Commuting - Light on my helmet

I want to put a light on my helmet. I already have a light. It's a standard LED battery powered deal that attaches to a bar or tube. What do you suggest using to attach it to the top of my helmet?

I want to put a light on my helmet. I already have a light. It's a standard LED battery powered deal that attaches to a bar or tube. What do you suggest using to attach it to the top of my helmet?

Start with the manufacturer of the light. They are all different and require special mounts.

assuming its a white front type one then they normally just attach through and behind the vents at the front

I was thinking about the same thing (Planet Bike Superspot). As an alternative, Walmart has a 1 watt LED headlight (camping dept.) for about $20 that should easily mount on your helmet through the vents.

It's not a head light. It's a standard bike light. I was thinking maybe I could attach a piece of PVC pipe -- a T joint maybe -- to the helmet and then attach the light there. But I was wondering if there was a better way.

Attaching a PVC pipe might not be a good idea in the event of an accident. The pipe might poke throught the helmet shell and styrofoam. I would suggest a true helmet mounting system like Niterider's or Light&Motion's.

Just brainstorming here (ok maybe just a drizzle) but I bet you could probably mount a swing grip to the helmet and mount the light on it...even two lights. It might look a bit funny, but heck, you're riding a trike, the extra height might be helpful.

Yeah, that's the idea. The light on my helmet would be about as high as one would be on a regular bike. I got this LED light and the other night I went out to see how bright it really is and it is just absolutely blinding. Incredible. Puts my Nightrider to shame. Can't waste that pointed on the ground or so low down that nobody knows what it is.

Here is a geek thing. Get one of these.
http://www.nashbar.com/nashbar_photos/medium/MN-SG200.gif
Put it on your helmet.
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It's not a head light. It's a standard bike light. I was thinking maybe I could attach a piece of PVC pipe -- a T joint maybe -- to the helmet and then attach the light there. But I was wondering if there was a better way.

What is a "standard bike light"? Does it have a name? Do you know who manufactured it? It's hard to help if you withhold this critical information.

Otherwise, I'm thinking duct tape - the universal mount.

In any event, I don't think that most LED front lights have a helmet mount option from the maker. This seems to be the territory of more powerful halogen and HID lights.

Although you didn't say why you wanted the light on your helmet, you might consider that the closer the light is to your eyes, the less road texture you can discern because the shadows are not visible. For low power lights, such as those powered by hub dynamos, the classic solution to get acceptable illumination is to mount the lights on the fork as low as possible. This puts the shadows well out where the rider can see them and detect obstructions and bad road surfaces.

Yes you need to give more details. There are some led lights that go on a handlebar and that come with a way to fasten them to a helmet right from the shop.
You need to tell us exactly what your light is. You may not need to even use the handlebar bracket.

Ordinary light = not a headlamp like for hiking.

Here it is: Cateye EL400 Compact Opticube LED
http://www.nashbar.com/nashbar_photos/medium/CE-EL4BK.gif
Hmm. Maybe the strap it comes with is long enough. I'll go take a look.

It's amazingly bright. I know there are brighter ones, I had purchased it simply to have a blinking light in addition to my Nightrider light, so I didn't care if it was bright enough to see by. But actually I think it's brighter than my Nightrider light and I could actually see by it. I haven't tried it yet, though. Haven't had a chance to ride at night since I got it.

Yes, it does fit on my helmet. Hope people will think it's a helmet cam during the day. Anyway, sorry to bother you all.

Ordinary light = not a headlamp like for hiking.

Here it is: Cateye EL400 Compact Opticube LED
http://www.nashbar.com/nashbar_photos/medium/CE-EL4BK.gif
Hmm. Maybe the strap it comes with is long enough. I'll go take a look.

It's amazingly bright. I know there are brighter ones, I had purchased it simply to have a blinking light in addition to my Nightrider light, so I didn't care if it was bright enough to see by. But actually I think it's brighter than my Nightrider light and I could actually see by it. I haven't tried it yet, though. Haven't had a chance to ride at night since I got it.

Yes, it does fit on my helmet. Hope people will think it's a helmet cam during the day. Anyway, sorry to bother you all.

That light is made to go on helmets. They advertise it that way. It's in the instructions too. It looks bright when you look at it which is what it is intended for, but it is not bright enough to see the ground and ride with. Unless it is totally dark with no other ambient light, even then it's weak. Be careful when you pull the strap tight and push down the locking lever, if it's too tight you can break the locking lever.

They also advertise it on fish swimming around, because it is submergible, I don't know if the fish can see to swim with it or not. I wonder if the fish ride recumbents in the dark? :)

Many LEDs now also come with the option of a belt clip fastening. I attach one of these to the rear of my outside jacket - It provides an easy solution to a high level rear light. Perhaps this would work for you too

Here it is: Cateye EL400 Compact Opticube LED

I have one. It's designed to go on helmets, and that's how I wear mine often. Feed the strap through the vents, swivel the light as needed. Should mount in seconds.

Works great! Very slick. I look like the Borg.

I just didn't realize that's what it was made for when I bought it. The LBS had all the lights in a display, all mounted to some bars. And I bought it with the intention of also mounting it on a bar. It didn't occur to me (or to the LBS to tell me) that the light worked on helmets.

So a big RTFM to me!

Works great! Very slick. I look like the Borg.

I just didn't realize that's what it was made for when I bought it. The LBS had all the lights in a display, all mounted to some bars. And I bought it with the intention of also mounting it on a bar. It didn't occur to me (or to the LBS to tell me) that the light worked on helmets.

So a big RTFM to me!

You can get a helmet mount for your Niterider too. Most all lights, and especially high end external battery lights, can be mounted to a helmet.