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Hi all, how do i attach this to my POC helmet ?

Zip ties are not a good look

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Posted : 14/09/2016 10:34 am
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Twofish blocks


 
Posted : 14/09/2016 10:38 am
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Exposure mount if your lucky? Some combination of GoPro mounts?


 
Posted : 14/09/2016 10:41 am
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twofish blocks

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Posted : 14/09/2016 10:49 am
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Zip ties are not a good look

I assume you'll be using it in the dark??


 
Posted : 14/09/2016 10:52 am
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Some kind of peg.


 
Posted : 14/09/2016 10:52 am
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Congratulations. You managed to use google to find a picture of a ginger kid. Now try again using the words Twofish blocks.


 
Posted : 14/09/2016 11:01 am
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Ok will do have a lovely afternoon

Sorry, to clarify, zip ties don't work


 
Posted : 14/09/2016 11:12 am
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Thought this was going to be a thread about international woman's day


 
Posted : 14/09/2016 11:36 am
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Some kind of peg.

Naughty.....


 
Posted : 14/09/2016 11:39 am
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DX sell mounts for this purpose.


 
Posted : 14/09/2016 11:40 am
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I have a similar torch wrapped in the fuzzy side of sticky velcro with the non-fuzzy side stuck to the helmet; works a treat, easily removable, won't snap my head off if it hits a tree etcetera.


 
Posted : 14/09/2016 11:45 am
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I have one of those, fits fine in an exposure mount, although the mount costs more than the light!


 
Posted : 14/09/2016 11:47 am
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Which are copy's of twofish blocks.


 
Posted : 14/09/2016 11:47 am
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DX sell mounts for this purpose

So does a company called Twofish. They call them Blocks.


 
Posted : 14/09/2016 11:50 am
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So does a company called Twofish. They call them Blocks.

Good for them.

DX's are about $3 from memory.


 
Posted : 14/09/2016 12:08 pm
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Depending on your lid, we use those rubber wrist bands to hook over one end of the torch, through the skeleton of the helmet, back over the other end of the torch.
Not forgetting to use a bit of old inner tube as a sleeve to go over the torch so it doesn't scratch your lid.
This also helps to prevent the torch from slipping about.

Works well for me, keeps the torch flat to the lid and no bracket required.


 
Posted : 14/09/2016 12:24 pm
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Get a can of Zefal tyre sealant.
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It comes with a velcro strap and a moulded rubber piece to allow you to strap the can to your frame. This works perfectly as a torch helmet-mount.

Then throw the sealant away, its useless.


 
Posted : 14/09/2016 12:37 pm
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And guess what that mount is 🙂 a ****ing twofish ****ing block.


 
Posted : 14/09/2016 12:38 pm
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there's a product which is perfect for what you're looking for. it's a little rubber block with two bits of Velcro attaching the light to your helmet. now if only I could remember what it was called...


 
Posted : 14/09/2016 12:42 pm
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ebay "lock block" they're about a quid from china. Or 8 quid if you buy the Twofish branded one.


 
Posted : 14/09/2016 12:44 pm
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3M Dual lock, like a cross between velcro and sticklebricks. Amazing stuff.


 
Posted : 14/09/2016 12:46 pm
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Forgive me for being as thick as a whale omelette , but which of these fish based blocks do I need ? The pump one? Edit just seen aphex's post. Will I get it from China before winter is over ?


 
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[img] http://ep.yimg.com/ca/I/theshorelinemarket_2431_740641343 [/img]

there are two types and it all depends on what it will attach to on your lid. I have the opposite of this type so the two cradles are facing the same way.
I can't say about the ebay ones but mine was cheap enough and arrived in a few days


 
Posted : 14/09/2016 12:56 pm
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🙂 I though the kids were back at school already. I guess the slow ones get a few extra weeks holiday.


 
Posted : 14/09/2016 12:58 pm
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I don't rate lockblocks they wobble far too much for my liking.


 
Posted : 14/09/2016 12:58 pm
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Prawny, that's just your head! 😆


 
Posted : 14/09/2016 1:01 pm
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My lid, yesterday (ish)

Doesn't really have a central 'strut' as such

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Posted : 14/09/2016 1:02 pm
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A long shoelace or two should do the trick. 😉


 
Posted : 14/09/2016 1:03 pm
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The one on the left will fit around either of the two rear struts. it won't be central but the beam should be nigh on. plus you can use the curve of the strut to help angle the beam prior to fixing it tight


 
Posted : 14/09/2016 1:06 pm
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Great stuff , thank you 4130soul, much appreciated . Love those

* twofish * blocks
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Posted : 14/09/2016 1:14 pm
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@howsyourdad [img] [/img]

You're stuck with the patch on your head though, which sucks if you've got a pretty helmet.


 
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Or ride helmet less.


 
Posted : 14/09/2016 1:29 pm
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Warpcow, nicely done sir.


 
Posted : 14/09/2016 2:25 pm
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Those Twofish (or whatever) blocks are crap.
Put them on the bars for a real laugh 🙄
Velcro strap through the vents or ty-wrap on a bit of rubber at an angle that works.


 
Posted : 14/09/2016 2:36 pm
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I assume you'll be using it in the dark??

Smashing


 
Posted : 14/09/2016 2:39 pm
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Same torch as you OP (but not same helmet)... Ive always used these with success on varying helmets:
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...you may just have to run it offset slightly if your helmet doesn't have a central strutt but doubt you'll notice in use


 
Posted : 14/09/2016 3:12 pm
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The fish blocks are crap? What the what now?


 
Posted : 14/09/2016 6:05 pm
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The fish blocks are crap?
Not crap IMHO, but they could do with rubberising the back of the strap because they do tend to slip round the bars when wet.


 
Posted : 14/09/2016 6:15 pm
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