Lightning Riders

With the cool weather here in Michigan, I ride my F-40 quite a bit over the winter (but still a lot less than during the summer), with some rides going into the late afternoon and early evening.

For lighting I use a 15 watt helmet mounted headlamp, and also a Cateye HL-EL220 mounted on a TerraCycle accessory mount mounted on the front fairing boom and shining out the front fairing window.

I was sort of perplexed on what to do for the rear lighting but solved the problem by buying a Minoura Swing Grim light mounting stick. I have mounted it on the rear top fairing framework (right behind the top seat tube), right in the center (you just need a to build up the mounting with rubber strips). It fits snug, but not too tight, so I can "retract" the whole Swing Grip backwards during the day so it fits under the fairing cloth. At night I just swing it up and attached to the Swing Grip are two Cateye TL-LD610 rear tail lights. At night, I can still pretty much zip up the rear fairing cloth.

A photo of the Swing Grip can be seen at

http://www.amazon.com/Minoura-Swing-Bicycle-Handlebar-Attachment/dp/B000...

but if you are going to buy one, please do so through your local bike shop (it might have to be special ordered).

Bob Krzewinski