Mounting a light to a flat carbo-bar?

Ivar Hesselager

I just bought myself a brand new bike and I chose a fancy flat carbo-bar, to
ease the pressure on my hands on the long rides.
Have a look:
http://www.jensen-cykel.dk/carbon.htm
I forgot to think of my occasional need of placing a light-holder (or even
two) on the bar - and the manufacturers still anticipate that the bar is
round. Till now my preference has been the CatEye lights which have good
wheight/light-ratio and a good mounting system (for round bars).
Anyone with a solution that is not too clumsy? I imagine it would be
pracital with a short round alu-tube mountet parralel in front of the bar,
but I can't imagine how I would make it sit there and be stable.
Anyone with a better imagination or maybe even experience?
Ivar

Tom Schmitz

"Ivar Hesselager" <ivar.hesselager@medie.dk> wrote in message
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Till now my preference has been the CatEye lights which have good
> wheight/light-ratio and a good mounting system (for round bars).
> Anyone with a solution that is not too clumsy? I imagine it would be
> pracital with a short round alu-tube mountet parralel in front of the bar,
> but I can't imagine how I would make it sit there and be stable.
> Anyone with a better imagination or maybe even experience?
> Ivar
>
Ivar -

This solution will have you hunting around in the deep dark crevices of your
local bike shop, but here goes.

Quite a while back Cat Eye made a head light and tail light that had a mount
that consisted of a strip of webbing and a metal clamp, with a rubber foot
that fit under the light housing. The lights themselves were abysmal, but
the mount was good.

If you can find one of these you'll likely be able to adapt it to a current
Cat Eye housing (I use it with the HL 500) and will probably find that it
will work with our carbon bars.

I'll try to find a picture of the old light on the web, but like I said,
this was an old product.

Regards,

Tom

Tom Schmitz

"Ivar Hesselager" <ivar.hesselager@medie.dk> wrote in message
news:c688bc$q7j$1@news.cybercity.dk...
> I just bought myself a brand new bike and I chose a fancy flat carbo-bar,
to
> ease the pressure on my hands on the long rides.
> Have a look:
> http://www.jensen-cykel.dk/carbon.htm
> I forgot to think of my occasional need of placing a light-holder (or
even
> two) on the bar - and the manufacturers still anticipate that the bar is
> round. Till now my preference has been the CatEye lights which have good
> wheight/light-ratio and a good mounting system (for round bars).
> Anyone with a solution that is not too clumsy? I imagine it would be
> pracital with a short round alu-tube mountet parralel in front of the bar,
> but I can't imagine how I would make it sit there and be stable.
> Anyone with a better imagination or maybe even experience?
> Ivar
>
Ivar -

If you look at this light you'll get the idea of the type of mount I'm
talking about. This is very similar to what I use, just 15 years newer.
Might this light work on your bars?

http://www.bikesmart.com/index.cfm?...ADDKFDAIDHAG&ap
=34.99&StartRow=1

Regards,

Tom

Ivar Hesselager

I think your idea is just right - and I too had a Cateye light to fix with
at strap over the stem way back. Now I have sent at mail and recommended
the Cateye development department to use the strap solution on their
standard light holders, so lets see how fast they work.
I'll start looking in the junk-boxes of the local bike shops.
Thanks,
Ivar


"Tom Schmitz" <ctschmitz@earthlink.net> skrev i en meddelelse
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>
> "Ivar Hesselager" <ivar.hesselager@medie.dk> wrote in message
> news:c688bc$q7j$1@news.cybercity.dk...
> > I just bought myself a brand new bike and I chose a fancy flat
carbo-bar,
> to
> > ease the pressure on my hands on the long rides.
> > Have a look:
> > http://www.jensen-cykel.dk/carbon.htm
> > I forgot to think of my occasional need of placing a light-holder (or
> even
> > two) on the bar - and the manufacturers still anticipate that the bar is
> > round. Till now my preference has been the CatEye lights which have
good
> > wheight/light-ratio and a good mounting system (for round bars).
> > Anyone with a solution that is not too clumsy? I imagine it would be
> > pracital with a short round alu-tube mountet parralel in front of the
bar,
> > but I can't imagine how I would make it sit there and be stable.
> > Anyone with a better imagination or maybe even experience?
> > Ivar
> >
> Ivar -
>
> If you look at this light you'll get the idea of the type of mount I'm
> talking about. This is very similar to what I use, just 15 years newer.
> Might this light work on your bars?
>
>
http://www.bikesmart.com/index.cfm?...ADDKFDAIDHAG&ap
> =34.99&StartRow=1
>
> Regards,
>
> Tom
>
>

Rick Onanian

I don't know what this thread is about, but I just realized...

Why would you want to mount a light to a flat carbohydrate energy
bar? <G>
--
Rick Onanian

Ivar Hesselager

My english isn't quite good enough. But you gave me an idea! 1. I mount the
Cateye light to a flat energy bar, which I have made round in the middle -
2. I tie the flat ends to the flat carbon handlebar. 3. And when the
daylight comes, I will take out the light and eat the energy bar. ;-)
Thanks a lot.
Ivar

"Rick Onanian" <spamsink@cox.net> skrev i en meddelelse
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> I don't know what this thread is about, but I just realized...
>
> Why would you want to mount a light to a flat carbohydrate energy
> bar? <G>
> --
> Rick Onanian

Critic

"Ivar Hesselager" <ivar.hesselager@medie.dk> wrote in message
news:c688bc$q7j$1@news.cybercity.dk...
> I just bought myself a brand new bike and I chose a fancy flat carbo-bar,
to
> ease the pressure on my hands on the long rides.
> Have a look:
> http://www.jensen-cykel.dk/carbon.htm
> I forgot to think of my occasional need of placing a light-holder (or
even
> two) on the bar - and the manufacturers still anticipate that the bar is
> round. Till now my preference has been the CatEye lights which have good
> wheight/light-ratio and a good mounting system (for round bars).
> Anyone with a solution that is not too clumsy? I imagine it would be
> pracital with a short round alu-tube mountet parralel in front of the bar,
> but I can't imagine how I would make it sit there and be stable.
> Anyone with a better imagination or maybe even experience?
> Ivar
>
>

This item is available from Supergo. Should work (if it fits your stem)

http://www.supergo.com/profile.cfm?...ext=&referpage=

DRS

Ivar Hesselager <ivar.hesselager@medie.dk> wrote in message
c688bc$q7j$1@news.cybercity.dk
> I just bought myself a brand new bike and I chose a fancy flat
> carbo-bar, to ease the pressure on my hands on the long rides.
> Have a look:
> http://www.jensen-cykel.dk/carbon.htm
> I forgot to think of my occasional need of placing a light-holder
> (or even two) on the bar - and the manufacturers still anticipate
> that the bar is round. Till now my preference has been the CatEye
> lights which have good wheight/light-ratio and a good mounting system
> (for round bars).
> Anyone with a solution that is not too clumsy? I imagine it would be
> pracital with a short round alu-tube mountet parralel in front of the
> bar, but I can't imagine how I would make it sit there and be stable.
> Anyone with a better imagination or maybe even experience?

Try the Minoura Swing Grip SG3. It's a variation on Minoura's Space Bars
which can mount on the stem rather than on the bars, neatly avoiding your
problem altogether:

http://www.wiggle.co.uk/?ProductID=5360009512

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Chalo

"Ivar Hesselager" <ivar.hesselager@medie.dk> wrote:

> I forgot to think of my occasional need of placing a light-holder (or even
> two) on the bar - and the manufacturers still anticipate that the bar is
> round. Till now my preference has been the CatEye lights which have good
> wheight/light-ratio and a good mounting system (for round bars).

The Cateye Opticube 3-LED light has the most versatile strap-type
mounting I have ever seen. It may not be exactly the light you want,
but it will fit on your bars.

Chalo Colina