Which light set for under £50

moggy17
moggy17 Posts: 11
edited October 2008 in MTB buying advice
Hi guys

i am currently looking for a light set for under £50 and was hoping for some suggestions!

i have seen the BLACKBURN QUADRANT / MARS 3.0 get good reviews and also the cateye el530 set get good reviews

cheers
Moggy

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  • Surf-Matt
    Surf-Matt Posts: 5,952
    Cateye.

    Seen a few bad reports of the Blackburns.
  • apreading
    apreading Posts: 4,535
    searh here for Fenix. Lots of threads. Dont get Cateye unless you go for the more expensive models because they just arent bright enough.

    My EL530 is almost unusable. It will light an are ther size of a 20p piece at 100 metres but nothing either side of it. (slight exaggeration but you get the point)
  • Matt-B
    Matt-B Posts: 112
    apreading wrote:
    My EL530 is almost unusable. It will light an are ther size of a 20p piece at 100 metres but nothing either side of it. (slight exaggeration but you get the point)

    I've just got an EL530 and it seems fine.... I ride on a short track on Hampstead Heath on the way home, pitch black, no lighting, lots of tree cover, and it lights the way very well - enough light to ride by. Mind you, I only just got it, so the batteries are fresh. Cycling + seemed pretty happy with theirs as well.
  • apreading
    apreading Posts: 4,535
    Take a look at this thread:

    http://www.bikeradar.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=12588492&highlight=cree

    Shows the EL530 capability pretty accurately in my opinion.

    That Tesco AA light is £10 with another £6 for a lockblock mount.

    I would recommend a Fenix instead of the Tesco though - a whole different league.
  • cougie
    cougie Posts: 22,512
    Also look at the Smart 0.5W rears - they are the brightest LEDs I've seen and only about a tenner.

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