varuscelli
Flashlight Enthusiast
I have no idea how this will go over with others, but I decided a few days ago to get one of the new Klarus XT20 flashlights to mount as a bike light.
I've never mounted a long flashlight on a bike before, so this was a first for me.
What I did was to use two ViewPoint spacebars to give the XT20 two mounting points (one in front of and one behind the handlebar) to give it more stability. It's locked into place with two TwoFish lockblocks that connect to the front and rear spacebars. Use of two spacebars allows me to center the XT20. I noticed no unwanted movement or shifting of the light when the spacebars were use this way
This setup is actually working out very well, although I've ridden with it only a couple of times now.
The XT20 puts out a lot of light that seems very "bike rider friendly" to me. That is, it has a good combination of throw and spill. I'm even playing around a bit with mounting a Zebralight SC600 next to it for backup and to use occasionally simultaneously with the XT20. I also ride with a helmet light for looking into my turns and such.
What I like about the XT20 is that it's self contained (one reason I really like flashlights as bike lights), it puts out a lot of light (1200 lumens according to the manufacturer), and it's got a long run time running on two 18650 batteries.
Playing around with the ZebraLight SC600, I was surprised how well the two worked together when I had both on. The XT20 has better throw and the SC600 better floodiness, and the two together really lit up my path nicely. I liked angling the ZebraLight SC600 down a bit by pivoting it down on its own lockblock when using both lights at the same time.
This setup has a rather radically different look, but functionally it seems to be great.
I haven't had an opportunity to do any comparative beam shots but might try to do so in the next few days.
Here are a few pics of the setup.
I've never mounted a long flashlight on a bike before, so this was a first for me.
What I did was to use two ViewPoint spacebars to give the XT20 two mounting points (one in front of and one behind the handlebar) to give it more stability. It's locked into place with two TwoFish lockblocks that connect to the front and rear spacebars. Use of two spacebars allows me to center the XT20. I noticed no unwanted movement or shifting of the light when the spacebars were use this way
This setup is actually working out very well, although I've ridden with it only a couple of times now.
The XT20 puts out a lot of light that seems very "bike rider friendly" to me. That is, it has a good combination of throw and spill. I'm even playing around a bit with mounting a Zebralight SC600 next to it for backup and to use occasionally simultaneously with the XT20. I also ride with a helmet light for looking into my turns and such.
What I like about the XT20 is that it's self contained (one reason I really like flashlights as bike lights), it puts out a lot of light (1200 lumens according to the manufacturer), and it's got a long run time running on two 18650 batteries.
Playing around with the ZebraLight SC600, I was surprised how well the two worked together when I had both on. The XT20 has better throw and the SC600 better floodiness, and the two together really lit up my path nicely. I liked angling the ZebraLight SC600 down a bit by pivoting it down on its own lockblock when using both lights at the same time.
This setup has a rather radically different look, but functionally it seems to be great.
I haven't had an opportunity to do any comparative beam shots but might try to do so in the next few days.
Here are a few pics of the setup.