Donger
Convoi Exceptionnel
- Location
- Quedgeley, Glos.
I seem to remember, many years ago, seeing road bikes with lights mounted on the front forks, but in these days of carbon forks, this practice seems to have completely disappeared.
I currently ride a touring bike, which has additional high level brake levers, which I do not want to lose. However, in order to add all the equipment I want (Rixen & Kaul click fix mount for map holder or bar bag; bell, trip computer, & two lights) the bar space taken up by the extra brake levers means that I have had to add a bar extender (projecting above my handlebars) to mount some of this extra stuff on.
Even so, the set-up is still not ideal for night riding, as the lights are mounted above the map holder, so that my maps would get in the way of the front light. I have removed my front pannier racks, and have braze-ons available on both front forks to potentially take alternative fittings. Does anyone make anything like a bar-extender (2 inches long would do) that would fit straight on to a braze-on? I haven't seen anything like that yet, but am almost tempted to weld something together that could be bolted onto the front fork braze-on, and to which I could attach a front light.
Any ideas?
I currently ride a touring bike, which has additional high level brake levers, which I do not want to lose. However, in order to add all the equipment I want (Rixen & Kaul click fix mount for map holder or bar bag; bell, trip computer, & two lights) the bar space taken up by the extra brake levers means that I have had to add a bar extender (projecting above my handlebars) to mount some of this extra stuff on.
Even so, the set-up is still not ideal for night riding, as the lights are mounted above the map holder, so that my maps would get in the way of the front light. I have removed my front pannier racks, and have braze-ons available on both front forks to potentially take alternative fittings. Does anyone make anything like a bar-extender (2 inches long would do) that would fit straight on to a braze-on? I haven't seen anything like that yet, but am almost tempted to weld something together that could be bolted onto the front fork braze-on, and to which I could attach a front light.
Any ideas?