Inexpensive rear light to mount on Seat stay - any suggestions

[Art]

Hello All:

I'm looking for a good but inexpensive rear light for my Bridgestone. I'd like to mount it on the left seat stay so I need a mount that allows me to tilt the light so it is pointing straight back (not up in the air). I have a seat bag covering the seat tube, so mounting it there won't work.

Anyone have any thoughts or suggestions?

TIA

.....Art

[Benjamin L. Kelley]

All mine, which are all various usb rechargable Planet Bike super flash lights all came with a mount that is articulated, similar to a standard cheap OEM rear reflector mount.

They come with 2 tube sizes, a large one that fits a seat tube, a smaller one that is a bit larger than a seat stay, and a couple sizes of rubber shim material.

You could probably goto a LBS and rummage the parts bin and find something similar.  Picture url of the mount from the planet bike site is below.

--ben in KC

https://cdn11.bigcommerce.com/s-i3pt5y1dai/product_images/uploaded_images/superflash-usb-bike-tail-light-lifestyle.jpg?t=1644602501&_gl=1*7oe9ud*_ga*NDM5NTc0ODEwLjE1NzAwMzY0NzQ.*_ga_WS2VZYPC6G*MTY0NDYwMTgzMy44MTcuMS4xNjQ0NjAyNTIxLjU4

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[Mackenzy Albright]

https://www.knog.com/products/plus-rear-bike-light

for rechargable rear lights - this knog became my absolute favorite. It's a sleek design. It straps nicely onto the seat stay. It is REALLY REALLY bright - but not blindingly so. It is easy to remove when parked - as it's magnetically clipped to the mount. It charges with a standard USB clip. It lasts a reasonable amount of time on steady or erratic blink. 

I found despite it not mounting perpendicular on the seat stay it is still exceedingly visible including from the sides. I find it actually lights the whole rear wheel quite well. 

[Ed Felker]

The Cygolite Hotshot models come with a seatstay mount clamp in addition to the seatpost clamp. I've found it can be mounted vertically  and is not particularly bulky, and the output can be lowered to be less blinding to fellow riders. 

Ed Felker

Washington, DC 

[Nick Payne]

Niterider have seatstay mounts for their taillights - not sold with the lights, unfortunately, you have to purchase the mount separately for about $5. They also sell a taillight rack mount as well, if you have a rear rack with a flange on it. I recently bought one of these, which is quite bright and has a good runtime, along with the seatstay mount:

https://www.niterider.com/collections/taillights/products/vmax-%E2%84%A2-150-bike-taillight

https://www.niterider.com/products/tail-light-mount-seatstay-and-seatpost

Nick Payne

[Art]

thank you Benjamin. That looks like a good option. Interestingly, that looks a lot like my 15 year version (which is dead even with new batteries), but I don't have a mount for it.

.....Art

[Art]

Thank you  Mackenzy. I will check it out.

I definitely want to be seen from the rear!

.....Art

[Brenton Eastman]

+1 on cygolight. I forget my models name but it has a tilt option and is super snug on seat stay or seat post with 5 seconds of adjustment.

[Will Boericke]

I have a winner on the inexpensive front.  I use a rear blinky every day and got tired of throwing out lights when the intergrated battery died.  So for me, using AAA rechargables was a criterion.  This Aliexpress gem is great.  It's cheap, the bracket is nothing special but works okay.  You'll need to swap batteries every 10 hours or so; unlike lights with Li polymer batteries, this one will slowly lose intensity but keep running.  I'm several months into daily use (through the winter) and it's been perfect.  And $3.  I have 3 because why not.  

Will

[awen...@gmail.com]

Hi Art,

If your seatstay has a rack braze-on, you can mount one of the Blue Lug Koma lights. They're an elegant little light made for this kind of application, but more expensive than some of the other options.

It looks like most of the online shops are sold out right now, but Analog has a few colors in stock: https://analogcycles.com/products/blue-lug-koma-usb-taillight

Andrew

On Tuesday, April 30, 2024 at 1:37:11 PM UTC-4 Art wrote: