Putting a light on my lid
Discussion
I am the proverbial Christmas tree when commuting in the dark, however I have yet to use a helmet mounted light and these will aid my safety in being able to warn drivers pulling out of side roads and on those occasions where a helmet light might be seen over the top of a car roof.
I have a couple of spare Smart lunar 25 front lights - can I get mounts for these?
Any other good but not too expensive options?
I have a couple of spare Smart lunar 25 front lights - can I get mounts for these?
Any other good but not too expensive options?
I managed to get a couple of the Knog lights on front and back. The front one is on the visor and the read one on the shell; I've had to use odd bits of wire to make them fit, but it wasn't difficult and then work well. Not sure what will happen to my lid in an accident, but I'm of the opinion that I need the deterrent aspect more.
IIRC I paid £10 for a two
IIRC I paid £10 for a two
oyster said:
however I have yet to use a helmet mounted light and these will aid my safety in being able to warn drivers pulling out of side roads and on those occasions where a helmet light might be seen over the top of a car roof.
I really do not get this.The other night I was blinded by a low flying UFO and nearly crashed into it.
Turns out it was some cyclists with helmet mounted lights.
Why do you think its clever to mount a light so high that it blinds oncoming drivers?
Another vote for a Knog. I have a Knog Frog attached to my helmet. The Frog is a rubbery thing so just attaches directly to the helmet by looping around one of the vents. CRC have them for £5 at the moment. Bright enough to be seen from some way off (particularly on flashing mode) without worrying about blinding drivers.
TPS said:
I really do not get this.
The other night I was blinded by a low flying UFO and nearly crashed into it.
Turns out it was some cyclists with helmet mounted lights.
Why do you think its clever to mount a light so high that it blinds oncoming drivers?
Best avoid the MTB light thread The other night I was blinded by a low flying UFO and nearly crashed into it.
Turns out it was some cyclists with helmet mounted lights.
Why do you think its clever to mount a light so high that it blinds oncoming drivers?
1800 lh lights on their helmets.
Personally I prefer it as I can look around with the light as I cycle on unlite pot hole ridden roads.
XG332 said:
TPS said:
I really do not get this.
The other night I was blinded by a low flying UFO and nearly crashed into it.
Turns out it was some cyclists with helmet mounted lights.
Why do you think its clever to mount a light so high that it blinds oncoming drivers?
Best avoid the MTB light thread The other night I was blinded by a low flying UFO and nearly crashed into it.
Turns out it was some cyclists with helmet mounted lights.
Why do you think its clever to mount a light so high that it blinds oncoming drivers?
1800 lh lights on their helmets.
Personally I prefer it as I can look around with the light as I cycle on unlite pot hole ridden roads.
TPS said:
oyster said:
however I have yet to use a helmet mounted light and these will aid my safety in being able to warn drivers pulling out of side roads and on those occasions where a helmet light might be seen over the top of a car roof.
I really do not get this.The other night I was blinded by a low flying UFO and nearly crashed into it.
Turns out it was some cyclists with helmet mounted lights.
Why do you think its clever to mount a light so high that it blinds oncoming drivers?
TPS said:
oyster said:
however I have yet to use a helmet mounted light and these will aid my safety in being able to warn drivers pulling out of side roads and on those occasions where a helmet light might be seen over the top of a car roof.
I really do not get this.The other night I was blinded by a low flying UFO and nearly crashed into it.
Turns out it was some cyclists with helmet mounted lights.
Why do you think its clever to mount a light so high that it blinds oncoming drivers?
I just want a moderate light up there to add additional protection, and I will also have lights on the handlebars of the bike so it won't look like a 'UFO'.
I sometimes use one of these strapped to one of the vents, it's similar to the knog:
Niterider Lightning bug 2.0
I saw some bloke last night with three ligts that were each easily as powerfull as my TomTop 1200, one on the bars, two on the lid, all set to strobe. It was too much in an urban environment and a bit of a cvnuts trick for the oncoming trafic.
Niterider Lightning bug 2.0
I saw some bloke last night with three ligts that were each easily as powerfull as my TomTop 1200, one on the bars, two on the lid, all set to strobe. It was too much in an urban environment and a bit of a cvnuts trick for the oncoming trafic.
I just don't get why anyone puts them on a helmet.
I am a cyclist myself and I just would not do it.
The lights on my handlebar do just fine and in my eyes if they cannot see that what difference will one on my helmet make.
As I say its ironic that the lights a group thought gave them superior protection nearly caused them to get hurt.
Your head moves up and down and left to right as you ride so why puts light on it.
Would you like it if someone walked down the road with a torch at head height shining it through your windsceen?
Ok if the light is not bright it may be ok though.
I am a cyclist myself and I just would not do it.
The lights on my handlebar do just fine and in my eyes if they cannot see that what difference will one on my helmet make.
As I say its ironic that the lights a group thought gave them superior protection nearly caused them to get hurt.
Your head moves up and down and left to right as you ride so why puts light on it.
Would you like it if someone walked down the road with a torch at head height shining it through your windsceen?
Ok if the light is not bright it may be ok though.
I don't understand what people don't get about the OP's question 
He's said that this isn't to light his route, it is simply to add another means of drivers seeing him particularly over the top of other vehicles. He isn't intending to blind anybody just to be seen.
The lights being described in the MTB winter lights thread are predominantly being used either for night riding trails or on unlit country roads. I do agree that they are completely unsuitable for busy roads, however all have the ability to be turned down
He's said that this isn't to light his route, it is simply to add another means of drivers seeing him particularly over the top of other vehicles. He isn't intending to blind anybody just to be seen.
The lights being described in the MTB winter lights thread are predominantly being used either for night riding trails or on unlit country roads. I do agree that they are completely unsuitable for busy roads, however all have the ability to be turned down
TPS said:
I just don't get why anyone puts them on a helmet.
I am a cyclist myself and I just would not do it.
The lights on my handlebar do just fine and in my eyes if they cannot see that what difference will one on my helmet make.
As I say its ironic that the lights a group thought gave them superior protection nearly caused them to get hurt.
Your head moves up and down and left to right as you ride so why puts light on it.
Would you like it if someone walked down the road with a torch at head height shining it through your windsceen?
Ok if the light is not bright it may be ok though.
Because cyclists filter through traffic where handlebar mounted lights are hidden by the vehicles and a helmet mounted one may not be. You also have the benefit of shining a light in the direction of drivers pulling out when you look at them who may not see your front lights due to the angle.I am a cyclist myself and I just would not do it.
The lights on my handlebar do just fine and in my eyes if they cannot see that what difference will one on my helmet make.
As I say its ironic that the lights a group thought gave them superior protection nearly caused them to get hurt.
Your head moves up and down and left to right as you ride so why puts light on it.
Would you like it if someone walked down the road with a torch at head height shining it through your windsceen?
Ok if the light is not bright it may be ok though.
To answer the OP, the answer is probably to canibalise a handlebar mount with cableties.
antspants said:
The lights being described in the MTB winter lights thread are predominantly being used either for night riding trails or on unlit country roads. I do agree that they are completely unsuitable for busy roads, however all have the ability to be turned down
Exactly where I was blinded,a unlit country lane.A country lane I actually ride on at night with no issues of not seeing potholes etc.
After all we are talking about a mountain bike doing 15/20mph.
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