Path: ...!weretis.net!feeder8.news.weretis.net!fu-berlin.de!uni-berlin.de!individual.net!not-for-mail From: Wolfgang Strobl Newsgroups: rec.bicycles.tech Subject: A small piece of metalwork - mounting an Aura 100 lamp on the fork Date: Sun, 02 Jun 2024 09:43:26 +0200 Organization: @home Lines: 43 Message-ID: <237o5j12m8bap3ni60sjtaugp8g8p45nm7@4ax.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Trace: individual.net RWy0zb0s3Bwu1aJTpypVKANqRMvPHymHL8wW8CIX7alxYTunUY X-Orig-Path: mystrobl.de!not-for-mail Cancel-Lock: sha1:CnutoWmgdXBJv9l1NvSeG0p8yhA= sha256:w7vGpPtLk1yi5oyBxVVDTiFhADnbiTFkWfcrEeiZR/U= User-Agent: ForteAgent/8.00.32.1272 Bytes: 2630 Due to the large Ortlieb Classic on the handlebars, there is no sensible mounting position for the Aura 100*) on my current road bike. However, the fork blades each have three threaded bushes at the usual distance, which are suitable for lowriders or three-point bag holders. As I couldn't find a commercially available mountable lamp base, the only option was to make my own. I passed on a similarly constructed holder I bought decades ago, which was attached to a fork tube with a steel strap, to one of our children and it is still in use. But I wouldn't have been able to use it on the carbon fork anyway. So I built my own. My attachment for the fork consists of a bent section of an aluminum flat profile, a section of an aluminum tube, a washer made of sheet steel and a matching screw with hexagon socket that connects the tube to the flat profile. To ensure that it holds without gluing, I shaped the flat profile (bent it several times) so that it protrudes into the tube. Finally, I cut a thread in the middle to match the screw. The thread will perhaps get some thread locking adhesive, but I haven't yet decided whether I will replace the screw with one with a flatter head and whether I will glue the steel washer and the profile in place. I don't expect to use the lamp very often, but it is reassuring to be able to use it properly when it is needed. The whole construction is easier to mount than a bottle cage, using a small hexagonal wrench and two screws. *) -- Wir danken für die Beachtung aller Sicherheitsbestimmungen