Re: Any home made designs for map boards

[Darryl C]

In article <[email protected]>,
DaveB <[email protected]> wrote:

> I was thinking of having a crack at some MTB orienteering over winter
>
> http://www.vicorienteering.asn.au/mtbo/index.htm
>
> Apart from a bike I also need a mapboard. The commercial ones cost mroe
> than $100 which seems ridiculous for what they are. Given the number of
> spare clamps and **** in my shed I figure I could put something together
> for nothing. has anyone out there had a go at this. Any tips?
>
> DaveB

Have a look at these for a couple of ideas:
<http://www.windchill.com.au/images/IMG_1066.JPG>
<http://www.windchill.com.au/images/IMG_0933.JPG>

cheers,
Darryl

 

[DaveB]

Darryl C wrote:
>
> Have a look at these for a couple of ideas:
> <http://www.windchill.com.au/images/IMG_1066.JPG>
> <http://www.windchill.com.au/images/IMG_0933.JPG>

Where did the alu brackets come from? They look much better than the
hose clamps I was looking at in the shed.

DaveB

 

[Donga]

On Mar 29, 4:09 pm, DaveB <[email protected]> wrote:
> Darryl C wrote:
>
> > Have a look at these for a couple of ideas:
> > <http://www.windchill.com.au/images/IMG_1066.JPG>
> > <http://www.windchill.com.au/images/IMG_0933.JPG>
>
> Where did the alu brackets come from? They look much better than the
> hose clamps I was looking at in the shed.
>
> DaveB

BTW the speedo is against the rules. That set-up would be cheating in
an event.

Donga

 

[Parbs]

Donga wrote:
>
> BTW the speedo is against the rules. That set-up would be cheating in
> an event.
>
Are you sure? I think you'll find that approved cycling computers are
allowed. See section 15.4

http://www.orienteering.asn.au/admi...older/opmanpdfs/503MTBORulesandGuidelines.pdf


Parbs

 

[Donga]

On Mar 29, 5:58 pm, Parbs <[email protected]> wrote:
> Donga wrote:
>
> > BTW the speedo is against the rules. That set-up would be cheating in
> > an event.
>
> Are you sure? I think you'll find that approved cycling computers are
> allowed. See section 15.4
>
> http://www.orienteering.asn.au/administration/op_manual/gfolder/opman...
>
> Parbs

Meh, looks like I got dudded! I recalled they were banned in a couple
of MTBO events but must be wrong, then more recently I am positive
they were banned for MTB rogaining.

Donga

 

[Parbs]

Donga wrote:
>
> Meh, looks like I got dudded! I recalled they were banned in a couple
> of MTBO events but must be wrong, then more recently I am positive
> they were banned for MTB rogaining.
>
Yup, Rogaines are run under different rules.

Parbs

 

[Peter Signorini]

"DaveB" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Darryl C wrote:
>>
>> Have a look at these for a couple of ideas:
>> <http://www.windchill.com.au/images/IMG_1066.JPG>
>> <http://www.windchill.com.au/images/IMG_0933.JPG>
>
> Where did the alu brackets come from? They look much better than the hose
> clamps I was looking at in the shed.

These mapboards are commercially made by a MTBO rider Ralph Koch with a bit
of engineering skill. You can buy one from him for about $80, a bit less
than your troubling $100. I bought one from him, he even tailor made it to
fit my slightly wider stem extension.

http://www.windchill.com.au/Mapholder.htm


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Cheers
Peter

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[slaw]

I've made a few boards. My latest uses a clipboard mounted to my bar ends using a pair of rail clamps from a marine supply shop (Elizabeth St in Melb). These were about $9 a pair and are useful for mounting lights to the handlebars and for pannier rack attachments. I use zip ties to tie the clipboard to the handlebars.

To secure the map on the board I use a length of shock cord looped over the board and around the stem, and/or a bulldog clip depending on the size of the map.

Must get some photos, next time I mount it on, hopefully for this event:
http://www.mapsport.net.au/

Here's some links for other ideas:

http://www.mintcakemtb.co.uk/bikingarticles/mapboards.html
http://www.singletrackworld.com/article.php?sid=840
http://www.fettling.co.uk/aspbite/articles/articles.asp?intArticlesID=9&search=&page=1&strOrder=&strOrderOrient=
http://www.adventureracingzone.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=340

The last I heard, speedos are banned from cyclogaines, but allowed in MTBO and Polaris events.