Bracket For Using Seat Post Bicycle Lights On Your Rack

Step 5 Attach the new bracket to the rack, add lights and reflectors

Finally, attach the entire bracket assembly to the rack and add your seat post mounted lights and reflectors. Depending on how much room you leave on your pipe section, you could attach additional reflectors.

Notice that the entire bracket with light attached should be lower than the deck of the rack. This is to ensure that the lights won't be in the way of an oversized package that is put on to the rack.

I also used this opportunity to add a piece of self-adhesive D.O.T. standard reflector strip to my rear fender.

In my opinion, having the lights and reflectors behind the rack, rather than under the seat increases visibility greatly from the side as well as the rear. However, this should never be a substitute for super cautious riding. Be careful out there.

Comments

[jet_ski]

this is an awesome idea!! now i'm wishing I kept that bit of seatpost that I hacked off my bike a couple of weeks ago! :P

[seb1188]

Thanks very much for this, I'll be trying it out very soon. I will however make one small modification. You say you couldn't have it tight in case you broke the PVC pipe, so perhaps it would be better to shape the pipe by cutting a strip off the top at the back and gluing on a flat piece of PVC, so that it is the flat surface that is in contact with the rack, allowing you to securely attach it. Or to save the hassle of solvent glue, use a piece of wood and do the same.