attaching the mount to your helmet. Likewise, unmount the whole setup from the helmet before trying to remove the camera - the TRail system keeps a tight hold of tings. So far the vented helmet mount has held firm and provided great footage from some seriously bumpy mountain bike riding without budging, including hits from branches etc.
This is easily the best helmet mounting platform I've come across for cycling helmets so far and a great option for your Contour camera. Highly recommended.
Unlike a lot of other mounts, which use a combination of velcro and glue, this one uses two fabric "tapes" with snap-lock fasteners. The tapes are of generous length which means that they are highly adaptable to whatever the vent-spacing on your helmet happens to be. Fitting them is easy, loop the tapes through the vents, run them through the plastic snap-locks and clicp them tight. Stability of the camera comes from cinching the tapes up nice and tight, which the snap-lock connectors make easy work of. Using the tapes to mount also means that it's easy to get the lens positioned just how you want it on the helmet - central or to one side - just by adjusting the tape lengths.
Once mouinted there's even some fine-tuning of the camera angle built into the mount, allowing a few degrees of up/down tilt.
The mount uses Contour's "TRail" system which provides for an extremely secure atttachment of the camera to the mount itself - in fact I'd recommend putting the camera on the mount before attaching the mount to your helmet. Likewise, unmount the whole setup from the helmet before trying to remove the camera - the TRail system keeps a tight hold of tings. So far the vented helmet mount has held firm and provided great footage from some seriously bumpy mountain bike riding without budging, including hits from branches etc.
This is easily the best helmet mounting platform I've come across for cycling helmets so far and a great option for your Contour camera. Highly recommended.
Most Helpful Customer Reviews on Amazon.com (beta)
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18 reviews
10 of 10 people found the following review helpful
Flawed design
9 Mar 2010
Amazon Verified Purchase
I just received my VholdR helmet mount. After strapping it to my bike helmet, I noticed that the pin holding the two plastic pieces together, slid to one side, allowing the other side to come apart. There is no provision for the pin to stay put, allowing the two-piece construction to randomly come apart. This is particularly dangerous if the supplied leash is not used - potentially resulting in a lost or damaged camera. At very least, the construction as supplied, may not serve as a secure camera mount and may induce a shaky video.
I fixed the problem by removing the pin and putting a rubber-band between the pin and the half-round seat in the camera-mount, then cutting the rubber band after the pin was mostly slid into the helmet-mount. Then I used a thin-bladed screw driver to push the pin completely into the helmet-mount. This is something of a temporary solution, as the rubber will eventually degrade and loosen. But for now, I have an interference fit between the pin and the plastic parts.
I fixed the problem by removing the pin and putting a rubber-band between the pin and the half-round seat in the camera-mount, then cutting the rubber band after the pin was mostly slid into the helmet-mount. Then I used a thin-bladed screw driver to push the pin completely into the helmet-mount. This is something of a temporary solution, as the rubber will eventually degrade and loosen. But for now, I have an interference fit between the pin and the plastic parts.
10 of 11 people found the following review helpful
Pin Broke Off the Base Right Away!!!
21 May 2010
Good tilting concept but absolutely poor design and plastic material on the base saddle.
The pin which holds the slider to the base of the mount broke off right after I landed
a jump off a 4 feet ramp while snowboarding. The plastic saddle is too weak/thin to hold
the camera securely. The side of the camera touches and exerts some pressure against
the base of the mount which causes the pin to pop out from its saddle.
Don't buys this! Vholdr makes good cameras but this accessory is absolutely disappointing.
Look elsewhere or wait until they correct and improve this design.
The pin which holds the slider to the base of the mount broke off right after I landed
a jump off a 4 feet ramp while snowboarding. The plastic saddle is too weak/thin to hold
the camera securely. The side of the camera touches and exerts some pressure against
the base of the mount which causes the pin to pop out from its saddle.
Don't buys this! Vholdr makes good cameras but this accessory is absolutely disappointing.
Look elsewhere or wait until they correct and improve this design.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
A Good Mount For Your VholdR
4 Feb 2010
Amazon Verified Purchase
This is a good mount and will work as described and as expected.
I have also purchased the goggle strap mount (easy, portable and convenient), the flat disk mount (too flat, helmets aren't), and the 1/4-20 tripod mount (too bulky).
This mount has a slightly curved base, which is appropriate for helmet use. It has two strong straps that can attach to holes within a decent range of distance from the mount, and easy pulled snug and locked.
The mount also has a three-position tilt that allows small adjustment of the camera aim after the mount is strapped on. This is useful, and I wish it were adjustable even more. That's the biggest problem with the VholdR mounting systems in general: not adjustable enough, such that you have to get the mounts aimed perfectly despite hot having a viewfinder or camera (with the laser pointers) in them at time of mounting. I wish VholdR mounts had rotation on at least one axis (the lens has one axis, which is good).
I have also purchased the goggle strap mount (easy, portable and convenient), the flat disk mount (too flat, helmets aren't), and the 1/4-20 tripod mount (too bulky).
This mount has a slightly curved base, which is appropriate for helmet use. It has two strong straps that can attach to holes within a decent range of distance from the mount, and easy pulled snug and locked.
The mount also has a three-position tilt that allows small adjustment of the camera aim after the mount is strapped on. This is useful, and I wish it were adjustable even more. That's the biggest problem with the VholdR mounting systems in general: not adjustable enough, such that you have to get the mounts aimed perfectly despite hot having a viewfinder or camera (with the laser pointers) in them at time of mounting. I wish VholdR mounts had rotation on at least one axis (the lens has one axis, which is good).
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