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> > Michael Pearlman wrote:
> > > Is there a good bright bike light designed to fit in the above position or do we have to do
> > > serious modifications.
> >
> >
> > If you have the "custom" type of lowrider mounts, where the hole goes all the way through the
> > for, blade, it's easy as pie.
> >
> > I did mine using an old, broken hub axle and quick release skewer.
> >
> > I cut one section of the axle to fit between the fork and the headlight, and another, shorter
> > section as a spacer outboard. (Needed the spacer to keep the end of the skewer away from the
> > spokes.
> >
> > This really works nicely. Currently I'm using this system with a Lumotec lamp and a Shimano
> > Nexus generator hub, but I've got a photo of an earlier version, using a Soubitez lamp at:
> >
> >
http://sheldonbrown.com/images/cf-light.gif
> >
> > Sheldon "The Perfect Spot" Brown
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> I cannot really tell what you mean from that description and I've many times looked at the image
> on the web site. Anyway I'd like to put a really bright one there with a simple mount. Can anyone
> say how?
Michael,
It's rather straight forward. If you have the kind of low rider mounts where the hole goes
completely through the fork blade. Using two sections of hollow axle allowes you to use a QR and
skewer to mount and unmount the light quickly/ Working from the inside of teh fork blade you'll have
1. Axle section with nut and washer. With a nut/washer on inside of fork blade. The axle section
fits through the low rider hole. 2 Fork Blade 3 A washer, if needed, to makeup for any axle
sticking through blade or to off set the light mount from the blade. 4 the light mount 5 another
section of hollow axle. The length of this piece is adjusted to ensure theat when closed the QR
handle does not interfer with front wheel spokes. 6 The QR. Running all the way through this
arrangement and holding it all together is the QR skewer, with its nut on the inboard end.
If you do not want the quick release feature, then a high strength machine screw, say a pan head
would work. It would have to be long enough to allow you to offset the light head from the wheel and
fork and that depends on the light's design. Short lengths of steel or brass tubing instead of a
bunch of washers will hold the light in the right spot. Don't let the tubing press up against the
blade. If needed use a large diameter washer to transfer the pressure to the boss. Use locktite or
nylon insert nuts to keep the thing from coming free.
Ben