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For first time ever I have a full time job so finish at 5 and then a few nights a week ill be heading out to the forest as not prepared to miss out on much riding just cos its gonna be dark. No real experience of what is a good combo of lights having never needed to so after some recommendations? Not too ££££ and reckon a bike and helmet set? Cheers
Check out ebay or amazon for ssc p7 bike light. Extremely bright light from china, does the job better than most 3 times the cost. The lamp does get hot just to warn you but mine have lasted two years so far. I run one on my helmet and one on the bars.
Or even the Cree XML ones. Brighter than the sun 😉
I've a single one on my lid and a triple on the bars - cars dip their lights before they come around the bend.
Just be aware that the chargers won't be EU safety approved and there have been stories of them catching fire, I charge mine in the garage.
I've had some of these for 2 years, still going strong and super bright, charge when i'm sat in the office 😉
last around 2-4 hours depending on beam.
mates just bought some of these, and even brighter, disgustingly bright tbf, but he only paid £24 as came from hong kong seller...
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/190895801226
There's a recent thread about one of the new 2xXML units with external battery [url= http://singletrackmag.com/forum/topic/talk-to-me-about-trail-lights ]here[/url]. Personally I use 18650 cell torches... a [url= http://dx.com/p/oem-2-18650-lithium-battery-charger-110v-240v-ac-13820 ]charger[/url] and [url= http://dx.com/p/universal-uk-travel-power-adapter-plug-2709 ]UK adapater[/url] is £5 from Dealextreme, mounts are a couple of quid, I have an abundance of free cells from old laptops, and the latest LED torches range from £8 to £15 each.
My current set up is:
[url= http://www.lightmalls.com/ultrafire-wf-501b-cree-xm-l2-5-modes-led-flashlight-torch-1-18650 ]501b XM-L2[/url] from Lightmalls - £8 for a head torch on [url= http://dx.com/p/universal-nylon-mount-for-flashlights-and-lasers-12000 ]this mount[/url]
[url= http://www.lightmalls.com/ultrafire-c8-cree-xm-l-u3-1800-lumen-5-modes-led-flashlight-1-x-18650 ]C8 XML-U3[/url] also from Lightmalls - £11 as a bar torch using [url= http://dx.com/p/universal-bicycle-mount-for-flashlights-and-gadgets-2cm-3cm-diameter-adjustable-15642 ]this mount[/url]
but you can now get a [url= http://www.lightmalls.com/ultrafire-c8-cree-xm-l2-5-mode-led-flashlight-torch-1x18650 ]C8 XM-L2[/url] for £12 which might be even better (depends on the driver settings)