Hello,

Does anyone have any suggestions for good rear lights that'll fit onto
a rack with fittings between 50 & 80 mm apart? I did have a Hella
which was very bright and emitted a steady light (I already have a
flashing one elsewhere on the bike) - it was a RL-980, I think - but
it's expired over the summer, for some reason. Just done a wee web
search and can't find a replacement anywhere.

Thanks for any suggestions,

Oaf

On 21 Aug, 18:57, Oaf  wrote:
> Hello,
>
> Does anyone have any suggestions for good rear lights that'll fit onto
> a rack with fittings between 50 & 80 mm apart? I did have a Hella
> which was very bright and emitted a steady light (I already have a
> flashing one elsewhere on the bike) - it was a RL-980, I think - but
> it's expired over the summer, for some reason. Just done a wee web
> search and can't find a replacement anywhere.

Have a look at the light mentioned in this post. Incredible bargain as
a supplementary rack-mounted light.

<http://groups.google.co.uk/group/uk.rec.cycling/msg/37bc857c3069493f?
hl=en>

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Dave...

> <http://groups.google.co.uk/group/uk.rec.cycling/msg/37bc857c3069493f?
> hl=en>

Many thanks for that.

Oaf

On Aug 21, 6:57 pm, Oaf  wrote:
> Hello,
>
> Does anyone have any suggestions for good rear lights that'll fit onto
> a rack with fittings between 50 & 80 mm apart? I did have a Hella
> which was very bright and emitted a steady light (I already have a
> flashing one elsewhere on the bike) - it was a RL-980, I think - but
> it's expired over the summer, for some reason. Just done a wee web
> search and can't find a replacement anywhere.
>
Cateye provide a bracket to fit certain of their lights to a rack. I
have them on mine and the kids bikes.
I bought them from Edinburgh bicycle
http://www.edinburghbicycle.com/ebwPNLqrymode.a4p?f%5FProductID=8386&f%5FSupersetQRY=C227&f%5FSortOrderID=1&f%5Fbct=c003154c003152c003245

On Thu, 21 Aug 2008 10:57:58 -0700 (PDT), Oaf
 said in
:

>Does anyone have any suggestions for good rear lights that'll fit onto
>a rack with fittings between 50 & 80 mm apart? I did have a Hella
>which was very bright and emitted a steady light (I already have a
>flashing one elsewhere on the bike) - it was a RL-980, I think - but
>it's expired over the summer, for some reason. Just done a wee web
>search and can't find a replacement anywhere.

Two suggestions, actually:

1. Busch & Muller 4D TopLight, I have several and rate them highly

2. P-clips on the bolts and looped round the rear horizontal member
of the rack above the light, so that when the bracket fails you
don't lose the light.  Alternatively a safety wire made of brake
cable with ring connectors crimped on the ends.

Guy
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"Oaf"  wrote ...
> Hello,
>
> Does anyone have any suggestions for good rear lights that'll fit onto
> a rack with fittings between 50 & 80 mm apart? I did have a Hella
> which was very bright and emitted a steady light (I already have a
> flashing one elsewhere on the bike) - it was a RL-980, I think - but
> it's expired over the summer, for some reason. Just done a wee web
> search and can't find a replacement anywhere.
>
> Thanks for any suggestions,
>
> Oaf

The Cateye TL-1100 comes with a self-tapping screw so  that you can attach 
the light to a single center hole on your rack. Not sure if this will work 
for you. The TL-1100 is an excellent light, though.