Originally Posted by
MinnMan
I don't have any problem with visibility with these lights on my seat stays - they are quite visible from a distance and at an angle.
I don't follow what you mean about 45°. Unless your bike has an unusual design, seat stays are not oriented any where near 45 ° from vertical. Maybe 20 °
1. If a bike frame has a horizontal top tube and seat stays which intersect with the top tube, then the seat stay angle is steeper, maybe around 70° (from horizontal), which comparable to the angle of the seat tube and seat post, where the HotRod is designed to be mounted.
2. But if a bike has both a slanted top tube and dropped seat stays, then the seat stay angle is much shallower, maybe around 50° (from horizontal). A HotRod mounted at this angle is noticeably less visible.
An example of #1 is my vintage CAAD, and an example of #2 is the Roubaix posted by
scutchin above.