Attaching a rear bicycle light to an angled seat post

Image of the completed bicycle light and its seat post mount

If you are happy to have the light beam from your rear bicycle light point down into the road surface, then it is easy to attach your light to your seat post. Just follow the manufacturer’s instructions.

I wanted to have the light from my new rear bicycle light to point straight backwards, parallel to the road.

It turned out to be an easy task.

Image of the completed bicycle light and its seat post mount
My bicycle light and its seat post mount

Requirements:

Start by trimming the rubber door wedge. I narrowed it by cutting off a slice parallel to the long side using my craft knife, and then cut a hole to match the protrusion on my bike light.

Image of a rubber door stop
The rubber door wedge, the main element of the light mount
Image of a rubber door stop modified to accommodate a rear bicycle light
Rubber door stop modified to accommodate a rear bicycle light

Use the wide rubber bands to attach the trimmed door wedge to the seat post.

Image of the mount, without any bicycle light attached
Light mount, ready to accept the rear bicycle light

The process of creating and attaching the new mount took just a few minutes.

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