riding at night, anyone else?

[fossyant]

I've just bought a 1600 as my Fluxient has started flickering and dimming occasionally. So far, I'm quite impressed with it. My only gripe is that the outfront mount is for Garmin so is useless for my Wahoo, sadly.
I can't afford to be without a reliable light on my night rides as they're usually along unlit roads.

You can usually change mounts for the Hope Universal mount (at Chain reaction). I don't have the Halfords, but have ridden with two peeps that have it, and it's good, although one changed his stock mount for a metal mount which was rock solid.

I'll be dusting off my C&B Seen City slicker front light tomorrow (self contained with batteries) - not really given it a long run-time for some years, and it's about 7 years old now, so hoping the batteries last (I will have the Yinding 2xU2 as well). My C&B has a Hope mount as standard.

 

[PeteXXX]

maybe you can use an accessory like this? or maybe I'm not understanding the issue

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The 600 comes with a mount like this. The light can attach easily, albeit upside down, under the Garmin that I don't have.

@fossyant 's solution should work, though 👍🏼

 

[rockyroller]

since I glued a camera mount to 3 helmets, I'd like to choose 1 helmet & figure out a light mount that points at the same thing my camera is looking at. I guess something like this. no idea how, maybe if I use a wine bottle cork ...

 

[fossyant]

since I glued a camera mount to 3 helmets, I'd like to choose 1 helmet & figure out a light mount that points at the same thing my camera is looking at. I guess something like this. no idea how, maybe if I use a wine bottle cork ...

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That's a lot of gubbins on your noggin. Not keen on anything on my lid given the number of low branches I hit.

 

[rockyroller]

That's a lot of gubbins on your noggin. Not keen on anything on my lid given the number of low branches I hit.

haha yes! I do have to remember to duck lower going under branches! I was doing some bush-whacking this summer & rode too high under a branch. the glued camera mount broke right off but I was fine. glad it broke off so easily. it was running at the time so the vid is kinda funny at the 7:17 mark


View: https://youtu.be/z8SyQ3CNQlE


the camera is light & centered so it's not uncomfortable. the light is light (that's funny) but I hope adding it to the front like that doesn't make it front heavy & awkward. more head scratching in my future I think

 

[fossyant]

Just doing a test of my spare 4-cells. I have two packs that sit in hard plastic cases that I can remove and charge on a smart charger if I need to. These have been excellent as the cells are panasonic, and both ran for 3 hours last week.

I have 5 other packs (cheap ones) that I'm testing now for run time. One has failed completely - split the pack up, and 2 cells are dead, but two are charging, so the working cells will be for my Trustfire torch.

I now have 3 packs running 3 lights on low, outside on the stone floor, so we'll see how long they last !

I was only running on medium most of the three hours last week.

 

[LJR69]

GoPro'ing at night is a waste of time and energy, but here are two clips from last evening's venture.

I'm using crappy cheapy lights but they seem to do okay. They are at least Creed LEDs

 

[fossyant]

Testing..

 

[LJR69]

Nevermind testing...just strap the lot to your front bars. That should do the trick!

 

[fossyant]

Nevermind testing...just strap the lot to your front bars. That should do the trick!

There are 4 lights missing from that line up, 2 are self contained. Big bertha isn't there (4x LED), and on full it gobbles batteries and fries anything within 100m

 

[rockyroller]

well, if the rubber bands don't explode, I have my prototype ready for phase 1 testing

unfortunately I don't usually have my battery's extension wire with me. consequently I have to strap it to the helmet. but this battery is enormous. now I feel like a deep sea diver, ugh

getting the aim centered with the camera was the final trick

 

[rockyroller]

GoPro'ing at night is a waste of time and energy, but here are two clips from last evening's venture.
I'm using crappy cheapy lights but they seem to do okay. They are at least Creed LEDs

fantastic! jealous that you had a helper!

 

[PeteXXX]

One of my night rides by Pitsford Res, with friends, a while ago.
I was using a bar mounted Virb. (Virb audio is rubbish!!)

 

[fossyant]

Test results so far. 3 lights have run on low setting for 3.5 hours, 1 battery was the original magicshine and was still on orange.

Quite happy as only one of the packs was duff and some haven't been used for ages as I have the replaceable cell packs.

The C&B seen has been run on high for 3 hours and has just gone red, so this is a good test for tomorrow, would estimate another hour run time. Super high isn't much brighter. Quite pleased as the light is quite old now and not had much use for last 5 years. The batteries being Panasonic seem to have held up.

 

[LJR69]

One of my night rides by Pitsford Res, with friends, a while ago.
I was using a bar mounted Virb. (Virb audio is rubbish!!)

Great vid. Also sounds like a DT Swiss Ratchet freehub if ever I heard one (36 or 54t)?