Hey Jan,
Thanks for the clarification.
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lights don't always use the standard M6 bolt. Yes, my Luxos U mounted nicely
on the front of my Nitto rack. The light switch juust reached the
handlebar. Someone taller than me (most of the population) might have a bit of
difficulty getting the light switch to make it to the handlebar.
Jan writes There is less torque on the mounting bolt, How is that?
Looks like the cg of the light is the same distance in front of the bolt
either way, so the magnitude of the torque would be the same.
On Thursday, March 13, 2014 7:42:23 AM UTC-7, Jan Heine wrote:
You are right. I am sorry I mis-spoke. What I meant was that if the light
moves a bit, the torque increases on the standing light, whereas it
decreases on the hanging light. So in one case, you have a light that is
balanced on a ridge, in the other, it's in a valley, so to speak. The main
The good news is that any fabrication shop can whip up a light mount and weld
it on to a chromoly or stainless rack no sweat.
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I have made that same mount for a couple of my bikes. The first time I saw
it used was in a picture, either posted here or the iBOB group, several
years back.
David Very much anticipating attending the NAHBS tommow Spranger
Charlotte, NC
On Wednesday, March 12, 2014 9:32:36 PM UTC-4, blakcloud
Rob Perks from Ocean Air Cycles has a creative set up which you can see
here. http://www.flickr.com/photos/rperks1/8718438496/
First time I saw this. Very clever re-use of old components.
On Wednesday, March 12, 2014 8:32:36 PM UTC-5, blakcloud wrote:
Rob Perks from Ocean Air Cycles has a
Not to beat a dead horse, but there are several solutions which allow you
to mount the light the right way up. Wouldn't you want to light positioned
further forward anyway?
Ge
Sometimes rack and bag choice get in the way. Did not take too many rides
on my commuter with the Edelux mounted per
https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-9-BgcVClSC4/UyHCr4nz7PI/ACI/Z3C93t1D-GA/s1600/Jan_Herse_light.jpg
A hanging Edelux makes a lot of sense on a rack with a dedicated attachment
for the light. There is less torque on the mounting bolt, so it's less
likely to come loose due to
Steve
Good catch. The BLUG post was about the upside down Edelux. The photo was
an upside down Edelux, and the text of the post said Edelux. The
misdirection was that the LINK in the post took you to Edelux II. I
emailed Dave at Riv and he has fixed the LINK. Now the LINK correctly
takes
I would just, for once, want to buy a light and not have to get all creative
about how to mount it on my bike. The Luxos U was the easiest; I bolt it to
the front bolt of the Nitto rack. Of course, I had to buy the Nitto rack,
because it did not play at all well with the custom rack which
+1 on that rant. Shouldn't have to buy a rack to make a light work.
On Mar 13, 2014 3:15 PM, Lynne Fitz fitzb...@comcast.net wrote:
I would just, for once, want to buy a light and not have to get all
creative about how to mount it on my bike. The Luxos U was the easiest; I
bolt it to the
I don't think I was being dramatic at all, only honest.
For a $200 light a $100+ dollar rack Riv is only suggesting some fancy
jerry-rigging technique. I don't think that's realistic.
For that kinda coin I want the set up to:
1) Be secure
2) Not be obscured by bags/rack/ect
3) Be easy to
You're correct but the Nitto racks are nickle plated so it's not that easy
at least to the builders I spoke too (Ahearne others).
On Thursday, March 13, 2014 1:19:40 AM UTC-5, Scot Brooks wrote:
The good news is that any fabrication shop can whip up a light mount and
weld it on to a
Hi Eric,
We mess around with modifying Nitto racks kind of a lot at the shop I
occasionally work at, mostly for the purpose of dialing in the fitment or
getting things super level. It's way easy, or at least for the guys who do
the actual welding and brazing (not me). Moot point really, since I
I agree with the rant – it shouldn't be that hard to use your bike at night.
There actually are standards for lights. For example, all the German lights
use an M6 bolt, and the bases are the same width. They mount to standard
brackets that go on the fork crown. The bracket sandwiches the light,
I agree with the rant, but:
the Nitto Mini and the Mark's rack both have tabs on the front on which one
can affix a fork-mount light.
It's pictured on the Riv page for the Luxos U Dyno light (2nd, 3rd, 4th
pics): http://www.rivbike.com/Busch-and-Muller-Luxos-U-Headlight-p/ltd-11.htm
(I think
good information, but otherwise a classy way to rig the light.
On Wednesday, March 12, 2014 7:23:38 AM UTC-5, Steve Palincsar wrote:
On Feb 14 the Blug featured a post about mounting the Edelux II headlight
to Mark's Rack.
As you can see, this is an upside-down mount. However, as far
Steve is right - the photo shows an Edelux I for hanging mounting – the
thinner black ring at the front is a dead-giveaway. The Blug post with its
link to the Edelux II product page could mislead readers into thinking they
could just attach a standard Edelux II that way, but that would not work
Perhaps because it can control a taillight? ;-)
Anton
On Wednesday, March 12, 2014 9:05:15 AM UTC-4, Jan Heine wrote:
The version for hanging mounting is still months away – it appears that
demand for the standard Edelux II has the good people at Schmidt in Germany
more than busy!
Jan
Not to beat a dead horse, but there are several solutions which allow you
to mount the light the right way up. Wouldn't you want to light positioned
further forward anyway?
http://harriscyclery.net/product/m.a.p.-fender-mount-for-headlight-3607.htm
http://m.flickr.com/photos/leslie_bright/8351739256/in/set-72157623199721925/lightbox/
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Mounting this light to my old touring bike and Homer Hilsen was often been
the bane of my existence and I gave it up.
The only time I will mount this light again is when my new custom tourer
has a DEDICATED light mount constructed on the custom front rack.
No more jerry-rigging for me too
a bit dramatic aren't we
On Mar 12, 2014 8:29 PM, Eric ericwolfo...@gmail.com wrote:
Mounting this light to my old touring bike and Homer Hilsen was often been
the bane of my existence and I gave it up.
The only time I will mount this light again is when my new custom tourer
has a DEDICATED
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