Attaching generic torches, cams and lights?

[downfader]

What little adapters and clips can you get (and from where) to stick torches and small cams to bikes? Ideally they have to be positionable too.

I've looked for conduit clips and so on but to no avail. Nothing on various electrical sites I looked at were really suitable.

Cheers if you have any ideas.

 

[TimO]

The dogcam bods do a sort of double velcro strap thing which will go on a handlebar and is meant to mount a camera at right angles to this. Obviously anything roughly that shape eg a torch, could also be mounted pointing forwards with this. I haven't tried one, but if I needed to do something like this, I'd try that device. I've seen similar mounts elsewhere, but I can't for the life of me remember where.

(It's at the bottom of the page under "Right angled Double Hook and Loop Mount").

 

[MacB]

google for twofish lockblock, it's a double velcro fitting and has held my torch securely for several hundred miles now.

 

[downfader]

The dogcam bods do a sort of double velcro strap thing which will go on a handlebar and is meant to mount a camera at right angles to this. Obviously anything roughly that shape eg a torch, could also be mounted pointing forwards with this. I haven't tried one, but if I needed to do something like this, I'd try that device. I've seen similar mounts elsewhere, but I can't for the life of me remember where.

(It's at the bottom of the page under "Right angled Double Hook and Loop Mount").

Yeah I've used those but unfortunately they're not quite suitable in this case as one of the torches and cams has a 40mm diameter.

 

[MajorMantra]

Google Twofish lockblock for a ready made torch mount. I mounted my Tesco torches by modifying these:

http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Models.aspx?ModelID=29580

You can simply unscrew the top plate and cut a couple of grooves in it. Then reassemble and run a couple of cable ties through the grooves. A bit of inner tube around the torch barrel stops it from slipping.

Matthew

EDIT: Beaten to it on the Lockblock!

 

[downfader]

http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Models.aspx?ModelID=29580

That might work. I'll look into that, cheers!

 

[Mr Pig]

I mounted my Tesco torches by modifying these:

I have one of those, they are strong and work well.

 

[008]

Do you mean something like this?...

Works for me

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[downfader]

Do you mean something like this?...

Works for me

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Thats quite good.

 

[brodie]

I use a toestrap with my Tesco torch, it works really well.

 

[MajorMantra]

Do you mean something like this?...

Works for me

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Mine's very similar, though I left the top plate on and cut grooves in that rather than drilling through the main body of the mount.

Matthew

 

[Davidc]

I've just ordered one of these

£3.90 from netpc direct

http://www.netpcdirect.co.uk/cycle-mount-bracket.php

might be of some use, but I'm assuming that the two holes can be put at right angles to one another, otherwise the torch'll be shining sideways!

 

[youngoldbloke]

Nite-ize Lite-ride - about £5.99 -ish, failing that, a sleeve made from inner tube on the torch, and an old toe clip strap.