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[JRA]

Personally I think that having such as cell phones and displays sitting above the bar level are a disaster waiting to happen. I came up with a mounting system that tucks the display out of the way of danger and frees up the handlebar space for my light and it's function buttons. By swinging my mirror down I can even put the bike upside down on the ground resting on the saddle and the hoods if warranted.

Even riding on the road I don't mess around much with my display as I find it distracting and have almost gone in the ditch a few times fiddling with it. Especially one time descending a logging road and for no good reason tried checking my wh/mi use and ran over some sharp rocks that gave me a flat that I couldn't fix and had to ride it back to the barn 5 miles flat.......lesson learned.

Left to right: Mirror, regen momentary switch, wattage selector 250-1000, light, rear light with turn signal control, headlight button, CA3 on hideaway mount, thumb throttle

 

[pullenj]

I’d like to get mine cleaned up a bit but can’t seem to manage it. I just switched over to a Bam Trek handlebar and that really limited my available space. I’m adding a Vasque handlebar bag which will change things up soon.

 

[tomjasz]

 

[GypsyTreker]

Pretty simple actually

 

[6zfshdb]

I fall into the "crammed" category, although it varies depending on where I'm riding. I'm a tunnel fan and spend a lot of time riding trails with old railroad tunnels. These pics are my Jones H bars set up for such a ride. I have dual GPS, cell phone, tunnel floodlight and a handlebar bag mounted using the RAM system.

 

[ruffruff]

Here's our Corratec hybrid wrapped in sheepskin and some bones we found. Not much room for anything else after the Nyon though. Still trying to figure how to get a forward pointing 1000lumen light onto dutch bars and use an old smartphone for video.

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YIKES. love the look, but the the first thing I thought of was..."That's gonna leave a mark if you go OTB!"

 

[Stefan Mikes]

These pics are my Jones H bars set up for such a ride.

First time I can see that handlebars type in real use.

 

[Explorer-1]

Juiced RipCurrent S (RCS)

 

[Stefan Mikes]

Juiced RipCurrent S (RCS)

The headlight looks serious here.

 

[Nova Haibike]

The headlight looks serious here.

The one on the right is a Fenix BC30R. I have the older version; it is a pretty good light with some nice features such as an OLED display showing battery life remaining in minutes instead of nebulous bars. My only gripe is the 1800 lumens they claim is only available as a burst; the normal high is 1000 lumens (800 on my older light).

I'd like to try a similar light, the Nitecore BR35; same price, more lighting options, and a continuous 1800 lumen dual distance beam.

 

[Stefan Mikes]

There is a 600 lm "Specialized" headlight on my Vado. One of the greatest features is it produces a semi-circle of light, making it easy to set for distance (not to blind the drivers on the opposite). Unluckily, that headlamp is not available with current Specialized e-bikes. Another headlight I use is CatEye Volt 1700, which is darn expensive. On normal daily ride, I only use the 200 lm beam (15 hours of operation) to be seen. At dark night I go up to 500 lm (5 hour operation). If I have to ride in the forest at night, I set the light to 1700 lm (2 hour operation). Apart from the price, the lamp has no good indicator of the battery state (no bars, no percentage) but only colour coding: Green, Yellow, Red. However, given the battery capacity, I have never got in a situation to have the battery flat. There is no dual distance capability either. Yet, I have never regretted spending big $$$ on that headlight.

 

[6zfshdb]

For serious tunnel riding, the light I use is this 12000 lumen model from Olight:

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It will fully illuminate a 300' stretch of pitch dark tunnel. It recharges between uses via the USB port on my bikes display.

Like you, I don't regret spending the serious $$ considering I use the light for many other purposes.

 

[Stefan Mikes]

Like you, I don't regret spending the serious $$ considering I use the light for many other purposes.

Impressive light! Sure, the best handheld torch one can find

 

[Explorer-1]

The headlight looks serious here.

The one on the right is a Fenix BC30R. I have the older version; it is a pretty good light with some nice features such as an OLED display showing battery life remaining in minutes instead of nebulous bars. ...

Correct, and the time display is a very nice feature, as well as the remote switch has two buttons on/off/turbo and the second one for regular level change.

The one on the left is my flood/proper spectrum monster a Zebralight SC700d.

I run the earlier Fenix model on my other e-bike.

 

[Explorer-1]

For serious tunnel riding, the light I use is this 12000 lumen model from Olight:
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I have the OLight X7, but never tried to mount it on my bike. I did like the Fenix TK-35 on my bike when completely off road but more open area. I don't have a good mount or a need for it right now. I don't waste my bike battery on illumination except in an emergency.

 

[Stefan Mikes]

The point is some of these lamps have a mighty battery built-in and do not use the bike's battery.

 

[Explorer-1]

The point is some of these lamps have a mighty battery built-in and do not use the bike's battery.

Yes, that is what I'm saying, I'm not saying anything different. Just explaining why I have two high powered lights on my bike (and experimented with others), when it already comes with a light (although totally inadequate in my view, many love it). Not for the people that understand this already. Both these lights run on their own internal batteries and provide more than adequate illumination, but just some extra work to keep them charged up separately from the main battery. Once the main batteries reach 1500Wh I'll probably adapt some light to optionally run off the main pack.

 

[Stefan Mikes]

OK, I understand now.

 

[tomjasz]

My newest lights use my surplus 30Q 18650 cells. They are auxiliary lights not very good head lights. Roxim DE standard for a headlight. Won’t blind oncoming traffic.

 

[6zfshdb]

I have the OLight X7, but never tried to mount it on my bike. I did like the Fenix TK-35 on my bike when completely off road but more open area. I don't have a good mount or a need for it right now. I don't waste my bike battery on illumination except in an emergency.

Handlebar mounting the X7 is easy using these parts from RAM:



Invert the "V" shaped rail mount in the 3rd pic and attach the light as shown:



You can attach almost any flashlight this way, although a larger hose clamp was needed for the X7. The rig is far more secure than it looks and has never come loose. An included rubber strip keeps the clamp from scratching the light.

Using full brightness on the X7 is rarely necessary and seldom used unless there in no oncoming traffic. It's internal battery is sufficient for most rides. Like you, I hate to waste bike battery power on lighting but I will occasionally recharge the X7 via the bike's USB port when necessary.

For tunnel riding, I also carry two backup light sources just in case.