Third time this happened

[MotorPont]

Is this a common thing happening? Am I just really unlucky or am I doing something wrong?

 

[Pooley]

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Is this a common thing happening? Am I just really unlucky or am I doing something wrong?

Are you using official GoPro brackets?

Never had this happen in the 5 years of using action cameras, even with cheap mounts...

 

[MotorPont]

I've had it happen to both cheap ones and original gopro ones. Guess I need to be more careful. I do remove and attach the camera a lot but they should be made to take that kind of work load I'd think.

 

[Pooley]

I've had it happen to both cheap ones and original gopro ones. Guess I need to be more careful. I do remove and attach the camera a lot but they should be made to take that kind of work load I'd think.

Perhaps remove the camera via one of the screw parts, they don't have to flex to attach so may be a safer option

 

[MotorPont]

Perhaps remove the camera via one of the screw parts, they don't have to flex to attach so may be a safer option

That will be an inconvenience for sure. But worth it in the long run I guess. I was also thinking I should keep the camera attached more too, I'm planing to have it running as often as I can and not just when vlogging.

 

[Pooley]

That will be an inconvenience for sure. But worth it in the long run I guess. I was also thinking I should keep the camera attached more too, I'm planing to have it running as often as I can and not just when vlogging.

If you will be using a camera for 'dash cam' purposes, I would recommend hardwiring it to the ignition of the bike and affixing to the fairing somewhere, this is what I did as I got fed up of removing cameras and changing batteries

 

[HippoDrone]

Only ever had this with the cheap knock off mounts. I also prefer the newer style GoPro mounts with the rubber bit as I think they are more secure.
I also never really remove the mount once in place, and just take the camera off all the mounts to get the footage off it so maybe it is just because you are removing it and replacing it so often?

 

[MotorPont]

Only ever had this with the cheap knock off mounts. I also prefer the newer style GoPro mounts with the rubber bit as I think they are more secure.
I also never really remove the mount once in place, and just take the camera off all the mounts to get the footage off it so maybe it is just because you are removing it and replacing it so often?

Didn't even know there was a new design of the mounts available. I bought this used a few years ago to try out motovlogging and haven't really had the need to upgrade yet.

 

[Moto Mengy]

Wow, I remove mine all the time.

Did this happen while riding?

 

[R-Rated]

I have had it happen with official GoPro mounts. I found they don't like being pinched repeatedly. I have a few where I leave to mount be and just undo the screw.

 

[WEB]

Yep has happened to me too. More with the mounts that came with my Hero 4 rather than the ones that came with my Hero 5.

 

[scooterwuf]

It's happened to me a few times on that style mount an a few others. They're just plastic and not really designed to weather high amounts of vibration and wear and tear. The gods of Thrust-to-Weight Ratio really don't take too kindly to what we do for a hobby.

- Wolf

 

[Pooley]

The gods of Thrust-to-Weight Ratio really don't take too kindly to what we do for a hobby.

Not an issue when your bike has about as much thrust as a ride-on lawn mower lol... grandad bike ftw!

 

[WildOn2s]

Yes with cheap knock offs. Pay the extra dollars

 

[SighBored]

I don't see any real value between original and imitation for this type of base mount, either one has a chance of snapping, obviously the imi one has a higher chance to snap, but the original one is not that far away in the chance of snapping. I would just leave the base locked in, and just remove the camera only by the twist knob thingy. If you worry about your angles getting messed up, you can put marks on the mount as reference of position so you can get back the same position next time without needing to guess.

I'm not pro-imitation but if the original cannot justify to me the price versus quality I get, I will just go with the imi one since I don't feel I'm losing out by not getting their overpriced original (but still lousy) stuff.

 

[Pooley]

Thinking about it, I have had the official gopro one on my helmet for 4 years now, and still going strong! I would agree with buying official accessories for the quality, but I do use 'unbranded' mounts too, and never had any issues with them

 

[Moto Mengy]

I also prefer the newer style GoPro mounts with the rubber bit as I think they are more secure.

The mount I'm using is like this, it has a rubber part between the prongs which secures and reinforces it very well. Without this rubber part I could see lateral forces putting a lot of pressure on those prongs, but with the rubber in place it would keep the prongs fixed and strong.

So far mine seems to be holding up nicely.

 

[WildOn2s]

I use mounts that are heavy duty. Bought few from tackform and some other brand. So far so good