Thanks for tuning in today we're going to be reviewing the Topeak UTF
Multi-mount bike out front mount.
With a growing number of electronics and gadgets it's easy to have a cluttered handlebar
by computers, cameras, and bike lights. They can take a valuable space on your handlebar
and be distracting while riding. Topeak's answer to this is what they call up to front the utf
multi-mount and it's a multi-mount that allows you to mount two items directly in front of your
stem and out of the way. In terms of packaging it's very simple you have the Topeak's iconic
yellow and white color scheme. What I really like about Topeak is they also have a little window on
front too so if you're shopping at a store you can actually see the mount interact with it touch it.
All the specs are also written on here so you can flip the mount
upward downward and also what's included with here is all shown here
so no surprises what you get. Lets go ahead and take it out of the box and go over the specs.
So retail price on this is $44.95 it's a dual sided out front mount so it provides a lot of
functionality. You can mount something on top and something on the bottom.
It's an aluminum construction so very strong and it's rated for up to 480 grams that's over a pound
so it should accommodate larger computers or cameras. It fits 25.4 to 31.8 millimeter
handlebars which should cover everything from mountain bikes to road bikes.
It has Garmin, Wahoo, GoPro as well as the Topeak ride case accessories so you can mount a lot of
different items on here. In terms of what comes in the box you get the instruction manual which
is really nice so multi languages nice large illustrations as well and then you get the
bag of accessories. You have the mount itself with the ride case attachment on here already
and then if you open this up you get quite a few options.
You get the GoPro attachment and you can see it's actually angled
so backward and forward. You get a bunch of little allen hex keys so for attaching the hardware.
It's a dual clamp design so you can see two clamps and this actually goes on top or below depending
on how you want to mount it. The hardware that goes with that multiple spacers to accommodate
different handlebar sizes as well as an additional puck here. So the one that's included you can see
it comes with the ride case this is the Garmin or wahoo one so for Garmin you mount it one way
for wahoo you flip it. Now let's take a look at the weight of the UTF mount. There's quite
a few configurations here and we're not gonna weigh every single one so we'll show you the
ride case with the GoPro which should be a common setup. Now you also need the dual clamps here with
the hardware so we just put the bolts on there you'll likely need at least the smaller spacer
that comes in at 58 grams it's still quite light.
Let's go over the fit and finish of the UTF mount. It's really well constructed so it's a
piece of aluminum you can see center cutouts to reduce the weight and then very strong.
It's not too long either so fairly stubby design. What's unique about this is that Topeak has chosen
a dual clamp design traditionally on front mounts are one-sided and they just hook over but with
heavier objects like GoPros and computers they can tend to sag down if you don't over tighten them.
So this is a dual clamp design puts it right in front and you can see you actually have
two options so you can mount it this way so it's on top or actually flip these down and
have it on the bottom side. This will allow you to actually have lower visibility so i'll bring the
mount down and i'll put your computer almost flush with the stems. I actually prefer this
downward setup over the upward one a pretty unique design. You have a dual sided
construction as well so you can see four screws on each side so you can mount your little puck on top
and then this is great for Garmin or a Wahoo by simply just rotating around.
Then on the bottom you can do whatever you want so you can do this GoPro mount which is really nice.
Again aluminum body with a bolt and you can mount this straight or backwards if you want better
visibility depending on your GoPro attachment. There's a lot of GoPro adapters to lights
and other items so this provides the adjustability so definitely great for a light. So you can
actually tilt it downward and with this one you can even do the Headlux so if you leave the bottom
open you can put the Headlux on top of this by just strapping it down.
This is their Ridecase attachment which i took off and you can see it has a little spring and
a bolt and that just goes through here and this is actually rotatable too so this actually rotates 90
degrees and that's designed for your computer or your cell phone attachment and other accessories
so definitely well built and you get all the actual tools you need. So that's a Torx bit so
you can see that comes with that and then multiple allen wrenches and all the hardware you need
here. You can see the UTF mount installed on my Specialized Tarmac. It's a pretty simple
installation two bolts. I have it low mounted but you can always flip this and you can see with this
low mount the computer is actually flush with the top of the stem which is something I prefer
but again you can swap it over. There's enough space between the stem plate and the mount so it
doesn't rub either because it has a nice little cut out on it you can see very rigid it doesn't
really flex at all. You can mount two items here I have my Magicshine RN 1500 and it has a Garmin
to GoPro adapter so i can really take advantage of the angle adjustment especially if you have
a lights like this which have a beam cut off which are not necessarily designed to be mounted upside
down. You need to angle it downward and you can easily do that here with more than enough range.
I have a computer on top a little Garmin unit and everything clicks in really nicely
so definitely a nice option and you can see handlebars are nice and clean.
I have my bike light for daytime visibility and my computer within easy reach. Here is
a quick comparison between the Topeak UTF and other typical outfront mounts like the Bryton
Sport. So you can see very similar in design while most down front mounts have a single
clamp so you can see it brings it out front but it's one-sided. The Topeak is dual side
and what's great about this is it supports the additional weight so you can see this Bryton
Sport mount actually has the attachment points for additional pucks so you could put something
underneath it but with the one mounting location this will quickly start to tilt downward and you
end up having to really tighten these down. So it has a dual bolt design on this while the Topek has
a single sided and that helps it distribute the weight a little bit more with the Bryton. With
the dual clamp design you get away with one and that's quicker to install otherwise really similar
aluminum bodies you really want to get a metal one they sell really cheap plastic ones on Amazon but
it's not really worth the savings because those will flex up and down and with the metal ones
they're really stiff and won't go anywhere. Otherwise really similar again this one can
be flipped if you wanted to as well you need to switch the puck as you can do with the Topeak
but what I like about Topeak it's very minimal design and the dual clamp kind of sets it apart.
Now let's go over the pros and cons for the UTF mount. What we like about it is that has a dual
sided design so you can put a computer on top a light on bottom or action camera. It has a
sturdy and lightweight aluminum construction with a dual clamp design which doesn't sag even as you
put heavier devices on it. Finally Topeak includes quite a few adapters right out of the box so you
don't have to spend extra. Some of the negatives for the mount is the fact that the premium price
at closer to 50 dollars it is more expensive than a lot of out front mounts. It's only available
in a black finish some other companies offer different anodized finishes which would be nice
to see here. Although Topeak does include a lot of adapters they don't include a Bryton adapter
so you could have to swap one in from a different device. Taking everything into account would give
the UTF mount a 9.2 out of 10. It's a strong out front mount that really cleans up your handlebars.
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