Dynamo Lights

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.gaz. in reply to @Thrustvector
Thanks : )

Yes I think under the mudguard is my preferred method.
The frame builder won't drill the forks for internal routing so we're using little loop-shaped braze-ons to pass it up the inside of the fork blade.

It's the exact details of how it changes direction at the top of the fork blade and goes under the mudguard that's difficult to find proper info on.

So far I'm thinking the journey looks like this, with unresolved bits in bold:
1. Out of the back of the light
2. Through a little rubber grommet (maybe an angled one like this to get the transition smoother)
3. Under the mudguard somehow (how do you secure it safely under there?)
4. How does it get from under the guard to the first loop at the top of the fork blade?
5. Then down the fork to the connector on the hub.
Here's a picture of it mocked-up on my (very dirty) other bike:

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jameso in reply to @.gaz.

Thought about this for my bike, VO guards though. Are you confident the guard is stiff enough so the light won't bounce or wobble a bit? Small bounce = big beam movement. I was thinking of a strut like a rack support that went from the fork mid eyelet and looped over the guard. It'd need an L bracket to fit the guard and light but that's what custom builders are good, at right?

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Eeyorecore in reply to @jameso

Just get an extra fender strut. You can run it from the drop out or from mid eyelets.

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