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In your opinion, what is the best place to mount a rear dynamo light?
I'm going to see a framebuilder this Saturday to make some modifications on my rear triangle. They will modify the fender mounting points and add rack mounts.
I believe I should seize the opportunity to figure out where to mount my future rear dyno light, as well as the cabling. I plan on using a Son rear light.
I'm torn between several options. I'd like to avoid mounting it anywhere on the seatpost, as I might be using some sort of saddlebag from time to time. I'm thus left with :
1°) Mounting it on the dropout, Fairlight-style. I live in France, so it would be on the NDS dropout.
Pros : Barely any modification needed, I can run the wire along the brake hose.
Cons : The light would sit very low to the ground, so I'm afraid I won't be visible to cars.
2°) Mounting it on the hidden mudguard mount inside my seatstay (see picture below).
Pros : Slightly higher than option 1°), less exposed.
Cons : Slightly uglier cabling than 1°).
3°) Having a mounting point added high up on the NDS seatstay.
Pros : The most visible out of the 3.
Cons : Can't figure out any kind of cable routing that wouldn't look bodgy as hell. This would be solved with fully internal routing, but I'm hesitant to do that as I'm not having the bike repainted.
If I wasn't so afraid about visibility, option 1°) would be a no-brainer. What do you think?