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Step 3Protect your paint
The light could be mounted as-is from step 2 but I just paid a lot of money for a shiny new bike and I don't want that rough plastic rubbing up on my paint like Michael Jackson at a cub scout meeting.
To prevent paint dammage I cut sections of an old bike innertube to make a gasket between the light and the paint job. I cut mine to size because I was able to use an existing screw to mount my light but if you will be using zip ties (that would be 99% of you) I recomend using a bigger rectangle of innertube wrapped completely around the fork leg.
Finally, wrap the zip ties around the mounting bracket, rubber gasket, and fork leg and make sure you tighten them down pretty good. Trim off the tail of the zip tie. Pop in the lights and use the ball joint to adjust them to shine wherever you want. I think it would be cool to mount 3-4 pairs of these up both sides of the fork.
To prevent paint dammage I cut sections of an old bike innertube to make a gasket between the light and the paint job. I cut mine to size because I was able to use an existing screw to mount my light but if you will be using zip ties (that would be 99% of you) I recomend using a bigger rectangle of innertube wrapped completely around the fork leg.
Finally, wrap the zip ties around the mounting bracket, rubber gasket, and fork leg and make sure you tighten them down pretty good. Trim off the tail of the zip tie. Pop in the lights and use the ball joint to adjust them to shine wherever you want. I think it would be cool to mount 3-4 pairs of these up both sides of the fork.
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