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As promised, a quick review of the T6 XML 12oo cheapie
I paid 28 quid for it. It took two and a half weeks to arrive. It looks well made, but the battery is the usual chinese 4 battery shrinkwrapped job with card at either end. It comes with a cordura/nylon pouch with velcro tab to wrap round the frame. It isn't waterproof, so I would seal it in a plastic bag or water bottle if I were using it on the frame. As it is to be used as a helmet light it'll be fine in my hydration pack or back pocket.
The light unit itself is smaller than the MJ 808 and looks nicer in my opinion.
It mounts in exactly the same way as a MS, with two different sized rubber rings. If fitting it to bars I would bulk the bar out with old inner tube to make it grip better (my MTB has 25.4mm bars) .
The head strap has a base plate for the lamp which fits onto the top half-cylinder as if it were on the bars. I cut the elastic headband off and threw it away. I then cable tied the base plate to my helmet.
The lamp unit, on top of the helmet mount, on top of your head, when out of the saddle, puts the light in the path of some overhanging stuff, so be aware of the extra height when off-road.
I rode with it as a complimentary lamp to the MJ816 I already have on the bars. That is already great, and gives a wide spread of usable light on tracks and the road. The T6 is a far more centre-weighted spot, and is incredibly bright.
In pitch black, on wooded sections, with some serious descents, not being able to see was never an issue. I had the 816 focussed about five yards from the front of the bike, thus lighting up to ten yards in front. The T6 was set as a look ahead light, and enabled me to focus a long way down the trail.
It is a warmer light than the P7 in the 816, just a bit yellower. I hesitate to say this, but I think it's better and brighter. It certainly added an enormous amount to the available light. I may order another one and try one on the bars and one on my head. They are tight focussed, but with enough spill to light the edge of a double width bridleway.
We rode for 2hrs 5 mins. In that time the light was on perhaps one hour and 20 mins, as it wasn't needed on the road. There was no noticeable decline in light output.
On the medium setting it was more than adequate for climbing.
I'll sort out the headcam and add some trail footage next chance I get.
I paid 28 quid for it. It took two and a half weeks to arrive. It looks well made, but the battery is the usual chinese 4 battery shrinkwrapped job with card at either end. It comes with a cordura/nylon pouch with velcro tab to wrap round the frame. It isn't waterproof, so I would seal it in a plastic bag or water bottle if I were using it on the frame. As it is to be used as a helmet light it'll be fine in my hydration pack or back pocket.
The light unit itself is smaller than the MJ 808 and looks nicer in my opinion.
It mounts in exactly the same way as a MS, with two different sized rubber rings. If fitting it to bars I would bulk the bar out with old inner tube to make it grip better (my MTB has 25.4mm bars) .
The head strap has a base plate for the lamp which fits onto the top half-cylinder as if it were on the bars. I cut the elastic headband off and threw it away. I then cable tied the base plate to my helmet.
The lamp unit, on top of the helmet mount, on top of your head, when out of the saddle, puts the light in the path of some overhanging stuff, so be aware of the extra height when off-road.
I rode with it as a complimentary lamp to the MJ816 I already have on the bars. That is already great, and gives a wide spread of usable light on tracks and the road. The T6 is a far more centre-weighted spot, and is incredibly bright.
In pitch black, on wooded sections, with some serious descents, not being able to see was never an issue. I had the 816 focussed about five yards from the front of the bike, thus lighting up to ten yards in front. The T6 was set as a look ahead light, and enabled me to focus a long way down the trail.
It is a warmer light than the P7 in the 816, just a bit yellower. I hesitate to say this, but I think it's better and brighter. It certainly added an enormous amount to the available light. I may order another one and try one on the bars and one on my head. They are tight focussed, but with enough spill to light the edge of a double width bridleway.
We rode for 2hrs 5 mins. In that time the light was on perhaps one hour and 20 mins, as it wasn't needed on the road. There was no noticeable decline in light output.
On the medium setting it was more than adequate for climbing.
I'll sort out the headcam and add some trail footage next chance I get.
