It turns out quite a lot of people use a separate bike for indoor riding.
For example, using a Wahoo KICKR Bike or a cheaper bike with smart trainer.
Here’s a tip for those users. This method is not suitable for outdoor use.
(Obviously,) there’s no need to keep your phone in your back pocket while you’re indoors. You can just place it somewhere within easy reach like this.
But when you’re checking messages or using something like Zwift Companion, it can get a bit annoying having to look back and forth between the screen and your phone.
So you start thinking about ways to mount your phone on the handlebar or stem.
A simple option would be to use a clamp-style or rubber-band mount,
but indoors there’s no real need for such a firm grip—and more importantly, they’re just not very aesthetically pleasing.
MagSafe
Simple, clean, and with just the right amount of hold for indoor use.
So I started digging through AliExpress again.
First, you’ll need parts like the ones shown above. It would be nice if they were sold as a bundle, but you usually have to buy them separately.
You can roughly search for terms like “stem ball head” or “MagSafe ball head” to find them.
Once assembled, it looks like this.
If you want easier angle adjustment, you can mount it on top of the stem—but for a cleaner look, mounting it underneath is definitely better.
And this is how it turns out.
It makes it easy to check your messages and also convenient to use apps like Zwift Companion.
You could even use your phone like a speedometer, and it might be fun to press Ctrl+H to hide all the on-screen data as well.
It’s also great for watching videos in landscape mode.
If you use the same bike for both indoor and outdoor riding, there are also products like this that can be mounted onto your existing bike computer mount.
You can search for “bike MagSafe indoor” to find them.
