Originally Posted by
dmeans2anend
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Cons of the Ortlieb Handlebar Bag: First, I love this bag but one downside that I have not been able to resolve yet, is how to mount my headlight? I know that Ortlieb sells a special mounting adapter for the bag but I'm simply too cheap to want to pay $25 + tax + $10 shipping = $40 to get this plastic adapter so that I can mount my headlights on the bike and have the light (Nite Rider Lumina 900) high enough so that the bag does not interfere with the beam of the light. I don't do night riding so the value of these plastic pieces for $40 just seem like flushing good money down the toilet. I mount my lights for safety and for tunnels. Has anyone found a cheap option? I have not been able to find any used one. I've looked at other extension bars to mount onto the handlebar but they seem too short to get above the Ortlieb handlebar bag. I would greatly appreciate an affordable alternative.
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Your frame size is quite small, so you might not have much room between your handlebar bag and your tire, not sure if there is room under the bar bag for a light. Does your light have a fork crown mount?
Given the room you have, I am sure this would not fit.
https://www.amazon.com/Front-Light-E...dp/B01GJFS2PE/
B&M makes some fork crown light mounts for some of their lights.
Cateye makes one too.
https://www.amazon.com/CatEye-CFB-10...dp/B00X4SH0XU/
A metal one like the Cateye can be bent to give you more room if necessary.
I assume your fork does not have mid-fork mounting points for a rack, if you had that you could mount a llght on that.
I think these are too low, anything on the road (leaves, etc.) makes huge shadows. But if all else fails, one of these plus a helmet mounted light might work well.
https://www.amazon.com/M-Wave-Quick-...dp/B016NY5T2A/
Now that I think of it, your fork I think is carbon, so it might not even have a fork crown mount.
On most of my bikes, I have enough room between bag and tire for a light, example.
