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Has anyone bought the above light and what do you think. Is it worth the purchase?

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FaHeL wrote:
Has anyone bought the above light and what do you think. Is it worth the purchase?

I got one a number of months ago. Quite happy with it, no major
problems.

The screw on the mounting bracket has begun to rust, its not properly
galvinised or made of stainless steel or anything. I've oiled mine to
protect it from further rust. Also, its not a quick release mechanism,
you don't just press a button and it comes off, you have to unscrew it
and rip open the velcro tying the cable down.

The cable on the 10W (right) globe can vibrate its way out while
riding, so I tied it in place with a small wire cable tie.

Other than that its ok. Light is adequate for most purposes, though I
have additional lights on my helmet and left handlebar, as much just
for a backup as additional light.

Bottom line being while its not perfect and I have a few minor gripes,
I think it is good value and works well and I would buy it again and
recommend it to friends and family. I can put up with the minor
problems because other similarly powered systems cost a whole lot more.

Travis

Thanks for that, is it good for riding 30-40km/hr in the dark?

FaHeL

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FaHeL wrote:
Has anyone bought the above light and what do you think. Is it worth
the purchase?

I got one a number of months ago. Quite happy with it, no major
problems.

The screw on the mounting bracket has begun to rust, its not properly
galvinised or made of stainless steel or anything. I've oiled mine to
protect it from further rust. Also, its not a quick release mechanism,
you don't just press a button and it comes off, you have to unscrew it
and rip open the velcro tying the cable down.

The cable on the 10W (right) globe can vibrate its way out while
riding, so I tied it in place with a small wire cable tie.

Other than that its ok. Light is adequate for most purposes, though I
have additional lights on my helmet and left handlebar, as much just
for a backup as additional light.

Bottom line being while its not perfect and I have a few minor gripes,
I think it is good value and works well and I would buy it again and
recommend it to friends and family. I can put up with the minor
problems because other similarly powered systems cost a whole lot more.

Travis

FaHeL Wrote:
Thanks for that, is it good for riding 30-40km/hr in the dark?

FaHeL


No. You'll need a bike for that.


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FaHeL wrote:
Thanks for that, is it good for riding 30-40km/hr in the dark?

Its adequate, but doesn't deliver what I might consider to be an
"excessive" amount of light. It could use more.

Note I'm a light overkill person though, I have numerous lights and
plenty of reflective stuff on my bike and my clothes, but even if I had
a whole row of HIDs on my handlebar and the ground in front of me was
lit up like the day, I'd probably still say I could use more.

Travis

On 6 Sep 2006 06:52:32 -0700, "Travis" wrote:

Note I'm a light overkill person though, I have numerous lights and
plenty of reflective stuff on my bike and my clothes, but even if I had
a whole row of HIDs on my handlebar and the ground in front of me was
lit up like the day, I'd probably still say I could use more.

have you used even a single HID? I can happily wear my daytime lenses
and my L&M ARC let me see clearly. I still try not to.

Aeek wrote:
On 6 Sep 2006 06:52:32 -0700, "Travis" wrote:

Note I'm a light overkill person though, I have numerous lights and
plenty of reflective stuff on my bike and my clothes, but even if I had
a whole row of HIDs on my handlebar and the ground in front of me was
lit up like the day, I'd probably still say I could use more.

have you used even a single HID? I can happily wear my daytime lenses
and my L&M ARC let me see clearly. I still try not to.

Obviously it was hyperbole, yes I'm aware of how bright a really kick
arse HID can be.

15 watts of halogen is a useful amount of light. It will suffice for
most commuters. It won't light up everything for hundreds of meters
though, we're talking a nice usefully bright spot for showing you where
the ricks and glass shards are for 5-10 metres in front of you, and
adequately bright lights for drivers to see you.

Some of the better HIDs will cast long shadows for some distance, which
is a handy amount of light for trail riding but likely to dazzle
drivers. To the original poster, if you are after that kind of light,
a 15W halogen is not going to do it. 15W halogen is maybe the
equivalent of a Dolphin style lantern torch. Its enough light for most
purposes, but its no HID.

Travis

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Has anyone bought the above light and what do you think. Is it worth the purchase?

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Yep, got one a few months ago. The first couple of rides revealed that the screws tend to work loose a bit but a few minutes undoing them and reassembling with Loctite fixed all that. Decent beam, easy to install. All good

Frank

FaHeL wrote:
Has anyone bought the above light and what do you think. Is it worth
the purchase?

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Yeah... I got one about the same time as Travis. Very happy. Some
slack in the light angle adjustment screws but easily fixed. I use both
the 5 W 10 W lamps in combo depending on where I am on my ride and
recharge after every third ride (just so I can be sure I have the juice
when I next need it). That's 3 x ~18 km rides, and there's certainly
power left for a few more.

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