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Old 10-14-10 | 11:06 AM
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InTheRain
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Bikes: 2007 Rocky Mountain Sherpa 30 (bionx), 2015 Cannondale Synapse Carbon Ultegra

Originally Posted by CliftonGK1
Where on the forks?

There are many different mounting options depending on the type of light you have. If it's a generator lamp, then you can hard-mount it to the fork crown with a bracket specifically for that purpose. I don't know of any crown mounting solutions for battery lights with typical bar-type mounts. But you can get something like the Minoura Fork Mount or Cronometro Nob which wraps around the fork blade and gives you a "bar sized" nub to mount stuff to.
If you have a hard-mountable lamp, you can do a mid-fork mount with a cateye light bracket, a long M4 bolt, some Presta valve knurled nuts as spacers and the spherical washers from a pair of brake shoes for adjustability. (I use that setup on one of my bikes.)
With mid-fork eyelets, you can get the Paul Gino and provide a mount point similar to the Minoura or Cronometro, but it's bolted right into an M5 threaded hole (like a rack or fender eyelet.)
My favorite is the Paul Gino:

http://www.paulcomp.com/ginolightmount.html

I have a touring bike with a fork that allows me to mount the Pauls mid-fork where the front racks are supposed to be mounted. The pauls are a great little accessory. I'm not very handy with making my own stuff, so I skip the PVC, hose clamp, duct tape method and just pay the money for a good product.
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