quick release light mount

[Steve O]

@EasyRider 148284 wrote:

With the time change nearly upon us, I just wanted to plug a useful doodad I’ve enjoyed having the past couple of winters — the Problem Solvers quick release light mount.

http://problemsolversbike.com/products/quick_release_nut_light_mount

[Judd]

Da it cast any weird wheel shadows? I could picture it creating some sort of strobe effect if the light has a wide enough beam.

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[peterw_diy]

Looks like it might get beaten up badly at crowded bike racks.

[EasyRider]

No strobe effect. It’s mounted at the hub so you’d have to have the headlight pointed sideways to get that.

I have the wheel on the right hand side of the front wheel and I get full illumination to about 930/10 o’clock on the opposite side.

I’ve had it since 2013 and haven’t snagged it on anything yet. The end of the mount is about 5 inches from the centerline of my bike. The outside edge of my pedal is 8 inches out so it’d get hit first in close quarters. The peg itself is tough and screwed into a QR skewer. The skewer would break if you stepped on it with all you weight but everyday bumps and bangs? Nope. It’s just a chunk of aluminum. If anything, it’s protecting my bike from neighboring ones.

[peterw_diy]

@EasyRider 148295 wrote:

I’ve had it since 2013 and haven’t snagged it on anything yet. The end of the mount is about 5 inches from the centerline of my bike. The outside edge of my pedal is 8 inches out so it’d get hit first in close quarters. The peg itself is tough and screwed into a QR skewer. The skewer would break if you stepped on it with all you weight but everyday bumps and bangs? Nope. It’s just a chunk of aluminum. If anything, it’s protecting my bike from neighboring ones.

Cool!

[KLizotte]

What about providing light high enough for drivers to notice you? Can you post some photos?

[EasyRider]

@KLizotte 148306 wrote:

What about providing light high enough for drivers to notice you? Can you post some photos?

I think so. I use my cygolite’s partial strobe mode when I’m in traffic in the dark. It doesn’t flash full time. It’s steady for two seconds, then rapidly flashes for a second. Hard to miss, even mounted low to the ground.

[DSalovesh]

Paul Components makes a couple of other options to look at.

One replaces the top cap of threadless stems and puts the light higher than normal:

https://paulcomp.com/shop/components/stem-cap-light-mount/

The other simply has a hole drilled for an M5 bolt, same as for racks and fenders, which opens up many other mounting locations front and rear.

https://paulcomp.com/shop/components/gino-light-mount/

And, these two products on Amazon are old standbys, and the related product searches show a bunch of other options:

https://www.amazon.com/Topeak-60001001-The-Bar-Extender/dp/B000FIAVN8
https://www.amazon.com/Minoura-Accessory-Handlebar-LW-Clamp-Devices/dp/B0089TA7CA

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