Light Selection Trouble + FSA K-Wing Handle Bar
01-25-09, 06:05 PM
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Light Selection Trouble + FSA K-Wing Handle Bar
Need some help,
Looking for a light obviously but my trouble is that I ride with an FSA K-Wing handlebar. That seems to eliminate 90% of the lights out there. Mounting on the stem is NOT an option. Light must go on the bar itself. Does anyone have any insight to lights that might fit the profile?
-Flexible Mount (to fit a bar like this)
-Price does not matter
-Approx 100+ Lumens
-Small (no bigger than a standard pill bottle from a pharmacy).
-Battery pack option would be nice, can store it in my bento box.
Any Kwing riders out there with insight?
One light I did think might work is the dinotte?
Thanks
Looking for a light obviously but my trouble is that I ride with an FSA K-Wing handlebar. That seems to eliminate 90% of the lights out there. Mounting on the stem is NOT an option. Light must go on the bar itself. Does anyone have any insight to lights that might fit the profile?
-Flexible Mount (to fit a bar like this)
-Price does not matter
-Approx 100+ Lumens
-Small (no bigger than a standard pill bottle from a pharmacy).
-Battery pack option would be nice, can store it in my bento box.
Any Kwing riders out there with insight?
One light I did think might work is the dinotte?
Thanks
Last edited by talbert; 01-25-09 at 06:33 PM.
01-25-09, 06:43 PM
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Fsa makes a mount for your bars, but it stinks.. Use this one instead.. Mounts next to your stem and extends in front on stem, you can mount any light on it..
https://cgi.ebay.com/X-LITE-COMPUTER-...QQcmdZViewItem
https://cgi.ebay.com/X-LITE-COMPUTER-...QQcmdZViewItem
01-25-09, 06:57 PM
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seems like a lock block and a fenix or p7 should do just fine for you.
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01-25-09, 07:00 PM
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Edit, the flashlights are bigger than a pill bottle, but there are some nice lights out there that are not much bigger. I have a Coast Lenser LED that runs on 3 AAA batteries that is 4.5" long, 1" in diameter, costs under $40, is advertised at 140+ lumens, and will fit in a velcro lock block nicely.
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01-26-09, 08:57 AM
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I dont have a KWing so this is a guess.
Could you get away with somthing like the Dinotte 200. They use that Oring mount setup that would go around the bar. The only potential problem I could see would be the verticle aim.
Could you get away with somthing like the Dinotte 200. They use that Oring mount setup that would go around the bar. The only potential problem I could see would be the verticle aim.
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A lot of bike lights have a symmetrical beam (puts out an even amount of light no matter how it's rotated). I know 100% that the Dinotte 200L is like this, as does the Dinotte 400L, 600L, and 800L. (Somewhat to my chagrin, actually, for road biking).
Like the previous poster said, the vertical aim *might* be tricky. I'd suggest emailing Dinotte and asking them about it directly - they're been very responsive for me.
I think that's the best you're going to find unless you can find some sort of adapter for those handlebars that will level the light.
Like the previous poster said, the vertical aim *might* be tricky. I'd suggest emailing Dinotte and asking them about it directly - they're been very responsive for me.
I think that's the best you're going to find unless you can find some sort of adapter for those handlebars that will level the light.
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Turns out the Dinotte 200 was a Godsend. Truly a nice piece of hardware and worth every penny. No issues what so ever.
