Comments on: Light & Motion Vega http://urbanvelo.org/light-motion-vega/ Bicycles in the urban environment. A magazine about urban cycling. Thu, 24 May 2012 12:45:26 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Alice Strong http://urbanvelo.org/light-motion-vega/comment-page-1/#comment-30692 Alice Strong Sun, 07 Nov 2010 20:14:58 +0000 http://urbanvelo.org/?p=1227#comment-30692 A follow-up from me, too. Sadly my Vega was stolen. The thief tore the mount apart to get the light off...:( So...I guess don't leave the Vega mounted? Take it with you. A follow-up from me, too.

Sadly my Vega was stolen. The thief tore the mount apart to get the light off…:(

So…I guess don’t leave the Vega mounted? Take it with you.

]]> By: hpscott http://urbanvelo.org/light-motion-vega/comment-page-1/#comment-10798 hpscott Thu, 24 Sep 2009 10:15:29 +0000 http://urbanvelo.org/?p=1227#comment-10798 Just a follow-up to my previous post: I went ahead and ordered the new bracket and, sure enough, it works great. If you do this, however, note that you need to keep the screw and washer from the old bracket because the newer Vega 120 uses a smaller-diameter screw to secure it in place. Not a big deal, but I thought I'd mention it. Just a follow-up to my previous post: I went ahead and ordered the new bracket and, sure enough, it works great.

If you do this, however, note that you need to keep the screw and washer from the old bracket because the newer Vega 120 uses a smaller-diameter screw to secure it in place. Not a big deal, but I thought I’d mention it.

]]> By: hpscott http://urbanvelo.org/light-motion-vega/comment-page-1/#comment-10669 hpscott Fri, 18 Sep 2009 13:10:01 +0000 http://urbanvelo.org/?p=1227#comment-10669 Has anyone tried using the bracket from the newer-model Vega 120 with the older Vega pictured here? Looks like you can get them for about $20 (with shipping) from a few places online. Rather than sliding the light on and off of the mount, the entire bracket stays with the light and has an elastic band to secure it to wherever you mount it. This is attractive to me because I use my older Vega on multiple bikes, with widely varying handlebar diameters-- I need to use different spacers for each bike. Has anyone tried using the bracket from the newer-model Vega 120 with the older Vega pictured here? Looks like you can get them for about $20 (with shipping) from a few places online.

Rather than sliding the light on and off of the mount, the entire bracket stays with the light and has an elastic band to secure it to wherever you mount it. This is attractive to me because I use my older Vega on multiple bikes, with widely varying handlebar diameters– I need to use different spacers for each bike.

]]> By: pho http://urbanvelo.org/light-motion-vega/comment-page-1/#comment-10130 pho Tue, 11 Aug 2009 03:40:39 +0000 http://urbanvelo.org/?p=1227#comment-10130 Great light. My only complaint is also regarding how difficult it is to slide off the mount. Great light.

My only complaint is also regarding how difficult it is to slide off the mount.

]]> By: Alice http://urbanvelo.org/light-motion-vega/comment-page-1/#comment-8998 Alice Thu, 28 May 2009 00:50:44 +0000 http://urbanvelo.org/?p=1227#comment-8998 Hey Matthew I leave my light on the bike and charge it while it's still on, too. I found it difficult to remove from the mount, but that would make it hard to steal, huh? A good thing! Hey Matthew I leave my light on the bike and charge it while it’s still on, too.

I found it difficult to remove from the mount, but that would make it hard to steal, huh? A good thing!

]]> By: Matthew http://urbanvelo.org/light-motion-vega/comment-page-1/#comment-8870 Matthew Mon, 18 May 2009 22:39:50 +0000 http://urbanvelo.org/?p=1227#comment-8870 I cracked the mount on my Vega as well - actually both the handlebar mount and the light bracket. Light and Motion did not offer a free replacement to me but sold me both for $20. After having used it daily for the last 3 years I can't complain. I always found it hard to slide the light out and I'm sure that repeated yanking on the light eventually cracked the mounts. I've rigged the charger next to where I park the bike so, in the future, I'll just charge it on the bike. Hopefully I'll get another couple of years out of it. Its a great light and doesn't look nearly as dorky as the new blue finned Vega. I cracked the mount on my Vega as well – actually both the handlebar mount and the light bracket. Light and Motion did not offer a free replacement to me but sold me both for $20. After having used it daily for the last 3 years I can’t complain.

I always found it hard to slide the light out and I’m sure that repeated yanking on the light eventually cracked the mounts. I’ve rigged the charger next to where I park the bike so, in the future, I’ll just charge it on the bike.

Hopefully I’ll get another couple of years out of it. Its a great light and doesn’t look nearly as dorky as the new blue finned Vega.

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