Dynamo Lights

I use that light with the rubber seatpost mount between the stays. I've not seen it mounted on a stay but there's no reason not to so long as it doesn't foul with your saddle bag.

Something like this http://www.saffronframeworks.com/build/simons-bike-for-traveling-light/ ?

Limited only by your imagination...
https://www.sjscycles.co.uk/rear-light-brackets/?page=2

That's what I was going to suggest and is inspiration for my Rourke build. Need to work out the mount - thinking of 3d printing something (I know nothing about 3d printing)

Anyone have experience with dynamo lights off road? I want to try on my SSMTB but all accounts seem to be the same that on twisty single-track/climbing they aren't bright enough.
Do you just supplement with a helmet light?
Thinking of the b+m iq-x, have one on my road bike and I like it, don't want to shell out for revo/k-lite.

I've used a supernova triple pro and a supernova hub off road for a couple of years. It still works the same as the day I got it, and it has been through some miserable mud and water, so it is very reliable.
The problem though is the flickering beam below about 4 mph, which on a muddy single track climb was a pretty big issue for me. I have added a decent helmet light now (Exposure joystick), and switch that on whenever I know I am about to need it.
In practice the two work very well, as I don't run through the battery in the helmet light ever, the dynamo light produces enough light (it is amazingly bright and wide angle) for well over 75% of the time.
Sadly it all cost loads of money.

Cheers! That sounds how I thought to be honest, I have a dynamo wheel already so may splash out for a MagicShine helmet light and an Iq-X dynamo light.

I used a Hope to supplement the dyno when moving too slow to power it.

Seems my cable is broken. What is the Exposure Revo charging cable connectors called and where can I get a cable around 1m please?

"prototype Sinewave Cycles dynamo... features a very bright beam, USB charging, and a unique battery power mode where the light can be provided additional power from a standard cache battery which allows for substantial light output at low speeds and while stopped. Dynamo lighting typically flickers and dims at low speeds, but with a battery backup the light remains bright even when walking the bike up a steep grade or churning through the sand at 3mph."

Noticed that in the Alpkit sale linked in the bikepacking thread that their Love Mud dynamo, which looks like a rebadged SP PD-8* to me, is available for £59.

https://www.alpkit.com/products/love-mud-juice

Thought it might be of interest!

*Does anyone know if it is actually that, or just a copy?

http://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/dynamo-hubs-sp-pd-8-versus-alpkit-love-mud-juice

https://forum.cyclinguk.org/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=109150

Which lights can be mounted either way up?
My new ogre may or may not get a 24pack rack from time to time so being able to swap between fork crown and under rack mounting would be nice. Bright enough for off roading would be a bonus.

In the short term will just be borrowing my edelux I off my lht but something nice for the future would be nice.
SON hub obvs.

I think the newest top end B&M light had that feature

Yea the IQ-X does this in a pretty neat way. http://www.peterwhitecycles.com/b&m-hl.php

Perfect. Thanks y'all.
That's such an obvious solution.

It's not an E3 but tail lights are so small and lightweight custom mounts are easily made,

'easily made'

I might have to ask you to prove that once I get my lights situation sorted!

Happy to pay of course.

I made one in about 15 mins with just a piece of brass pipe, a drill, hammer and a file. Have a look at my Genesis thread

Another light mount related question. I want to mount my supernova on the crown, but my carbon fork only has a whole at the back, not the front. Are there any premade solutions that will act as extender? Ie - bolt a bracket into the back, which curves round to the front of the fork where my light will sit?

A while ago @Hulsroy made himself this to hold his mudguard. I don't see why something similar couldn't be made to hold a light.

Interesting - is there any danger in having the metal round the carbon steerer?

You have a headset don't you? Pop it under the crownrace to hold it in place

You should definitely sand the edges smooth!

I'm not convinced that something like that would be strong enough to hold a relatively beefy light, and I'm a bit worried that if it were any bigger it'd mess around with the headset.