Rear light for a rack?

maharg22

Just bought a Bianchi Camaleonte Cross of which I am very very pleased. Beats my 13 year old Apollo that I bough from Halfords. So I am now Looking for a rear light that will mount easily on a rack, I am commuting and as I suffer from a bad back a rack and bags are my best option.

Many thanks in advance.

Tony

Kieran_Burns

I use this one:

http://www.wiggle.co.uk/p/cycle/7/TorTe ... 360018945/

Coupled with this light:

http://www.wiggle.co.uk/p/cycle/7/Catey ... 360025767/

It screws onto the rack, so no chance of it dropping off.

shouldbeinbed

these guys do some good bits - a bit pricey but quality made

http://www.jos-international.com/index. ... NWGFB&nb=2

artaxerxes

Something with built in screws like this?

alfablue

I use the Smart Superflash 1/2 watt - very bright, the brightest you can get for your money, good price (under £10).

Smart make an adapter to fit the rack - £1.49

The light can still be removed easily and used on other types of mount (such as seatpost, which comes with it) or in the loop you find on tool bags or backpacks. If you want to make it not easily removable, a zip tie around the clip will deter casual attempts to remove it.

PBo

I used old handle bar rubber to bodge a fix with a standard seat post attacment.

SimonLyons

My rack has a plate at the back.
I use a Smart light Superflash 1/2 watt (a really good light) like the person above but I just put a bit of thick gaffer tape at the back of the plate and the light can just be clipped onto this pretty safely.

There again I ought to look for the Smart adapter if its only 1-50.

alfablue

SimonLyons wrote:

There again I ought to look for the Smart adapter if its only 1-50.

I should think so, standards, Simon, standards!

attica

Kieran_Burns wrote:

I use this one:

http://www.wiggle.co.uk/p/cycle/7/TorTe ... 360018945/

Coupled with this light:

http://www.wiggle.co.uk/p/cycle/7/Catey ... 360025767/

It screws onto the rack, so no chance of it dropping off.

Nah, get one of these and you can use it with pretty much any CatEye rear light.

Not only that but you don't need to unscrew it to change the battery!

Kieran_Burns

Attica wrote:

Kieran_Burns wrote:

I use this one:

http://www.wiggle.co.uk/p/cycle/7/TorTe ... 360018945/

Coupled with this light:

http://www.wiggle.co.uk/p/cycle/7/Catey ... 360025767/

It screws onto the rack, so no chance of it dropping off.

Nah, get one of these and you can use it with pretty much any CatEye rear light.

Not only that but you don't need to unscrew it to change the battery!

but you don't have a battery in the carrier :P

(you don't need to unscrew the LD1100 to change the batteries)

However, that carrier is a good idea I have to say - you can take the light off the bike and not worry about someone swiping your batteries