Originally Posted by
Tourist in MSN
If you have a threaded mid fork rack mount but do not use a low rider rack with panniers, you can make a light mount that threads into that braze on fitting. I used a short section of a wooden broom handle, drilled a hole through it and used a long M5 bolt with some lock washers. The broom handle was the right diameter to accept a handlebar mounted light.
If you do not have the mid fork fittings, you can use the fender mount but that puts your light pretty low.
Or if you do not want a chunk of wood sticking out of the side of your bike, you can buy a Paul Gino light mount. Do a internet search to find it.
You can also do something similar with the eyelet at the skewer, Paul makes the "Gino" light mount for this, and someone makes a knock off of it as well. Screws right into the threads at the end of the fork, mid-fork or wherever you have an M5 tap. Depending on how the light is balanced, you might need to run a strip of duct tape around the mount to keep the light from repositioning itself. I set up my girlfriends tourer with a light here and it works well, especially for illuminating pot holes at night. I was curious if it'd be less visible, but it shows up quite brightly in my rearview mirror when we are riding together, but she also has a light on her handlebar, which I think is good for riding in city traffic as the lower one can sometimes be obscured by parked cars to traffic coming from the right, but a helmet light is the best solution for this. If you are trying to travel light, sometimes a helmet light makes an elegant solution as it means you can leave your headlamp you use around camp at home if you don't mind wearing your helmet in camp when you need a light!
I must say that I tried the Gino mount on my commuter, but didn't find it compatible with panniers on my front rack. That said, I was trying to use it in conjunction with the M5 hole on the bottom of the Nitto Big Front Rack.