Attach Radbot Light to Aero Seat tube
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Attach Radbot Light to Aero Seat tube
So my Synapse has a somewhat aero seat tube and my light has a round attachment. Seat says are also not round. I know there are lights out there with a more rubber band type attachment that would work, but I'd rather not spend money on another light. Anyone rigged something up for a situation like this that worked? I thought about rubber banding the original mount on but it has an L-shaped bracket that interferes.
EDIT: This kind of shows the mount
EDIT: This kind of shows the mount
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I've made a similar mount work using a short piece of thick rubber tubing between the clamp and seat stay. Make sure the light won't rotate into the spokes.
You could fabricate a strap that goes around your aero post and bolts to the L bracket.
You could buy a decent rubber band mounted taillight for ~$20. I use these but they still might require some ingenuity to mount it to your seat post. https://www.botachtactical.com/prtecsw.html
You could fabricate a strap that goes around your aero post and bolts to the L bracket.
You could buy a decent rubber band mounted taillight for ~$20. I use these but they still might require some ingenuity to mount it to your seat post. https://www.botachtactical.com/prtecsw.html
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You could buy a decent rubber band mounted taillight for ~$20. I use these but they still might require some ingenuity to mount it to your seat post. https://www.botachtactical.com/prtecsw.html
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Get a Planet bike Superflash stealth.
It comes with a couple of different mounts and one of them fits nicely on the not so round seat stay.
And it is ridiculously bright.
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It comes with a couple of different mounts and one of them fits nicely on the not so round seat stay.
And it is ridiculously bright.
Linky
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Maybe. I'll give that a try too as I'm playing around. Thanks for the idea.
Get a Planet bike Superflash stealth.
It comes with a couple of different mounts and one of them fits nicely on the not so round seat stay.
And it is ridiculously bright.
Linky
It comes with a couple of different mounts and one of them fits nicely on the not so round seat stay.
And it is ridiculously bright.
Linky
Thanks for the ideas everyone.
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I just remembered, I put a Planet Bike bracket on the non round seatstay of my CAAD9. That bracket also fits the Radbot 1000 clunky perfectly, in fact, I use a Planet Bike bracket for the Radbot on all my bikes except the aero one.
Here is the webpage with the catalog number if you need it. I ordered them from the LBS no problem.
https://ecom1.planetbike.com/3107.html
Here is the webpage with the catalog number if you need it. I ordered them from the LBS no problem.
https://ecom1.planetbike.com/3107.html
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I just remembered, I put a Planet Bike bracket on the non round seatstay of my CAAD9. That bracket also fits the Radbot 1000 clunky perfectly, in fact, I use a Planet Bike bracket for the Radbot on all my bikes except the aero one.
Here is the webpage with the catalog number if you need it. I ordered them from the LBS no problem.
https://ecom1.planetbike.com/3107.html
Here is the webpage with the catalog number if you need it. I ordered them from the LBS no problem.
https://ecom1.planetbike.com/3107.html
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Most bright taillights have a fairly narrow beam that needs to be aimed properly for best effect. This might be difficult to achieve hanging them off a loop on a backpack or saddle bag.
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