[Fish_n_Chips]

Been using the Hope Vision 1 which is my fave night to work etc but thinking something brighter.

Cateye TL-LD1100 LED Rear Light and with another cateye flasher on my jacket/backpack with a Tesco backup on the bike.

Been looking at the magic shine for £70ish for road rides but also checked Ay ups.

I don’t reccomend Cateye HL-EL530 LED Front Light in unlit areas unless you just want to be seen.

What are you guys n gals using or reccommend?

Yeh:

Meh:

Topic

[Chapo]

Dinotte 3W front.
This ebay
Dinotte 3W front.
This ebay jobby at front.
(not as bright as 3W but excellent in flashing mode).
electron rear 7 LED rear.
single LED knog at the rear.

[northernrebel]

Cateye 610 singleshot plus.
Cateye 610 singleshot plus. Integrated rechargeable battery that gives 30+ hours in flashing mode for the bit of my commute along lit roads, then has a low & high constant beam for the country lanes where it gets proper dark. Claims 9 hours on low, 3 hours on high, but I only ue high when tanking it down hill or to politely suggest to drivers they might like to dip their headlights as even low illuminates a decent patch of road.
Got little cutouts to chuck a bit of light sideways to help you be seen, although I back it up with a cheap & cheerful 5 flashing LED clip on that is 180 degree visible.

[Chris]

For commuting, we’re all
For commuting, we’re all impressed with the Moon X 300 from Raleigh. Nice and compact, bright output from a single CREE XP-G LED, although the beam is quite narrow. Decent handlebar bracket, low power indicator, mains or USB charging and most of all, cheaper than other rechargeable lights of similar specs!
Lasts about 3 hours on full beam (longer than the 2 hour claim no the box) and charges quickly via the mains adapter (haven’t tried the USB yet), so more than enough for a daily commute.
Down side – the one we tried doesn’t hold it’s charge too well, so if you charge it then don’t use it for a week or so it runs down quickly. Not a problem for a daily commuter.
Plenty of shops have these on offer at the moment too, due to a good deal from the supplier.
Nice.

[MCLK]

After reading through this
After reading through this thread I went for a Fenix LD20 on the front and a Blackburn Mars 4.0 for the rear. I gave them a try out last night, in the wet, on unlit country roads at the edge of the Peak District – very happy with the results!

[Fish_n_Chips]

Hahaha!
Hahaha!

[DaveP]

http://www.friendskorner.com/
http://www.friendskorner.com/forum/photopost/data/768/Cat-riding-a-bike–3J2DEDHNAZ.gif

[Fish_n_Chips]

DaveP looking like that you
DaveP looking like that you can see in the dark 😉

[trikeman]

Hi All,
I use a pair of
Hi All,
I use a pair of Minewts on the front with a Smart on constant at the rear with a Skully to back it up on flash. The Minewts have saved my bacon more than once on the lanes between WSM and Bristol for sure. On-coming cars acctually flash their lamps before coming round the bends – like if they think its a car on mains. The Skully really is a cracker, on flash you can see it hundreds of yards ahead – lasts well too.
Hope it helps.
Trikeman. 🙂

[DaveP]

Got a Cateye EL450 on the
Got a Cateye EL450 on the bars and a Smart Lunar 1/2 Watt on the seatpost.. With a pair of Backupz spare. Oh and my Urbanise has front/rear LEDs.

When the going gets very dark I also run an old Specialized Solo light unit fitted with a Cree XR-E LED and and on-board 3.5v Li-ion battery:

http://likeherdingchickens.blogspot.com/search?q=cree

fit’s on bars or helmet.

I put it together in ’07, prob time to do something newer / brighter… 😉

[vorsprung]

I have no problems with
I have no problems with batteries

I have a B&M IQ Fly powered by a Shimano generator hub on the commuter bike

[chris_road_cc]

Yep. The batteries are a
Yep. The batteries are a problem. A colleague’s battery went poof as did mine after the first season. Mine turned out to be a broken wire. His required replacement of a resistor and cap in the charge/ discharge protection circuit. Fixes definitely not for the uninitiated – and only required when you buy from overseas on the cheap.

My commute includes lots of streetlight free riding. With my old 10w halogen I could manage half an hour of reasonable visibility. With my P7 I get about 3hrs daylight. I only need 70mins, but it’s nice to be in credit on the steep hill home.

Cheers,

[Fish_n_Chips]

Proper retro and don’t fix it
Proper retro and don’t fix it if isn’t broken!

Saw that light from Spokes Shirts on DX too but how much woud we spend sending the thing back to Hong Kong as some people have had battery probs with the lcs battery life screen?

Think I’ll save up and buy a troutie light!

[barogerl]

I think you will find the
I think you will find the Road Vehicles lighting regulations do NOT require pedal reflectors on all bikes. They apply to new bikes and those of a recent vintage.
Myself I prefer to put my faith in Mr Lucas’s Silver King, of which I have two front and back. Admittedly mine is a vintage trike circa 1952 and the lights are appropriate.
I was passed once by two police in a car, who then pulled in, stopped me and then to my amazement complimented me on having decent rear lights ( the ones in question were 1925 vintage!!

[chris_road_cc]

I recognise the spokeshirts
I recognise the spokeshirts light from the deal extreme website. I purchased a magicshine P7 (link below) from dx. Plenty of minor irritations – silly flashing modes – battery pack needs water protection, but the light output is brilliant and the battery life is excellent too. It cost me £50 plus a month waiting for delivery.

Given the light output/ price point – a no-brainer really!

Home:
http://www.dealextreme.com/

Nice Battery – US PSU
http://www.dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.44459

Mine – UK PSU
http://www.dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.30864

Nice Battery – Different can – US PSU
http://www.dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.44676

[dave atkinson]

yeah, the off-to-high thing
yeah, the off-to-high thing isn’t ideal at all, at least the button is lit up in the dark 🙂

the medium setting is 30% which runs for a claimed 9hrs which is all the way through the night in theory, could be good. we’ll see…

[Author]

Replies