I generally do not suggest that you mount a light lower than you have used it. I have it lower on my errand bike against my generic recomendation, but I only ride that bike for short distances and then only on well lit streets. I use the light on my errand bike more as a to-be-seen light, not so much to-see-with light. And I get large shadows from small stuff on the road like leaves.

But that is an option if you want to try it. I used a threaded rod in the fender mount on the dropout. Or, you could use one of the skewer mounts cited above on a skewer, or some combination of that.



I got the dynohub wheel for cheap from a bike charity, the vintage light was a bottle generator version (no switch) that was sitting on my shelf unused. Otherwise I would not be investing in a dynohub for an errand bike.

The light does get in the way on some bike racks that are designed for you to put a front wheel into the rack.

If the light is for commuting on roads that you travel on frequently, mounting it low like that might work well for you because you know the road well, then the large shadows are less of an issue.

This is the easiest wiring job I have ever done, the light was grounded to the mount, the Shimano hub is grounded to the fork, I only needed a single conductor wire, less than a foot long. Light is always on.