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 Post subject: Re: Lights
PostPosted: Tue Oct 23, 2012 7:28 pm 
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They are very bright with a lot of throw and spread but the battery pack lets it down. it could do with a bigger longer lasting one??

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 Post subject: Re: Lights
PostPosted: Tue Oct 23, 2012 7:31 pm 
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Ah I'm sure your post won't be a problem! It's the same light as VW got. Beam pattern is not too bad. Now all the Chinese have to do is make a light with a dim function so we don't have to cycle through the modes. Going to look at modding one of my lights to do that.


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 Post subject: Re: Lights
PostPosted: Tue Oct 23, 2012 7:32 pm 
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Oh and halfords do a bar mount that fit there lights now for £3.99 so going to try that too.


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 Post subject: Re: Lights
PostPosted: Tue Oct 23, 2012 7:47 pm 
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I like the the O rings

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 Post subject: Re: Lights
PostPosted: Tue Oct 23, 2012 8:08 pm 
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Really clever motion sensor dimmer on this.....but boy you pay for it!!!
http://www.exposurelights.com/product/0 ... x-mk1-(new)/

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 Post subject: Re: Lights
PostPosted: Tue Oct 23, 2012 8:09 pm 
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Location: braintree , and leytonstone
Oops try this!

http://www.exposurelights.com/

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 Post subject: Re: Lights
PostPosted: Tue Oct 23, 2012 8:33 pm 
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Just got back from a quick spin round the local country park, so much better with 2 lights one of which has some decent punch. Used my Leyzene light as a headmount and it works great. The Dx torch on the bars is perfect for what i need. £25 including charger, mounts and batterys is a bargin


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 Post subject: Re: Lights
PostPosted: Tue Oct 23, 2012 10:28 pm 
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There's a good review of a dozen or so lights on this months 'What Mountain Bike" it came out a few days ago....also has some nice 'gear of the year' awards stuff.....worth a look in.

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 Post subject: Re: Lights
PostPosted: Wed Oct 24, 2012 8:52 pm 
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VW-surfbum wrote:
they are very bright with a lot of throw and spread but the battery pack lets it down. it could do with a bigger longer lasting one??


Got me thinking i wonder if you could make your own battery pack!similar to the people make for RC car's!


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 Post subject: Re: Lights
PostPosted: Wed Oct 24, 2012 9:04 pm 
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You could indeed, using a cluster of batteries like these: http://dx.com/p/trustfire-protected-186 ... pack-20392 together with a control board http://www.batteryjunction.com/pcb.html and follow a tutorial such as http://www.billporter.info/build-your-o ... -tutorial/


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 Post subject: Re: Lights
PostPosted: Thu Oct 25, 2012 10:36 am 
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I went out last night and forgot the 'o'ring to fit the front light so had to rely on the smaller torch style on on my helmet, made for much hilarity along the way, couldn't ride fast because of the boggy conditions and being hardly able to see made it much better !

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 Post subject: Re: Lights
PostPosted: Thu Oct 25, 2012 10:52 am 
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Eccles wrote:
You could indeed, using a cluster of batteries like these: http://dx.com/p/trustfire-protected-186 ... pack-20392 together with a control board http://www.batteryjunction.com/pcb.html and follow a tutorial such as http://www.billporter.info/build-your-o ... -tutorial/


Good find mate :thumbup: ,a pal of my brother races electric RC cars which use's lithium batteries!I think most of them build there own packs up from scratch!i'll ask him see wot he can do :thumbup:


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 Post subject: Re: Lights
PostPosted: Sat Nov 03, 2012 10:42 pm 
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Location: Chafford Hundred
Check out Ay Up lights. I bought a pair recently. Shipped from Oz in 3-4 days. Small, lightweight and very bright. Plus they look cool. You get a lot of gear in the box. I have them mounted on the handlebars and helmet.

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 Post subject: Re: Lights
PostPosted: Mon Nov 12, 2012 8:22 pm 
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Location: harlow, Essex
Hey all, been looking at getting some lights. im sick of just riding at the weekends! wouldnt mind trying some night rides at epping ect...
have no idea what im looking at but are these any good??

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/CREE-XML-XM-L ... 2ec3488c56

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/CREE-XML-XM-L ... 20c5013dc9

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/CREE-XML-XM-L ... 2a24dc7a38

are they any different?

thanks for any help.


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 Post subject: Re: Lights
PostPosted: Mon Nov 12, 2012 8:26 pm 
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Location: Cheshunt
I have the middle one and it's been great, very bright, battery lasts for 2.5+ hours. The beam is not hugely wide so works really well on a helmet as it allows you to see very clearly where you're looking.

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