Mounting Rear Light
09-25-22, 01:43 PM
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Mounting Rear Light
Would love to purchase this new rear light. This is the problem. My mounted under the seat bag leaves no room on the post to mount it. I read that a seatstay mount would make it less visible.
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09-25-22, 01:57 PM
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Don't have exactly the thing but I mount mine on the seat stay and it is fine. Mine was cheaper from lbs and can be angled. If you're doing it for daytime riding then you probably want to be able to aim it like I can.
09-25-22, 02:02 PM
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Could you sew (or have sewn) a vertical strip of tough fabric to your seat bag? Or maybe punch two holes thru the seat bag, then pop rivet a tough piece of fabric vertically.
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09-25-22, 02:39 PM
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I solved the “no room under the seat bag” problem by replacing the seat bag with a seat roll.
Lots of room now.
Lots of room now.
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09-25-22, 03:03 PM
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Originally Posted by freeranger
Could you sew (or have sewn) a vertical strip of tough fabric to your seat bag? Or maybe punch two holes thru the seat bag, then pop rivet a tough piece of fabric vertically.
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09-25-22, 05:09 PM
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I strap one to the back of my helmet. That puts it up high enough to be easily visible. I had one person ask if it was a camera. It's not, but if thinking it might be a camera makes people behave better when they're overtaking me, I'll count that as a win.
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09-26-22, 07:37 AM
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What brand is the seat roll? Is is SILCA?
Originally Posted by terrymorse
I solved the “no room under the seat bag” problem by replacing the seat bag with a seat roll.
Lots of room now.
Lots of room now.
09-26-22, 07:42 AM
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My wife rides an XS frame, and does not have the space to mount a light on the seat post. I put a large zip tie around the seat rails and clip the light onto that, it sits nicely at the back of her seat bag.
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09-26-22, 08:22 AM
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Originally Posted by JohnDThompson
I strap one to the back of my helmet. That puts it up high enough to be easily visible. I had one person ask if it was a camera. It's not, but if thinking it might be a camera makes people behave better when they're overtaking me, I'll count that as a win.
09-26-22, 08:40 AM
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Originally Posted by daniell
I read that a seatstay mount would make it less visible.
09-26-22, 09:42 AM
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Originally Posted by daniell
Would love to purchase this new rear light. This is the problem. My mounted under the seat bag leaves no room on the post to mount it. I read that a seatstay mount would make it less visible.
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09-26-22, 10:23 AM
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Originally Posted by mdarnton
My seat bag came with just such a strip sewn across the back for this purpose and that's where I hang my tail light.
I've lost/broken more than one. None since
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Originally Posted by sbuckaroo
What brand is the seat roll? Is is SILCA?
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09-28-22, 12:34 PM
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I tried mounting on the seat stay with Bontrager Flare mount and found it would swivel outboard. I suppose I could have mastered that, but found it easier to change the seat bag, which I didn't like.
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09-28-22, 12:55 PM
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Originally Posted by daniell
I read that a seatstay mount would make it less visible.
09-28-22, 01:00 PM
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if you're gonna use the fabric strip on back of seatbag to mount the light, do like dedhed mentioned and reinforce it. I've only ever lost lights when they were clipped to that bag loop.
09-28-22, 01:16 PM
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Originally Posted by daniell
I read that a seatstay mount would make it less visible.
There are all kinds of clamps and straps for mounting lights .... yes, you need to angle the light optimally for optimal visibility (which is why I don't like clipping the light on my seat bag, where it invariably points a little downward) so just do a little research on bicycle tail light mounts and choose what you like best.
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09-28-22, 05:13 PM
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I have had numerous tail lights and have the same problem. I recently got a new bike with sloping top tube so there is more room for a light mounted to the seat post.
I decided to get a Bontrager Flare RT which is a really nice light
But it was still being obscured by the seat bag. My bag has a strip to mount a light to but it is angled down.
I cobbled my own clip that angles the light upward and that solved the problem.
Bontrager makes a seat stay clip which has adjustable angle so the light will be visible.
I decided to get a Bontrager Flare RT which is a really nice light
But it was still being obscured by the seat bag. My bag has a strip to mount a light to but it is angled down.
I cobbled my own clip that angles the light upward and that solved the problem.
Bontrager makes a seat stay clip which has adjustable angle so the light will be visible.
09-28-22, 06:41 PM
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No pictures, but I have a rack on the back of all my bicycles (I know, the shame of a total 'rookie' move) and I can clip a light onto the rear of those racks. I also have a tool bag I mount on the racks (I swap it between bikes as needed) that can accept a clip-on light. Racks are a mix of both seatpost racks and braze-on attached racks.
And to answer the question before any ride I may be on with anyone: NO I WILL NOT CARRY YOUR EXTRA GEAR OR CLOTHING ON MY RACK. QUIT BEING SO IMAGE CONSCIOUS AND GET YOUR OWN RACK
And to answer the question before any ride I may be on with anyone: NO I WILL NOT CARRY YOUR EXTRA GEAR OR CLOTHING ON MY RACK. QUIT BEING SO IMAGE CONSCIOUS AND GET YOUR OWN RACK
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09-29-22, 05:40 AM
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Originally Posted by Maelochs
Well, it helps to mount it on the roadside seat stay.
There are all kinds of clamps and straps for mounting lights .... yes, you need to angle the light optimally for optimal visibility (which is why I don't like clipping the light on my seat bag, where it invariably points a little downward) so just do a little research on bicycle tail light mounts and choose what you like best.
There are all kinds of clamps and straps for mounting lights .... yes, you need to angle the light optimally for optimal visibility (which is why I don't like clipping the light on my seat bag, where it invariably points a little downward) so just do a little research on bicycle tail light mounts and choose what you like best.
09-29-22, 07:40 AM
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Is BF really at a point where a person can't figure out how to mount a light on their bike?
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09-29-22, 07:57 PM
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this worked for a while when I first got this bike
