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Rear light for rack
Hello,
Does anyone have any suggestions for good rear lights that'll fit onto a rack with fittings between 50 & 80 mm apart? I did have a Hella which was very bright and emitted a steady light (I already have a flashing one elsewhere on the bike) - it was a RL-980, I think - but it's expired over the summer, for some reason. Just done a wee web search and can't find a replacement anywhere. Thanks for any suggestions, Oaf |
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On 21 Aug, 18:57, Oaf wrote:
Hello, Does anyone have any suggestions for good rear lights that'll fit onto a rack with fittings between 50 & 80 mm apart? I did have a Hella which was very bright and emitted a steady light (I already have a flashing one elsewhere on the bike) - it was a RL-980, I think - but it's expired over the summer, for some reason. Just done a wee web search and can't find a replacement anywhere. Have a look at the light mentioned in this post. Incredible bargain as a supplementary rack-mounted light. http://groups.google.co.uk/group/uk....c857c3069493f? hl=en -- Dave... |
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On Aug 21, 6:57 pm, Oaf wrote:
Hello, Does anyone have any suggestions for good rear lights that'll fit onto a rack with fittings between 50 & 80 mm apart? I did have a Hella which was very bright and emitted a steady light (I already have a flashing one elsewhere on the bike) - it was a RL-980, I think - but it's expired over the summer, for some reason. Just done a wee web search and can't find a replacement anywhere. Cateye provide a bracket to fit certain of their lights to a rack. I have them on mine and the kids bikes. I bought them from Edinburgh bicycle http://www.edinburghbicycle.com/ebwP...03152c0 03245 |
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On Thu, 21 Aug 2008 10:57:58 -0700 (PDT), Oaf
said in : Does anyone have any suggestions for good rear lights that'll fit onto a rack with fittings between 50 & 80 mm apart? I did have a Hella which was very bright and emitted a steady light (I already have a flashing one elsewhere on the bike) - it was a RL-980, I think - but it's expired over the summer, for some reason. Just done a wee web search and can't find a replacement anywhere. Two suggestions, actually: 1. Busch & Muller 4D TopLight, I have several and rate them highly 2. P-clips on the bolts and looped round the rear horizontal member of the rack above the light, so that when the bracket fails you don't lose the light. Alternatively a safety wire made of brake cable with ring connectors crimped on the ends. Guy -- May contain traces of irony. Contents liable to settle after posting. http://www.chapmancentral.co.uk 85% of helmet statistics are made up, 69% of them at CHS, Puget Sound |
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"Oaf" wrote ... Hello, Does anyone have any suggestions for good rear lights that'll fit onto a rack with fittings between 50 & 80 mm apart? I did have a Hella which was very bright and emitted a steady light (I already have a flashing one elsewhere on the bike) - it was a RL-980, I think - but it's expired over the summer, for some reason. Just done a wee web search and can't find a replacement anywhere. Thanks for any suggestions, Oaf The Cateye TL-1100 comes with a self-tapping screw so that you can attach the light to a single center hole on your rack. Not sure if this will work for you. The TL-1100 is an excellent light, though. |
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Just zis Guy, you know? wrote:
On Thu, 21 Aug 2008 10:57:58 -0700 (PDT), Oaf said: Does anyone have any suggestions for good rear lights that'll fit onto a rack with fittings between 50 & 80 mm apart? 1. Busch & Muller 4D TopLight, I have several and rate them highly Yeah, I like mine. The little green telltale LED that lets you know the batteries are still good is particularly neat. (I find it's easy to forget how bright a light ought to be when it gradually dims over time as the batteries lose charge. This way I'm reminded to change them before the light becomes too feeble.) I suggest you avoid the 'senso' version, though -- as far as I can tell all it means is that in addition to "on" and "off" the switch has a third position where you can't rely on the light being on when you're riding or off when the bike's in the shed. -- PMM |
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