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Any home made designs for map boards
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 crap in my shed I figure I could put something together for nothing. has anyone out there had a go at this. Any tips? DaveB |
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Any home made designs for map boards
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DaveB 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 crap 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 |
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Any home made designs for map boards
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 |
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Any home made designs for map boards
On Mar 29, 4:09 pm, DaveB 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 |
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Any home made designs for map boards
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/admin...Guidelines.pdf Parbs |
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Any home made designs for map boards
On Mar 29, 5:58 pm, Parbs 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/admin.../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 |
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Any home made designs for map boards
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 |
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Any home made designs for map boards
"DaveB" wrote in message ... 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 -- Cheers Peter ~~~ ~ _@ ~~ ~ _- \, ~~ (*)/ (*) |
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Any home made designs for map boards
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/bikinga...mapboards.html http://www.singletrackworld.com/article.php?sid=840 http://tinyurl.com/yrogmq= http://www.adventureracingzone.com/f...opic.php?t=340 The last I heard, speedos are banned from cyclogaines, but allowed in MTBO and Polaris events. -- slaw |
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