CatEye Volt mounted via CatEye's bolt mount:
It works. ๐คท
this post was submitted on 14 Jun 2023
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I might actually consider that for my front light! Clever idea!
IMO the ultimate is a permanently mounted dynamo light, then you never need to worry about it again. But it's a bit more expensive of course.
I like the idea of a dynamo, and perhaps I'll go that route on my next bike. ๐
While they're never cheap you can get great deals from German sellers where they're a legal requirement for non off-road bikes. You can get a decent quality wheel and pair of lights for well under $200.
I have an ebike that comes with a rear light affixed permanently to the rear of the frame. I think it would be more trouble than it's worth for a thief to steal, since it's wired to the electronic components and the connector is not situated in an obvious spot.
But I still get nervous about leaving the bike unattended for too long, lest someone get any ideas. Heck, someone actually broke into my storage locker a couple of weeks ago and just broke the affixed front light off my bike, not to steal it but just to be a dick. (They'd probably have taken the bike itself if I'd left the battery on it.) So now I use an old strap-mounted front light.
All this to say, I think the advantages of strap/clip-mounted light outweigh the advantages of an affixed one. But YMMV.
Yeah, vandalism would piss me off as much as theft would. Perhaps I should just put the rear reflector on and keep using what I've been using for a rear light ๐