Originally Posted by
seeker333
The problem I had with a low-mounted (lower fork leg) light is it created distracting shadows. Basically a 1" diameter stone appears as a stone plus an 8" shadow. Multiply by hundreds of stones on path, and that's a lot of shadows/unlit area.
I returned lights to handlebar after a few short rides, where they've remained since.
+1 Same experience. A handlebar mount is about the lowest I'll go. If I had to choose, I'd take a helmet light over a bar mount any day. Far less long shadows.