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08-17-10 | 08:09 AM

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Originally Posted by Bat56

Anyone try mounting tail lights on the front fork. I'm thinking the left leg will give an adequate angle for drivers behind me (I'm in the us).

I am running a dynohub and this will allow me to keep the wires uber short.

I know I can experiment, but I want to ask here also.

I tried it once. I didn't like it. Shadows are very elongated and rather distracting. For me, handlebar height and helmet height seem to give the best illumination.

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