Tesco 750 Lumen Torch - £47
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http://direct.tesco.com/q/R.208-0131.aspx
Was browsing and stumbled open this. Anyone used it? It seems like a lot of light for £47
Was browsing and stumbled open this. Anyone used it? It seems like a lot of light for £47
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should be at 14 inches long and half a kilo!Whenever I see an adult on a bicycle, I believe in the future of the human race.
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You can get similar performance for roughly half the price if you go to www.ledshoppe.com or www.dealextreme.com
But that torch is too big for a bike handlebar imo.0 -
cee wrote:should be at 14 inches long and half a kilo!
That's a good point well made.
Scratch that.
Nothing more to see here.“New York has the haircuts, London has the trousers, but Belfast has the reason!0 -
I bought a couple of the Tesco CREE torches about a year or so ago (not the 14 inch/half kilo jobbies). At 1st they were fine but within a matter of weeks they had developed bad contacts inside and wouldn't stay switched on. I can only guess they're not built to withstand the jarring and bumping they get attached to a bike. I bought a Fenix after that and have had no problems...Do not write below this line. Office use only.0
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Headhuunter wrote:At 1st they were fine
Agree, this seems the case with much of Dealextreme's (and others, including Tesco maybe) torches etc.
Buy cheap, buy twice.0 -
In fairness, I don't think any of these flashlight style torches from dealextreme and tescos are designed for handlebar mounting and cycling. I've had my 5W Cree LED from ledshoppe for well over a year and it's like brand new. But then I only use it to light the footpath to and from our local pub which I have to walk through a large wood to get to0
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dodgy wrote:In fairness, I don't think any of these flashlight style torches from dealextreme and tescos are designed for handlebar mounting and cycling. I've had my 5W Cree LED from ledshoppe for well over a year and it's like brand new. But then I only use it to light the footpath to and from our local pub which I have to walk through a large wood to get to
The Fenix site specifically mentions use in cycling for some of its modelsDo not write below this line. Office use only.0 -
Headhuunter wrote:dodgy wrote:In fairness, I don't think any of these flashlight style torches from dealextreme and tescos are designed for handlebar mounting and cycling. I've had my 5W Cree LED from ledshoppe for well over a year and it's like brand new. But then I only use it to light the footpath to and from our local pub which I have to walk through a large wood to get to
The Fenix site specifically mentions use in cycling for some of its models
But I'm talking about the budget stuff from Tesco and Ledshoppe.com / dealextreme.0 -
dodgy wrote:Headhuunter wrote:dodgy wrote:In fairness, I don't think any of these flashlight style torches from dealextreme and tescos are designed for handlebar mounting and cycling. I've had my 5W Cree LED from ledshoppe for well over a year and it's like brand new. But then I only use it to light the footpath to and from our local pub which I have to walk through a large wood to get to
The Fenix site specifically mentions use in cycling for some of its models
But I'm talking about the budget stuff from Tesco and Ledshoppe.com / dealextreme.
Oh. OKDo not write below this line. Office use only.0 -
That's nothing. You want one of these.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/10-Million-candle-power-torch/dp/B0013BPREO/ref=sr_1_1?s=sports&ie=UTF8&qid=1286477691&sr=1-1
Mounting it would be tricky but you would sure be able to see where you were going.Giant Escape M1....
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Donkey on Roller skates.......OK I'm lying, but I am down to one bike right now and I feel bad about it,0