the_mikey
Legendary Member
- Location
- South Gloucestershire
Smart 700. Even if you don't need the lumens, you get a long lasting low setting.
Lights for winter :)
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lee1980sim
Senior Member
- Location
- South Yorkshire
I've been using the RSP icon light set for 3+ years not had a problem with them and seem plenty bright enough, even when the council decides to switch off the street lights
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shouldbeinbed
Rollin' along
- Location
- Manchester way
My light of choice for the last couple of winters. Volt 50 at the back to complete the set.
I'm quite keen to compare my Smart 700 in proper dark later in the year.
The volt 700 is phenomenally bright too but still a bit pricey.
HLaB
Marie Attoinette Fan
I'd second or is that fifth the volt 300. I bought it last year with a spare battery (liked that feature, replaceable battery, and that it was a compact unit which according to the Road.cc beam tests was very bright). Tbh I never used the spare battery as I used it for sub 3hour fast pack training rides in its first year. Expected the battery to have had lost some life but still never found it running short on solo dark commutes on country lanes up to 2hours and it has been perfect for that.
huwsparky
Über Member
- Location
- Llangrannog
I have a moon xp1500. On full power you ride in daylight, in low setting you ride all night. Been used throughout winter with no issues. Don't know if it's on offer anywhere but worth a look.
Shut Up Legs
Down Under Member
I've been using a Moon X-Power 500 for years now on every pre-dawn commute to work, on full brightness. The commute is a bit over an hour, but the light stays on full brightness for the commute. I then plug it into the work PC to recharge. They're very reliable, too.
G-Zero
Guru
- Location
- Kirkcudbright, SW Scotland
Magic shine MJ 872 - 1600 lumens - bought mine 3.5 years ago and it's been superb. Mostly used on its lowest setting, even on unlit roads, but occasionally gets switched on to mid setting for short stretches of road.
A single charge usually sees me through a week of commuting, each run being a minimum of 45 minutes, but I usually extend that on the way in to work.
The only problem I found with mine was the cheap plastic parts of the frame mounting kit, but I now have the battery contained in a chopped down water bottle in my front bottle cage.
There has been no drop off in the battery performance, despite the many charges over the years.
I think there may be a newer model available, which will be worth considering if it's anything like the older one.
A single charge usually sees me through a week of commuting, each run being a minimum of 45 minutes, but I usually extend that on the way in to work.
The only problem I found with mine was the cheap plastic parts of the frame mounting kit, but I now have the battery contained in a chopped down water bottle in my front bottle cage.
There has been no drop off in the battery performance, despite the many charges over the years.
I think there may be a newer model available, which will be worth considering if it's anything like the older one.
uclown2002
Guru
- Location
- Harrogate
Fing depressing talking about anything winter related when not long into Spring!!
