Front Light Mount

[Alex1982]

Does anyone know if there is an adaptor to fit

https://www.canyon.com/en-gb/gear/a...anyon-cycling-front-light-mount/10006597.html

Or a canyon grail double handlebar

I have a MK13 Exposure light but struggling to get a clamp that will fit

 

[si_c]

Doesn't look that way, it's a proprietary mount which seems to use a combination of magnets and mechanical engagement.

I had a quick look and found not much more than people asking the same question.

 

[PaulSB]

My go to for this problem would be raceaware. They have a huge range of mounts for Exposure Lights. The mounts are 3D printed, if your light isn't listed they might well produce a one off. Superb products I have no hesitation in recommending.

The range is such you may have to look through it carefully to find what you need.

https://www.racewaredirect.co/

 

[mjr]

Isn't it funny that the only universal front light mount we have so far is still the front mudguard crown bolt?

 

[Alex1982]

I’ve managed to buy an adaptor from eBay and an exposure clamp which I’m hoping will work with the canyon mount
Will update with pics and links if it works for others

 

[si_c]

Isn't it funny that the only universal front light mount we have so far is still the front mudguard crown bolt?

I'd argue the GoPro pattern mounts have long overtaken the fork crown light fitting. The problem is light/bike manufacturers trying to get around it and have their own mounts to lock you into their products necessitating third party solutions.

That said lights mounted on the fork crown are generally much better position wise but likely less stable than handlebar mounts for heavy battery powered lights.

 

[mjr]

I'd argue the GoPro pattern mounts have long overtaken the fork crown light fitting.

Which of the three common GoPro mounts do you mean (two fin, three fin, or quarter-turn) and which light companies make lights that fit them? I still have some battery lights on things like the folding bike and they don't live forever (especially the ones with non-replaceable batteries which die eventually even if I don't drop, crash or squash them).

 

[si_c]

Which of the three common GoPro mounts do you mean (two fin, three fin, or quarter-turn) and which light companies make lights that fit them? I still have some battery lights on things like the folding bike and they don't live forever (especially the ones with non-replaceable batteries which die eventually even if I don't drop, crash or squash them).

A two fin fitting would be what I expected to see on the light itself with the 3 fin fitting being what it fixes to. Quite a few of the light manufacturers to have adapters which are often included in the box - Moon IIIRC do so, Halfords Advanced lights do, Blackburn lights have a fitting in the box and Lezyne have a separate adapter which is only a couple of quid to replace the straps on their lights as do Garmin with their Varia front lights. My Cycliq lights also have a GoPro adapter. Those are just the lights I've had experience using, there are probably more.

Battery powered units are generally pretty good although serviceability is generally poor but they are accessible for most people to get good enough working lights but I do love the don't give a crap never have to think about it usability of a good dynamo setup.

 

[mjr]

Moon IIIRC do so, Halfords Advanced lights do, Blackburn lights have a fitting in the box and Lezyne have a separate adapter which is only a couple of quid to replace the straps on their lights as do Garmin with their Varia front lights. My Cycliq lights also have a GoPro adapter. Those are just the lights I've had experience using, there are probably more.

Hopefully others will post if there's more!

Of the brands listed, I think only Lezyne make any legally-sufficient steady front lights, and even that only recently, so I wouldn't have considered any of those and that's why I've never seen a front light with a GoPro fixing. I've had Cateye, Sigma, Dansi and Crivit(Lidl) which all use their own bendy-plastic mounts (the same one, in the case of Dansi and Crivit, and two incompatible ones from Cateye).

 

[si_c]

Hopefully others will post if there's more!

Of the brands listed, I think only Lezyne make any legally-sufficient steady front lights, and even that only recently, so I wouldn't have considered any of those and that's why I've never seen a front light with a GoPro fixing. I've had Cateye, Sigma, Dansi and Crivit(Lidl) which all use their own bendy-plastic mounts (the same one, in the case of Dansi and Crivit, and two incompatible ones from Cateye).

Surprisingly the Lezyne go-pro adapter fits the Aldi version of their lights they did a few years ago quite well, I doubt the Crivit ones I've seen not so much sadly. A lot of lights don't explicitly state they are GoPro mount compatible, but rather just a nebulous "Action Mount compatible" or similar, but that's what is meant.

I spent a good amount of time a while ago looking at the different mounts available for different brands as I wanted to be able to cleanly mount the lights under my Garmin using the Varia adapter. This works really well and keeps the handlebars free of clutter, plus you can quickly and easily remove them as they are now quarter turn, although does mean spending about £20 per light to get the fittings to maximise convenience, which when you have several lights can get a little expensive.