Best budget lights?
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Pete Sobye
Regular
- Location
- Fraddon
If you want really cheap but effective try Poundland.
I have just picked up a front and rear from there. I was really impressed by the lights and the front is really bright and also has aching options.
For a pound each you could have 2!
I have just picked up a front and rear from there. I was really impressed by the lights and the front is really bright and also has aching options.
For a pound each you could have 2!
GrumpyGregry
Here for rides.
some guidance as to your budget would be useful.
A very useful source of info on battery powered bike lights and torches is torchy the battery boy's website http://www.torchythebatteryboy.com/
I bought a pair of Torchy brand Cree XM-L T6 jobbies off him from on ebay where he is big_f_d_d complete with a uk charger that won't burn the house down while you sleep, and got a penny change from £50
delighted with them. they cope with a country lane dark/night time commute with ease and run for around 90 minures on full power, though the third level is ample for me.
EDIT I should add that after three weeks I swapped the supplied mounts, which do a very good job and would be perfectly fine in most drop bar situations, with ultrafire velcro ones simply because one of the supplied 'bolt clamp' mounts slightly fouled my cross top brake lever on my bullhorns in the ideal position.
A very useful source of info on battery powered bike lights and torches is torchy the battery boy's website http://www.torchythebatteryboy.com/
I bought a pair of Torchy brand Cree XM-L T6 jobbies off him from on ebay where he is big_f_d_d complete with a uk charger that won't burn the house down while you sleep, and got a penny change from £50
delighted with them. they cope with a country lane dark/night time commute with ease and run for around 90 minures on full power, though the third level is ample for me.
EDIT I should add that after three weeks I swapped the supplied mounts, which do a very good job and would be perfectly fine in most drop bar situations, with ultrafire velcro ones simply because one of the supplied 'bolt clamp' mounts slightly fouled my cross top brake lever on my bullhorns in the ideal position.
Cubist
Still wavin'
- Location
- Ovver 'thill
Have I posted the "I've got too many lights now" photo recently?
From the left: A 5w Cree 2xAA torch from Aldi, . A magicshine 900 lumen clone , a magicshine 816 "mickey mouse" triple,, a Cree T6 X-ML 1200 lumen DX special, a 5w Cree torch from China (utter garbage) , A Tesco 3w Cree 2xAA torch.
From the left: A 5w Cree 2xAA torch from Aldi, . A magicshine 900 lumen clone , a magicshine 816 "mickey mouse" triple,, a Cree T6 X-ML 1200 lumen DX special, a 5w Cree torch from China (utter garbage) , A Tesco 3w Cree 2xAA torch.
Cubist
Still wavin'
- Location
- Ovver 'thill
From the front:
Wheelies were problematic.
Wheelies were problematic.
