Originally Posted by
dmeans2anend
Tourist in MSN: Thank you for the ideas. I did think about adding it to under the bar bag but unfortunately, my CycloLite Metro (guess its not a Niterider) sits up way too high up and with the adapter mount since there is just not enough clearance as you have indicated.
Here is some photos of my setup. Sorry for the bad photos. I'm not too good with photos.
Oh, thank you!!! I like the idea of the last resort with mounting on the quick skewer. I've seen it in photos but I could NEVER find it on Amazon or Ebay to locate one. It's a good last resort option for me since it is way better than me having to take off the Ortlieb handlebar bag every time that I want to mount the CycloLite to use it in order to see the light ahead. Ideally, I would love the light to sit high up on the handlebar instead of so low on the bike. Ultimately, I guess I need to figure out if it is worth the additional $25 more to me for the specific Ortlieb adapater ($40) to get it to work just the way I want it too or to find an alternate subpar method for about 1/3 the cost ($15) and not be as happy. It seems they always get you one way or the other to part with your money.
I have a light down low on my errand bike. I picked up a dynohub wheel at a bike charity for $10 that someone had donated to them. And I had a spare old light on the shelf, easiest wiring job I have ever done.
My point here is that I have experience with how low that light is, but it is on the bike I ride to the grocery store so it is on well lit streets that I already know well. I mostly use it as a to-be-seen light so oncoming traffic can see me.
But if you had a second light strapped to your helmet with a velco strap, you should have good lighting from the pair of lights. And since you do not normally tour at night, for the little bit of usage they would get, should work well.
Some people use those skewer mounts to use a headlight in flash mode to make sure that oncoming traffic can see you, they certainly are well positioned for that purpose.
Touring, I do not use a front light during daytime. In fact I use a headlamp so little when touring that on my last tour I had a cheap one that I could strap onto my handlebar with an elastic, but never used it. The only times I can remember using a front light when touring was going through tunnels.