Originally Posted by
Surrealdeal
I'd be interested to see this entire bike instead of just parts of it. Depending on what bags you are running in the rear your rack mount may or may not tend to get in the way. A Portland Design Fenderbot would be a something to consider for the rear.
Is there a reason why you're not running your front light off the handlebars? I personally do not because I use a handlebar bag. In my case I go with a fork mount.
I looked at the fenderbot, but it requires powertools to install, which I 1) do not have 2)don't have the space to use, and also the reviews I found of it said it was dim.
Here's a pic of the bike from the website, the room I have the bike in is too small for me to take a full picture:
http://www.bikesdirect.com/products/...green_2100.jpg
I installed the rack set back a ways further than they have pictured, and it's also level. I have Biria shopper panniers, but I was thinking about getting some sort of trunk bag if it wouldn't interfere with my panniers, and then clipping a light to that.
My front light is on my handlebars so I can flip the bike over easy for maintenance. The wheels are bolted, not QR, so I can't just lie it down and do it like I do with my road bike. Oh, also there's lots of brake and shifter cables all over the place on the handlebars, I think they'd get in the way of the light, too. The fork mount is already in use with the fender and front rack. Besides, then if I had something on the front rack it would block the light.