Originally Posted by
Saving Hawaii
No. Fork mounting works best with these lights. Handlebar mounting can be done but is suboptimal. You get better beam patterns mounted low and it'll silhouette all the rocks and potholes better than if the beam is originating from a position close to your eyes. Avoid shadows and you'll have a smooth ride.
I disagree. I've tried a low mount on lights and it didn't improve anything. Yes, it silhouetted rocks and potholes...with long shadows that hide what is behind or in the potholes. Every pothole on the road because a black featureless pit that I had to ride around because I couldn't determine if I could ride through it or if I'd end up somewhere in the South Pacific.
Frankly, I don't understand where this low light idea came from nor how it is better. We spend our entire lives living under lights that are over our heads...sometimes 93 million miles...and we don't have problems.