this post was submitted on 05 Nov 2024
13 points (93.3% liked)

Bicycling

2206 readers
3 users here now

A community for those who enjoy bicycling for any reason— utility, recreation, sport, or whatever!

Post your questions, experiences, knowledge, pictures, news, links, and (civil) rants.

Rules (to be added on an as-needed basis)

  1. Comments and posts should be respectful and productive.
  2. No ads or commercial spam, including linking to your own monetized content.
  3. Linked content should be as unburdened by ads and trackers as possible.

Welcome!

founded 1 year ago
MODERATORS
 

I'm looking for a front light "for being seen" that can be mounted under K-Edge mount - GoPro adapter. Not looking for something heavier that illuminates the road ahead (thought I might in future). It has to e rechargeable, USB-C preferably and available in EU. Any suggestions? TIA

top 11 comments
sorted by: hot top controversial new old
[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 days ago

NiteRider has a K-Edge adapter for their Lumina lights:
https://www.niterider.com/products/gopro-adapter-by-k-edge

They're a US company but have distributors in Europe.

The Luminas are a more serious headlight than you are looking for. They're great, though. Mine lights up the road on the darkest nights.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 week ago

Lezyne has adapters for their lights, there's a list of compatible ones: https://ride.lezyne.com/products/1-led-gpad-v104

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

Would something like this work (just strap it to your handlebars/stem)

Otherwise, i imagine most major manufacturers will have go pro adapters (or third party ones) to adapt.

I used a 3d printed adapter for a cat eye light for a while

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 week ago

That's an option but I guess it's less visible sideways as one mounted on mount arm forward.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I don't know about availability in the EU, but I like this one:

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0BFKH2J63

This brand could also be an option:

https://magicshine.com/

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 week ago

Looks nice and powerful, a bit on heavy side but cheap. Will check for EU availability (or perhaps from China :) )

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I have an older exposure trace. Really nice light for all year round, good day flash that lasts a good while, and in a pinch can be used to illuminate the road(would suggest something brighter for longer rides though).

Only downside is the charger is usb micro on mine, but it has been updated to USB C now.

https://www.exposurelights.com/products/boost-daybright-mk2-gun-metal-black

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Exposure are top notch lights, I have a big old one that illuminates the road well. I'd need their go pro bracket for this MK2 and then I'm good to go, right? I'll definitely consider it, thanks.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 week ago

Yea, so depending on the version you go for, you just need on of the go pro mounts

The boost that I linked is this one - https://www.exposurelights.com/products/go-pro-fitting-light-clip

The slightly cheaper Trace(it is only 150 lumens) is this one - https://www.exposurelights.com/products/trace-action-mount-clip

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 week ago (1 children)

A provis/reflective jacket and any low, wide beam light aimed at your chest. (I actually have no idea, but the above is an idea I've thought about before. Downside is a light kinda shining in ur eyes...)

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

The way that high-vis jackets work (apart from being yellow) is that they reflect light right back where it came from, instead of scattering it.

Lighting it up from a different angle might not help as much as you think.

Try holding a jacket and holding a torch at eye level, Vs somewhere else to see what I mean.