Originally Posted by
StephenH
I've used skewer mounts, that works fine, light over the front wheel works okay, but to be honest, I can't see a whole lot of advantage one way or the other. Supposedly, over the wheel is what the lights are designed for, but they seem to work well either way.
I tried mounting a light down low, a few inches above the axle/skewer height off of the ground. With the light that low, anything on the road, leaves or perhaps just a bumpy road made much larger shadows than a light up higher would make.
I picked up a used dynohub wheel for a cheap price, put it on my errand bike that I use for grocery store runs. And I had a vintage D-Lumotec light that I was not using, the result is the light in the photo on the fender mount.
For the streets where I ride near home on my errand bike I can live with the light down that low, but I would not want to ride a long way at night on unfamiliar roads with the shadows you get with the light that low. But on the plus side, it was the simplest wiring job I ever did.
