D Seat post rear light

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    thobson

    ive just bought a giant defy which has their D fuse seat post. I’ve no idea if this is any more effective than a regular seat post but one downside i have encountered is mounting rear lights. I just tried to mount an exposure trace r light and whilst it does wrap around the seat post the mount assumes it will be flush against a spherical seat post which is not the case with the D style post. The light therefore rotates horizontally during the ride which is not good. 

    Can anyone recommend a rear light (or mount) that will work with a non standard seat post? I’m thinking to use a saddle rail mount but this will mean losing my saddle bag

    many thanks

    Toby

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    thobson

    Photo showing how I adapted

    Photo showing how I adapted the mount …

    #862033
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    thobson

    The sugru tip proved to work

    The sugru tip proved to work well. I used Sugru to fill in the concave mount so it fits flush to my seat post and now it’s very stable.

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    Poptart242

    I had the same issue and
    I had the same issue and ended up mounting a cateye xx to my seat stay, super bright so I’m not worried about it being a little lower. Also I’ve no idea why the pic is rotated… New site formatting?

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    thobson

    Thanks for the tip about

    Thanks for the tip about Sugru, I’m going to give that a go

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    monty dog

    Sugru is your friend – simply

    Sugru is your friend – simply attach and mould to the light of your choice

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    Daveyraveygravey

    Check with Giant. I have a
    Check with Giant. I have a Propel which has an aero seat post (think that is different to the D post?) but they have a specific light for it; I am guessing they are clever enough to have something tailored to your seat post. Mine was about 22 quid

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