Front Lights (not on the handlebars)

[thayer19]

Had a look at the busch and miller mount, that looks promising.

Those low rider bosses for the forks look interesting and a potential option, however, I use front panniers so this could potentially obscure the light? I assume both wouldn’t really work together?

[ConRAD]

.. it must be a pretty common issue...

... why not something like that ..

[thayer19]

Conrad, what light and mount is that?

[ConRAD]

In this specific case is a very common Edelux+mounting bracket but I guess you can do exactly the same with (almost) any light !
As you can see the headlight is well below the handlebar bag and so far road "floodlight" is absolutely perfect.

[thayer19]

Ah I see, it's a dynamo set up though. Ideally I will have a front lamp there, battery driven rather than dynamo though. That's the issue.

[Tangled Metal]

https://www.crazyguyonabike.com/doc/page/?page_id=148091

There are some photographs on this page that give you ideas. Things like simple bar ends attached to drops, flipped stems with modified flat bars to take accessories, etc.

[ConRAD]

... battery driven rather than dynamo though. That's the issue.

ok, here below is DIY USB/battery powered solution

[Bmblbzzz]

I've used the bar that fits underneath a Carradice bar bag and it's acceptable but no more. It's secure, the light certainly won't fall off nor will the bar detach from the bag, but it jiggles around - up and down more than side to side - in a very distracting way. I've now replaced it with a bracket from B&M I think, though it could have been R&K - anyway, I got it from SJS - which I have on the bar of a front rack but would equally well fit on a fork crown. It copes very well with a heavy battery light.

[IanW]

There are also mounts that bolt to the fork crown
but then provide a handlebar diameter mount
onto which a handlebar-mounted light can be attached.

https://www.sjscycles.co.uk/lighting-spares/busch-muller-light-bracket-for-fork-crown-254mm-mount/

Onto which something like this can then be mounted:

https://www.rosebikes.co.uk/article/philips-saferide-80-led-bike-light-battery-front-light/aid:642257

[Cunobelin]

Dismantlle a Minoura Space Grip, and attach the metal "u" shaped bracket to the fork mount

Then attach the outer end to the bracket.

Good firm mount for your lights

[531colin]

If you're not using the low-rider boss, then one of these works....http://www.spacycles.co.uk/m2b0s169p1102/PASSPORT-Front-Fork-Lamp-Bracket
This one might be strong enough to fit above the low-riders....http://www.spacycles.co.uk/m2b0s169p2789/RIXEN-KAUL-Mini-Mount-2012
or theres these....http://brilliantbikes.co.uk/brompton-battery-lighting/617-brompton-light-extension-bracket.html

[Adam S]

The continental manufacturers Spanninga, AXA/Basta and Union/Marwi make fork crown mounted battery lights. I sold a Spanninga Corona light on here only recently.

[chocjohn9]

These two work well....the light is surprisingly bright. 2 AA batteries.

Bracket - It's a Cateye version of the bracket in the dynamo pic above
https://www.sjscycles.co.uk/lighting-sp ... t-bracket/

Light -
https://www.sjscycles.co.uk/lighting/ca ... ont-light/

2 minutes to fit.

[PJ520]

If you have an Ortlieb bar bag Ortlieb sell a kind of pogo stick device that pokes up above your bag to which you can mount a light. I do not recommend them. I have broken two, once catching my bike as it fell over, the second going over some root bumps the thing just snapped. They are quite expensive ($34 US) and as ugly as sin.

[horizon]

I keep reading this thread and still can't find out why the OP didn't want the normal solution for barbag/lights:

https://www.sjscycles.co.uk/accessories ... -mm-0-deg/

Was it looks or not having a threadless stem or what? What have I missed?