twowheelsgood
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- Zurich Switzerland
Hi all, I've just received shipment of this from dealextreme
http://www.dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.16539
All I can say at the moment is that it's quite ubelievably bright and unbelievably small. Certainly at least as good as the standard 10-12 watt bike HID lamps of the last few years, with a cell fresh out of the charger anyway. Not as focused and hence not quite the throw, but pretty good. The main difference being that this thing cost £20 and should be much more robust. £20 is of course cateye and Halfords special territory.
I don't know on how "up" on the latest tech people are here but two of the biggest players launched LEDs with effective 4 of the brightest and best cores all in one package. This one uses the Cree MC-E.
OK it does require a bit of ingenuity to mount and the optics may not be as optimal for cycling, but really, why are bike LEDs so expensive, especially when most commercially available solutions are actually 6-12 months behind technology wise? Lupine are using the same LED in their "low end" Tesla model - but this cost £250. (OK there is a 'lot' more to a light package than just the emitter).
...and don't get me started on the absurd price of li-ion cells in Britain and Europe!
I'll update you when I've put some night miles in.
http://www.dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.16539
All I can say at the moment is that it's quite ubelievably bright and unbelievably small. Certainly at least as good as the standard 10-12 watt bike HID lamps of the last few years, with a cell fresh out of the charger anyway. Not as focused and hence not quite the throw, but pretty good. The main difference being that this thing cost £20 and should be much more robust. £20 is of course cateye and Halfords special territory.
I don't know on how "up" on the latest tech people are here but two of the biggest players launched LEDs with effective 4 of the brightest and best cores all in one package. This one uses the Cree MC-E.
OK it does require a bit of ingenuity to mount and the optics may not be as optimal for cycling, but really, why are bike LEDs so expensive, especially when most commercially available solutions are actually 6-12 months behind technology wise? Lupine are using the same LED in their "low end" Tesla model - but this cost £250. (OK there is a 'lot' more to a light package than just the emitter).
...and don't get me started on the absurd price of li-ion cells in Britain and Europe!
I'll update you when I've put some night miles in.
