How about a small stainless steel hose clamp? Could work if you have a way to hide the hardware?
--Eric Norris campyonly...@me.com Insta: @CampyOnlyGuy YouTube: YouTube.com/CampyOnlyGuy > On Jan 11, 2021, at 3:35 PM, Patrick Moore <bertin...@gmail.com> wrote: > > And I forgot to ask my question: I hear that there are metal zip ties. I > don't think that the ~ 4mm plastic one holding the Secula to the stay is > going to break soon, but perhaps a metal one could be pulled a bit tighter > without that risk. > > Can one find say 5 mm metal zip ties that cinch things up very tight? The > Secula is designed to be attached with a zip tie, with a rubber shoulder > where it contacts the stay, and I further wrapped a small piece of innertube > around the stay for more grip. > > Advice, and source/s? > > Thanks. > > On Mon, Jan 11, 2021 at 4:30 PM Patrick Moore <bertin...@gmail.com > <mailto:bertin...@gmail.com>> wrote: > Well, it worked. I installed the Bilenky-modified st steel Tubus rear rack > (brazed bridge strut, hole for internal wire thru central platform tube), and > decided to install a Secula light on the left stay to supplement the > rack-mounted lamp. Tidied everything up with heat-shrink tubing and it > doesn't look bad. Soldered wires or, better, demontable wires with plugs > would have been even better, but I don't have the soldering skills or the > plug equipment. Still, it doesn't look bad. > > The tail light power wire runs through a tube itself running thru the top > tube, and exits on the bottom of the tt just forward of the st, then runs > down to another ditto opening at the inside top of the left seatstay. > > At this point I spliced in a short power wire to the Secula zip tied to the > stay just above the bridge, then ran the ground wire to the Secula together > with the power wire to the rack light down the stay, both exiting just above > the bridge; the ground clamped to the rack bridge mounting bolt, and the > power wire entering the rack tube nearby and running as usual to the rear > light. The rear lamp's ground is very short, and runs from plug to nearest > bolt holding light to rack. > > Given that I really think I am somewhat dyslexic, I was very pleased to see > that it all worked and, more, doesn't look completely bodged. The junction of > wires between rear of tt and top of seatstay is not too untidy; heat shrink > tubing does wonders. > > Small change for those of you who do professional-quality wiring, but it > pleased me. > > Now I have a backup that doesn't require charging or new batteries; the 2 > lamps plus a big reflective triangle or Sam Browne should keep me safe. > > -- > > ----------------------------------------------------------------------- > Patrick Moore > Alburquerque, Nuevo Mexico, Etats Unis d'Amerique, Orbis Terrarum > > > > > -- > > ----------------------------------------------------------------------- > Patrick Moore > Alburquerque, Nuevo Mexico, Etats Unis d'Amerique, Orbis Terrarum > > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com > <mailto:rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com>. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/CALuTfgv-Bn3DUqVk7sf8zDvtoALy88soqvaetiv_DMnC7U%3D9QA%40mail.gmail.com > > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/CALuTfgv-Bn3DUqVk7sf8zDvtoALy88soqvaetiv_DMnC7U%3D9QA%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer>. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/0C407885-E2EC-419D-BBB1-370E9AEC10E3%40me.com.
