I mount my battery Ixon to the front tab as others above described. I wouldn't rule this out just because some engineering intution says it is "bad." It eliminates wheel shadow, and places the light at approximately the height of a for crown mount , which the optics were designed for ( according to PJW). It's no more vulnerable than side rack mounts. If you have a small rack bag you can even mount the bracket "backwards" so it angles up and back rather than up and foreward. This makes the installation feel a bit more "compact" if that helps. Sorry, hard to describe but I don't have a pic. Just my 2c
Pete On Feb 18, 2:47 am, Bob <prov...@umbc.edu> wrote: > Thanks! My first thought for attaching the Cyo was to try Benedikt's > simple solution of attachment via the provided bracket to the hole at > the front of the mini-rack. There is a lot to be said for > simplicity. It's simple and the price is right! However, it seems > mechanically inelegant to have the light at the end of a long stem > subject to increased vibrations and accidental knocks. Not much > bracket extension is necessary to get beyond the end of the small > Sackville trunksack. The noted options including fork mount via a > Gino's light mount, or attachment to the side of the rack, especially > with a shorter, more rigid replacement for the stock Cyo bracket are > desirable, but I think I'll start with "simple." Anyone find the > front of the mini-rack an unacceptable attachment point for a Cyo? > > Bob > > On Feb 18, 1:40 am, Benedikt <neutralbuoya...@comcast.net> wrote: > > > > > Did you say you currently have a front Nitto mini-rack? How large is > > the Sackville bag? Does the bag extend out beyond the rack? If not > > just mount it to the front of the rack like this > > -http://www.flickr.com/photos/neutralbuoyancy/5219194791/in/set-721576...... > > > On Feb 17, 12:01 pm, Bob <prov...@umbc.edu> wrote: > > > > I plan to mount a dyno headlight to my fendered V-brake Sam, probably > > > an Edelux or IQ Cyo. I will drive it with a Son 28. A front Nitto > > > mini-rack and frequently mounted small Sackville bag constrains the > > > desirable fork crown mounting position. The best but less elegant > > > mounting options seem to the the Albatros bars near the stem, front or > > > side of the mini-rack, or the forks. Suggestions about mounting site > > > and hardware are invited, including what is not recommended.. I have > > > visited Peter White's formidable site, but there is no substitute for > > > specific solutions for a specific problem. > > > > Bob -- 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-bunch@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.
