Any body have a simple way of connecting the light more securely to the handle bars for down hill mountain biking?
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You can get smaller diameter rubber o-rings at homedepot/lowes. The foam they use on the base of this light is slippery, I put a piece of old inner tube on the bottom of it, glued in place, and with the supplied o-rings it stays in place better. You could probably cut a ring of inner tube to hold it in place as well.
628664
I placed some silicone gasket-maker on the surface where the light attaches to the handlebars. Let it dry (off of the bike), and it makes a nice, tacky surface that doesn't slip when I ride. Works great for cross country mountain biking. Not sure how it will hold up to downhill.
628665
I use it mt biking and wrapped a rubber strip around the handlebars to fatten it up a bit. It does not move unless I crash. :)
2129683
The light mounts with an elastic band that wraps around the bar and attaches to the light. The band is pretty tight so it may not be as quickly released as you would like.
1688949
My bike that had the clamp on it was stolen, so now I have a light, but no clamp. Any suggestions? I've since bought better lights, but a backup is nice to have.
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Yes..I don't see why you can't. I have a springer fork on my bike, so instead I installed this light to my handle bars. Works great!!!
852285
I don't think you will have to move your lights back, my ex wife rides a Honda 1100vtc, and her lights look to be about like the ones on your bike. I think at most you would have to set the bags at a lower height. The bags have a leather piece that goes under the seat that adjusts the height. Since the bags are slanted, they are just below her lights.The saddle bag supports will be whatever supports fit your bike. The bags come with tie downs to tie them to the bag supports. The supports are just standard u shape.
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I just put my bike on crooked using the frame, but it would no doubt be better and more stable if I got a cross-bar adapter such as the Allen Sports Tension Bar Bicycle Cross-Bar Adapter which is one of the less expensive of such bars available on Amazon. May be I'll order one, myself :)!
727666
There are pre drilled holes in the crossbar to mount lights. There is a hole to access the bolts so you don't have to go all the way through
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Not sure what exactly you mean but I would suggest tightening the light and taping the metal peice that holds the lense in place so it doesn't rattle loose. Also the part where the light snaps into the mount tebds to connect loosely. You could try taping it or permenently gluing it in place in order to fix the loose connection. Also be aware that there is no indicator that warns you of a low battery so always hace it charge over night before you use it. Otherwise you might wind up ob the otherside of town and have the light suddenly go black like I did. Not fun riding along a busy road with no front light. That was an interesting ride home to say the least. I'm just glad it died before I hit the offroad trail around the lake that I had planned on riding around!
680634
Are you running the high / low wire together or are they connected to the high / low wires on your bikes light connection?
800139
I have a Trek Madone SSL and I still have to detached the handle bars and turn then sideways to get them in to the box. You can probably leave the aero attachments on the regular bars.
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Great question. The light I use is blocked by this back, so I attach the light on the side of the bar near the shifters on the mountain bike bar, this is awkward but works. There is some sort of attachment that goes on the top of the bag but I cannot use it for the light. The light is actually strapped on part of the grip. It's a very good bag though this is a major issue.
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I have this light and it attaches to the handlebar base very tightly. You just need to pull down (somewhat hard) on the tab on the base and push the light forward towards the front of the bike at the same time. It takes a bit of effort, but it will come off.
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Mine is the simplest and similar to another poster's method. I just use a bike lock and put it thru the handle, then attach it to whatever is close and available. Yes, this is very minimal and is just somewhat of a minor deterrent, but much better than nothing.
520112
It's very easy to mount on the handlebars. The mount contains inserts to help with a secure fit. Depending on the setting, the light is almost painfully bright indoors. Any light designed to provide illumination while you're biking is more than sufficient for indoor uses.
72686
Not sure what type of mounting you require, but this bike light mounting works great on the handlebars.
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For me I just set the rounded depression on the bottom of the light on the handle bar. I took the smaller rubber band and wrapped it over the front groove of the mount, then stretched it under the bar and over the groove on the back of the mount. The tension in the rubber band held it tightly in place. Please tell me what is happening for you and I will try to help.
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I mounted mine to my handlebars, using a clamp bracket I made out of the carrying bracket that came with a cheap Bell cable lock. It works great and took me about 5 minutes to put together.