How to Install the NiteRider Trail Rat

Cycling has a variety of applications, from competition and exercise to leisure and transportation. One of the things these applications share in common is night-time danger. Cyclists can prove hard to see even in the best of road conditions, so the cover of night can make them virtually invisible. Legally-required lights and reflectors can help, but a bright, handlebar-mounted light not only helps make the cyclist more visible, but also lights their way. The Trail Rat headlamp from NiteRider provides intense, battery-powered illumination, and you can install it in a few steps.

Things You'll Need

  • Phillips screwdriver
  • NiteRider Trail Rat headlamp
  • Bicycle
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Instructions

    • 1

      Unscrew the screw at the center of a NiteRider Trail Rat's handlebar mount with a Phillips screwdriver.

    • 2

      Open the handlebar mount and wrap it around the handlebars of a bicycle with the slider clip groove facing the rear.

    • 3

      Re-install and tighten the screw with the Phillips screwdriver to secure the handlebar mount in place.

    • 4

      Slide the headlamp mount into the slider clip groove until the lamp snaps into place.

    • 5

      Hold the battery against the frame of the bicycle near the headlamp and insert the Velcro strap through the slits on top of the battery clip.

    • 6

      Pull the strap tight and wrap it over itself to secure the Velcro closure.

    • 7

      Connect the end of the headlamp cord to the end of the battery cord.