Led Lights

[Gavin D Smith]

Hi Hubbers

 

I am riding my first night ride on Friday.

 

I have purchased an LED light, need some advice on the proper installation of the light om thr bike - postioning of the battery pack and wiring .

 

I do not want to look completely stupid before the ride actaully starts. You know "newbie" with a bike, with the bits and pieces installed imcorrectly.

[Beesrib]

alot will depend on your frame, the lenght of cables from battery to led etc. also personal pref on how you like your space on your handle bar. make sure then that your battery pack does not slide around, so secure it well. will take a pic of mine and post later. cheers

[Gavin D Smith]

Thanks - I ride a Specialized Crave. I have lot of free cable.

[fanievb]

I twist most of the spare cable around the battery pack before wrapping the Velcro around it and fastening it to the downtube

[Beesrib]

This is what mine currently looks like

[Gavin D Smith]

Thanks Beesrib

[Beesrib]

pleasure man enjoy the ride

[MaXiMuM]

This is what mine currently looks like

Sweet steed!

Can't see a bell, needs a bell... Otherwise, how do we know it's fast...

[HowardSteele]

If you find the battery pack slides down the top tube towards the end of a bumpy ride, just put a cable tie around the frame, just below the point where the BP straps wrap around the frame ...just the frame not all the way round the battery pack .

Edited April 21, 2014 by howardsteele

[Gavin D Smith]

Thanks Howardsteele - you can fix just about anything bicycle related with a cable tie

Edited April 22, 2014 by Gavin D Smith

[G e r h a r d Odendaal]

Strap the battery on the left hand side if your handlebar and the light on the right hand side of the handlbar. Use insulation tape on your handlebat to prevent scuffmarks and also to neaten wiring on handlebar

[Gavin D Smith]

Hi Gerhard - this is another option to consider

[Beesrib]

Mine does not look to pretty but it does not move. I used insulation tape, and leave the battery on the bike during charging.

 

Maximum, jup no bell at the moment. The only thing i see on my rides are buck and bees. They don't react on bells haha. Cheers

[TK-Sp3cialiSt]

Will post a pic of my light setup tomorrow.... Works pretty well

[Steven Knoetze (sk27)]

Took an old water bottle, modified it to take the battery.

Light is on my bars and the cable twist around my toptube till it reaches the bottle cage on my seattube.

Only a problem on longer rides when I need 2 bottles for hydration.

Will post pics tomorrow morning.

[V12man]

My light battery pack has 2 straps - I hang the pack under the handlebar dead centre, with one strap either side of the stem.

 

Doesn't move - even with a rigid fork.

 

I have these on all my bikes I ride in the dark - makes moving the light pretty easy, and they work much better than the rubber o rings off road.

 

http://www.extremelights.co.za/shop/swivel-quick-release-mount/