mrmacmusic
Veteran
- Location
- Tillicoultry
I'm finding my Moon XP500 isn't enough on it's own for spotting potholes at speed, so am looking for something brighter with more throw that I can point slightly further ahead and/or use as a 'high beam'.
I've spotted a few options at less than £40 which would seem to fit the bill, but I'm confused – what are the differences between a torch like this and these bike lights..? Better beam, runtime or build quality? Some of these torches just look like the bike light 'heads' with battery barrels attached, which isn't a bad thing from my perspective as I'm used to the all-in-one Moon, rather than a separate battery pack.
There are lots of different yet very similar looking torches around the interweb, and equally as many Magicshine 'clones'... I must admit, I quite like the idea of running two torches, although if they're not as robust as the 'bike light' option – or won't run for more than 5 minutes at full power – then maybe they're pointless? My commute verges on the hour when it's dark, wet and windy, so 2 hours run time would be ideal though not essential.
I've spotted a few options at less than £40 which would seem to fit the bill, but I'm confused – what are the differences between a torch like this and these bike lights..? Better beam, runtime or build quality? Some of these torches just look like the bike light 'heads' with battery barrels attached, which isn't a bad thing from my perspective as I'm used to the all-in-one Moon, rather than a separate battery pack.
There are lots of different yet very similar looking torches around the interweb, and equally as many Magicshine 'clones'... I must admit, I quite like the idea of running two torches, although if they're not as robust as the 'bike light' option – or won't run for more than 5 minutes at full power – then maybe they're pointless? My commute verges on the hour when it's dark, wet and windy, so 2 hours run time would be ideal though not essential.