Bike Light Holder/Connector for Messenger Bag

Securely attach a spare bike light to your messenger bag and give yourself some extra carrying room if you're really hauling something huge. With snaps that fit with the snaps already on my backpack I now have a light that's not going to fall off any time soon.

Now why would I have a spare light? Well, because someone stole the bike light holder off my girlfriend's bike while it was locked to a parking meter. The light was safely in her bag. Who the hell steals a bike light holder? I've had crackheads offer me stolen bike lights before, but is there some extra side market in holders as well? Freakin' junkies.

Anyway, back to the new light holder.

Ingredients:

1" strap
male and female plastic snaps
grommet
screw

Step 1 Sew Ribbon Onto Fastener

Here the strap is fed in and out of the female end and sewed back onto itself. Thanks to Tim for his handy walking foot sewing machine. That thing rocks.

Comments

[tehmoonman]

nice work

[vermontjoe]

Ah, yes, the best ideas seem so obvious. Thanks for the inspiration!

[conceptualstratagem]

Nice mod, it almost looks like it came with the messenger bag. I have got to get a hold of a grommet punch.

[redbeardpete]

great job fungus! nice clean and simple design and great instructions too

[fungus amungus]

Thanks, man. I gave this one to my wife and she's been loving it.

[Junkernaut]

Sweet!

[robdeadtech]

Genius! I was just contemplating this same thing 2 weeks ago on the same bag. Scratched my head and said to myself, I guess I should try to find a light that will do this.

[fungus amungus]

I had this idea a while ago, but I didn't want to sacrifice a blinkie for it. After the holder got stolen I figured what the hell and the square nub was perfect for it.