Hmmm.....maybe if I had a brain.
Anyway I got a Cateye Volt300. Works for me on my commute. Mounted on handle bars. I dont think it could fit on any part of the forks tho.
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Hmmm.....maybe if I had a brain.
Anyway I got a Cateye Volt300. Works for me on my commute. Mounted on handle bars. I dont think it could fit on any part of the forks tho.
Try the Brompton front bracket it'll go there above the forks.... I've just bought one and that's the plan
BoldonLad
Not part of the Elite
- Location
- South Tyneside
I recall that, in my childhood / youth (1950's / 1960's) it was quite common to have light bracket mounted on front fork, right hand side, about a third of the way down the fork. I have not seen a light fitted in this position for many years. These were battery or dynamo power lights by the way, we had moved on from acetelyne power lamps by then 
presta
Legendary Member
I used to have mine on the fork leg, but I took it off after a crash where a motorist pulled out from the left in front of me. His view of my light might have been obscured by the tyre.I recall that, in my childhood / youth (1950's / 1960's) it was quite common to have light bracket mounted on front fork, right hand side, about a third of the way down the fork. I have not seen a light fitted in this position for many years. These were battery or dynamo power lights by the way, we had moved on from acetelyne power lamps by then
mikeymustard
Guru
This probably doesn't apply in these here modern times (and anyway, @BoldonLad started it 
) but back in the late 70s I had a bike with a light on the front fork that was attached by bolts and a sharp screw that dug into the fork. At ~20mph the light bracket decided to work its way loose and swung into the wheel.
They say cycling is the closest thing to flying....
) but back in the late 70s I had a bike with a light on the front fork that was attached by bolts and a sharp screw that dug into the fork. At ~20mph the light bracket decided to work its way loose and swung into the wheel.They say cycling is the closest thing to flying....
confusedcyclist
Veteran
Above is ideal, but doesn't look cateye compatible. A 3D printer would come in handy for DIY manufacturing alternatives, start up costs still quite prohibative though 
. Alternatively you might be able to bolt an existing mount on to it, subject to you finding one that will accept the bolt. Clip on lights are not ideal for fork mounting for this very reason.
. Alternatively you might be able to bolt an existing mount on to it, subject to you finding one that will accept the bolt. Clip on lights are not ideal for fork mounting for this very reason.
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confusedcyclist
Veteran
Quick google turns up this! https://www.tredz.co.uk/.Cateye-Cen...MIzrb3vbOJ1wIVCOAZCh2gLAR-EAkYASABEgKE9PD_BwE
Ah. Cateye do one just like the B&M one I posted. https://www.edinburghbicycle.com/cateye-centre-fork-mount-bracket.html
Ah (again). According to the blurb it doesn't seem to take the volt 800. Which is strange.
Edit: Cross post with @confusedcyclist
Ah (again). According to the blurb it doesn't seem to take the volt 800. Which is strange.
Edit: Cross post with @confusedcyclist
Johnno260
Guru
- Location
- East Sussex
I went with the new Garmin front light, bars aren’t cluttered now, the mounting is far better than any other light I have owned.
Nice pick very tasty
CopperBrompton
Bicycle: a means of transport between cake-stops
- Location
- London
It was coal-powered lights in my youth ...These were battery or dynamo power lights by the way, we had moved on from acetelyne power lamps by then
CopperBrompton
Bicycle: a means of transport between cake-stops
- Location
- London
Not sure what you mean there, but modern hub dynamo systems are fantastic – loads of light and best of all, fit-and-forget. You don't appreciate how liberating it is never to have to charge lights or worry about running out of power until you experience one.
