Tesco "C" cell 3W Cree LED torches

[Panter]

I'm giving up on these and have just ordered another Hope vision.


I can't find the recipt and I've lost the case for one of them otherwise I'd just take them back

Tesco direct sell them for £12.00 each and the postage was £4.00 or so,


If anyones interested, £16.00 including postage for the pair.

 

[Twenty Inch]

Hi

Are they still available?

 

[Panter]

They are, Yes. I was going to put them on ebay with 2 mounting blocks as a MTB night riding package but just haven't got round to it yet.

If you want them, pm me. I did have an issue with the lights failing after a while, and that was on 2 C cell torches and 2 AA cell ones but this was down to the batteries rattling about and becoming loose in the torch body. I've found a fix though in the form of a layer of tape round the batteries

If I don't hear from you, I'll aim to get them on ebay probably mid week or so.

 

[Twenty Inch]

Cheers Panter, you got mail.

 

[Panter]

FAO Mr 20"

Here you go Sir, pictures as promised of the clamps.

 

[Radius]

These sold yet?

 

[Panter]

I think so, I'm just waiting for conformation.

I'll pm you if not

EDIT: Now Sold, Thanks Oscar.

 

[stephec]

Where did you get the blocks from? They look spot on.

 

[Panter]

They were from dealerextreme. I had the Twofish Lockblocks originally but I wasn't impressed with them at all. Someone recommended these instead and they're way better.

The only snag is they come from Hong Kong and take ages to arrive.

 

[stephec]

Cheers Panter.

$1.90 with free postage, that's scandalously good value!

 

[Mr Pig]

Cheers Panter. $1.90 with free postage, that's scandalously good value!

Yeah, nice one. I've ordered two too :0)

 

[Panter]

No problem

I'm sure I paid a lot more than that though?

Mind you, they've apparently halved the price of their P7 LED torch. Maybe their having a price war with a competitor?
They're certainly better value than the twofish things, they were utter cobblers at £6.00 each!

 

[Crackle]

Were they cobblers with the bigger C cells and the weight or with the AA's as well. I presume they moved did they? It's a bugger, as my lockblocks arrived in the post today. They seemed OK but I haven't ridden with one yet.

 

[Panter]

I didn't like them with the AA's, let alone the C cells.

It's probably just me, they get rave reviews everywhere else (it's why I bought them,) I also felt resentful at paying so much for a block of rubber and two velcro straps

My main gripe was that they used to slide round the bars and that there was lateral movement too.
I'm sure I could've put some tape under them to steady them but the Dealerextreme ones just looked so much better.
I was just dissapointed with the lockblocks are reading so much good stuff about them. Maybe it was just my bars, I do keep my bikes polished and the clamps may have been sliding on the polished surface?

Anyway, I hope yours work out fine.

 

[Crackle]

Ah right, fair comment.

I noticed immediately that the thinner mtn bike bars were a problem and had to pull the strap tight. Still it semed to stay there once I'd bounced the bike around. The roadbike semed less of a problem with wider bars plus I can put the block on the tape edge. One also goes nicely on my helmet. What I didn't want was anything permanently attached.

Still the proof is in the pudding and I may well change my mind in a few weeks.