screw-on rack mounted taillights. Does anyone sell these anymore?

I have an old cateye taillight that has developed some loose wires and it needs replacing. I have the thing bolted onto a bracket that hands off the rear of my rear Old Man Mountain rack. I am VERY happy with this arrangement. But you seemingly can't find a light that can be mounted in this way. Everything is geared toward quick release (quick-steal) clip-ons, or lights you can screw on to your seat post. I mount a little bag behind my seatpost and don't want that arrangement.

Does anyone know of a light that would fit my requirements?

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Permalink Reply by Duppie on July 7, 2017 at 5:07am

Bush and Muller makes them.
John C Lind on Wells might stock them

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Permalink Reply by Steve Cohen on July 7, 2017 at 6:25am

Hey, thanks. Gotta decide if I want to go with B & M, German law doesn't allow blinking taillights (maybe that's good? Not sure why). But your reference to them sent me to http://www.peterwhitecycles.com/index.html. This guy actually talks about mounting lights.

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Permalink Reply by Duppie on July 7, 2017 at 7:08am

Ah....Peter White....There is a rabbithole if I ever saw one.

Blinky lights distract. There is some research that showed that policecars parked on the side of the highway have a greater chance of getting hit when their blue lights are on.

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Permalink Reply by Tony Adams on July 7, 2017 at 7:11am

Also, depending on the angle of your fender and its material, you might want to look into these magnetic lights:

https://www.palomarweb.com/product/lucetta/

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Permalink Reply by Jane Healy on July 10, 2017 at 7:39pm

Those are cute, but are they bright enough to get noticed?

I personally really like the new Orfos lights. You need an external USB battery (like the kind used to charge a cell phone, etc), but they are BRIGHT, super small/lightweight, and can be mounted quite easily with wire or zipties.

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/739603000/flare-pro-next-gen-l...