One immediately notable feature to the Dash head-unit is the aluminum chassis. Stages went with this design because they found it to be a more durable option that also has more mounting options than the current quarter-turn attachment system that we're so used to seeing and using currently. Initially, they will have an over the stem mountain bike mount, an out front road mount . The mount is also open to third-party development, so anyone can use it for their various systems (think GoPro or light mounts, and of course, other GPS devices).The dash unit itself has five buttons placed on the top surface of the device. Stages feel that placing the buttons on top makes them easier to access and use while riding (than options that are on the sides), They also looked into touch screens and were unable to find what they thought to be a cost-effective solution that worked well. In the short amount of time that we played with the device we found the buttons do have a very tactile and positive feel to them, plus the addition of the rubber coating to the buttons provided some grip so that fingers aren't sliding off the buttons when trying to push them, which will come in especially handy when changing settings while on the move out on the trail.
