What lights?

[Col5632]

just as an update bought this
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/251161561...NX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1439.l2649#ht_5144wt_917

for £24, price gone up now but think I will be returning it as its not very bright imo. Compared to my old one its not the same. When I briefly switched it on it was bright for about a second then it dimmed considerably ! Now with fully charged battery it is is still dim, so be packing it back up to send back I think. Wondering if it really is a xml t6??

Similar to my light but it cant be the same cause my light is super bright just a crappy battery on it, tempted for some of the ones you have linked further down

 

[GrumpyGregry]

take a look at torchy the battery boy's blog/database before you drop a ton of th ehard earned on overpriced brand named garbage.

 

[Col5632]

take a look at torchy the battery boy's blog/database before you drop a ton of th ehard earned on overpriced brand named garbage.

Had a good look on that website and his ebay page, he seems to have sold out of the twin cree light i was going to buy, so many lights at different prices and quality its tuff to choose which light is best to buy

 

[GrumpyGregry]

Had a good look on that website and his ebay page, he seems to have sold out of the twin cree light i was going to buy, so many lights at different prices and quality its tuff to choose which light is best to buy

I feel it is better to wait and get something reliable at a decent price than have something cheap fail on you in the dark. (or burn your house down!)

 

[Col5632]

I feel it is better to wait and get something reliable at a decent price than have something cheap fail on you in the dark. (or burn your house down!)

What would you recommend?

 

[fossyant]

What would you recommend?

Hope Vision 1

 

[MrGrumpy]

Col the issue is that you do pay for quality but its hard to swallow splashing out £200 on light when you can do the same for £30. I`m returning mine and the seller has offered to replace so will see what comes up. I think the best options are separate torches reading on the forums easier to fix/repair and also some redundancy?

I have a cateye tripleshot which in fairness is bloody good but the battery is heavy 10 double AAs! If I could convert to li ion ie these small pack batteries I would, in fact I would even have a bash at converting to the latest XML Crees.

 

[Col5632]

Hope Vision 1

I had thought about it and i know you get what you pay for but £65?

 

[jamin100]

oh defo not 8000 not that gullible however I`m actually thinking of just asking for a refund and buying these instead http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=220954131717#ht_3864wt_803

Ive got these and they are ok.
Granted, they are not as bright as £70 lights but for me they are bright enough to be seen with and provide a decent amount of illumination.

I use mine with AAA's but will get some of the 18650 batteries at some point.

 

[Col5632]

Ive got these and they are ok.
Granted, they are not as bright as £70 lights but for me they are bright enough to be seen with and provide a decent amount of illumination.

I use mine with AAA's but will get some of the 18650 batteries at some point.

Would you say they are good enough to light up an un-lit cycle path and doing a max of 15mph?

 

[MrGrumpy]

m8 at work has them and says they are good but he only uses one. For me its about run time, so on full blast I dunno what the run time is, however run two and you can use the lower setting but get more output and run time!

 

[StuAff]

I had thought about it and i know you get what you pay for but £65?

Very reliable. Well built, in the UK. Good customer service. Even the older version (the light of choice for most of the FNRttC regulars) is more than up to the job of dark lanes at 20+. With decent rechargeables, it will last all night on the second-lowest power setting, 30+ hours on the lowest (which is generally all I use). And should you need replacements, AAs are easy to buy or carry. They've just updated it for 2013, new LED giving 35% more light output with no loss of battery life.

 

[jamin100]

Would you say they are good enough to light up an un-lit cycle path and doing a max of 15mph?

I would of thought so. However, I only ride on lit roads so probably wouldnt be the best person to ask.
I can take some photos in my back garden tonight when its dark if you want?

 

[Col5632]

I would of thought so. However, I only ride on lit roads so probably wouldnt be the best person to ask.
I can take some photos in my back garden tonight when its dark if you want?

That would be very helpful

 

[fossyant]

I had thought about it and i know you get what you pay for but £65?

They are about the best light in that Price bracket. Had mine over 3 years now (I use 2) and they are bomb proof. Been through just about every form of weather, never ever let even the smallest amount of moisture into them.