Lights

As for that Cateye TL-LD610 LED Rear Light rear light..
Everything else works as expected. Unit feels solid enough and has handled some wet rides ok (i've only had it a month though). Even after trimming, the bracket is too wide and my leg ends up pushing the light over. Annoying. I could drop it down another 5cm if I removed my mudflap which might alleviate the issues but then again it might not, I've not bothered yet since I want to use the guard.

The new cateye rear brackets are rubbish. I've had the same problem, it just sticks out too far to one side and so catches on your leg. what you need is one of these:

http://www.wiggle.co.uk/p/cycle/7/Cateye_Rear_Light_Clamp/5300003973/

and one of these:

http://www.wiggle.co.uk/p/cycle/7/Cateye_LD120~500~AU100~LD600~1000_Tail_Light_Bracket/5300004734/

much more tidy and doesn't get in the way.

Has anyone else had problems with lights mounted on a rear rack? I've found (on the wife's bike) that the rack seems to kill lights - must be something to do with the vibrations or something, but they seem to develop intermittent problems when either they will just not work, or will go really dim.

It takes a number of months, but it happened with a cateye TL LD 1100 (I think partly down to how the battery cover screws onto the end, which I don't think is a good design) and also to a cateye TL LD 610. I've been running a 610 on my seat post for twice as long and it hasnt had the same problem. When it started playing up a few weeks ago I took it off and it was much more rattly than mine, where I think the batteries were not held in as tight, so I've bodged it by wedging a little piece of rubber band on top of the battery then sliding the cover on and taping it. this seems to be working, but it's a bit strange. anyone else found this?