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 Post subject: Re: Lights
PostPosted: Mon Jan 28, 2013 11:12 pm 
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Location: chelmsford, essex
The cree on the bars is to much of a spot light and having two spot lights plays trick on your (my) eyes. Therefore, you end up watching the wrong light.
I run two if the cree 1800 as the parts are interchangeable etc, one on bars and one on my lid and tbh I'm happy with just the lid one most the time. I have ordered a new lense for the bar one that will turn it into a flood light but I'm as yet to test it etc.

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 Post subject: Lights
PostPosted: Tue Jan 29, 2013 8:21 am 
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Location: Westcliff-On-Sea
I'm the same setup Matt.. I also have the wide lense to create a 'flat' beam from the bars and use the Cree with the orange peel reflector on my head as it generates a slightly better spread than the smooth.


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 Post subject: Re: Lights
PostPosted: Tue Jan 29, 2013 8:46 am 
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I'm just using the 3800 Lumen light (same as VW has) on the bars at the moment as it's a pretty straight ride from work to home every night and not very far. I have a Magicshine 808 and a 1200 Cree as well though for proper off road stuff.
While we're on the subject of lights, does anyone have any old laptop batteries they want to get ride of (preferably Sony or Dell)? I'm up for attempting to make a bigger battery pack and this is a good cheap way to do it. Laptop batteries are usually made up of the same cells that are in the battery packs that power these lights and a dead laptop battery will often only have one or two cells that are knackered.


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 Post subject: Re: Lights
PostPosted: Tue Jan 29, 2013 8:56 am 
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Hi yer,
Have a question can you get stabilizers for mtbs I am begining to think I should invest in some. or the small trikes I saw at chicksands video . Possibly convert to wings in mid air.
While I am at it how about air bags....
Bob


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 Post subject: Re: Lights
PostPosted: Tue Jan 29, 2013 9:24 am 
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If you run air shocks you already have airbags inside ;)

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 Post subject: Re: Lights
PostPosted: Tue Jan 29, 2013 9:43 am 
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Hi,
Got me thinking -Bigger shocks -are they fillerable with Hellium.
Bob


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 Post subject: Re: Lights
PostPosted: Tue Jan 29, 2013 10:30 am 
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They are but it wont work but... Nitrogen doesn't contain any water so you wont rot the inside of your system out, it also does not expand or contract due to heat/cold so when you set your pressure, thats what you'll have no matter how hard or mad or where you're riding !

You can get nitrogen shots at most good car tyre places

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 Post subject: Lights
PostPosted: Tue Jan 29, 2013 4:49 pm 
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Lights and V8s came today :) (don't tell the missies) but wife works late tonight and I work late tomorrow :( so testing Thursday night


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 Post subject: Re: Lights
PostPosted: Wed Aug 21, 2013 5:58 am 
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Just come accross this little gem, normal T6 with a adjustable zoom, bargain price too.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/350722069287? ... 71&afsrc=1

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 Post subject: Re: Lights
PostPosted: Wed Aug 21, 2013 6:00 am 
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So tempting with other lights but really dont need anymore!
http://www.lightmalls.com/led-bicycle-lights

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 Post subject: Re: Lights
PostPosted: Wed Aug 21, 2013 6:43 am 
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Location: Buckhurst Hill
I've got my eye on the Magicshine MJ-880E but the SolarStorm X2 2000-lumen Dual Head Bicycle light does look interesting and such a good price!


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 Post subject: Re: Lights
PostPosted: Wed Aug 21, 2013 6:56 am 
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Only thing i would point out is "sometimes" get stung for import tax of £18.00 from light malls.
yeah that SolaStorm looks very tempting, i think Mat Vanders has a similar one but a "real" one

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 Post subject: Re: Lights
PostPosted: Wed Aug 21, 2013 9:56 am 
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Location: Buckhurst Hill
There are so many to choose from!! I've had 2 lights from overseas before, 1 great the other rubbish. I note that there is a copy of the Magicshine MJ-880

http://www.aliexpress.com/item/MTB-MJ-8 ... 01394.html

The more I look the more confused I get about which one!!


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 Post subject: Re: Lights
PostPosted: Wed Aug 21, 2013 10:45 am 
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This thread makes me think off
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 Post subject: Re: Lights
PostPosted: Fri Aug 30, 2013 12:57 pm 
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Whoops.....

I may have ordered a twin U2 and large battery from Lightmalls....

http://www.lightmalls.com/solarstorm-x2 ... -lamp-only

Not that I need another light....

Just need to get out and ride the bike in the dark now!

Graham


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