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The light came with an alternate mount that screws on to the handlebar but it makes taking the light off more annoying, and obviously removes the ability to freely put the light on different bikes

I was hoping this design was universal but none of the straps I'm seeing online have the screw hole. Well, there is one very similar strap but I'd have to pay 13€ postage on a 5€ item which offends me on a spiritual level

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[–] 7bicycles@hexbear.net 6 points 1 month ago (3 children)

Speaking from experience here; your problem isn't gonna be the strap, it that it fits to the screw interface on all points. While they all look 99% similar, they're not, unless this is a Lezyne or something.

I'd advise you to buy a generic "flashlight bicycle mount" from wherever, something like this;

Has the added bonus points for if it holds up and your light doesn't you can also just use it for the next one.

Alternatively glue and ziptie a garmin quarter lock mount (knockoff, obviously, but using that standard) to it and get yourself a female receiver to attach to your bikes handlebars. They're all ubiqioutous and therefore well cheap.

[–] InevitableSwing@hexbear.net 3 points 1 month ago

To me - that looks like something from a sci-fi movie about the size of a smallish PC tower and it's called the "device".

[–] ProfessorOwl_PhD@hexbear.net 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I think it might be a Lezyne, it has almost the same design as mine but slightly longer and thinner.

But yeah, those flashlight mounts will easily do the job, and you can find them super cheap.

[–] doublepepperoni@hexbear.net 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

It's not a Lezyne (searching for the brand of the light itself I only get Finnish/Nordic results so it's probably a design licensed off to a local company), but the very similar looking replacements I found were Lezyne ones. The only problem is that the postage fees for the straps are stupidly high in proportion to the actual price of the item. I'd pay 5 euros for one but not 5 + 13 euros. That's just nuts when I can get shit mailed from China for 3€ or free

[–] 7bicycles@hexbear.net 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

(searching for the brand of the light itself I only get Finnish/Nordic results so it's probably a design licensed off to a local company)

They probably just copied it, there is only so many ways you to skin a cat and all.

[–] doublepepperoni@hexbear.net 3 points 1 month ago

I just wish someone in China had copied it and put it on Ali ooooooooooooooh

[–] doublepepperoni@hexbear.net 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I'd advise you to buy a generic "flashlight bicycle mount" from wherever, something like this;

You mean ones like these?

https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005007321929071.html

https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005005843902557.html

The only problem I see is that flashlights are generally thin and round whereas my headlight is chonky and square. I'm not sure these would fit around its girth.

Alternatively glue and ziptie a garmin quarter lock mount (knockoff, obviously, but using that standard) to it and get yourself a female receiver to attach to your bikes handlebars. They're all ubiqioutous and therefore well cheap.

I seem to have trouble finding the male bits on AE while female ones are easy to find, gonna search some more

[–] 7bicycles@hexbear.net 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

You mean ones like these?

https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005007321929071.html

https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005005843902557.html

The only problem I see is that flashlights are generally thin and round whereas my headlight is chonky and square. I'm not sure these would fit around its girth.

Yeah. The chonk should help to keep it in place, honestly. Unless the strap breaks, in which case on chosen examples any old rubber band would do.

I seem to have trouble finding the male bits on AE while female ones are easy to find, gonna search some more

https://de.aliexpress.com/item/1005007446027044.html Here ya go

[–] doublepepperoni@hexbear.net 2 points 1 month ago

Thanks! Both of these solutions are cheap enough that I'll probably try both of them out