Re: [RBW] Re: Wire Routing For Rack-Mounted Tail Light

2015-01-05 Thread Benjamin Goldenberg
Thanks for the pointer to the connectors, Anton. It looks like you're grounding through the bottom bracket bolt, and then via the fender mounting hardware? I think I'd prefer to keep it simple and not ground through the frame, although your method looks elegant. Do you have any

Re: [RBW] Re: Wire Routing For Rack-Mounted Tail Light

2014-12-28 Thread Patrick Moore
Y'know, with this Goop idea -- a tube of that stuff, or the largely equivalent Shoe Goo is always a part of my garage tool kit -- I may just try Anton's idea for my rear light, which is rack mounted. I run my rear wire along the top tube since it doesn't make sense to run it the long way 'round

Re: [RBW] Re: Wire Routing For Rack-Mounted Tail Light

2014-12-28 Thread Anton Tutter
You can glue the wire directly, I've been doing that as well. I used to think I'd have to be able to remove and replace the wire as needed and not have to re-glue it, but that's never been the case. I would avoid the peripheral tubing on the rack if the pannier is going to cause rubbing

Re: [RBW] Re: Wire Routing For Rack-Mounted Tail Light

2014-12-28 Thread Tony DeFilippo
Wow, Anton that is super clean looking. Very nice work and thanks for sharing! -- 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

Re: [RBW] Re: Wire Routing For Rack-Mounted Tail Light

2014-12-28 Thread qwerty
Hey Anton, I really like your wiring ideas, and this topic is timely for my winter project as well. So, I'm curious how you thread your wiring through those 3mm ID tubing and heat shrink pieces. My light has those spade lugs for connecting to a Schmidt hub, and I'd like to have the capability

Re: [RBW] Re: Wire Routing For Rack-Mounted Tail Light

2014-12-28 Thread Anton Tutter
Mike, I used the same glue for the aluminum tubing, but I learned when I removed the chromed rack for another bike and disassembled the wiring, that the glue doesn't hold as tenaciously to the smooth chrome as it does other substrates. It seems to bond aluminum and plastics extraordinarily

Re: [RBW] Re: Wire Routing For Rack-Mounted Tail Light

2014-12-28 Thread Patrick Moore
Great idea; thanks, Anton. You may have saved my Toplight Line dyno taillight after all! On Sun, Dec 28, 2014 at 6:36 AM, Anton Tutter atut...@gmail.com wrote: You can glue the wire directly, I've been doing that as well. I used to think I'd have to be able to remove and replace the wire as

[RBW] Re: Wire Routing For Rack-Mounted Tail Light

2014-12-27 Thread comveo
Hey Darin, On my Hunqapillar, I routed the taillight wire along the left/underside of my mini Nitto front rack and wrapped at strategic points with transparent helicopter tape(the same stuff used for clear chainstay protectors). Then I used the smallest black zip ties I could find to secure to

Re: [RBW] Re: Wire Routing For Rack-Mounted Tail Light

2014-12-27 Thread Chris Chen
I'm a big fan of cable lacing. It's tidy and I think it looks classy. https://www.flickr.com/photos/lumachrome/15606945822/in/set-72157646463549633 On Sat, Dec 27, 2014 at 12:39 AM, comveo lungsandj...@gmail.com wrote: Hey Darin, On my Hunqapillar, I routed the taillight wire along the

[RBW] Re: Wire Routing For Rack-Mounted Tail Light

2014-12-27 Thread Will
I've done lighting both ways: dynamos with front and back lights and lately: the Cygo Streak and battery powered Topline Rear. 4 bikes: 2 each way. I love dynamos, but must admit the Cygos and Toplines give dynamos a real run for the money. They are much cheaper, way easier to install,

[RBW] Re: Wire Routing For Rack-Mounted Tail Light

2014-12-27 Thread comveo
Darin, Hope this pictures help to clear things up. Good luck : ) https://www.flickr.com/photos/125432464@N02/sets/72157649972084575/ On Sunday, December 21, 2014 12:20:03 PM UTC-5, Darin G. wrote: I'm going to be installing a dynohub and I'm thinking about mounting a light on the back of

[RBW] Re: Wire Routing For Rack-Mounted Tail Light

2014-12-27 Thread Anton Tutter
I've done a lot of bike wiring on bikes not designed for internal wire routing, and the solution that I've been most pleased with is adhering small 1/2 lengths of shrink tubing to the frame as guides, then routing the wire through them. I use an adhesive

Re: [RBW] Re: Wire Routing For Rack-Mounted Tail Light

2014-12-27 Thread Patrick Moore
That's a clever and tidy method. But curious: why not just stick the wires to the frame with the glue? Me, I just today got a nice, NOS battery rack-mount tail light from a listmember to substitute for my dynamo Toplight: Not mounting fenders year 'round, I don't have them to use as discrete wire

Re: [RBW] Re: Wire Routing For Rack-Mounted Tail Light

2014-12-27 Thread Geoffrey
I think the way Anton routed those is really slick, totally out of the way. Won't get snagged on anything but even more so, it looks good. On Saturday, December 27, 2014 7:32:19 PM UTC-6, Patrick Moore wrote: That's a clever and tidy method. But curious: why not just stick the wires to the

[RBW] Re: Wire Routing For Rack-Mounted Tail Light

2014-12-27 Thread Geoffrey
What type of glue do you use? On Saturday, December 27, 2014 5:55:55 PM UTC-6, Anton Tutter wrote: I've done a lot of bike wiring on bikes not designed for internal wire routing, and the solution that I've been most pleased with is adhering small 1/2 lengths of shrink tubing to the frame as

[RBW] Re: Wire Routing For Rack-Mounted Tail Light

2014-12-27 Thread blakcloud
In Anton's reply he has a link to what he uses. It is Goop Household Adhesive. -- 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] Re: Wire Routing For Rack-Mounted Tail Light

2014-12-26 Thread Minh
this is one time when having a fender mounted light is great because you can hide the wire inside the fender. in your case, i would run it down the downtube (i loosely spiral wrap the wire around my shift cables), under the bb and then back up the rack you will need to use zipties to secure