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  • October 13, 2016 at 8:30 am #26382
    brooksby

    OK – so I ride a hybrid, no dropped bars.

    Ergon grips with bar ends, then brake/shifter units.  Front reflector (its the law, dontchaknow).   Bell.   Headlight (Cateye 400).  Blinky light (Lezyne Zecto) on the stem.

    God, but it looks crowded!  Yet  I can’t see anything that I want to do without, especially as we go into the autumn.

    (end venting)

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  • October 14, 2016 at 9:23 am #879939
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    StraelGuy

    Who cares if the front

    Who cares if the front reflector is legal or not? I’ve been cycling for 20+ years and first job on any new bike is ‘all reflectors in the bin’. There aren’t enough traffic officers on the roads  to manage a tenth of the morons in cars these dyas, they’re really not going to give a fig about a missing reflector so long as you have proper bike lights.

    October 14, 2016 at 8:48 am #879937
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    BBLeeds

    To add more space to my bars

    To add more space to my bars i got a ONE23 Bar Saver – have a look here http://www.tredz.co.uk/.One23-Bar-Saver_88497.htm?sku=302747&utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=google_shopping&gclid=CKuzv5Lz2c8CFWgq0wodNfEElw#

    might make things look a little less cluttered – i got it so I can have a light right in the middle and two either side slightly angled.

    October 14, 2016 at 8:08 am #879935
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    brooksby

    Thanks for all of this,

    Thanks for all of this, people! yes

    SimonE – I have the Cateye on at this time of year as a ‘to see by’ headlight and the Lezyne is on as a supplementary ‘to be seen by’ (when I’m not commuting at this time of year in the dusk/dark, only the Lezyne tends to be on and I keep the Cateye in a pannier).

    Kil0ran – I hadn’t realised a front reflector wasn’t a legal requirement.  If that’s the case then that will be gone in a heartbeat!

    Superpython – your handlebars make mine look practically minimalist!

    Thanks, all.

    October 13, 2016 at 10:38 pm #879933
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    kil0ran wrote:
    Oh and if you have clearance, mount one of the lights under the stem? Or go dyno with a proper fork crown German light which will mean oncoming drivers will think you’re a motorcyclist

    This is what I’ve done with my front light – sits happily on the stem underneath the bars, still highly visible.  And as an added bonus it shows potholes even clearer because they cast longer shadows.

    October 13, 2016 at 10:01 pm #879931
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    kil0ran

    Oh and if you have clearance,

    Oh and if you have clearance, mount one of the lights under the stem? Or go dyno with a proper fork crown German light which will mean oncoming drivers will think you’re a motorcyclist

    October 13, 2016 at 9:58 pm #879929
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    kil0ran

    Front reflector isn’t a legal

    Front reflector isn’t a legal requirement (rear one and pedal reflectors are)

    if you want to keep it move it to the fork crown or fork leg

    for a blinky light get a £2.99 one from Decathlon that runs on a button cell and mount to headtube or fork leg.

    October 13, 2016 at 6:27 pm #879927
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    Simon E

    Front reflector – take it off

    Front reflector – take it off.

    Do you need both lights on there simultaneously? How about fitting the Cateye underneath? (probably won’t make much difference really)

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