How many lights are on your bike?

[gaz]

An Xmas tree has nothing on me

 

[Hedgehog71]

I have three front lights: Two old Cateye Halogens on a Minoura Swing Grip for country roads, and an led mounted high up on a Minoura Space Grip for towns, which I only ever set for flashing. On the rear I have a Cateye TL-LD1100 and a little rear Skully, surprisingly powerful for such a little thing, which is more for decoration than anything else.

 

[Rhythm Thief]

B&M Standlichts front and rear, driven by a Lightspin dynamo. Plus some kind of Cateye LED things front and back; I can't remember what model numbers, but they're very bright. The back one has about ten LEDs and flashes like something off Blackpool seafront. I've also got some single LED Smart lights for emergency backup. So three on each end.

 

[DrSquirrel]

Front:
Magicshine 808 (I want an 872 now )
P7 MTE Torch

Rear:
Magicshine 818 3W (static, facing down and/or bad weather only)
Smart 1/2W

Helmet:
Backupz LED (Front and Rear)
And a Q5 mini torch if I feel like it


I also have some green EL wire for fun usually I wrap it around my rucksack before I move to the beam rack for winter.

 

[oliglynn]

Front:
Magicshine 808 (the beast!)
Topeak whitelite (backup / dusk light)

Rear:
Cateye LD610
Bontrager Flare 3

1 continuous & 1 flashing in the dark, or 1 flashing in low light.

I do winter commuting on unlit rural roads, and quite often have had birds of prey flying along with me using the light from the magicshine to help them hunt!

 

[david k]

2

 

[Munchkin100]

None at the moment, front one fell off and smashed, obviously didnt fix it on properly, went back to retrieve it but could only find one piece so binned it. Back one has just given up. Moral of this story..... dont buy cheap crap! So will invest in some more, come on guys which do I go for?

 

[sdr gb]

When I used to commute before being made redundant, I had 9 lights set up as follows.

Helmet- 2 x Cateye loops (1 front, 1 rear)

Bars- 2 x Cateye HL-EL 320 (one flashing, one steady)

Forks 2 x Lifeline Mini front lights (both set at steady)

Rear- 1 x Cateye Tl-LD 610 (flashing)
2 x Lifeline Mini rear lights fixed to the seat stays.

 

[Zoiders]

I see a lot of guys sticking with Cat-Eye, personaly I have had nothing but buckets loads of fail in connection with Cat-eye as the build quality is fragile/delicate if not poor and the water resistance is a joke especialy on the rear lights.

If you are happy with them then fair enough but I am bit miffed about the popularity, even with the marketing position they have you can only churn out a patchy product line for so long before you lose that position?

 

[gaz]

I see a lot of guys sticking with Cat-Eye, personaly I have had nothing but buckets loads of fail in connection with Cat-eye as the build quality is fragile/delicate if not poor and the water resistance is a joke especialy on the rear lights.

If you are happy with them then fair enough but I am bit miffed about the popularity, even with the marketing position they have you can only churn out a patchy product line for so long before you lose that position?

I've also found then to suck waterproof wise. I also find that they are genreally not very bright and too small, in a city environment the light gets lost.

Cateye does have 2 good fear lights. The one with 10 ad 5 LEDs.

 

[Zoiders]

I hold my hand up and admit that I was suckered by the advertising and marketing position they had as well once upon a time, they do make one or two good rears though, I will give them that, everything else fails the frisbee test though.

 

[Davidc]

^^

With ANY light or other piece of kit needing water kept out buy a tube of silicone grease. Whenever the light etc. is opened up put a tiny smear of the grease round the joint.

It'll do 2 things - make the light etc. easier to reassemble, and it'll keep the water out.

that doesn't help with any switches or other places where there's an entry into the casing, but the same grease may help.

I use this one at present. Silicone Grease Link.

I've never had a problem even in torrential rain, and I use Smart Superflash rear lights, notorious for poor water performance.

 

[Zoiders]

^^

With ANY light or other piece of kit needing water kept out buy a tube of silicone grease. Whenever the light etc. is opened up put a tiny smear of the grease round the joint.

It'll do 2 things - make the light etc. easier to reassemble, and it'll keep the water out.

that doesn't help with any switches or other places where there's an entry into the casing, but the same grease may help.

I use this one at present. Silicone Grease Link.

I've never had a problem even in torrential rain, and I use Smart Superflash rear lights, notorious for poor water performance.

You shouldn't have to do that though.

The use of clamshell construction has always been a design fail, thats why torches have been getting the nod as alternatives for pupose made battery lights as they are already submersible designs with rubber seals.

 

[Davidc]

You shouldn't have to do that though.

The use of clamshell construction has always been a design fail, thats why torches have been getting the nod as alternatives for pupose made battery lights as they are already submersible designs with rubber seals.

Yes - agreed, but it costs more so no chance anytime soon!

 

[Sara_H]

Currently have three on the back (tesco LED thing, decathlon knog copy, and another clip on thing) and one on the front Just a tesco LED.

I've just got a basket for the fron which obscures my light so I've fixed a Decathlon Knog copy onto the handle of that for the odd occasion it's in use.

The Decathlon Knog copies are very good - made the mistake of accidently switching it on while I was looking at it - nearly took my eye out!