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Rear Pannier and Rear Lights.
Pewsey Beaste 
| 16 Mar 16:05 |
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Joined: 30 Oct 2011 Posts: 6 Bike: My Profile | I have noticed that many rear lights are designed to mount on the seat post, or some seem to attach by mysterious straps to the person and occasional option to attach to your lid (helmet). Has anyone chanced across a lights that attach to a Rear pannier rack - and where to get them from? I noticed a couple of options on Amazon - but was unsure about them. Seat post light not suitable as got a top box on pannier - and if in "Civilian Clothes" (aka going to pub) coat can dangle over rear of seat potentially obscuring light. Currently, attaching lights to bag - but not satisfactory as they have fallen off a few times. :( Not looking for any single solution - as for safety I prefer redundancy in lighting. |
| My Latest Route: Mar 2012 Pending Route - 28-01-2012 17:59 | |
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sdwalker
| 17 Mar 05:15 |
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 Joined: 17 Mar 2011 Posts: 91 Bike: My Profile | I have not ever come across the need to look out for pannier fasening but most good lights come with a clip on attachment I use 2 bikes so have the mount on my near side rear wheel trus and for my MTB I have put the clip on my saddle bag so I can easily swap between the two. DO you think you might be able to use the clip to attach it to your rack maybe? worst case you could canibalise the clip and duct tape it, or velcro it to some part of your hard box? or bag to avoid any accidental loss. hope the ideas help seems to me no one has thought of designing good pannier lighting might be worth contacting a good company with the idea see if it is something they are working on |
| My Latest Route: Mar 2012 Bedgebury Forest Red Route | |
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albion
| 17 Mar 06:11 |
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Joined: 11 Jul 2010 Posts: 99 Bike: My Profile | I attached my Smart 35 lux set rear light to my seat post. However the set also came with a smaller ring attachment which I instead then used to attack my Cateye LED to the rear pannier tubing. |
| My Latest Route: Feb 2012 Bowes Railway Path Start to End | |
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ArthurScrimshaw
| 18 Mar 17:32 |
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Joined: 16 Oct 2009 Posts: 21 Bike: My Profile | I recently bought this cateye light http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Models.aspx?ModelID=64505 as well as the seatpost mount it came with a rack mount which also gave the option to have it as a removable or fixed light. It's a great light also is a reflector which meets current regs. You can also buy an auto version that switched on when it's dark and detects movement. HTH |
| My Latest Route: Oct 2009 Binsted to Whiteways and Bignor Hill Loop | |
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Pewsey Beaste
| 31 Mar 06:39 |
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Joined: 30 Oct 2011 Posts: 6 Bike: My Profile | Many thanks for replies - they inspired me to have a look around further. Found something by accident (in Halfords, erm....) http://www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/product_storeId_10001_catalogId_10151_productId_784451_langId_-1_categoryId_165636 Has adjustable O-ring hooks and two sizes of O-rings. Fitted to rear upper part of pannier on right side. Works surprisingly well. Clear of all potential obstructions and at a good height. Want another one for the left side of the pannier for greater effect and symmetry. |
| My Latest Route: Mar 2012 Pending Route - 28-01-2012 17:59 | |
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