Mounting a P7...
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Nope. It would bounce out when you hit a bump.
https://www.batteryjunction.com/twofish-lockblocks.html
https://www.batteryjunction.com/twofish-lockblocks.html
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depends on the weight balance and handle grip style of the P7 in question.
and when you hit a bump, it'll rattle around.
and when you hit a bump, it'll rattle around.
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Food for thought: if you aren't dead by 2050, you and your entire family will be within a few years from starvation. Now that is a cruel gift to leave for your offspring. ;)
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sure it would work, 1st pothole or bump you hit and you will see if your p7 is impact resistant.
Just get a lockblock, they are cheap and they work..
Just get a lockblock, they are cheap and they work..
#6
Use the Wald bracket and then use two O-rings Dinotte style.
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#7
Just order this clip for your flashlight.
https://www.dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.15642

Cheap, easy, and works perfectly.
https://www.dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.15642

Cheap, easy, and works perfectly.
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https://www.dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.8274 <- got one on each bike. Gets the job done.
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Nope. It would bounce out when you hit a bump.
https://www.batteryjunction.com/twofish-lockblocks.html
https://www.batteryjunction.com/twofish-lockblocks.html
I made a helmet light from the BatterySpace helmet mount that's even better than the other mount. Using a Cateye reflector bracket, a bolt, a few washers and a nut, I was able to make a mount that tilts and is adjustable. I'll post pictures later.
*Yes, I still use and prefer halogen. However, for the last few years, I have been using LED for spring riding because I just don't want to mess with the larger system when I only need 'some' light for 20 or 30 minutes before the sun comes up. I got some external battery packs and some dummy batteries from Turboferret and I'm going to experiment with the MTE lights I have. But I still like halogen for brightness and color

By the way, the MTE 2 mode flashlight is way better than the 5 mode one
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I found this if you have a steel fork. https://www.nashbar.com/bikes/Catalog...archTerm=besso*
You can mount the light low with a two fish adapter. The beam spot on my Romison is more eliptical and covers more ground.
You can mount the light low with a two fish adapter. The beam spot on my Romison is more eliptical and covers more ground.
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I found this if you have a steel fork. https://www.nashbar.com/bikes/Catalog...archTerm=besso*
You can mount the light low with a two fish adapter. The beam spot on my Romison is more eliptical and covers more ground.
You can mount the light low with a two fish adapter. The beam spot on my Romison is more eliptical and covers more ground.
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Helmet light on the left, bar mount on right

Helmet light on helmet


The bracket on the helmet light lets me adjust tilt better than the flashlight mount offered by BatterySpace
The clamp, spacers, bolt and mount for the lamp. The mount is from the BatterySpace helmet mount

The handlebar mount and clamp

A 10-32 flathead screw holds the clamp together

The flashlight has to be shimmed slightly to get it to fit in the clamp.

On the bike

The lamps can be easily and quickly removed while the mounting clamps can be left in place so that the lamp doesn't need to be readjusted each time. The mount is also much more steady then the TwoFish blocks. There is very little vibration while riding.
The future project is to make the lamps run longer with external battery packs. Here's the battery case and dummy battery from Turboferret

Helmet light on helmet


The bracket on the helmet light lets me adjust tilt better than the flashlight mount offered by BatterySpace
The clamp, spacers, bolt and mount for the lamp. The mount is from the BatterySpace helmet mount

The handlebar mount and clamp

A 10-32 flathead screw holds the clamp together

The flashlight has to be shimmed slightly to get it to fit in the clamp.

On the bike

The lamps can be easily and quickly removed while the mounting clamps can be left in place so that the lamp doesn't need to be readjusted each time. The mount is also much more steady then the TwoFish blocks. There is very little vibration while riding.
The future project is to make the lamps run longer with external battery packs. Here's the battery case and dummy battery from Turboferret
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Dreamin' of Bemidji Down the Mississippi (in part)
Plan Epsilon Around Lake Michigan in the era of Covid
Gold Fever Three days of dirt in Colorado
Pokin' around the Poconos A cold ride around Lake Erie
Dinosaurs in Colorado A mountain bike guide to the Purgatory Canyon dinosaur trackway
Solo Without Pie. The search for pie in the Midwest.
Picking the Scablands. Washington and Oregon, 2005. Pie and spiders on the Columbia River!
Stuart Black
Dreamin' of Bemidji Down the Mississippi (in part)
Plan Epsilon Around Lake Michigan in the era of Covid
Gold Fever Three days of dirt in Colorado
Pokin' around the Poconos A cold ride around Lake Erie
Dinosaurs in Colorado A mountain bike guide to the Purgatory Canyon dinosaur trackway
Solo Without Pie. The search for pie in the Midwest.
Picking the Scablands. Washington and Oregon, 2005. Pie and spiders on the Columbia River!
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I've found that due to their width and weight the larger brother of the lockblock, the cycloblock, works much better for P7, MC-E, or any 18650 battery light.
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using a pair of lockblocks will work, especially for 2x18650 lights.
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Food for thought: if you aren't dead by 2050, you and your entire family will be within a few years from starvation. Now that is a cruel gift to leave for your offspring. ;)
https://sanfrancisco.ibtimes.com/arti...ger-photos.htm
Food for thought: if you aren't dead by 2050, you and your entire family will be within a few years from starvation. Now that is a cruel gift to leave for your offspring. ;)
https://sanfrancisco.ibtimes.com/arti...ger-photos.htm





