Front light

alan kelly

Hi Guys,

Looking for a new front light for my bike... Wondering if you guys had any ideas..

I have a light which enables me to be seen but in the pitch dark i can hardly see a few feet ahead of me..

Any help or hints would be great...

Thanks in advance

Wishbone Ash

Budget?

(You can pay up to €1,000 for a light)

Seweryn

alan kelly wrote: »

Hi Guys,

Looking for a new front light for my bike... Wondering if you guys had any ideas..

I have a light which enables me to be seen but in the pitch dark i can hardly see a few feet ahead of me..

Any help or hints would be great...

Thanks in advance

If you are on a budget, this set should be OK. And actually, check previous threads about lights, there are good few of them popped up recently.

feck sake lads

Alan i bought the cateye HL-EL540 excellent light i paid near enough 80 quid for it i spotted it yesterday on a german site for 64 euro will try and dig the link out for you if you like .;)

here you go a hell of a bargain for a great light .
http://www.bike-discount.de/shop/k997/a55302/econom-force-hl-el-540-rc-front-light-incl-battery-recharger.html

Wishbone Ash

I alternate between these two:

Bike Ray IV and Lezyne Super Drive

Seweryn

Wishbone Ash wrote: »

I alternate between these two:

The BikeRay IV is not designed for road use, if that is what we are discussing here .

Wishbone Ash

Seweryn wrote: »

The BikeRay IV is not designed for road use, if that is what we are discussing here .

:eek: :eek: :eek:

It's bloody great on unlit rural roads even on the low setting!

Good thing I have the Lezyme also!

alan kelly

Super replies guys.. Also thanks for the links..

Cant ask for much more... I will let you know how i get on..

Mycroft H

Wishbone Ash wrote: »

I alternate between these two:

Bike Ray IV and Lezyne Super Drive

The bike ray is a lovely little unit. Quite bright. I had a go of a friends one and the flashing mode is ideal for city cycling. Other modes are really only necessary for rural cycling.

I've a modified patholing headlamp that I can mount on the front rack. Good spill and flood on high setting

Mcofferon

Another cateye bargain...

http://www.cyclestore.co.uk/productDetails.asp?productID=12044&categoryID=105

It's the EL600rc at £40, good wide spread and fair battery life.

Myksyk

Moon X300. USB chargeable. Great light. 5 settings. Around €120.

Seweryn

Myksyk wrote: »

Moon X300. USB chargeable. Great light. 5 settings. Around €120.

For that money you can buy it in a set together with the excellent Shield 60 (see the link in my earlier post).

knipper

I bought a 1200 Lumen cree light from ebay a couple of weeks ago.
Cost 25 euro incl delivery came with charger, battery pack, head strap and bike mount.
Three settings high, Low and flashing.
Delivery took 2 weeks.
Very happy with purchase.

TonyStark

This might be handy to compare a few different lights.

http://road.cc/lights2012/index-wide.php

Seweryn

knipper wrote: »

I bought a 1200 Lumen cree light from ebay a couple of weeks ago.

Do you use it on or off-road?

xbox gamer

knipper wrote: »

I bought a 1200 Lumen cree light from ebay a couple of weeks ago.
Cost 25 euro incl delivery came with charger, battery pack, head strap and bike mount.
Three settings high, Low and flashing.
Delivery took 2 weeks.
Very happy with purchase.

How are you finding this light? I ordered one in October and am still waiting :mad: although I'm starting to feel like a child at Christmas

bbolger

I got a MagicShine 900 lumen last week:

Tried it out with the Skerries/SwordsCC winter training group last night, perfect for the unlit roads.

As others will tell you - you can get it far cheaper from sites like DX but I've heard of 1-2 months delivery times.

Lusk Doyle

bbolger wrote: »

I got a MagicShine 900 lumen last week:

Tried it out with the Skerries/SwordsCC winter training group last night, perfect for the unlit roads.

As others will tell you - you can get it far cheaper from sites like DX but I've heard of 1-2 months delivery times.

Yes that was super bright last night! And you only had it set to 50%?!?

Edit: Is there a Skerries CC that I am unaware of?!?!

bbolger

Lusk Doyle wrote: »

Yes that was super bright last night! And you only had it set to 50%?!?

Edit: Is there a Skerries CC that I am unaware of?!?!

Stuck it on 100% as soon as we headed up Ardgillan, light up the road for you guys to follow .

The Skerries arm of Swords CC... although I remember there was talk a couple months back about Beasty setting up one, even had our own jersey I think?

ednwireland

bbolger wrote: »

I got a MagicShine 900 lumen last week:

Tried it out with the Skerries/SwordsCC winter training group last night, perfect for the unlit roads.

As others will tell you - you can get it far cheaper from sites like DX but I've heard of 1-2 months delivery times.

thats the front light i have (well and this (http://dx.com/p/flood-to-throw-zooming-cree-p4-wc-3-mode-led-bike-light-with-mount-3-aaa-26800) as a backup/flasher

no complaints as most of cycle is on unlit country roads

Mycroft H

Seweryn wrote: »

Do you use it on or off-road?

I've an 800 lumen lamp that I use on road. Just angle the beam and it's fine on road

brasshead

bbolger wrote: »

Stuck it on 100% as soon as we headed up Ardgillan, light up the road for you guys to follow .

The Skerries arm of Swords CC... although I remember there was talk a couple months back about Beasty setting up one, even had our own jersey I think?

So good, it lit the way for 3 of us. Even got a few flashes from passing cars due to its excessive brightness.

Carpenter

Chaps I am getting a bright BRIGHT light off herself for Xmas which 1 should I get any links would be great

knipper

xbox gamer wrote: »

How are you finding this light? I ordered one in October and am still waiting :mad: although I'm starting to feel like a child at Christmas

Haven't used it in the dark yet hopefully will over the weekend.
Looks very good when shone out in the back garden although I live in a lit up area.
The flashing light is crazy bright if you look directly at it.

I bought it for the unlit road out to work but haven't getten the time to get out on those roads yet.
It looks exactly like the magicshine light discussed in this post.
If poeple like I can put up a link for it.

ford2600

mtbbatteries.co.uk make a decent light. 1000 lumens on full power, 2hrs. Generally use 50% setting and it's perfect for off road and doesn't seem to upset drivers as I cycle to and from wood.
V2 xml is light I bought. £89
Very happy with it

Carpenter wrote: »

Chaps I am getting a bright BRIGHT light off herself for Xmas which 1 should I get any links would be great

letape

Carpenter wrote: »

Chaps I am getting a bright BRIGHT light off herself for Xmas which 1 should I get any links would be great

I have a magicshine MJ-808E, which is a very bright light.

I would caution though about using a light like this (1000 Lumen) in built up areas where you have the benefit of street lights. Lights like these are really designed for off-road use or on rural, un-lit roads.

dfdream

Im looking at getting the Cateye Nano Shot Plus.
Its nice and compact and 600 lumens.

http://www.cyclesportsuk.co.uk/product_info.php?currency=EUR&products_id=12199

Local shop can do it for €115 (€130 elsewhere).

aFlabbyPanda

I bought 2 bikehut super bright LEDs last week and they aren't as bad as I was expecting tbh. I commute at 7am on unlit roads and while they are OK I was going to buy a Magicshine for the dark evenings. Instead I ordered a knock off from ebay with the wide angle lense but it hasn't arrived yet.

aFlabbyPanda

My cree light arrived this morning. I'll try and stick up a review over the weekend. so far it looks very impressive.

shaka

http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Models.aspx?ModelID=73905

Been using one of these this winter , have had six club night cycles with this and still haven't recharged. Cracking light off it too. I paid same in lbs

knipper

Been meaning to update.
Used my cree light bought on ebay for 25 euro and its perfect for unlit roads using it in all weather and no problems so far.
Would highly recommend them.

mp31

knipper wrote: »

Been meaning to update.
Used my cree light bought on ebay for 25 euro and its perfect for unlit roads using it in all weather and no problems so far.
Would highly recommend them.

Could you throw up a link please to give us an idea of what it looks like.

knipper

http://www.ebay.com/itm/CREE-XML-T6-LED-Bike-Bicycle-Light-HeadLight-headLamp-/170691177255
Its not from this seller ive deleted the mails from when I bought it but it's the same spec and accessories as this.
There is a post in the bargain alerts forum about these lights as well with other recommendations.

Slogger Jogger

Got recommended this bad boy after a nice (but dim) night ride this evening.

Looks the business and the price isn't off the wall for what you get.

http://www.bikelightsuk.com/front_bike_lights/fluxient_3xu2_3000_lumen_bike_light_P593.html/description_tab=0000000793/

Civilian_Target

I've got this one
http://www.bumm.de/produkte/dynamo-scheinwerfer/lumotec-iq-fly.html

strapped to a front dynamo. If you need to cycle every day in the pitch dark it's absolutely worth it - constant brightness and you never need to worry about batteries. That said, you'll need to add a hub dynamo and get your wheel rebuilt.

Weirdview

I'm surprised at how expensive some of these lights are. Is there really any need to be paying out so much??!?

I use one bike for commuting and another for training/sportives etc I have a bracket on each bike (spare bracket was €3) and switch the light easily as required.

The light cost less than €20 (I paid about €17.50) for the money it's incredibly bright

http://tiny.cc/sl0mqw

I've even had a motorist complain that it was so bright it was distracting