Recs for rear light that sits under saddle
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Evening all
As the title suggests, could I get some recommendations for rear lights that fix to the saddle rails. No set budget, just good quality and recommendations from personal experience please.
Many thanks!
As the title suggests, could I get some recommendations for rear lights that fix to the saddle rails. No set budget, just good quality and recommendations from personal experience please.
Many thanks!
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Saddle rail go pro mount + Bontrager Ion
No experience of this particular light, but based on the experience of other Lupine products:
https://www.lupine.de/products/tail-lights/c14-mag/
https://www.lupine.de/products/tail-lights/c14-mag/
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Ditto. Only had mine a couple of years though.
Won't ride without it now.
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My exposure rear light attaches to the saddle rails with the under seat mount. The mount only costs circa £5
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Go with the Lupine Rotlicht or go for an Exposure light - either the TraceR or the new Boost rear light.kervelo wrote: ↑Sat Dec 17, 2022 9:57 pmNo experience of this particular light, but based on the experience of other Lupine products:
https://www.lupine.de/products/tail-lights/c14-mag/
The Rotlicht is very nice though it doesn't have the odd flashing patterns that the newer lights have - the kind of pseudo-random pulsing that Bontrager pioneered with the Flare rear light.
The Lupine seat rail mount is a little more robust that the Exposure, though, which uses a heavy duty rubber band to hold a mount onto the rails. The whole thing comes off quite easily. Lupine go with a more permanent mount on the rails that the Rotlicht clips into. Both are pretty robust.
One thing - If you go with the Lupine, you will have to get a separate bracket to mount on the back of the light itself. That takes a minute or two to change with four small bolts. With the Exposure lights, there's no change to the light itself - only the mounts are different - and it takes no time to switch them between the seat rail mounts and their normal seat post mount.
This.BdaGhisallo wrote: ↑Sun Dec 18, 2022 3:37 pmGo with the Lupine Rotlicht...kervelo wrote: ↑Sat Dec 17, 2022 9:57 pmNo experience of this particular light, but based on the experience of other Lupine products:
https://www.lupine.de/products/tail-lights/c14-mag/
I have used Rotlicht for years and it is very nice. The quality of the Lupine lights is very high.
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Rotlicht. (EDITED)
This is a great light. Solid performance, great fit.
I bought it exactly because it is designed for saddle rail.
Not cheap however.
This is a great light. Solid performance, great fit.
I bought it exactly because it is designed for saddle rail.
Not cheap however.
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I'm using the Exposure TraceR and a saddle rail mount. Nice and compact, rechargeable and easily seen.MrCurrieinahurry wrote: ↑Sun Dec 18, 2022 10:58 amMy exposure rear light attaches to the saddle rails with the under seat mount. The mount only costs circa £5
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Yep that's the one...has anyone had issues with that other light being felt under flexible saddles like the berk Lupina? As it looks like quite a substantial unit?
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No isssues with the Exposure light being felt under the saddle. It sits quite far away from the base of the saddle, you could even mount the light below the rails if you wanted. Build quality of Exposure lights is extremely high, mine have never failed me.
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My apologies I didn't mean the exposure one (I have this and its fine) I meant the other light mentioned in this thread
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One thing I didn't mention in my comparison between the Lupine and Exposure rail mounts is that, due to the orientation of their lights - horizontal tube vs vertical box for Lupine - the Exposure lights need more available seat rail to mount them.
If you have your saddle slammed forward on the rails, you might not have enough room to properly mount the Exposure TraceR or the new Boost. The Lupine Rotlicht seat rail mount requires a lot less real estate on the rails.
If you have your saddle slammed forward on the rails, you might not have enough room to properly mount the Exposure TraceR or the new Boost. The Lupine Rotlicht seat rail mount requires a lot less real estate on the rails.