How to install tail light to rear rack?
12-08-07 | 06:45 PM
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How to install tail light to rear rack?
My Cateye TL-LD1100 Taillight came with the standard mounts for seat posts and a clipon, but I want to attach it to the back of my rear rack. Any suggestions on how to do that?
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12-08-07 | 07:05 PM
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12-08-07 | 07:05 PM
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You can buy a clip that is smaller in diameter to attach to the stays on your rack. Or you can drill a hole in the back of your rack and attach an L piece of metal (some racks come with this) and then attach your light bracket to that.
12-08-07 | 08:58 PM
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I cut a 1" long piece of 3/4"-1" PVC pipe and bolted it vertically to the mounting bolt hole at the rear of the rack using a large washer at the base to retain it. It acts like a very short section of seatpost and the light's seatpost clamp goes right around it.
If you happen to have an old or sacrificial seatpost, you can use a short section of it the same way.
If you happen to have an old or sacrificial seatpost, you can use a short section of it the same way.
12-08-07 | 11:18 PM
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And be mounted to the rack like this
The mounting screw is a little long but if you drill the shell out for it and seal with caulk, it's water proof again.
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12-09-07 | 05:27 AM
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That's funny! I actually had to look twice to be sure it wasn't a picture of the "winky blinky" mount that I made for my beater bike.
12-09-07 | 01:28 PM
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I made a mount from PVC pipe for the blinkie clamp. All you need is a short section of pipe or a fitting called a coupler that your blinkie clamp will properly clamp on, two finder washers, a 1/4-20 bolt and nut. Make sure the bolt is long enough to allow it to pass through the fender washers, pipe, and rack reflector tab. My cheap Wal-mart blinkie would not index allowing the proper position of the blinkie so it would be level. I had to cut an angle on both ends of the pipe I used so the blinkie could be positioned properly. You can see the angle in my photo.
05-09-25 | 12:58 PM
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A lot has changed since 2007. You can buy these mounts for the Cygolite Hypershot:
Same thing for Niterider
You can either bolt them onto the vertical tang on back of the racks, or if you have a basket you can bolt the mount to the basket (You'll need a flat piece of metal on the other side)
Here is one mounted to my Wald steel rack
BTW if you are not using the Cygolite Hypershot 350 you are wrong.
Same thing for Niterider
You can either bolt them onto the vertical tang on back of the racks, or if you have a basket you can bolt the mount to the basket (You'll need a flat piece of metal on the other side)
Here is one mounted to my Wald steel rack
BTW if you are not using the Cygolite Hypershot 350 you are wrong.
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05-10-25 | 07:08 PM
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Cygolite hotshots are great! I have the same rack mount on several bikes:
https://www.modernbike.com/cygolite-...hot-taillights
https://www.modernbike.com/cygolite-...hot-taillights
