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Sturdy mountain bike tail light?
Folks,
My tail light just flew off, gone. The plastic holder snapped off. It probably vibrated through. I usually ride on very rough turf so it has to be sturdy. All the lights I've looked at so far have these flimsy plastic holders. Is there any reasonably priced LED tail light that comes in a metal enclosure and most of all with a metal seat post clamp like they did in the good old days? Something with the sturdines of a hydraulic brake handle mount. The main purpose is not night riding but to be seen during the day when I have to use roads. Yesterday my MTB buddy was almost hit by a car so this is really important. Brighter = better. I also like to leave it on flash mode if going alone on gnarly trails so rescuers can find me should I ever turf it real bad. -- Regards, Joerg http://www.analogconsultants.com/ |
Sturdy mountain bike tail light?
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Sturdy mountain bike tail light?
On Tuesday, June 24, 2014 6:44:23 AM UTC-4, wrote:
http://goo.gl/614eKH .......................... MOVING AWAY FROM our taillight a rapid fire 5 http://www.cateye.com/en/products/category/4/ there are police/emergency strobes with red lenses for $50 up..larger sized. |
Sturdy mountain bike tail light?
On Tuesday, June 24, 2014 4:10:25 PM UTC+2, Joerg wrote:
wrote: On Tuesday, June 24, 2014 6:44:23 AM UTC-4, wrote: http://goo.gl/614eKH ......................... MOVING AWAY FROM our taillight a rapid fire 5 http://www.cateye.com/en/products/category/4/ there are police/emergency strobes with red lenses for $50 up..larger sized. But it all looks like plastic. I don't want plastic anymore, it doesn't hold up when going offroad where my MTB spends at least 90% of its time. Needs to be aluminum or steel. Maybe I really have to build my own or use a motorcycle tail light. But even with those I'll have to build the innards myself because those are for 12V. -- Regards, Joerg http://www.analogconsultants.com/ What makes you think after a sample size of 1 that a well designed plastic mount doesn't hold up off road? There are a lot of them in your car for instance. Lou |
Sturdy mountain bike tail light?
Lou Holtman wrote:
On Tuesday, June 24, 2014 4:10:25 PM UTC+2, Joerg wrote: wrote: On Tuesday, June 24, 2014 6:44:23 AM UTC-4, wrote: http://goo.gl/614eKH ......................... MOVING AWAY FROM our taillight a rapid fire 5 http://www.cateye.com/en/products/category/4/ there are police/emergency strobes with red lenses for $50 up..larger sized. But it all looks like plastic. I don't want plastic anymore, it doesn't hold up when going offroad where my MTB spends at least 90% of its time. Needs to be aluminum or steel. Maybe I really have to build my own or use a motorcycle tail light. But even with those I'll have to build the innards myself because those are for 12V. -- Regards, Joerg http://www.analogconsultants.com/ What makes you think after a sample size of 1 that a well designed plastic mount doesn't hold up off road? There are a lot of them in your car for instance. Maybe Jazooli lights. I know they make a headlight that is metal. Not sure about tail lights. -- duane |
Sturdy mountain bike tail light?
On 6/24/2014 10:17 AM, Duane wrote:
Lou Holtman wrote: On Tuesday, June 24, 2014 4:10:25 PM UTC+2, Joerg wrote: wrote: On Tuesday, June 24, 2014 6:44:23 AM UTC-4, wrote: http://goo.gl/614eKH ......................... MOVING AWAY FROM our taillight a rapid fire 5 http://www.cateye.com/en/products/category/4/ there are police/emergency strobes with red lenses for $50 up..larger sized. But it all looks like plastic. I don't want plastic anymore, it doesn't hold up when going offroad where my MTB spends at least 90% of its time. Needs to be aluminum or steel. Maybe I really have to build my own or use a motorcycle tail light. But even with those I'll have to build the innards myself because those are for 12V. -- Regards, Joerg http://www.analogconsultants.com/ What makes you think after a sample size of 1 that a well designed plastic mount doesn't hold up off road? There are a lot of them in your car for instance. Maybe Jazooli lights. I know they make a headlight that is metal. Not sure about tail lights. Or on another path, a jelly light: http://www.yellowjersey.org/skully.jpg Nothing to crack or separate. Many styles in that material. -- Andrew Muzi www.yellowjersey.org/ Open every day since 1 April, 1971 |
Sturdy mountain bike tail light?
Lou Holtman wrote:
On Tuesday, June 24, 2014 4:10:25 PM UTC+2, Joerg wrote: wrote: On Tuesday, June 24, 2014 6:44:23 AM UTC-4, wrote: http://goo.gl/614eKH ......................... MOVING AWAY FROM our taillight a rapid fire 5 http://www.cateye.com/en/products/category/4/ there are police/emergency strobes with red lenses for $50 up..larger sized. But it all looks like plastic. I don't want plastic anymore, it doesn't hold up when going offroad where my MTB spends at least 90% of its time. Needs to be aluminum or steel. Maybe I really have to build my own or use a motorcycle tail light. But even with those I'll have to build the innards myself because those are for 12V. -- Regards, Joerg http://www.analogconsultants.com/ What makes you think after a sample size of 1 that a well designed plastic mount doesn't hold up off road? There are a lot of them in your car for instance. I ride bicycles pretty much since I was a kid, so more than four decades. Always a lot of offroad. _Lots_ of stuff broke and that was usually all the plastic things. For example, the only front lights that never ever failed even in crashes were the roundish steel head lamps with a steel mount (that steel mount is super important). Same for the metal tail lights I had. Can't get that stuff for LED products. So people start to build their own stuff now. Example from a guy in a German bicycle NG: http://tandem-fahren.de/Mitglieder/F...ED/Frl.Schick/ Why is it that you can still buy such sturdy products for cars and motorcycles but you can't for bicycles? My impression is that the bicycle accessory industry is asleep at the wheel. -- Regards, Joerg http://www.analogconsultants.com/ |
Sturdy mountain bike tail light?
Duane wrote:
Lou Holtman wrote: On Tuesday, June 24, 2014 4:10:25 PM UTC+2, Joerg wrote: wrote: On Tuesday, June 24, 2014 6:44:23 AM UTC-4, wrote: http://goo.gl/614eKH ......................... MOVING AWAY FROM our taillight a rapid fire 5 http://www.cateye.com/en/products/category/4/ there are police/emergency strobes with red lenses for $50 up..larger sized. But it all looks like plastic. I don't want plastic anymore, it doesn't hold up when going offroad where my MTB spends at least 90% of its time. Needs to be aluminum or steel. Maybe I really have to build my own or use a motorcycle tail light. But even with those I'll have to build the innards myself because those are for 12V. -- Regards, Joerg http://www.analogconsultants.com/ What makes you think after a sample size of 1 that a well designed plastic mount doesn't hold up off road? There are a lot of them in your car for instance. Maybe Jazooli lights. I know they make a headlight that is metal. Not sure about tail lights. http://www.jazooli.com/outdoor-leisu...LTRA-0013.aspx Looks like the holder is plastic. That's what usually breaks. It has to be metal just like it is for brake levers. Heck, even my not so safety-critical bottle holder with handlebar mount is solid metal. All of it, and it wasn't even expensive, around $10. That has withstood several "adverse events" and all I had to do is bend it in shape again and re-tighten the bolts. -- Regards, Joerg http://www.analogconsultants.com/ |
Sturdy mountain bike tail light?
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