I settled for p-clamps instead of the welding option :) Kainalu and Anton, thanks very much for the idea.
I was going to try some basic p-clamps I had in my pile of miscellaneous hardware. Just happened to notice these rubberized clamps at our local hardware store. It worked out perfectly. Looks almost original! Thought I'd share some pictures for the benefit of anybody else who would want to try this solution. On Wednesday, 3 January 2018 13:27:45 UTC-8, somervillebikes wrote: > > Hi Ash, > > I used two p-clamps on my Burley Piccolo rack to mount a Planet Bike > taillight. I found the taillight acted as a lever arm and kept rotating > downward. The solution was to wrap a small piece of inner tube over the > rack before installing the p-clamps. Of course, you can just rubber-lined > p-clamps from the get-go and avoid the problem. > > Best, > > Anton > > <https://c2.staticflickr.com/2/1255/5154763755_5c758c6f11_z.jpg> > > > On Tuesday, January 2, 2018 at 1:11:32 PM UTC-5, Ash [who works to bike] > wrote: >> >> That's a robust solution! Might be the option I'll go for if p-clamps >> don't work. >> >> Also, your photography is amazing! >> >> On Tuesday, 2 January 2018 10:10:24 UTC-8, Ash [who works to bike] wrote: >>> >>> Thank you for the p-clamp idea Kainalu. That seems like the right place >>> to start! I might even have some in the shed. >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> On Saturday, 30 December 2017 19:23:20 UTC-8, Kainalu V. wrote: >>>> >>>> Two small p-clamps on the rack would do the trick, or howzabout a fancy >>>> (or not) fender mount? Only problem with the p-clamps would be that the >>>> top >>>> of the light might be above the edge of the rack. Only problem with a >>>> fender mount is, where do you buy a cool two bolt fender mount? Is the >>>> rack >>>> steel? If so you could braze a tab on. Only problem with that is brazing >>>> takes practice and equipment. So many possibilities... >>>> -Kai >>>> BK NY >>> >>> -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
