Hope Vision 1 - Winter will soon be with us

[threebikesmcginty]

It's not too late for another 'yes' is it?

 

[StuAff]

And yet another yes....fantastic bit of kit.

 

[clarion]

Yes, the Vision One is a wonderful bit of kit. Well designed & built. Some people have problems with the mount, but all I've had is the rubber spacers falling out. It's very quick to get on & off, though (and I wouldn't want to leave it on the bike when parked).

Biggest problem I've had is short runtime. My commute is about an hour either way, and last Winter I had to change batteries a couple of times en route. Boring.

 

[marinyork]

Well I've got a cateye EL135 so everyone will be looking like daylight to me!!!

You might want to upgrade at some point in the future. I used to use the El130, or two of them, it's little sister and they are all right as emergency lights.

 

[Panter]

Yes, the Vision One is a wonderful bit of kit. Well designed & built. Some people have problems with the mount, but all I've had is the rubber spacers falling out. It's very quick to get on & off, though (and I wouldn't want to leave it on the bike when parked).

Biggest problem I've had is short runtime. My commute is about an hour either way, and last Winter I had to change batteries a couple of times en route. Boring.

Have a look at the batteries in my post further back.
I get well over an Hour on mine, even at full power, and commuting, I get at least two journeys out of a set (over 4 Hours total.)

 

[ianrauk]

A Hope 1 on setting #2 will last a good +8 hours with good rechargeables. It's the setting I use for the FNRttC's. I switch up to setting #3 with the dark lanes. For normal commuting on lit roads, setting #1 is more then enough.

 

[HJ]

Check out my comparison of the Hope 1 and the B&M Ixon IQ. Both very good lights and due to the differences in beam shape they compliment each other well. This would be my recommendation for a two light system (it's what I have!)

Nurse, can you take magnatom back to the secure ward, he has been playing with lights the hospital corridors again...

 

[magnatom]

Nurse, can you take magnatom back to the secure ward, he has been playing with lights the hospital corridors again...

Things get a little bit more sleazy when I 'bring on the red light'....

 

[Jezston]

Yes but we still haven't been told where that price came from!

 

[BentMikey]

Things get a little bit more sleazy when I 'bring on the red light'....

You want a real red light, not those toys!!

View: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WeVOp7_V6QE

 

[clarion]

Have a look at the batteries in my post further back.
I get well over an Hour on mine, even at full power, and commuting, I get at least two journeys out of a set (over 4 Hours total.)

My problem really happens as the temperature drops - particularly in snow - so it's more likely an issue with the batteries (though I do use a selection of good ones).

 

[bauldbairn]

Nurse, can you take magnatom back to the secure ward, he has been playing with lights the hospital corridors again...

I've often wondered what his work colleagues think when the corridor lights go out in MT's department - followed by a commentary and various flashing lights???

 

[marinyork]

My problem really happens as the temperature drops - particularly in snow - so it's more likely an issue with the batteries (though I do use a selection of good ones).

I used to have dimming issues with batteries in sub-zero and just above zero temperatures in the winter. Only ever happened on uniross batteries.

 

[magnatom]

I've often wondered what his work colleagues think when the corridor lights go out in MT's department - followed by a commentary and various flashing lights???

Ahh, but that is the beauty of being the only person in first thing on a Sunday morning!

(In our wee bit of the department, that is. The hospital itself has lots of people in all the time of course! )

 

[ianrauk]

It's not hard to find

Hope Vision 1 @ £66.98

Yes but we still haven't been told where that price came from!