# Phone tray add-on for Tacx Tablet Bracket **URL:** \ **Category:** General Discussion\ **Created:** [February 13, 2022, 7:29pm UTC](https://forums.zwift.com/t/phone-tray-add-on-for-tacx-tablet-bracket/576285 "2022-02-13T19:29:09Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Otto\_Destruct](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/gozwift/user_avatar/forums.zwift.com/otto_destruct/32/505718_2.png) [@Otto\_Destruct](https://forums.zwift.com/u/Otto_Destruct)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2022, 7:29pm UTC](https://forums.zwift.com/t/phone-tray-add-on-for-tacx-tablet-bracket/576285/1 "2022-02-13T19:29:09Z")
Hey all! I’ve installed a couple of [Tacx Brackets for Tablets](https://www.garmin.com/en-CA/p/690898) on the handlebars of bikes and have wished for a small tray to hold a smartphone below the tablet bracket. What’s there now is described as a water bottle holder but I’ve never found it useful as that (angles on my bikes cause bottles to fall off). On the Tacx NEO bike, there’s a lovely tray right where it should be, why not for the rest of us? Well, I made one. Rather, I found one that can be easily modified with minimal work. It starts as a phone tray for a Peloton Bike which you cut slots into to slide over the lower section of the Tacx tablet holder. ![fY4U39J](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/gozwift/original/4X/e/2/c/e2cd6c0c43e1f96fba0e71937867113fa55e389b.jpeg) ![tablet and phone](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/gozwift/original/4X/8/0/2/802f9cd8b4923ecd2041cb1a29e65cec858be303.jpeg) …and another iteration involving the Companion App on the phone, ZwiftMap GPS on the tablet for a better view of upcoming turns, and Zwift running on the AppleTV: [![](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/gozwift/original/4X/1/e/9/1e9742b239a301d253c6e463d4836035c4403669.jpeg) ](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/gozwift/original/4X/1/e/9/1e9742b239a301d253c6e463d4836035c4403669.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![Otto\_Destruct](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/gozwift/user_avatar/forums.zwift.com/otto_destruct/32/505718_2.png) [@Otto\_Destruct](https://forums.zwift.com/u/Otto_Destruct)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2022, 10:55am UTC](https://forums.zwift.com/t/phone-tray-add-on-for-tacx-tablet-bracket/576285/2 "2022-05-17T10:55:05Z")
Since edits are disabled on the original post, I’m posting this addendum. You _can_ use this tray without the tablet section attached: ![](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/gozwift/original/4X/c/4/6/c467b59ed34d09e0aaad49a78d5ac979168c7885.jpeg) This makes sense if you already have the system and still want the option of tablet use - say, for travel. I’ve since switched to a Foothill Products “Trainer Tray” that attaches via a Garmin (or Wahoo) twist-lock mount: ![PXL_20220516_152749891](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/gozwift/original/4X/a/9/8/a98c60d5c4f124cac2ca3e96219e0bf8a49fbcde.jpeg) ![PXL_20220516_152829977.PORTRAIT](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/gozwift/original/4X/8/8/9/889f191e69f53b7b569436548daa7947b18c6432.jpeg) If you never intend to use a tablet, the Trainer Tray would be more economical than buying the Tacx Tablet holder + phone tray, never mind less work than modifying the phone tray to fit. * * * I also installed the optional “out-front” mount which would let me attach a bike computer ahead of the tray. (pending purchase) I only have one ride in with this but like it so far. It’s more practical if you already have a computer mount and plan to use your bike outdoors as well. EDIT - many, many rides now with both the modified Tacx mount and the Trainer Tray and they’re both excellent. ---
**Author:** ![Szymon\_Sakowicz](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/gozwift/user_avatar/forums.zwift.com/szymon_sakowicz/32/489872_2.png) [@Szymon\_Sakowicz](https://forums.zwift.com/u/Szymon_Sakowicz)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2023, 1:38pm UTC](https://forums.zwift.com/t/phone-tray-add-on-for-tacx-tablet-bracket/576285/3 "2023-11-23T13:38:21Z")
Hello. Great work! Can you share 3D model of that replacement for bottle holder from the original post? It looks like something I would like to have. The imgur link is no longer available. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![Otto\_Destruct](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/gozwift/user_avatar/forums.zwift.com/otto_destruct/32/505718_2.png) [@Otto\_Destruct](https://forums.zwift.com/u/Otto_Destruct)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2023, 1:43pm UTC](https://forums.zwift.com/t/phone-tray-add-on-for-tacx-tablet-bracket/576285/4 "2023-11-23T13:43:57Z")
Sorry pal - pics must have been deleted in a clean-up a while ago. Pretty simple process though - use cardboard to mock up the cuts with the tablet holder removed. Then use a rotary or oscillating tool to cut the slots in the tray and test fit it.