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J.T. from the U.K. submitted the first hack I have seen incorporating a film canister. I think this is also our first hack from the U.K. Brilliant!
He has an excellent Flickr set that gives a visual tutorial. He is rocking a Dinotte light, which I had never heard of before.
I probably had not heard of it because the light he is using cost more than I paid for my commuter bike. I have a tendency to go with pretty inexpensive lights, but I ride in a city filled with ambient light. If I was biking down a dark road with no lights, I can see an expensive light being a wise investment.
For the full meal deal, visit J.T.’s Flickr set. Thanks J.T.!
Made from some bits and bobs that were lying around and an old film canister. There’s a metal seatpost shim inside the canister for extra strength. The canister lid gives enough of a ridge to prevent the Dinotte’s O ring from slipping off.
What you’ll need to make this light/accessory mount:
- an old film canister - I went to my local photolab and scrounged some
- something to make the film canister more rigid - I used a spare seatpost shim that I had lying aound
- a screw/nut and bolt
- something to attach the mount to the the bike - mine is attached with an allen bolt to the rack mounting point
- a couple of washers
2 comments for this entry ↓
1 Bicycle Tutor // Mar 17, 2008 at 2:24 am
What a great idea, it looks super trick!
2 Jim // Apr 8, 2008 at 9:33 am
My hack is at the end of this page: http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/doc/page/?page_id=52080
(Oh, and so you don’t throw up when you get there, this is for a recumbent.)
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