This is the first bike I've owned with a light mount brazed onto the forks and I really want to make use of it. I've got a few different lights, but none that are compatible with it, at least not without a bit of improvisation. My favourite and most used light is a Magicshine which is designed for Garmin handlebar mounts, so that's where I decided to start.
I speculatively bought one of these hoping it would work out of the box...
It can be made to kind of work, by inserting extra rubber strip to fill the cavity, but the clamp is wider than the braze on, it doesn't sit flush with the curve of the fork leg so it's unstable, easy to knock off and even with as much rubber as you can fit, the weight of the light means it would drop downwards after every bump.
My solution was to cut a length of metal tube, file it down so it sits flush with the fork leg, cut a slit and open slightly so it's easy to fit with rubber strip beneath it....
I also applied some helicopter tape around the braze on to protect the paint...
And this is how the Garmin mount looks when fitted, as the clamp is tightened the tubing compresses to a perfect fit which nestles nicely against the fork leg preventing any movement, with the right amount of rubber it won't budge...
Very satisfying to solve that little problem, it's great that the braze on will be used as intended with the added bonus of a decluttered cockpit.
I speculatively bought one of these hoping it would work out of the box...
It can be made to kind of work, by inserting extra rubber strip to fill the cavity, but the clamp is wider than the braze on, it doesn't sit flush with the curve of the fork leg so it's unstable, easy to knock off and even with as much rubber as you can fit, the weight of the light means it would drop downwards after every bump.
My solution was to cut a length of metal tube, file it down so it sits flush with the fork leg, cut a slit and open slightly so it's easy to fit with rubber strip beneath it....
I also applied some helicopter tape around the braze on to protect the paint...
And this is how the Garmin mount looks when fitted, as the clamp is tightened the tubing compresses to a perfect fit which nestles nicely against the fork leg preventing any movement, with the right amount of rubber it won't budge...
Very satisfying to solve that little problem, it's great that the braze on will be used as intended with the added bonus of a decluttered cockpit.
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