dynomo bike lights
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I wouldn't. For the same money as twin E6s you could have the latest dynamo LEDs, either the Solidlights or my favourite the Supernova E3.
I had the E6/E6Z on my Raven, they do throw out a lot of light at cruising speed, but I soon got fed up with turning the E6Z on and off every time you slow down or speed up. If you do run both I found mounting one above the other, like this
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gave a better spread of light than mounting side by side. On my Raven I'm presently running a single E6 and a 3W LED (Nite-Rider) they complement each other perfectly.
If you do want to try twin Schmidts, my E6Z is for sale0 -
Does the supernova throw off more light and does it have a better beem than the e6 i had a look at the price and it was 180 odd pound for one light seems quite a lot for one light is it worth it0
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how much are you asking for your e6 light0
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mazza wrote:Does the supernova throw off more light and does it have a better beem than the e6 i had a look at the price and it was 180 odd pound for one light seems quite a lot for one light is it worth it
Its output is similar to that of the twin E6s, except you get that almost immediately. It is a fairly narrow beam, similar to the E6, but without the sharp cut off . The colour of the beam is the whitest I've seen from any LED, and is also a brighter 3W than the Luxeon used in the Solidlights and my Night-Rider. I paid 220 euros for mine (around £150) I see wiggle have it for £160. That price includes a fantastic rear light and the bracket*, so not much different to twin E6s. The other advantage is the LED should last 10,000s of hours, decent halogen bulbs are £4 each and I get through 3 or 4 a year. I tried the Solidlights, very popular on Audaxes, a much wider beam and at full power (around 18mph) the brightest dynamo light available. At slower speeds and my usual riding I thought the Supernova better.
* The bracket might take a bit of alteration to fit a Raven.0
