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the_mikey
Legendary Member
- Location
- South Gloucestershire
I've been using a pair of Knog blinder LED lights on my Brompton, they're quick and easy to install and remove, they don't survive the fold well however, particularly anything that you attach to the seatpost. If you have a rear rack, you can get a rack specific LED light for it which deals with the rear LED problem.
Fab Foodie
hanging-on in quiet desperation ...
- Location
- Kirton, Devon.
https://www.7dayshop.com/bike-cycle...ashlight-with-3-modes-and-bike-mount-red-ring
for the front. Just rotate it to point upwards before you fold - a half-a-second job
and any seat post mounted light for the back - just under the saddle. You don't have to put the seatpost all the way down.
for the front. Just rotate it to point upwards before you fold - a half-a-second job
and any seat post mounted light for the back - just under the saddle. You don't have to put the seatpost all the way down.
the_mikey
Legendary Member
- Location
- South Gloucestershire
You do if you're planning on carrying the brompton anywhere, otherwise you'll end up with bits of bike swinging around by it's hinges.
that's not the case. I carry two Bromptons, one with the extending seat post and one with the standard seat post. Both have little LD lights on bands right under the seat. There isn't a problem with the fold, and they don't uncouple when carried.
Kell
Veteran
- Location
- High Wycombe/London
I'm currently using an NR Solas on the rear. I have the extended seatpost, so my seat doesn't touch the top of the seat post anyway.
It is incredibly bright, and cost about £9.99 in a sale on Planet X. They are still available, but now cost a little more:
http://www.planetx.co.uk/s?q=solas
On the front, I have two. One is a cheap Chinese Cree type one I got on ebay. It's performed faultlessly, and still had charge in it this weekend when I refitted it, despite being off the bike since about March.
This is mounted on the left of the handlebar clamp and doesn't intefere with the fold at all (mount it to the right and it will hit the forks) and the battery is sitting in a modified drinks bottle on a Monkii Clip Cage.
Got it from here: http://www.lightinthebox.com/4400ma...lver-headlight-headlamp-kit-set_p1021139.html
NB - it came with an American plug, so I had to buy a transformer too. It was dispatched really quickly, but I think it comes from the far east somewhere (despite appearing to be based in Holland) and took about a month to arrive...
As I was never sure whether that light would leave me stranded (their quality can be a bit iffy) I also bought a Lezyne 600 XL. I put this sideways at the top of the handlber stem and again this doesn't intefere with the fold. From memory this was about £40.
http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/...gclid=CI2Sxr3t984CFcEcGwoduq0Iww&gclsrc=aw.ds
Both front lights will light the road rather than just let you be seen and for ease of use I'd probably recommend the Lezyne as it's a little more user friendly and you don't have to worry about storing the battery pack anywhere.
My only gripe with it is that it doesn't grip the bars very well and ends up either pointing straight down, or too high and blinds people. It's better on the stem rather than the bars for staying put.
It is incredibly bright, and cost about £9.99 in a sale on Planet X. They are still available, but now cost a little more:
http://www.planetx.co.uk/s?q=solas
On the front, I have two. One is a cheap Chinese Cree type one I got on ebay. It's performed faultlessly, and still had charge in it this weekend when I refitted it, despite being off the bike since about March.
This is mounted on the left of the handlebar clamp and doesn't intefere with the fold at all (mount it to the right and it will hit the forks) and the battery is sitting in a modified drinks bottle on a Monkii Clip Cage.
Got it from here: http://www.lightinthebox.com/4400ma...lver-headlight-headlamp-kit-set_p1021139.html
NB - it came with an American plug, so I had to buy a transformer too. It was dispatched really quickly, but I think it comes from the far east somewhere (despite appearing to be based in Holland) and took about a month to arrive...
As I was never sure whether that light would leave me stranded (their quality can be a bit iffy) I also bought a Lezyne 600 XL. I put this sideways at the top of the handlber stem and again this doesn't intefere with the fold. From memory this was about £40.
http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/...gclid=CI2Sxr3t984CFcEcGwoduq0Iww&gclsrc=aw.ds
Both front lights will light the road rather than just let you be seen and for ease of use I'd probably recommend the Lezyne as it's a little more user friendly and you don't have to worry about storing the battery pack anywhere.
My only gripe with it is that it doesn't grip the bars very well and ends up either pointing straight down, or too high and blinds people. It's better on the stem rather than the bars for staying put.
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Kell
Veteran
- Location
- High Wycombe/London
CopperBrompton
Bicycle: a means of transport between cake-stops
- Location
- London
If you can afford it, just bite the bullet and get a SON dynamo setup. It's not cheap, but it transforms the usability of the bike at night – no faffing with batteries or even having to switch them on (leave them permanently[1] on or use the light sensor setting so they come on automatically when dark).
For me, a Brompton is all about hop-on, hop-off convenience, and a dynamo system means that applies at night as well as in the day.
Ben
[1] SON says impact on rolling resistance is 4% when lit, 1% when not. Personally, I can't tell the difference, so I leave the lights on permanently.
For me, a Brompton is all about hop-on, hop-off convenience, and a dynamo system means that applies at night as well as in the day.
Ben
[1] SON says impact on rolling resistance is 4% when lit, 1% when not. Personally, I can't tell the difference, so I leave the lights on permanently.
Cycleops
Legendary Member
- Location
- Accra, Ghana
I thought all lights were led now.
