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[User19783]

Wow. Are they any good?

imho, no,
I've just given my bike a wash, like you do, wiped the bike down, and gave the rear light a wiped over, the red film started to come off?, so I nearly have two front lights?.
So I wouldn't recommend these lights, not even for a £5.00

 

[tincaman]

imho, no,
I've just given my bike a wash, like you do, wiped the bike down, and gave the rear light a wiped over, the red film started to come off?, so I nearly have two front lights?.
So I wouldn't recommend these lights, not even for a £5.00 View attachment 104883

I had mine apart, the LEDs inside are red, the film just appears to give a bit of diffusion, doesn't make a huge amount of difference

 

[User19783]

I had mine apart, the LEDs inside are red, the film just appears to give a bit of diffusion, doesn't make a huge amount of difference

You are right,
Just taken the glass off again, connected it up to the power supply, and yes, it has red diode s,

Sorry for my mis information.

 

[spacecadet9]

You are right,
Just taken the glass off again, connected it up to the power supply, and yes, it has red diode s,

Sorry for my mis information.

How do you find the battery life??

 

[fossyant]

They are obviously a cheap version. I have two of those rear lights by C&B Seen and it's a red lense not a film. Had mine a couple of years

 

[User19783]

How do you find the battery life??

Sorry, never tested how Long the battery last,

My commute is 40 minutes, I run the front on low , rear on , single diode on flash other diode on constant,
I change the battery when it reaches an hour and half of use.

Also I like to add,
I have not used these lights in the rain,
It does give a warning in the burp, not to get these lights wet?.
We see!

 

[fossyant]

They are fine in the wet. It's the cheap battery that can be an issue

 

[Mike_P]

I put the battery in a top tube bag (Topeak Tribag) - the one issue I have is with the cabling - used removable cable ties to hold it to the top bar but care is need to stop the tie (cut down as it is) from rubbing on a leg. Battery charger fooled me originally as if the battery pack is plugged in without the charger being fitted to the mains the LED glows green (implying fully charged) when it fact the battery pack does need charging; consequently they died suddenly on me one evening.

 

[jahlive905]

Got told a discount code for Lightriders yesterday. More than I would spend on a light myself but a cool concept. Check them out here: http://www.lightrider.co.uk/ and use 'BeHGVaware' for 10% off.

 

[spacecadet9]

Sorry, never tested how Long the battery last,

My commute is 40 minutes, I run the front on low , rear on , single diode on flash other diode on constant,
I change the battery when it reaches an hour and half of use.

Also I like to add,
I have not used these lights in the rain,
It does give a warning in the burp, not to get these lights wet?.
We see!

Thanks.

My commute is about the same...

 

[Mike_P]

Forgot to mention the rear lamp which needs a vertical stay to attach to, my saddle bag takes up the only rear facing vertical stay, the seat post so I have it heath robinson like on the end of the luggage rack with an underneath support trying to stop it from slipping to a downward facing direction.

 

[roadrash]

nothing to do with me and i dont know the seller , but this really is well worth the money

https://www.gumtree.com/p/bicycle-accessories/saris-bones-2-bike-carrier/1135265312

 

[DCLane]

I've a Saris Bones 2 on my Saab convertible - it works well.

Just saying ...

 

[benb]

Some inner tubes for quite cheap. 99p!
http://www.planetx.co.uk/c/q/wheels/tyres-and-tubes/inner-tubes

 

[Arsen Gere]

Some inner tubes for quite cheap. 99p!
http://www.planetx.co.uk/c/q/wheels/tyres-and-tubes/inner-tubes

The High 5 stuff is cheap too if you want to bulk up an order. http://www.planetx.co.uk/i/q/BOH5BOWFZT/high-5-bottle-with-free-zero-tube