best front light for under £50

[hero of valour]

hello

i am looking for a front light to double up with my cree q5. i'll use the cree q5 to be seen and need a good front light to see the roads before me. i'll be using two lunar r2's on the rear.....i basically want to be lit up like a christmas tree!

 

[fossyant]

Magicshine clone, or a T6 torch with 18650 lipo cells and a charger.

 

[kishin]

I've got this light and it's amazingly bright for the money

 

[Nigelnaturist]

I've got this light and it's amazingly bright for the money

Three questions if I may, is it any good build wise, how long did it take and how long does the battery pack last.
Whats more it colour matches my bikes colours.

 

[shouldbeinbed]

Have a look at dealextreme. The stuff takes a while to arrive but I'm going into my 3rd winter on £26 worth of ultrafire 800 lumen torch (brilliant at my daylight pace at 5am in a pitch black country park), 2x18650 batteries & double charger and bar mount.

 

[slowmotion]

Look at this site....
http://www.torchythebatteryboy.com/p/bike-light-database.html

I bought a Fluxient T6 mini with 18650 battery and charger for a bit less than £40 on ebay a few months ago. It is amazingly powerful. The bar mount bracket is not too good but you can easily get better ones for not too much.

 

[RWright]

I've got this light and it's amazingly bright for the money

+1, I got a red one from there, works great. I use it for about half hour at a time, haven't done a total battery time test on it.

 

[Oldspice]

Ask this chap

 

[MrJamie]

www.torchythebatteryboy.com and http://www.candb-seen.co.uk/ are both UK based and have great customer service if something does go wrong

 

[MrJamie]

Grr double post

 

[kishin]

Three questions if I may, is it any good build wise, how long did it take and how long does the battery pack last.
Whats more it colour matches my bikes colours.

Sorry for not replying sooner, I've not been on here in the last couple of days.
To answer your questions 1) The build quality seems adequate, I wouldn't say it's brilliant but it does the job with no problems so far - I've done about 300 miles to date with it, on roads and tracks and it seems reliable so far. 2) It took about two and a half weeks to arrive 3) I've not used it until the battery runs out, nor have I used it on the highest setting for any length of time because it's too bright. I use it on unlit roads on the lowest setting and tend to charge it after 3 hours of use or so.

 

[Nigelnaturist]

Sorry for not replying sooner, I've not been on here in the last couple of days.
To answer your questions 1) The build quality seems adequate, I wouldn't say it's brilliant but it does the job with no problems so far - I've done about 300 miles to date with it, on roads and tracks and it seems reliable so far. 2) It took about two and a half weeks to arrive 3) I've not used it until the battery runs out, nor have I used it on the highest setting for any length of time because it's too bright. I use it on unlit roads on the lowest setting and tend to charge it after 3 hours of use or so.

Thanks. I have seen UK suppliers of the same light a bit more expensive but quicker post, so I will get one of those next week when I get some money.

 

[TonyEnjoyD]

Agree with Deal Extreme, go for the trustfire Cree - multi-setting (M,H,L flash,SOS) 230 lumin with two batteries, a charger and Velcro mount.
Been using mine fr 2-years on same batteries. Charge lasts coupla weeks on one charge.
http://dx.com/p/trustfire-tr-801-cree-q5-wc-230-lumen-led-flashlight-1-18650-13095?item=6
There's two mounts, one transverse for bar mount and one inline fir STM of helmet mount
http://dx.com/p/universal-adjustabl...1871?rt=1&p=2&m=2&r=3&k=1&t=1&s=13095&u=31871
These are also excellent to keep in the house for emergency as well as on holiday

 

[Nigelnaturist]

Agree with Deal Extreme, go for the trustfire Cree - multi-setting (M,H,L flash,SOS) 230 lumin with two batteries, a charger and Velcro mount.
Been using mine fr 2-years on same batteries. Charge lasts coupla weeks on one charge.
http://dx.com/p/trustfire-tr-801-cree-q5-wc-230-lumen-led-flashlight-1-18650-13095?item=6
There's two mounts, one transverse for bar mount and one inline fir STM of helmet mount
http://dx.com/p/universal-adjustabl...1871?rt=1&p=2&m=2&r=3&k=1&t=1&s=13095&u=31871
These are also excellent to keep in the house for emergency as well as on holiday

Thanks Tony, but i was more think of this one, seems the best offer i have found plus it has an rear light than can be used for spare or in addition to any you may have.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/181007055416?ssPageName=STRK:MESINDXX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1436.l2649

 

[TonyEnjoyD]

And here's the inline mount
http://dx.com/p/flashlight-universal-bracket-mount-holder-with-velcro-123733?item=7

Takes a coup,a weeks for delivery but well worth the wait