Electronics, Lighting, & Gadgets - Best Taillight for Blackburn Expedition Rack

I'm looking for a rear taillight that will clamp directly on my Blackburn Expedition rear rack. I don't want to mount anything using the included reflector bracket because in my experience it always breaks (this has happened more than once). In particular, I was wondering if the new Cateye TL-LD610 would work, as it has a thin profile and wouldn't interfere with the racktop bag. Or would a TL-LD1100 work? Any other suggestions?

Cateye makes a rack specific mount for their lights.

http://www.cateye.com/store/parts.php?cid=3_79

If I had the Expedition rack, I would drill through the rear where the two pairs of struts are welded together, then bolt on a Planet Bike rear-rack receptacle and plunk a SuperFlash in there. I recently saw a Blackburn Mars 4.0 which is even brighter on flashing mode than the SuperFlash, and appears to come with a similar drop-in receptacle, so that's another one worth considering if you're OK with drilling the necessary hole in your rack.

http://ecom1.planetbike.com/planetbike/media/3108.jpg

I use one of these on the rear of my own rear rack, but using a different method that I don't think would work on the Expedition.

If you're not looking for the highest possible power output, the Planet Bike BRT-5 has an integrated reflector, is pretty bright, and includes the rack mount shown above, as well as seatpost & seatstay mounts.

Thanks, since I already have a few Superflash lights, I'll just buy the rear rack mount that mechBgon suggested and move my Superflash there as needed. I assume drilling the holes wouldn't significantly compromise the rack. Also, I've got another rack on another bike that doesn't have the two pairs of struts welded together, so how did you attach the rack mount?

Also, I've got another rack on another bike that doesn't have the two pairs of struts welded together, so how did you attach the rack mount?

I wish I had my camera, because it would save a written description, but I don't, so here goes:

1) my rack is built like the Expedition, with two rods welded together across the rear. But the lower rod on mine is smaller diameter, whereas the Expedition has two big rods.

2) because the lower rod on my rack is thinner, I placed the Planet Bike rack mount against the pair of rods, passed two long bolts through the Planet Bike mount, and found that they can pass above & below the pair of rods that form the rear of my rack...

3) ...so I found a metal plate, and sandwiched the rack's pair of rods between the metal plate and the Planet Bike rack mount.


Alternately, if you have a rear rack with the popular "fender plate" down the middle, chances are that it has a reflector-mount hole at the rear of the fender plate. And we both know that the feeble bent-metal bracket intended to go there, is quite weak and will probably break over the long run if it's holding a blinkie. But what you can do instead, is

1) find a wooden dowel that's big enough to clamp your blinkie's seatpost or seatstay mount onto,, and cut about a 3cm section of dowel

2) drill a hole down the middle of the section of dowel vertically, so it's like a spool. Heck, or just use a spool :)

3) using a long bolt, a shake-proof nut, and a fender washer (big washer with small hole), fasten the section of dowel to the underside of your rack's fender plate. Now you have a section of dowel on the rear of your rack, so you can use a blinkie's seatpost or seatstay mount :)