http://moots.com/bbpress/topic.php?id=192 Rider's community and more. en-US Wed, 22 May 2013 20:30:02 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q http://moots.com/bbpress/search.php http://moots.com/bbpress/topic.php?id=192#post-1242 Mon, 21 Feb 2011 15:48:05 +0000 k29er 1242@http://moots.com/bbpress/ <p>Check out Dinotte:</p> <p><a href="http://www.dinottelighting.com/" rel="nofollow">http://www.dinottelighting.com/</a></p> <p>I have the 800 and 400. Might end up selling the 800 and getting the 1200. </p> http://moots.com/bbpress/topic.php?id=192#post-1240 Sun, 20 Feb 2011 20:43:03 +0000 craig r 1240@http://moots.com/bbpress/ <p>Exposure Diablo!!!!!<br /> 900 lumens in a small helmet mounted light with no external battery packs or cables.<br /> Awesome light.<br /> I use the helmet mount(very simple and effective) on my MTB and the bar mount on my roadie.<br /> I use it as much off the bike(as a torch) as I do on it too.<br /> It does have a short battery life on high(1 hr) but if you switch between settings for technical MTB sections it lasts for more than a couple of hours.<br /> Additional battery packs are available which increase usage times too. </p> http://moots.com/bbpress/topic.php?id=192#post-1233 Sun, 20 Feb 2011 13:30:27 +0000 Domestique 1233@http://moots.com/bbpress/ <p>ECR brings up a good point about being flicked by on-coming traffic because his light is so bright.</p> <p>Is there a point where the there's too much output? Don't get me wrong, I want to see that pothole, rock, broken glass, skunk, etc... but I also don't want to get into a 'high-beam war'.</p> <p>I'm no expert but I'm guessing something designed with a controlled horizontal pattern with a far range cutoff. Obviously this would only apply to rigid mounted lights and not helmet mounts. </p> http://moots.com/bbpress/topic.php?id=192#post-1229 Sat, 19 Feb 2011 20:47:30 +0000 EastCoastRoadie 1229@http://moots.com/bbpress/ <p>FM,</p> <p>I have the Enduro MaXx which is an earlier version of the MaXx-D, but spec wise more like the new Toro Mk.2. Very easy handle bar mount (so easy to move between bikes if needed). Absolutely amazing light, and again no battery pack and holds a great charge. I can literally light the way for multiple riders on the road. Check out the links below-can't go wrong with either one.</p> <p><a href="http://www.exposurelights.com/product/000051/maxx-d-mk.3/" rel="nofollow">http://www.exposurelights.com/product/000051/maxx-d-mk.3/</a><br /> <a href="http://www.exposurelights.com/product/000053/toro-mk.2/" rel="nofollow">http://www.exposurelights.com/product/000053/toro-mk.2/</a> </p> http://moots.com/bbpress/topic.php?id=192#post-1228 Sat, 19 Feb 2011 19:34:39 +0000 Full Mootion 1228@http://moots.com/bbpress/ <p>Planet bike blinky is always my choice </p> http://moots.com/bbpress/topic.php?id=192#post-1227 Sat, 19 Feb 2011 17:09:44 +0000 Domestique 1227@http://moots.com/bbpress/ <p>Good point Woody, I always run a blinking rear LED light, even if it's broad daylight.</p> <p>D. </p> http://moots.com/bbpress/topic.php?id=192#post-1226 Sat, 19 Feb 2011 15:48:51 +0000 woody 1226@http://moots.com/bbpress/ <p>Just make sure you have a nice bright flashing light for the rear. In someways a bright rear tail light is more important than a front light, especially on the road.<br /> I saw a commuter the other day with 2 front lights, but no rear light.</p> <p>Woody </p> http://moots.com/bbpress/topic.php?id=192#post-1225 Sat, 19 Feb 2011 15:06:46 +0000 Full Mootion 1225@http://moots.com/bbpress/ <p>ECR which model of exposure light are you using? </p> http://moots.com/bbpress/topic.php?id=192#post-1224 Sat, 19 Feb 2011 15:03:42 +0000 Full Mootion 1224@http://moots.com/bbpress/ <p>Sweet! as usual you guys are a wealth of info. I realize I should have indicated road use this morning. Either way I now have some homework and great choices. Thanks again </p> http://moots.com/bbpress/topic.php?id=192#post-1223 Sat, 19 Feb 2011 15:03:33 +0000 woody 1223@http://moots.com/bbpress/ <p>Exie - I have heard good things about the ay-up lights.</p> <p>I'm running a Lupine Wilma 5 (1100 Lumens) on the bars and a Lupine Piko on the helmet. Great lights, but like ECR said about Exposure's, the Lupines are not cheap either.</p> <p>A great inexpensive light is MagicShine by geoman. He had some battery problems and pulled them off till they got it squared away and I see they are selling them again. For the price I don't think you can beat the price - not sure about the quality... </p> <p>MTBR has a light shootout every year and he does a good job on evaluating a large selection of different lights.</p> <p>2011 shootout: <a href="http://reviews.mtbr.com/blog/2011-bike-lights-shootout/" rel="nofollow">http://reviews.mtbr.com/blog/2011-bike-lights-shootout/</a></p> <p>2010 shootout: <a href="http://reviews.mtbr.com/blog/2010-mtbr-lights-shootout/" rel="nofollow">http://reviews.mtbr.com/blog/2010-mtbr-lights-shootout/</a></p> <p>Woody </p> http://moots.com/bbpress/topic.php?id=192#post-1222 Sat, 19 Feb 2011 14:48:59 +0000 EastCoastRoadie 1222@http://moots.com/bbpress/ <p>Love my bar mount exposure light. Link attached for the full product line. <a href="http://www.exposurelights.com/" rel="nofollow">http://www.exposurelights.com/</a></p> <p>These are not cheap, but are worth every penny!</p> <p>Use it on the road, in the woods, etc. Bullet proof, light, no battery back, holds a super long charge and Very Bright! When I ride on the road, I often get the high beam flick from cars b/c it is so bright. </p> http://moots.com/bbpress/topic.php?id=192#post-1221 Sat, 19 Feb 2011 09:43:23 +0000 Exie 1221@http://moots.com/bbpress/ <p>... this may not be what your looking for, but I tried a huge range of lights, (up to 1500 lumen!). As was mentioned, I struggled with the beam pattern, battery life, mounting and weight.</p> <p>In then end I got 2 of these in a kit locally and they're the best I've used:<br /> <a href="http://www.ayup-lights.com/" rel="nofollow">http://www.ayup-lights.com/</a></p> <p>Super light weight, I have a narrow beam on the helmet and a wide beam on the handlebars. They're only rated at 400 lumen each, but I reckon theres alot more to it than just the "lumen" rating. </p> http://moots.com/bbpress/topic.php?id=192#post-1220 Sat, 19 Feb 2011 03:15:34 +0000 egordon 1220@http://moots.com/bbpress/ <p>Check out RAVX, they have a new $200 retail 800 lumen thats screaming bright.. Most of the 700 lumen plus lights are pricey.. I rode this the other night with a helmet mount and no other lights very nice.. </p> http://moots.com/bbpress/topic.php?id=192#post-1219 Sat, 19 Feb 2011 02:53:33 +0000 Domestique 1219@http://moots.com/bbpress/ <p>what about B&amp;M, they're supposed to be pretty good. </p> http://moots.com/bbpress/topic.php?id=192#post-1218 Sat, 19 Feb 2011 00:38:15 +0000 teamfubar 1218@http://moots.com/bbpress/ <p>A friend of mine used a light like that (Eagletac I think, but not 100%) on a night ride. Beam was plenty bright, but not nearly big enough area of coverage to make a decent bike light. The thing about the "bike" specific ones is that they have a decent width (flood) and a nice bright center (spot). </p> http://moots.com/bbpress/topic.php?id=192#post-1217 Fri, 18 Feb 2011 22:06:37 +0000 Full Mootion 1217@http://moots.com/bbpress/ <p>Anyone ever use tactical lights for bicycle lighting? Was told about a Fenix LD20 with a Fenix AF02 mount. It looked interesting. Especially the mount. Of course that opened up a whole other whack of choices, eagletac, and surefire seem to be the most popular with Fenix. Thanks in advance for your feedback </p>