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Old 03-26-08 | 04:09 PM
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Where to mount my light

Any ideas on where I could mount my front light while still keeping my handle bar bag? just can't seemt o find the room??
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Old 03-26-08 | 05:02 PM
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Any ideas on where I could mount my front light while still keeping my handle bar bag? just can't seemt o find the room??
You could try a TerraCycle mount



or a Spacebar



The Space bar could be rotated downward to hang below your bag.

Or, alternatively, you could mount the light on your head. It's more useful there anyway
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Old 03-26-08 | 06:36 PM
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Mount it off one of the front fork blades?
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Old 03-26-08 | 09:24 PM
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Nashbar has a stub that allows you to mount the light on the fork blades.
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Old 03-26-08 | 09:39 PM
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Thanks for the ideas, never thought of putting it on one of the front forks good idea
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Old 03-27-08 | 09:32 AM
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Originally Posted by cyccommute
You could try a space bar



The Space bar could be rotated downward to hang below your bag.

Or, alternatively, you could mount the light on your head. It's more useful there anyway
I mounted mine to the stem just behind the handle bars. It goes straight down. I have 2 lights, one on each side of the head set. Works great.
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Old 03-27-08 | 10:25 AM
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Any ideas on where I could mount my front light while still keeping my handle bar bag? just can't seemt o find the room??
I've tried several options, and I keep coming back to putting a Fenix L2D on my flashlight. This is dirt simple, I don't even use a mount. I just keep a strip of velcro in the bag, and then run that through the helmet vents and around the flashlight.
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Old 03-27-08 | 11:37 AM
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I made a light mount for the brake bolt through the top of the fork.
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Old 03-27-08 | 03:21 PM
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There is also the Minoura "Swing Bar" though some have said they have had problems with it loosening up.
I changed the screws and use loctie and haven't had a problem

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Old 03-27-08 | 03:28 PM
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I have a Topeak Bar X'tender. Never had a problem with it coming loose. Take a look here.
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Old 03-27-08 | 03:34 PM
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Originally Posted by Bayin
Any ideas on where I could mount my front light while still keeping my handle bar bag? just can't seemt o find the room??
This guy's setup might be of interest,

https://youtube.com/watch?v=fIZmhcpCmWw
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