Help buying Ay up bike lights and opinions

mb_ian

Hello

Been thinking about changing my stadium 3's to an LED set. Having read this months mbr I noticed Ay up got a 10/10 so did abit of research and cant find a bad thing against them.

Can anyone tell me the differene between the v4 and the mbr or (mtb set i cant remember). I know the mtb set are 2008 version but thats all. Is there any performance difference.

Also anyone's opinion would be great as I was thinking of getting Hope vision 4 before I saw these

Thanks

supersonic

Have you read our What Lights thread? The Ay Ups did poor in WMBs testing.

mellex

I've been using AY UPs for the past two winter seasons and I can't fault them. I think it all comes down to how and where you ride. I opted for the single focused spot setup and have them on my handlebars, rather than helmet mounted.

I have stacked my bike a couple of times (in the daylight) and when it comes to the night ride home, press the button and they've worked every time so I can vouch for the build quality.

Battery life might not be the best. I get around 2.5 / 3 hours out of a full charge but again, that suits my riding.

For £160, with all the kit thrown in, I think you could do a lot, lot worse.

Eranu

Review here:

http://www.bikeradar.com/mtb/gear/categ ... tset-32374

They weren't in the WMB test this time round but they scored a terrible 4/5 last time

supersonic

Ah, my mistake, thought it was a 6 lol.

Dick Scruttock

mellex wrote:

I've been using AY UPs for the past two winter seasons and I can't fault them. I think it all comes down to how and where you ride. I opted for the single focused spot setup and have them on my handlebars, rather than helmet mounted.

I have stacked my bike a couple of times (in the daylight) and when it comes to the night ride home, press the button and they've worked every time so I can vouch for the build quality.

Battery life might not be the best. I get around 2.5 / 3 hours out of a full charge but again, that suits my riding.

For £160, with all the kit thrown in, I think you could do a lot, lot worse.

I love mine. They are fantastic, i combine them with a helmet mount light and its more than i need.

Great back up as well.

dombra

got a set of bar mount ayups last year, very well made and thought out. 6+hrs batt life, other users must be using 1/2 size batt. i like a lot.
this year though the DX light is a better buy. 3x DX is same cost as 1 ayup. 1DX also twice the power 1 ayup(sorry ayup and other light makers) servicing etc is an unknown at this point but still.

diy

Go for an HA-III Bike light £50 quid from either Bob or Dx - Bob are currently shipping these in under 2 weeks.

http://www.bestofferbuy.com/haiii-ssc-p ... 27282.html

Rockhopper

Ayups are not the brightest out there but for me the battery life far outweighs that problem. I have the normal sized battery on my mountain bikes and i typically get at least four hours use from it. The mounts are simple but work fine and i think the helmet mounting is excellant.