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Old 10-30-06 | 10:42 AM
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Originally Posted by caloso
Mounting question:

I am building up a fixie for winter commuting/training and since I have no need for the downtube cable/shifter bosses, I was thinking they may be a great attachment point for lights. It would be close to the bottle battery so wiring would be short and sweet and it would keep the bars clean. Plus, it would illuminate the front wheel and let folks know "bike!"

Has anyone done this?
Racking up my bike this morning, I just answered my own question. This wouldn't be a good place to mount lights if you ever use an inverted U or wave rack. You'd have to be very careful not to smash the light every time you leaned the bike against the rack.
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