Cycle lights knog blinder

PaddyFagan

Hi folks

Just back from the Naas store, none of the blinders - Knog Frog strobe front lights (red & white) reduced to €5. Listed at €11.95, with black still that price.

Seem to be a bit more than that in other places. Single led powered by 2 x CR2032 batteries. No rears in Naas at least.

Paddy

MugMugs

Rotunda Shill wrote: »

How long do the batteries last in these things?

About 5 hours on constant.

Easily charged by USB

beauf

How stretchy are the bands. I've an oversized seat post and a lot of my light mounts won't fit it. Not quite sure where I'll fit a light tbh.

The front would fit but there's none left. Those coin battery ones would work but it doubt they are that bright or how expensive it would be keeping them in batteries.

ct5amr2ig1nfhp

Could easily extend it with a bit of rubber or strong twine.

beauf wrote: »

How stretchy are the bands. I've an oversized seat post and a lot of my light mounts won't fit it. Not quite sure where I'll fit a light tbh.

The front would fit but there's none left. Those coin battery ones would work but it doubt they are that bright or how expensive it would be keeping them in batteries.

Invincible

beauf wrote: »

How stretchy are the bands. I've an oversized seat post and a lot of my light mounts won't fit it. Not quite sure where I'll fit a light tbh.

The front would fit but there's none left. Those coin battery ones would work but it doubt they are that bright or how expensive it would be keeping them in batteries.

Those batteries can be got cheap off eBay from China usually.

beauf

Roland Hissing Banking wrote: »

Could easily extend it with a bit of rubber or strong twine.

I was wondering that. Hard to judge with it in the box.

Invincible wrote: »

Those batteries can be got cheap off eBay from China usually.

True I find cheaper batteries last a fraction of the time of a good brand, in my bike lights anyway. Anyway constantly swapping batteries would be something I'd want to avoid. As they tend lose a lot a brightness when batteries run low. Which they'd be doing more often if you had to change them a lot.

The big plus about a rechargeable would be you can top if off at work giving you 100% brightness on the way home.

If they are cheap and small enough I guess its not that big a deal.

Fathead

One front left in Carrickmines. Its at the counter by the till not on the shop floor.

paddydriver

Fathead wrote: »

One front left in Carrickmines. Its at the counter by the till not on the shop floor.

Wife got it for me:D Wasn't going thru at the discounted price.. but she persisted and got it for €15. Build quality is fantastic.. wish now I had got finger out and got the back too. Had looked at them over a week back originally but in true BA style I couldn't resist.

Thanks OP..

Redderneck

Halfords Limerick were all gone when I got in there on the 7th. Two nice empty shelf spaces staring back at me. They did have other knog LEDs but they were scanning at full whack so didn't go ahead with it.

Borderfox

I got two of the black faced blinders in liffey valley, once they have the first recharge by June 2014 they are to be discounted, they had two left and they are first recharge by August 2014

ectoraige

I picked a pair up in Sligo, there were another two sets still there. Noticed in the instructions it said to repeat the charge if they had been unused for six months so given the sticker on them I did that. The front set seemed to go through a second charge, the rear one turned green within a minute. Bands stretch pretty well, quite happy with mine so far. Thanks OP.

Kurtosis

Borderfox wrote: »

I got two of the black faced blinders in liffey valley, once they have the first recharge by June 2014 they are to be discounted, they had two left and they are first recharge by August 2014

Just to check Borderfox, were the ones with June 2014 on them discounted automatically when scanned at the till or did you have to make a case for this?

Carlosthejakal

Was in airside yesterday about 10 left. In Blanchardstown and they had about 8

thegift06

Carlosthejakal wrote: »

Was in airside yesterday about 10 left. In Blanchardstown and they had about 8

Yeh but arent they full price. I Rang airside and asked to scan the knog blinder and he told me it scanned at €42 and was in liffey valley last week where they were all full price. Can anyone tell me if they can see anymore discounted ones please

diograis

anyone if theres some left in mahon? Id hate to get two buses and them to be out, thanks OP

clevtrev

diograis wrote: »

anyone if theres some left in mahon? Id hate to get two buses and them to be out, thanks OP

you could always cycle before it gets dark

Mike1961

i was in coolock on tuesday and saw that they had a few with june / august charge dates. They were scanning at 42.99 and manager wasnt on site so no chance of any reduction. I rang them today and spoke to manager (sound fella is Arnie) and he agreed to sell for 15 ... so I bought a pair. Normally I wouldn't pay 15 for a light let alone 42.99 but ITS A BARGAIN SO I COULDN'T RESIST. Btw thanks OP

Borderfox

penguin88 wrote: »

Just to check Borderfox, were the ones with June 2014 on them discounted automatically when scanned at the till or did you have to make a case for this?

I had to ask as they were scanning as 42 a quick phone call sorted it out

fletch

Just picked up the last front light in Blanch. They were marked as €42.99 on the shelf but scanned at €15. Got a further 10% discount with the AXA card so got it for €13.50. There's still 4 rear lights left in Blanch.

muggles

I suppose I'm hoping against hope that anyone might have spotted a front Knog Blinder at the reduced price left around the country at this stage??

Picked up a front & rear when OP posted the bargain alert a few weeks back (thanks once again!). Unfortunately my front light met an unhappy end the other evening. Rang Halfords in Limerick, was told they had the last one in stock but when I went in it only had the one LED light rather than the four. I picked it up for a tenner but would love to get my hands on the four LED Blinder again.

beauf

I got a front and rear in Liffey Valley at the weekend. I didn't see any more. They had them in a bargain bucket. They had a "first charge before.." august or sept I can't remember. I'll only be using them for short journeys, so I didn't think it matters that much.

Mike1961

muggles wrote: »

I suppose I'm hoping against hope that anyone might have spotted a front Knog Blinder at the reduced price left around the country at this stage??

Picked up a front & rear when OP posted the bargain alert a few weeks back (thanks once again!). Unfortunately my front light met an unhappy end the other evening. Rang Halfords in Limerick, was told they had the last one in stock but when I went in it only had the one LED light rather than the four. I picked it up for a tenner but would love to get my hands on the four LED Blinder again.

Mind if I ask what the unhappy end was? Did it fall off the bike?

muggles

Well you could say that....but not before the bike fell off the car.....or to be more precise, flew off the car and out across the motorway. There's a good chance the light is still there somewhere and might even be working but I'm not going back to look for it!!

thegift06

Knog Blinder 1 Front Light, Gold Cog or Red Heart £8.00


http://www.amazon.co.uk/Knog-Blinder-Front-LED-Gold/dp/B009CFV3V4

Johnny_Fontane

little bit disappointed (in fact very disappointed) with the rechargeable battery life on this. Even though its off, it seems to run out of battery after 3/4 days.

anyone else having this problem?

beauf

Which ones. The original 4 led blinders or these 1 led lights?

I got the 4 led blinders. Though I've just charged them the once and not used them. As its not been dark enough yet. So I couldn't tell you how ling they last for. I charged mine probably on the 3 or 4th and I think they still work. I'll check them later.

SteM

Johnny_Fontane wrote: »

little bit disappointed (in fact very disappointed) with the rechargeable battery life on this. Even though its off, it seems to run out of battery after 3/4 days.

anyone else having this problem?

Yeah, I'm having the same issue with the front set I picked up. If I don't cycle for 3 days then the battery just continues to discharge.

beauf

When its out of battery doesn't the led on the switch go red?

ando

SteM wrote: »

Yeah, I'm having the same issue with the front set I picked up. If I don't cycle for 3 days then the battery just continues to discharge.

Not sure what the attraction of these lights are? 42 quid normal price!!!!? I currently have an impressively bright LED light set on my bike from Dealz.. 3 quid for the two and cycle every morning with them. Havnt changed the batteries in three weeks, nor does it look like they need changing

Johnny_Fontane

ando wrote: »

Not sure what the attraction of these lights are? 42 quid normal price!!!!? I currently have an impressively bright LED light set on my bike from Dealz.. 3 quid for the two and cycle every morning with them. Havnt changed the batteries in three weeks, nor does it look like they need changing

well 15 quid and when its in action, its seriously bright. I've had cheap lights and unfortunately they dont cut it. Normally I would only change battery probably once every 6 months, but I only have a 15 minute cycle home.

Its no problem charging it every few days to be fair, but it shouldnt discharge that easily...might get onto them.