Originally Posted by
xenologer
Abacus -
If you remove your light from the quick-mount, notice a single screw on top of it. If you unscrew that, the rail portion that interfaces with the light is now removable.
Feel free to bolt this onto whatever other mounting system you feel is more secure. Perhaps an old reflector bracket.
Thanks,.
No I didn't notice that, until now.
Thanks for pointing it out. I have a bunch of old reflector clamps so that might just solve the problem.
Originally Posted by
daven1986
Oh I was going to get the 1.0 watt Blaze - if the mount is that bad perhaps I should reconsider. OT: How is the light without taking into account the bracket?
Surely using the zip tie you can still remove the light? If so are you concerned with someone stealing the mount or just don't like the aesthetics of it?
As you may notice from the other replies thus far, other people don't seem to have the same issues I do.
That being said, it's not only my bike, it's my wifes bike and the kids' bikes.
And yes, I've played with the threaded bolt and the adjustable bit of the clamp and the cam and...and...and...for crying out loud, it's a headlight clamp!! Why does it have to be so complicated yet so insecure?
The light itself is fine. It's as good a headlight as any other battery operated light I've used and in flash mode it's brilliant.
More reviews of the light and the clamp here:
http://urbanvelo.org/planet-bike-blaze-1w/