The Best Phone Holder for Bikes

As people have grown fonder of their smartphones (and the connectivity their smartphones provide), the likelihood of leaving phones at home while going on a bike or motorcycle ride is becoming more and more infrequent. Why leave your phone behind when taking it along has so many benefits?

The best way to keep your smartphone close by while riding your bike is with a phone holder for bikes. If you’re not convinced, keep reading to learn why you should bring your phone on your rides and what the perfect phone bike mount looks like.

It may seem like a hassle or extra worry initially, but cyclists and bikers will find many advantages to bringing their phones while riding. In our opinion, the safety consideration itself makes the pros of carrying your phone far outweigh the cons.

If you’re riding through new areas or planning a big ride, you should always review maps beforehand. If you happen to get lost along the way, carrying your smartphone with you gives you access to GPS for navigation assistance.

There are some navigation apps made just for cycling, such as Komoot or Trailforks (specifically for MTB and highly recommended), but even Google Maps has great functionality built-in for bikes with its bike-friendly routes. Check out this article on the 5 Best Cycling Apps to Keep You Connected.

If there's a possibility you'll be riding through an area with low reception, don't forget to download maps while you still have a signal, so you can access your maps while offline.  

Whether you are riding purely for fun or training for an upcoming event, you can use your phone on the road or trail to track your performance. Popular apps like Strava and MapMyRide by Under Armour help you keep track of your rides, view feedback and stats, and share your progress with friends. With the GPS built into your phone, you can view your route, dig into stats like pace, distance, elevation, and much more.

Navigation and performance measurement are both important advantages to having your phone while riding, but the most important reason you should carry your phone when riding is for emergencies. If you need to contact someone for any reason, your smartphone is your direct line of communication. For this reason alone, we always recommend bringing your phone on long and short rides.

So, we’ve convinced you to bring your phone along. Now you have to wrap your head around the different mounts on the market to understand which one is really the best. What’s the real difference between ROKFORM mounts and all other bike phone holders? Allow us to dive into the anatomy of the ROKFORM mount and explain why our bike mounts for iPhone, Galaxy, and other smartphone models provide the best hold out there.

ROKFORM bike phone mounts feature a dual-retention locking system and safety lanyard to keep your phone safe and secure while your ride the bicycle. The first part of the dual-retention locking system is the twist lock. Our patented design of the twist lock is called ‘RokLock.’ The RokLock Twist Lock is a quarter-turn mounting system that locks cases into Rokform mounts.

When you purchase a Rokform bike mount, a lanyard is included in the box. This provides the third layer of protection against any accidental drops or falls.

Lanyard holes are included on the side of your Rokform case, allowing for easy installation of a lanyard. Most people will utilize this third protection layer by first attaching the lanyard to their phone case. When mounting the phone, you simply slide the lanyard over your bike’s handlebars before locking it in, so that a “drop” would be limited to the length of the lanyard before catching itself on the handlebars.

The last and critical component to a secure phone holder is the phone case itself. At the end of the day, how important is your bike mount if your phone isn’t well-protected by a case? Every iPhone and Android phone case is made to ensure the protection of your mobile device. We put strength and durability at the forefront of everything we create, and it shows with each case we make.

There's a lot of planning that goes into every ROKFORM case, and you'll find these features in many of our phone cases and mounts:

• Drop Protection: granting your phone the ability to withstand a 5-6 foot drop, it's time to say goodbye to screen cracks, smashes, and the ever-annoying scratches on the back of your mobile device.
• Shock Protection: with our Dual Compound Ultra-Light technology, your phone case is guaranteed to be shockproof. And thanks to our polycarbonate outer shell, your mobile device is protected from nearly all types of damage.
• Innovative Twist Lock Mechanism: one of the best parts about a ROKFORM phone case and mount is its versatility. The twist-lock system allows you to mount your phone on pretty much any type of surface, including bikes, cars, golf carts, and so much more.

The Sport Series Bike Handlebar Mount is a secure and compact mounting solution for people who want to move around hands-free. Once installed, the mount’s minimal design keeps it looking clean while staying low profile on your bike – most people won’t even notice it!

One of the coolest aspects of the handlebar mount is its portability, so you can use it as you move from one adventure to the next. With the ability to install onto any bar sized 7/8” all the way to 2.25”, it’s easy to move between road bikes, mountain bikes, golf carts, strollers, scooters, and more within seconds.