I've never mounted on the seat post. I've only mounted on the front stem. Here is my site for photos on the bike setup I had before I changed it. Took off most of the ugly green tape except on the stem and chain section (bad slappage!).

My new setup has me using 2 x Planet Bike Blaze which are focused 1/2W LED's running off 2 x AA each side, a 9LED flood flashlight (contacts suck royally! It flickers worst then an epileptic wigs out if you strobe like them. Tho to be fair if you hold the light while riding it won't flake out on you as much but the down side is less a solid hand grip on one side.) mounted on the bars, and the NiteHawk AL-X on the helmet.

Took me a little while. But here you go. It is a fairly big seatbag. They make smaller sizes though

http://www.holoski.com/gallery/d/189...70823N2097.jpg

Derath,

Have one with the bag fully expanded? Does the Dinotte droop when fully extended? I was thinking the MED Aero quick release but now seeing the profile of it on the bike it does make up most of the seatpost to mount a PB Superflash.

Several times here this is called the "official" DiNotte mount.
Seems nice and clean to me.
Is there a link?

here's the image.
suppliers anyone?

On the following page an interesting DiNotte mount is shown:

TerraCycle: Multi-purpose Accessory Mount

Here's an image of their DiNotte-specific mount (seems DiNotte specific, or at least a bit different from the other mounts they show on the page). It apparently has grooves for the DiNotte O-ring. You'll need to scroll way down to the bottom to see this DiNotte mount example.

http://www.terracycle.com/miva_image...notte-F3Q1.gif

I recently purchased the Terra Cycle mount, it's a great product for mounting the tail light:

http://photos.imageevent.com/kster/bike/IMG_4658.jpg

very nice looking mount job kster. And it looks as though you can point it down if you want.
thanks for that and thanks varuscelli for the link. I think I'm about to take the tail light plunge since I'm a night rider at heart and will be more of one as the sun starts going down earlier and earlier and earlier

Yeah, that mount looks very versatile (especially based on the many examples they show of it actually being used and with your "real" example, kster). Looks like it would be able to be used in quite a variety of situations and like it would hold securely with the two mounting points. A nice looking option.

Dinotte Snap in Mount
 

I hope I figured out how to upload A picture of my snap on light mount. I used a pump mount that fits the Dinotte perfectly. It holds it on, but allows easy removal. I have also mounted it to the seat tube of my road bike.

PdxGecko, which pump mount do you use?

That looks fine!
ditto on which pump mount.

snap on light mount
 

I used on off an old Topeak pump, but I checked and a number of my pump mounts would work. Some have two sizes and you'd cut off the right size. Any clip on mount with a 1" inside diameter would work.

Good find! I just order two of those mounts. They look rock solid.

Thanks:)

new line of dinotte includes the mount shown above as the "official"

Hmmm...

If you're talking about the bracket/mounting bar as shown in reply numbers 38, 39 62, may I ask how this is being confirmed? I could have easily missed it, but I'm not seeing anything on the DiNotte site that shows a mount like that (other than their O-ring used in various configurations).

By saying "new line of DiNotte" may I ask which specific lights you mean? And where the information is coming from about the mount that's included?

Sorry, not questioning the validity of your statement, but I just don't seem to be able to make the connection to that mount anywhere else that I'm looking ... (and I'd sure like to see it, other than in the photo that's in this thread, just for confirmation). ;)

The new Dinotte taillight mount (shown in post 62) is the one shipping now when you order direct. I'm not sure why they don't state this on their web page but they told me about it when I e-mailed their sales department.

Ahh, thanks.

That's both surprising and not surprising.

It's surprising that DiNotte is neglecting to show this on their website, but it's not surprising in that so many vendors have the same approach of lagging way behind on updating new product info on their sites. It's kind of ironic, too, because this is the sort of thing that could actually increase their sales if potential buyers knew that there were mounting system improvements available.

It also seems like they ought to advertise this as an available separate purchase for those who have previously purchased DiNotte lights and would like a an improved mounting system.

Thanks for clearing that up for me, kster... ;)

It will be interesting to see if anything about this appears on the DiNotte site in the near term (or if they'll just be content to rely on word of mouth for the time being).

No problem varuscelli. If you e-mail Dinotte, I believe they will also sell the mount independently for current owners. I was about to purchase one myself but I ended up using a Terra Cycle mount instead for the flexibility.

Considering that Dinotte doesn't include a printed owner's manual with their $130 taillight (they point you to their webpage to download one) I got the impression that they are a bunch of engineers who would rather just work on the product development side. :)

Yeah, it's kind of funny that often times when you try to step back objectively and look at the big picture on a given product or set of products (not singling out DiNotte here, but with many vendors and their products), you'll end up seeing pieces of the puzzle that are either completely missing or hidden just enough to make them difficult for the end user to find. This seems to be a small (although not a major) example of just such a thing. Hopefully, they'll do something to make that info a bit more "findable" to the average person who is looking over (and considering) DiNotte options. And maybe they're just running slightly behind in updating the info on their website.

Not trying to be overly critical of the DiNotte products here (almost everything I hear about their products is great), but with all the discussion I've seen/read about mounting DiNotte lights, if the company now has an improved/alternate mounting option to offer their customers and potential customers, perhaps they (and their vendors) could be a bit more active in letting people know it's available... (just my take)... ;)

Hi, Kster and varuscelli. You're right about the lag time. DiNotte is updating their website. Should launch soon with new products and images of the taillight mount. I understand they were waiting for a big shipment of the latter before they posted so they didn't get deluged with orders they couldn't fill and leave folks all hot and bothered and their email tied up in knots. I know this since I'm taking the DiNotte plunge. Elegant lights. Nicer than my bikes. Not that I would Ever say anything negative about my bikes.
p.s. to varuscelli -- they are also introducing an amber running light for day and fog conditions and some super brights for tail and front and are integrating new flashing components in response to customer interest.

Ahh, that's a good explanation and seems alike a reasonable enough approach to keep an informational/availability bottleneck from developing. Makes things a lot clearer and also makes my criticisms of the information available on the DiNotte website perhaps fully unjustified. If indeed they are holding off purposefully for more or less logistical reasons, that's certainly understandable.

So, my apologies to DiNotte on the open forum... ;)

More cool news. Can't wait to see what they have to offer next.

I only wish my available bike funds would allow me to go all out with a DiNotte setup, but currently my limited cycling budget has too many gaps it's trying to fill. :(

For now, I'll have to content myself with looking at photos of other people's cool setups. :)

I'm eagerly awaiting for the amber flashies!

This is my new mount for my back up PB superflash, the dinotte is still under the saddle.

http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j2...vistylight.jpg

I don't think they care. Have you seen the PRINT catalog #235 from nashbar? They have a dinotte 600LI4C head light what a 600LI4C. I have seen the 500L but not a 600L on dinotte web site. They also have the dinotte Tail light listed at 200 lumens. Compared to dinotte web site at 140 lumens.