I mount a pair of dinotte led lights to the front of a marks mini Rack. This works pretty well. It's lower and more forward than the bars and is in front of the bag. It's a simple rig. I took an old HB, in my case an odd width cinelli, and cut out the middle section. I stuck cork in the end and bolted it to the front of the rack. The batteries sit conveniently in the front (Acorn) bag.
Michael On Jan 26, 9:23 pm, "Bill M." <bmenn...@comcast.net> wrote: > I've had my pair of home-brewed LED lights on the low-rider bosses on > my Miyata, but thought that that was too low. It over-emphasized the > road contour and made insignificant undulations look like potholes. > The same lights are currently under are currently mounted to the > supports under a Nashbar front rack at around top-of-wheel height on > my 650b commuter, and I like that position better. Just low enough to > see some shadows on the road, but not so low as to create them where > they shouldn't be. Also, having the lights up and further forward > eliminated the shadows cast by the rim and tire, which is nice. > > Another thought - if the lights are too low, they will have to be > aimed up higher, and so will have more tendency to shine into the eyes > of oncoming drivers rather than onto the road surface. Having them > higher lets me tilt them down a bit more to put the light where I want > it. > > Axle height would be too low for me. The fender front stay / light > hoop on many Ebisus would be perfect. Your lights may vary! > > Bill > > On Jan 26, 10:55 am, Eric Norris <campyonly...@me.com> wrote: > > > > > I just converted the headlight on my QB to a skewer mount that puts it > > really low. Does anybody else on this list use headlights mounted that > > low? Any tips about adjusting them? I know that the lower mount is > > supposed to help the light cast shadows so it's easier to see debris, > > holes, etc., but my initial impression (about 1/4 of a mile of testing last > > night) is that the adjustment of the light is very touchy due to the > > shallow angle. > > > Thanks in advance. > > > --Eric > > campyonly...@me.comwww.campyonly.comwww.wheelsnorth.org- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
