Hi.
It's coming up to that time of year again were my bike lights are starting to get used more often. I've always been a sucker for the latest bike lights lights and this year's been no exception. I got an E-mail from Halfords yesterday with there latest offers and one of them was for bike lights. Ever the fool I just had to pop into there store and check them out. After being relieved of £25 ,I came away with a new light. It's the Bike Hut 500 lumen light with an integrated Garmin holder and power bank to charge mobile phones / garmin computers /ect if the need ever arises. The combined Garmin / light bracket holds the computer out in front of the handle bars whilst the light attaches directly underneath it making the whole set look very neat and uncluttered along the front. The battery claims a 2 hour burn time on the full setting of 500 lumens and 75 hours on flashing mode.There also several other levels settings and modes in between. This is around 1 hour longer burn time ( on the 500 lumens) compared to my old light. There's also quite a nice digital display on the unit telling you how much battery life is left. Last night I went for a 30 mile bike ride and was very impressed with the light output. I took my Lezyne 500 lumen light as well to compare and found the Bike Hut light to be more a powerful far reaching light ,and of course a longer run time. The only niggling points I can find with the Bike Hut lights is the awkward recharging of it.The USB connector is a pain to connect compared to other lights I've had, and the battery indicators will face downwards when fitted to the Garmin mount. If you just use the normal handle bar mount that also comes with it, non of these small niggles are present. When taken into consideration, a Garmin mount alone can cost around £15 ,so I think this light is really good value. Time will tell as to longevity over the coming months I suppose ,but so far it's been really impressive and looks good on the bike. I think the built in power bank is a really good idea too. If you ever find your phones dead in an emergency it could be a god send, or that your Garmin device is running low on juice.
All the very best,
Johnny
It's coming up to that time of year again were my bike lights are starting to get used more often. I've always been a sucker for the latest bike lights lights and this year's been no exception. I got an E-mail from Halfords yesterday with there latest offers and one of them was for bike lights. Ever the fool I just had to pop into there store and check them out. After being relieved of £25 ,I came away with a new light. It's the Bike Hut 500 lumen light with an integrated Garmin holder and power bank to charge mobile phones / garmin computers /ect if the need ever arises. The combined Garmin / light bracket holds the computer out in front of the handle bars whilst the light attaches directly underneath it making the whole set look very neat and uncluttered along the front. The battery claims a 2 hour burn time on the full setting of 500 lumens and 75 hours on flashing mode.There also several other levels settings and modes in between. This is around 1 hour longer burn time ( on the 500 lumens) compared to my old light. There's also quite a nice digital display on the unit telling you how much battery life is left. Last night I went for a 30 mile bike ride and was very impressed with the light output. I took my Lezyne 500 lumen light as well to compare and found the Bike Hut light to be more a powerful far reaching light ,and of course a longer run time. The only niggling points I can find with the Bike Hut lights is the awkward recharging of it.The USB connector is a pain to connect compared to other lights I've had, and the battery indicators will face downwards when fitted to the Garmin mount. If you just use the normal handle bar mount that also comes with it, non of these small niggles are present. When taken into consideration, a Garmin mount alone can cost around £15 ,so I think this light is really good value. Time will tell as to longevity over the coming months I suppose ,but so far it's been really impressive and looks good on the bike. I think the built in power bank is a really good idea too. If you ever find your phones dead in an emergency it could be a god send, or that your Garmin device is running low on juice.
All the very best,
Johnny
