My new Garmin Edge 705 is pretty much the raddest thing I have spent money on this year.

One of the many perks of this truly awesome bike computer is the fact that it can also be used as an in-car GPS unit. I soon learned that it would be a good idea to get some sort of a car-mount, since fumbling around with any sort of electronics while driving is not a great idea.
Of course windsheild mounts are illegal in California. Fortunately, there was an awesome deal on a dash-mount on slickdeals the other day (Deal is still good as of writing this).
In addition to this, I purchased some generic universal PDA/GPS mount.

This seemed okay, in theory. Unfortunately the actual part that interfaces with the GPS sucks balls. [EDIT: Actually, the whole thing sucks balls. The gooseneck broke on my first real car trip with the thing. Just ordered a new one on ebay that does not have a flexy neck]


The foam clamps over the buttons on the side, making it impossible to opperate.
Additionally, it is not possible to charge the unit in-car since the back of the thing covers the USB port.
Fortunately, there is a great solution! Since the Garmin ships with two bike-mounts (one for the stem, one for the handlebars), I was able to jimmy up the perfect mount.



Perfecto!
UPDATE!
I received my new GPS mount I bought on ebay.

- New GPS mount

- Yellow Zip Ties, lol
Unfortunately I ran out of black zip ties, but this mount looks like it’s a lot sturdier than the flex one.