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Bicycle lights (rechargeable)

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    mrcheez
    Registered Users Posts: 13,657 ✭✭✭✭mrcheez


    Hopefully these might be cheap enough for the ninjas to finally adopt as well.


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    Deep Thought
    Registered Users Posts: 4,392 ✭✭✭Deep Thought


    mrcheez wrote: »
    Hopefully these might be cheap enough for the ninjas to finally adopt as well.

    ya cant be a Ninja with lights - that's their whole raison d'etre

    The narrower a man’s mind, the broader his statements.



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    stryker mcqueen
    Registered Users Posts: 1,284 ✭✭✭stryker mcqueen


    Bassboxxx wrote: »
    Ordered these last night..tiny bit cheaper to buy individually rather than the set, can't be bad as a back up set for less than €10 to the door.


    http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/i.../rp-prod122410

    http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/i.../rp-prod122409

    I actually bought these a couple of weeks ago, decent job although the first pair they sent me stopped working after 1 day , no complaints with the replacements


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    Cape Clear
    Registered Users Posts: 2,614 ✭✭✭Cape Clear


    Ordered a pair thanks OP


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    Cianos
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    Ordered a pair, cheers!


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    beauf
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    Sweet tks.


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    muloc
    Registered Users Posts: 422 ✭✭muloc


    thanks op. got a pair


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    loyatemu
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    mrcheez wrote: »
    Hopefully these might be cheap enough for the ninjas to finally adopt as well.

    Dealz have lights for €1.50, not sure how much cheaper you could get.


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    robryan
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    Cheers Lad..


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    fdevine
    Registered Users Posts: 2,948 ✭✭✭fdevine


    loyatemu wrote: »
    Dealz have lights for €1.50, not sure how much cheaper you could get.

    You get what you pay for. The Dealz ones are crap. Brackets break very easily and if the light fall off as a result the casing is very brittle and prone to cracking.

    Hoping the ones on the OP are as good as the RRP would indicate


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    Bassboxxx
    Registered Users Posts: 608 ✭✭✭Bassboxxx


    mrcheez wrote: »
    Hopefully these might be cheap enough for the ninjas to finally adopt as well.


    What's up with these lads?? Is this getting worse or have I just not noticed it before?


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    illdoit2morrow
    Registered Users Posts: 745 ✭✭✭illdoit2morrow


    Purchased, thanks OP. Now to find the bicycle in the shed.


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    endacl
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    Two pairs ordered. Nice one, OP.


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    mrcheez
    Registered Users Posts: 13,657 ✭✭✭✭mrcheez


    Bassboxxx wrote: »
    What's up with these lads?? Is this getting worse or have I just not noticed it before?

    It's a lot worse than it's ever been.

    Partly because there are more people cycling (which is a good thing) that are inexperienced and don't really know about proper cycling equipment (a bad thing).


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    ted1
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    pac_man wrote: »
    Is there a recommended brightness/ lumen value for the front and back lights?

    The Germans have it nailed with the bike light laws and I believe that they should be rolled out throughput Europe.
    The less no below us a good explanation
    http://blog.wheelies.co.uk/stvzo-approved-bike-lights/


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    Cape Clear
    Registered Users Posts: 2,614 ✭✭✭Cape Clear


    Ordered these 12.30 yesterday Dlv'ed to work before 08.30 this morning. Wasn't expecting them until after the weekend tbh.


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    ando
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    fdevine wrote: »
    You get what you pay for. The Dealz ones are crap. Brackets break very easily and if the light fall off as a result the casing is very brittle and prone to cracking.

    Agreed, but if you set them up right they are a very good bright light. I did get a few of them and I did notice a slight difference between them, but for €1.50 I'm not complaining

    On an unrelated topic, I pulled into my local train station after doing a days work and found my bike was fine, but my €1.50 dealz bike light with its bracket was stolen.... I thought no one would try steal an unsecured €1.50 light.. how wrong I was :eek:


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    mrcheez
    Registered Users Posts: 13,657 ✭✭✭✭mrcheez


    ando wrote: »
    On an unrelated topic, I pulled into my local train station after doing a days work and found my bike was fine, but my €1.50 dealz bike light with its bracket was stolen.... I thought no one would try steal an unsecured €1.50 light.. how wrong I was :eek:

    Probably depends on where the bike is parked, but generally speaking I would always remove anything unsecured like that from my bike before leaving it unattended.

    It's not so much the price of the item that's a problem, just the hassle of having to get another one and the cost in time.


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    mrcheez
    Registered Users Posts: 13,657 ✭✭✭✭mrcheez


    Cape Clear wrote: »
    Ordered these 12.30 yesterday Dlv'ed to work before 08.30 this morning. Wasn't expecting them until after the weekend tbh.

    How easy is it to clip them off the bike? Do you need to undo the strap, or just lift it off?


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    Kintarō Hattori
    Registered Users Posts: 14,975 ✭✭✭✭Kintarō Hattori


    Haven't cycled in a year........ ordered them anyway.

    Damn you.


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    antodeco
    Registered Users, Subscribers Posts: 13,458 ✭✭✭✭antodeco


    Lads not going to lie to you. Just ordered a pair.

    I don't own a bike.
    I've never owned a bike.
    I can't cycle a bike.


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    mrcheez
    Registered Users Posts: 13,657 ✭✭✭✭mrcheez


    antodeco wrote: »
    Lads not going to lie to you. Just ordered a pair.

    I don't own a bike.
    I've never owned a bike.
    I can't cycle a bike.

    Woah that was almost a haiku.

    Try...

    I don't own a bike.
    I have never owned a bike.
    I can't ride a bike.


    Nice way to make your 99,999th post too


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    Going Forward
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    mrcheez wrote: »
    It's a lot worse than it's ever been.

    Partly because there are more people cycling (which is a good thing) that are inexperienced and don't really know about proper cycling equipment (a bad thing).

    Are ye talking about people with NO lights or them that have the searchlight ones?


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    illdoit2morrow
    Registered Users Posts: 745 ✭✭✭illdoit2morrow


    Arrived today, charging them now. Thanks again OP.


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    mrcheez
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    Going Forward wrote: »
    Are ye talking about people with NO lights or them that have the searchlight ones?

    No lights. Bright lights are at least lights!

    I saw a bike in the car park of our company this morning and I know the owner is a bit obnoxious and wouldn't you know, he has no front-lights.

    The guy is in his 40s, but judging by the state of his bike I assume he's an inexperienced part-timer.


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    beauf
    Closed Accounts Posts: 22,651 ✭✭✭✭beauf


    antodeco wrote: »
    Lads not going to lie to you. Just ordered a pair.

    I don't own a bike.
    I've never owned a bike.
    I can't cycle a bike.

    Legendary bargain alerts comment. :D


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    paddydriver
    Registered Users Posts: 2,080 ✭✭✭paddydriver


    These lights are great value.. Got some sets myself last month to put on my kids bikes. Some models also have a basic belt clip too so even if you are not a cyclist then they can be used for running or walking on badly lit roads. I'm using for night runs and no probs so far, belt clip is not the tightest but seems good.


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    beauf
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    illdoit2morrow wrote: »
    Arrived today, charging them now. Thanks again OP.

    Same here. Tks OP nice bargain. Be interesting to see how bright they are.

    I bought two sets. Kids keep borrowing my other lights for cycling to school. So very handy to have a few pairs around.

    These seem to have no charge in them when delivered. Says it takes 3hrs for a full charge. Seem like a very high quality light anyway. They are a little bulky to fit a regular charger. I have a 5 usb desktop fast charger that is ideal. So happy days.


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    fdevine
    Registered Users Posts: 2,948 ✭✭✭fdevine


    Thanks again OP. Arrived this morning. Much smaller than I expected but very solid. Seem to have an rubber band and belt clip which rotates.


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    ted1
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    beauf wrote: »
    Same here. Tks OP nice bargain. Be interesting to see how bright they are.

    I bought two sets. Kids keep borrowing my other lights for cycling to school. So very handy to have a few pairs around.

    These seem to have no charge in them when delivered. Says it takes 3hrs for a full charge. Seem like a very high quality light anyway. They are a little bulky to fit a regular charger. I have a 5 usb desktop fast charger that is ideal. So happy days.
    I was surprised that they had no charge, might be the only way that courier companies take batteries.


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