Commuting lights for unlit country roads?

[funnymummy]

come on folks let us potential buyers know the score They have a UK warehouse now so I assume that means much shorter delivery.

Mine took about 2 weeks.
TBH...when I ordered I hadn't realised the actual location..Yeah I know i'm a bit daft

It was only afterwards I saw they had a UK warehouse, but having checked the UK stock i'm glad I didn't use it .. The same lights were £30 more..??

 

[GrumpyGregry]

Amazing light! How do you dip it though for oncoming traffic? If you can't surely that light can only be safely used off road?

You know, my AyUps don't dip. I don't give a stuff. With my old lights drivers on my rural commute used to routinely pass me coming the other way without dipping. Good for the goose etc..

Selfish, illegal I know but unsafe? I doubt it.

I would consider putting some sort of peak on any such light though as you can dazzle yourself when honking!

 

[Cubist]

So what is the huge difference with this Link 1 and this Link 2 big difference on price ??

The two links have different emitters. The clue is in the title. If it's P7 it's the older 900 (claimed) lumen. If it says T6 then it's newer and brighter. (and cheaper)

I ordered this one off Deal Extreme.
http://www.dealextre...-pack-set-82507

It's 'kin bright. It took 2 weeks to get here.

It has a 2 pin charger which I plug into a shaver adapter from Wilkinsons (75p)

 

[Cubist]

Wait!, STOP!!

They do the Smooth Crown version from UK warehouse for the same money now.... less waiting time!
http://www.dealextre...k-set-904482507
I've just ordered another one.... can't help myself!

 

[MrGrumpy]

I see that now Can you tell me does the battery pack have a bag and velcro?? I assume it does ? About to click the order button but resisting

 

[funnymummy]

Wait!, STOP!!

They do the Smooth Crown version from UK warehouse for the same money now.... less waiting time!
http://www.dealextre...k-set-904482507
I've just ordered another one.... can't help myself!

Ooooo They din't have that one listed when I last look!!
Hmmmmm Payday in 8 days

I see that now Can you tell me does the battery pack have a bag and velcro?? I assume it does ? About to click the order button but resisting

Yes, little sqaure bag & velcro strap.

 

[Cubist]

For info, $44.41 equates to £29.07 in stirling at today's rate. Still not convinced?

 

[wiggydiggy]

For info, $44.41 equates to £29.07 in stirling at today's rate. Still not convinced?

I'm convinced Payday in 1 week and counting

I'm running a halfords 'ultra' and a smart lunar 15 ATM and having recently been trying some evening rides they are woefully inadequate for unlit roads/tracks. Commuting is fine as they both flash bright enough, just don't throw the beam when on constant enough.

 

[MrGrumpy]

oh I`m convinced, not there is anything wrong with modified Cateye Tripleshots I currently use, but what they do lack is different modes, its full on or off, however they do last 3hrs on full. Going to google some pictures of them fitted to bikes to get an idea of size but think I`ll place an order tonight and they should arrive when SWMBO is oot

 

[Browser]

Only in Stirling? What about the rest of Scotland?

 

[siadwell]

Over on YACF, someone spotted a wide angle lens for MagicShines available on ebay.

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=280752532003

His review sounds like he's quite impressed by it: http://yacf.co.uk/forum/index.php?topic=52066.0

 

[wiggydiggy]

Wait!, STOP!!

They do the Smooth Crown version from UK warehouse for the same money now.... less waiting time!
http://www.dealextre...k-set-904482507
I've just ordered another one.... can't help myself!

Over on YACF, someone spotted a wide angle lens for MagicShines available on ebay.

http://cgi.ebay.co.u...em=280752532003

His review sounds like he's quite impressed by it: http://yacf.co.uk/fo...p?topic=52066.0

Do those two go together? The make isnt listed but the picture looks familiar?

 

[J4CKO]

Just got a MagicShine MJ872 off Ebay, seems ok, have teamed it with a £22 Electron Nano 9 for flashing/be seen duties when not on dark stretches.

I had a Hope Vision 2 but it had started turning itself off and changing modes, Hope were good and offered to look at it but I was guessing it needed a new battery and possibly a repair so for £89 I got the Magicshine as it was looking like it would be abotu the same price and I fancied the extra output, its meant to be 1600 lumens and it is brigth but I cant say its massively brighter than the Vision 2, still, both plenty bright enough.

Battery pack is huge on the Magicshine though, the Electron Nanon 9 is fairly bright and very well made and worth a look.

I run two Cateye strobing rears and a cheap flasher on my helmet

 

[cyberknight]

Over on YACF, someone spotted a wide angle lens for MagicShines available on ebay.

http://cgi.ebay.co.u...em=280752532003

His review sounds like he's quite impressed by it: http://yacf.co.uk/fo...p?topic=52066.0

I think for off roading it might be nice but for commuting on unlit roads i think the normal lens offers more than enough spread.

For those worried about dazzling other road users i did an experiment last night where i used black electrical tape to stick a bit of cardboard over the top 1 cm of the MS light .
Normally i get a few flashers even with the beam angled down and i tend to think " its no brighter than you dipped light " and carry on, last night i got no flashers and lost no visibility of the road .

 

[funnymummy]

Just been out....I would normaly have ridden on the road to & from my destinaton, but tonight thought i'd come home along the cycle path..there is a part set back off the road along the beach with no lighting & wnated to see how bright the light would be.. BRIGHT!
The wide lens covered the entire path & more! No more dark shadows between the beach huts, no more hiding places for the bogeyman to leap out on me

And I could see for miles, well maybe not miles, but certainly a very very long way!
One thing I must remeber though...to drop the light down to low beam once back on the road... As I came round the rab at the bottom of the road I heard a voice go "Whoooo that's bright" out the window of the car waiting to pull out, I caught a brief glimpse of he driver rubbing his eyes as i zoomed away..Oooopsie!