which lights

npowell28

Can anyone suggest a decent rechargeable front light that you can actually see the road with. I'm using a cat eye el220 and i'm fed up with seeing pot holes at the last second giving me no time to avoid them.

Baytt

ive got the cat eye EL530, very bright and has a wide angle lens, so lights up the road pretty well.

though they just upped the price of all there kit this week so its around £40-50 depending on where ya go.

Ngalbrai

Google Ay-ups, they are awesome!

I just use the handle bar mounted ones and can see the road fine, can combine with helmet lights too but that would probably be overkill.

russwparkin

hi the niteflux commuter is ace, not for hardcore 50mph off-roading but cycle path/light cross country/ dark roads its brilliant. only 57 quid on ebay. i want a exposure night stick as well to go hammering next year but honestly nightflux is cheap and neat and bright

demBones

my 2 pennies

fenix ld20 very bright for size. runs on rechargeable AA batteries. at least one magnitude brighter than a cateye single shot plus. £40 + mount.

do like the look of the ay-ups though they almost look too bright for commuting and no flashing mode

cougie

Check out the 'Front Lights thread' on this page too.

Grindy

I use a Cateye EL610 Single Shot Plus (rechargable). It gives off plenty light on the full beam when riding along roads with no street lamps. I tend to leave it on the flashing setting when the street lights are on as it seems to catch drivers eyes far more.

always_tyred

What is your budget?

npowell28

Just bought a set of electron 16 led lights. Got the shop down to £70. I know they probably aren't that wonderful for downhill off roading but they are going to do me for my commute. 2,000,000 % better than my Cateye el220 which will now act as a back up.

npowell28

These lights are really good for the price. One little issue is that the connectors come apart and have to be taped together. Other than that they are really bright, they may not be anygood for hurtlng down hill off road in the dark, but for my commute to work they are great. They last ages aswell. Tested them yesterday and they were bright for a good 5 hours. Really impressed. Anyone else got these?

tardington

Ngalbrai wrote:

Google Ay-ups, they are awesome!

I just use the handle bar mounted ones and can see the road fine, can combine with helmet lights too but that would probably be overkill.

I saw someone with the helmet mounts, with them on mid-morning. Still obscenely bright despite it being broad daylight. I must have some! Plus, they come in some sweet colours and look extra bling in the daytime.

mac10

I upgraded from the Electrons to Ay Ups.

Teh Electrons for the money are not that bad. I've used them for the commute and I have used 2 sets of electrons to compete in 2 12hr night races on an MTB (one set 'mounted' to the helmet with electrical tape), the build quality is utter cr@p, they must be wired by semi skilled chimps, but they kind of did the job. I would never have won the races with the sun strapped to my bars but they certainly pumped out enough light for me to see exactly what i was going to crash into. I survived both races despite 1 battery dying on the start line of the 2nd race. The 2nd set died shortly after (Wiring fault) on the way home leaving me cycling blind on national speed limit unlit country roads. I couldn't trust them after that and they got thrown, expect them to last no more than 18 months.

The Electrons dying was the excuse i needed to buy some Ay Ups, which i had been eyeing up for some time and they are a very different beast - you can fit multiple sets to the handlebars (I have 2 on the road bike) or you can put one on a helmet really easily perfect for MTBing (I dont wear a helmet on the road bike, but lets not start that discussion up again lol). They burn through car head lights so you dont have to cycle in your own shadowAlso I have noticed that every one looks twice when you bomb past , you can see them thinking 'what the f$£k was that', the batteries are tiny, they have decent run times, seem pretty bomb proof and definatly add some bling value. Can't recommend them enough.

robbarker

Lupine Betty.

grimpeur

Exposure Maxx2 Enduro

http://www.exposurelights.com/products/ ... /index.php

Rich158

I use a Niterider Minewt. It's fairly light, easy to fit, and has enough light for dark country lanes at 25-30mph, even in the pouring rain.

jinnan_tonnix

I use a pair of the fabled Tesco Cree 3w lights.

However, I did spot this in the latest machine mart catalogue. Has anybody tried it?

http://www.machinemart.co.uk/shop/produ ... orch/path/

A pair with red and blue lenses on 'flashing' mode hold a certain fascination.....

npowell28

Thanks to everyone who has mentioned expensive lights, i now feel extreemely inferior. No the Electrons will do me. Maybe i'll get some new ones in the near future.

ride_whenever

jinnan_tonnix wrote:

I use a pair of the fabled Tesco Cree 3w lights.

However, I did spot this in the latest machine mart catalogue. Has anybody tried it?

http://www.machinemart.co.uk/shop/produ ... orch/path/

A pair with red and blue lenses on 'flashing' mode hold a certain fascination.....

2 c size batteries, eeeer no thanks, that'll be the same size as my massive maglite.