First lights!

mikelima
mikelima Posts: 10
edited December 2008 in MTB buying advice
Looking at getting my first rechargable lights (with some money from today :lol: ) and I am undecisive between these three:

http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Models.aspx?ModelID=14895

http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Models.aspx?ModelID=15442

http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Models.aspx?ModelID=8904

Any advice would be gratefully recieved :)

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  • John Moore
    John Moore Posts: 580
    Not number two.

    I've a lightly used and now superseded number 3 L&M Solo I can post you out to you for £30 if you want or collect from the North West for £25.

    I now use a L&M Lion Arc and a helmet mounted AyUp light set which is fantastic.
  • cougie
    cougie Posts: 22,512
    Look for the dozen other threads that talk about the p7 torch ? For under fifty quid or so you can get a nice v bright light - charger and spare batteries and bike mount.
  • mikelima
    mikelima Posts: 10
    Yeah been looking around tonight and wondering whether a Fenix L2D + Mount would stand up to the first lights I posted (Electron twin 8).

    I'm worried about beam spread and don't want to have to buy 2 torches really.
  • John Moore
    John Moore Posts: 580
    Two lights are advisable IMHO,

    One on the bike pointing right in front of your wheel.

    2nd on your helmet, looking where your going
  • johnsav
    johnsav Posts: 775
    those electron lights are ok, but they have slightly iffy build quality and naff mounts.
  • John Moore
    John Moore Posts: 580
    mikelima wrote:
    Any advice would be gratefully recieved :)

    On 2nd thoughts
    1) Borrow some good lights from a mate (most of us have several sets kicking around) to see if you like night riding (as not everyone does)

    2) Save up some more for some AyUp lights £250
  • Northwind
    Northwind Posts: 14,675
    I don't know any of those specific models but having looked at the spec and output, they don't look like they can compete with the P7 torches at all (neither can a Fenix now really, they used to be the ones to go for but not so much now) They have an excellent beam spread, but really 2 torches does make more sense, you can get by with just a helmet light but 2 is always going to be better.
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  • canada16
    canada16 Posts: 2,360
    FENIX TK11, with 18650 batteries.
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  • supersonic
    supersonic Posts: 82,708
    If just having one though, P7 really, has the spread and brightness.
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  • hitthewall
    hitthewall Posts: 114
    Cant comments on the others but dont get the Electron twin led light system. I've had a set for a couple of years now and got them for £40. At that price, not too bad just for road work but no good off road and certainly not at £70 as they are now.

    I've got MTE 5 mode P7 on handlebars along with LD20 back-up plus LD20 on helmet. All with twofish lockblocks from 4sevens.com.
  • hitthewall
    hitthewall Posts: 114
    By the way, got the 2 x LD20's from photonshop before I found the dealextreme site and the infamous MTBR P7 thread. The LD20's out-throw the P7 but the P7 is a wall of light.

    As per previous poster, if just one light then P7 although I've now just ordered an aurora M3-2 MC-E flashlight but cant comment on it's output yet but going by the MTBR thread it should be good.
  • cougie
    cougie Posts: 22,512
    Fenix are very good for run time - you will get something like five hours on high but they cant match the sheer output from the p7. One of each though and you have a good mix - and at under ninety quid. Helmet mount the fenix - its light enough.

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