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After riding around with this light on my mountain bike/gravel bike I've
had several people ask me about this light and where to get it.

To make it easier to share the information I wrote up a little blurb on
it in a shared Google Docs document:

https://docs.google.com/document/d/17TCGXl9N0dD6wNhNHAyf-ZeEfZLp2uf6A4D40BTgZwo/

http://tinyurl.com/ccfl26650.

On 15/07/2020 00:47, sms wrote:
After riding around with this light on my mountain bike/gravel bike I've
had several people ask me about this light and where to get it.

To make it easier to share the information I wrote up a little blurb on
it in a shared Google Docs document:

https://docs.google.com/document/d/17TCGXl9N0dD6wNhNHAyf-ZeEfZLp2uf6A4D40BTgZwo/


http://tinyurl.com/ccfl26650.

Looking at

https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon....AC_SL1000_.jpg

I would say that is dangerous anywhere near a public road.

On Wednesday, 15 July 2020 04:54:01 UTC-4, Tosspot wrote:
On 15/07/2020 00:47, sms wrote:
After riding around with this light on my mountain bike/gravel bike I've
had several people ask me about this light and where to get it.

To make it easier to share the information I wrote up a little blurb on
it in a shared Google Docs document:

https://docs.google.com/document/d/17TCGXl9N0dD6wNhNHAyf-ZeEfZLp2uf6A4D40BTgZwo/


http://tinyurl.com/ccfl26650.

Looking at

https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon....AC_SL1000_.jpg

I would say that is dangerous anywhere near a public road.

Right on! Talk about overkill! SMS will in the future post an even brighter narrow beam light.

I'd hate to be riding towards anyone using that light at night. Even a driver would probably be blinded by it.

Cheers

On 7/15/2020 8:40 AM, Sir Ridesalot wrote:
On Wednesday, 15 July 2020 04:54:01 UTC-4, Tosspot wrote:
On 15/07/2020 00:47, sms wrote:
After riding around with this light on my mountain bike/gravel bike I've
had several people ask me about this light and where to get it.

To make it easier to share the information I wrote up a little blurb on
it in a shared Google Docs document:

https://docs.google.com/document/d/17TCGXl9N0dD6wNhNHAyf-ZeEfZLp2uf6A4D40BTgZwo/


http://tinyurl.com/ccfl26650.

Looking at

https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon....AC_SL1000_.jpg

I would say that is dangerous anywhere near a public road.

Right on! Talk about overkill! SMS will in the future post an even brighter narrow beam light.

I'd hate to be riding towards anyone using that light at night. Even a driver would probably be blinded by it.

Also, Scharf's post lacked the notice from his websites, "If you buy one
of these, please start from my site so I can get a commission," or words
to that effect.

BTW, I'm curious. Scharf touts his, um, elegant conduit clamp mount
instead of "highly breakable plastic." While I have properly designed
bike headlights bolted onto my bikes, I have friends who use plastic
mounted headlights on their handlebars. I've never heard of one of those
mounts breaking. Is that a common problem for those posting here?


--
- Frank Krygowski

On 15/07/2020 19:00, Frank Krygowski wrote:
On 7/15/2020 8:40 AM, Sir Ridesalot wrote:
On Wednesday, 15 July 2020 04:54:01 UTC-4, Tosspot wrote:
On 15/07/2020 00:47, sms wrote:
After riding around with this light on my mountain bike/gravel
bike I've had several people ask me about this light and where
to get it.

To make it easier to share the information I wrote up a little
blurb on it in a shared Google Docs document:

https://docs.google.com/document/d/17TCGXl9N0dD6wNhNHAyf-ZeEfZLp2uf6A4D40BTgZwo/




http://tinyurl.com/ccfl26650.

Looking at

https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon....AC_SL1000_.jpg



I would say that is dangerous anywhere near a public road.

Right on! Talk about overkill! SMS will in the future post an even
brighter narrow beam light.

I'd hate to be riding towards anyone using that light at night.
Even a driver would probably be blinded by it.

Also, Scharf's post lacked the notice from his websites, "If you buy
one of these, please start from my site so I can get a commission,"
or words to that effect.

BTW, I'm curious. Scharf touts his, um, elegant conduit clamp mount
instead of "highly breakable plastic." While I have properly designed
bike headlights bolted onto my bikes, I have friends who use plastic
mounted headlights on their handlebars. I've never heard of one of
those mounts breaking. Is that a common problem for those posting
here?

Not so much failing, but a good solid mount helps a lot. I've tried the
twofish adapter and it's rubbish. Almost anything with rubber in the
assembly is bad, so in a rare defense of CRN, I would say the proposed
adapter is good. Using it to mount a flashlight is insane.

How do I know this? I've tried. Getting a flashlight to not blind
oncoming vehicles but still illuminate more than 6ft in front of your
front wheel is impossible imho. You *need* to shape the beam.

On 7/15/2020 1:53 AM, Tosspot wrote:
On 15/07/2020 00:47, sms wrote:
After riding around with this light on my mountain bike/gravel bike
I've had several people ask me about this light and where to get it.

To make it easier to share the information I wrote up a little blurb
on it in a shared Google Docs document:

https://docs.google.com/document/d/17TCGXl9N0dD6wNhNHAyf-ZeEfZLp2uf6A4D40BTgZwo/


http://tinyurl.com/ccfl26650.

Looking at

https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon....AC_SL1000_.jpg


I would say that is dangerous anywhere near a public road.

Only if you aim it incorrectly which is possible with any light.

On Wed, 15 Jul 2020 13:00:02 -0400, Frank Krygowski
wrote:

On 7/15/2020 8:40 AM, Sir Ridesalot wrote:
On Wednesday, 15 July 2020 04:54:01 UTC-4, Tosspot wrote:
On 15/07/2020 00:47, sms wrote:
After riding around with this light on my mountain bike/gravel bike I've
had several people ask me about this light and where to get it.

To make it easier to share the information I wrote up a little blurb on
it in a shared Google Docs document:

https://docs.google.com/document/d/17TCGXl9N0dD6wNhNHAyf-ZeEfZLp2uf6A4D40BTgZwo/


http://tinyurl.com/ccfl26650.

Looking at

https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon....AC_SL1000_.jpg

I would say that is dangerous anywhere near a public road.

Right on! Talk about overkill! SMS will in the future post an even brighter narrow beam light.

I'd hate to be riding towards anyone using that light at night. Even a driver would probably be blinded by it.

Also, Scharf's post lacked the notice from his websites, "If you buy one
of these, please start from my site so I can get a commission," or words
to that effect.

BTW, I'm curious. Scharf touts his, um, elegant conduit clamp mount
instead of "highly breakable plastic." While I have properly designed
bike headlights bolted onto my bikes, I have friends who use plastic
mounted headlights on their handlebars. I've never heard of one of those
mounts breaking. Is that a common problem for those posting here?

Well, I did, for a while, use two hose clamps to mount lights but one
does have to be rather careful doing this as (1) normal metal hose
clamps tend to rust and (2) stainless clamps come in two flavors, and
only one type is all stainless and doesn't corrode.

I now use plastic mounts as it does solve the corrosion factor and
since the police now seem to use plastic for handcuffs and as
Americans now hardly ever seem to carry a "pocket knife" they are
probably secure against theft.
--
Cheers,

John B.

On 7/15/2020 5:27 PM, John B. wrote:
On Wed, 15 Jul 2020 13:00:02 -0400, Frank Krygowski
wrote:

On 7/15/2020 8:40 AM, Sir Ridesalot wrote:
On Wednesday, 15 July 2020 04:54:01 UTC-4, Tosspot wrote:
On 15/07/2020 00:47, sms wrote:
After riding around with this light on my mountain bike/gravel bike I've
had several people ask me about this light and where to get it.

To make it easier to share the information I wrote up a little blurb on
it in a shared Google Docs document:

https://docs.google.com/document/d/17TCGXl9N0dD6wNhNHAyf-ZeEfZLp2uf6A4D40BTgZwo/


http://tinyurl.com/ccfl26650.

Looking at

https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon....AC_SL1000_.jpg

I would say that is dangerous anywhere near a public road.

Right on! Talk about overkill! SMS will in the future post an even brighter narrow beam light.

I'd hate to be riding towards anyone using that light at night. Even a driver would probably be blinded by it.

Also, Scharf's post lacked the notice from his websites, "If you buy one
of these, please start from my site so I can get a commission," or words
to that effect.

BTW, I'm curious. Scharf touts his, um, elegant conduit clamp mount
instead of "highly breakable plastic." While I have properly designed
bike headlights bolted onto my bikes, I have friends who use plastic
mounted headlights on their handlebars. I've never heard of one of those
mounts breaking. Is that a common problem for those posting here?

Well, I did, for a while, use two hose clamps to mount lights but one
does have to be rather careful doing this as (1) normal metal hose
clamps tend to rust and (2) stainless clamps come in two flavors, and
only one type is all stainless and doesn't corrode.

I now use plastic mounts as it does solve the corrosion factor and
since the police now seem to use plastic for handcuffs and as
Americans now hardly ever seem to carry a "pocket knife" they are
probably secure against theft.
--
Cheers,

John B.


??
Every time I've been arrested they took my pocket knife.
Thailand must be very different indeed.

--
Andrew Muzi
www.yellowjersey.org/
Open every day since 1 April, 1971

On Wed, 15 Jul 2020 17:46:36 -0500, AMuzi wrote:

On 7/15/2020 5:27 PM, John B. wrote:
On Wed, 15 Jul 2020 13:00:02 -0400, Frank Krygowski
wrote:

On 7/15/2020 8:40 AM, Sir Ridesalot wrote:
On Wednesday, 15 July 2020 04:54:01 UTC-4, Tosspot wrote:
On 15/07/2020 00:47, sms wrote:
After riding around with this light on my mountain bike/gravel bike I've
had several people ask me about this light and where to get it.

To make it easier to share the information I wrote up a little blurb on
it in a shared Google Docs document:

https://docs.google.com/document/d/17TCGXl9N0dD6wNhNHAyf-ZeEfZLp2uf6A4D40BTgZwo/


http://tinyurl.com/ccfl26650.

Looking at

https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon....AC_SL1000_.jpg

I would say that is dangerous anywhere near a public road.

Right on! Talk about overkill! SMS will in the future post an even brighter narrow beam light.

I'd hate to be riding towards anyone using that light at night. Even a driver would probably be blinded by it.

Also, Scharf's post lacked the notice from his websites, "If you buy one
of these, please start from my site so I can get a commission," or words
to that effect.

BTW, I'm curious. Scharf touts his, um, elegant conduit clamp mount
instead of "highly breakable plastic." While I have properly designed
bike headlights bolted onto my bikes, I have friends who use plastic
mounted headlights on their handlebars. I've never heard of one of those
mounts breaking. Is that a common problem for those posting here?

Well, I did, for a while, use two hose clamps to mount lights but one
does have to be rather careful doing this as (1) normal metal hose
clamps tend to rust and (2) stainless clamps come in two flavors, and
only one type is all stainless and doesn't corrode.

I now use plastic mounts as it does solve the corrosion factor and
since the police now seem to use plastic for handcuffs and as
Americans now hardly ever seem to carry a "pocket knife" they are
probably secure against theft.
--
Cheers,

John B.


??
Every time I've been arrested they took my pocket knife.
Thailand must be very different indeed.

Well, of course they take your pocket knife. They also take your
money, belt, shoe laces, gold chain and amulet, and anything else you
may have about your person.
--
Cheers,

John B.

On 7/15/2020 12:29 PM, Tosspot wrote:

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Not so much failing, but a good solid mount helps a lot.Â* I've tried the
twofish adapter and it's rubbish.Â* Almost anything with rubber in the
assembly is bad, so in a rare defense of CRN, I would say the proposed
adapter is good.Â* Using it to mount a flashlight is insane.

I've had plastic light mounts break. Lezyne does offer a mount with an
aluminum clamp as an extra cost option which is useful for their lights,
but their lights are quite costly. Where I've had mounts break in the
past is the plastic or rubber piece that goes around the handlebars, not
where the light slides into the plastic mount.

I haven't had any rust issues with the steel conduit hangers, maybe
because they are covered with heat shrinkable tubing or maybe because I
don't get them wet very often.

How do I know this?Â* I've tried.Â* Getting a flashlight to not blind
oncoming vehicles but still illuminate more than 6ft in front of your
front wheel is impossible imho.Â* You *need* to shape the beam.

It's quite easy to do. A flashlight with zoom capability is essential in
this task.

In any case, I just posted that Google Doc because it was easier to
refer people to it than to start explaining all the details every time
someone asked me about the light.

http://tinyurl.com/ccfl26650 or
http://docs.google.com/document/d/17TCGXl9N0dD6wNhNHAyf-ZeEfZLp2uf6A4D40BTgZwo/