Brompton battery light options.
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GrumpyGregry
Here for rides.
nope. nut let me know if you find one. I've got a cateye "be seen" thing on top of the reflector at present.
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Sara_H
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I was wondering if this could be adapted for the purpose.
https://www.cyclestore.co.uk/cateye_reflex_hl570_led_auto_front_bike_light_and_reflector-ID_24993
GrumpyGregry
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Quite a bit bigger than the stock reflector I think. It looks to have a good depth of plastic for the 'clip' that might allow a screw to hold it in place. I think I'd want to see one in the flesh and check it wouldn't interfere with the fold before parting with my hard earned.
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Sara_H
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I've ordered one, if it doesn't fit I'm going to fit it on my big bike basket so I'll let you know.
shouldbeinbed
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I've fettled one of the Magicshine T6 ones onto an old dynamo light bracket (50p from a bike jumble) and with a bolt offset to the right to enable it to fit properly in the fold. It is rock solid in operation. The batteries just sit in a little camera bag zip tied to the bottom of the stem.
I tried a bit of a botch with a rear light L shape bracket added to the existing reflector bracket and a smart lunar 25, the light fitted fine bit it was a bit wobbly over Manchester's usual bumpy roads
I tried a bit of a botch with a rear light L shape bracket added to the existing reflector bracket and a smart lunar 25, the light fitted fine bit it was a bit wobbly over Manchester's usual bumpy roads
shouldbeinbed
Rollin' along
- Location
- Manchester way
hmm. Just looking at that picture, It may need the whole mounting set up removed and screwing through from inside the casing using a very flat flush head screw into the existing bracket on the Brommy. As long as its not significantly taller then it should sit in the fold, but there's not a huge amount of leeway there.
shouldbeinbed
Rollin' along
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- Manchester way
@Sara_H I've just ordered a couple of those lights from cycle store with the intention of seeing if I can fettle one to the Brompton down at reflector level - I'll let you know how I get on when they arrive.
shouldbeinbed
Rollin' along
- Location
- Manchester way
I use one for certain things but not cycling. Dunno about Sara but I like to have a light permanantly attached to my bikes so I know I've got cover if I happen to be out late. (more than one light if I know it'll be poor light when I'm out) I also don't necessarily want to be incumbered with stuff in pockets or a bag when not riding just for the sake of being on my bike & I don't particularly want an elastic band and funny lump up there.
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Sara_H
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Well, The cable tie population of the world decreased rapidly yesterday as I tried in vain to make this bracket attach to the reflector mount on my Brompton! I tried all sorts and couldn't get it to fit.
I bought the cateye pannier mount and tried that but to no avail. I did discover that it will fit beautifully on the rear reflector bracket, so am planning to get one for the back.
I bought the cateye pannier mount and tried that but to no avail. I did discover that it will fit beautifully on the rear reflector bracket, so am planning to get one for the back.
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Sara_H
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Right - almost a year after I started this thread I've finally got this sorted! (In my defence Betty was in the bike shop for six months while the legal wrangling over crash repairs went on)
Anyhow, simple solution I've fixed the pannier bracket to the Brompton reflector bracket using SUGRU (this stuff is a miracle).
It's very firmly in place, and the light fits beautifully into the fold. It's almost like it was made for it!
Anyhow, simple solution I've fixed the pannier bracket to the Brompton reflector bracket using SUGRU (this stuff is a miracle).
It's very firmly in place, and the light fits beautifully into the fold. It's almost like it was made for it!
shouldbeinbed
Rollin' along
- Location
- Manchester way
good bodge, I have done much the same with an old light bracket I had and ironically the same light, with mine. You may find it wobbles a bit on rough roads but generally not a problem.
Slightly off topic @Sara_H if you could indulge me: I've got a slight niggle with my reflex light as it has intermittently turned itself off when riding along in the not very light at all and I'm worried about it doing that down that when I've got the front luggage on and i don't notice. I'm a bit anal about reflectors and like the light for that but I'm currently on another cateye bar light that I trust more to be on and stay on. Have you had any bother with your reflex? Ta
Slightly off topic @Sara_H if you could indulge me: I've got a slight niggle with my reflex light as it has intermittently turned itself off when riding along in the not very light at all and I'm worried about it doing that down that when I've got the front luggage on and i don't notice. I'm a bit anal about reflectors and like the light for that but I'm currently on another cateye bar light that I trust more to be on and stay on. Have you had any bother with your reflex? Ta
