Unfortunately, the Surly Steamroller fork has no braze on screw mounting points to easily attach a front rack or light mount directly. Besides, my Night Rider Lumina 650 only had a round bar mount. (and i like the light output as it works well for my needs.* ) I have 2 other Surly forks (Long Haul Trucker Disc) that do have braze on points, but the forks are a little heavier and not as compliant a ride. I would agree a Ti mount such as this is a bit unusual (and nice!bartsie said:Wow, nice and unusual! There are easier solutions of course. There are lights (e.g. the Light & Motion Urban 300 that I have) that rotate on their mounts. Some people put the light the front rack - or when not using one, the braze-ons on the fork (at mid-height) become available.
?????? Not sure what you're saying here but if it's something about pedaling and knee clearance,......i have PLENTY of clearance on this frame. My knee doesn't come closer than 2" or so from the light mount when the bar is turned left.vspa said:watchout the saddle fore aft position, i think you are on the limit, you can surpass the rails safety limit but not by too much,
OK,....so you're referring to my seat position in the 1st picture of this thread. While i do have my seat all the way forward, the Brooks B17 saddle i'm using has steel rails. (solid steel i think?) The Kent Eriksen seatpost is titanium, and i feel comfortable in the setup. I ride most times with most of my weight in the widest part of the saddle,...which is behind the connection to the seat post. It's not like this saddle has an exceptionally long nose and i'm riding on it all the time. I'm pretty easy on my bikes anyway. At age 57 and with bone spurs in my right shoulder necessitates that.vspa said: