[CR]Wanted: Good-looking (i.e., JOS or similar) headlight and taillight

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From: "Adam Hammond" <anhammond@gmail.com>
To: Classic Rendezvous <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
Date: Fri, 17 Oct 2008 10:48:06 -0400
Subject: [CR]Wanted: Good-looking (i.e., JOS or similar) headlight and taillight

Dear list,

My first frame having been brazed, painted, and built up, I am now left with only one thing to do: find some nice lights for it.

I have looked long and hard for currently-produced lights that meet my strict aesthetic standards, but haven't found any. So what I would like to do is find something like a JOS and convert it to LED, battery- powered operation.

HEADLIGHT:

I will be mounting this to the forward fender stay pictured here:

http://tinyurl.com/6xy6go

My ideal candidate would be the JOS 431c, which I believe would mount very easily to the eyebolt. I am, however, very willing to fabricate a mount for a less ideally-suited light. A teardrop-shaped JOS, Radios, or similar would be great -- but I'd prefer the light to be quite small.

The JOS are photographed here:

http://www.blackbirdsf.org/jos/head.html

TAILLIGHT:

This will be mounted directly to the rear fender. Something small to match the front light is what I'm after, though in general I find nearly all of the JOS and Radios taillights quite attractive. My ideal candidate would be a Type FCD or FCM (or the "Type ?" three from the bottom) as pictured here:

http://www.blackbirdsf.org/jos/tail.html

WHILE WE'RE AT IT, ANOTHER TAILLIGHT:

For the Velo-Orange Randonneur I'm waiting on, I'd love to find one the the JOS taillights that attach to the threaded braze-on on the seat tube.

NB: I am much more committed to beauty than to any brand name, so if you know of something pretty but nameless, please let me know!

If anyone has anything to sell, or any ideas as to where I could find something suitable, I would be extremely grateful to hear them!

Adam Hammond
Toronto, ON, Canada