Rate my light bracket bodge (trustfire p7's)

jonnyc2420
jonnyc2420 Posts: 557
edited November 2010 in The Crudcatcher
By using some easily found cable conduit holders I've come up with this.......
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and you can adjust the angle on them too - cost pennies..... :)
Having tried and trashed most of the 'tat' sold on ebay for these lights I can say that these are bombproof....
Falcon Sierra - 80's
Muddy Fox Courier - 80's
GT Palomar 90's
GT Zaskar LE - 90's
Cannondale k v 900 90's
Santa Cruz Bullit - now
Orange Evo 8 STOLEN 26/09/10
Orange P7 Pro
Lots of kites.

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  • psymon
    psymon Posts: 1,562
    shouldnt the brackets be at right angles to the torch???
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  • jonnyc2420
    jonnyc2420 Posts: 557
    Depends where you mount them, ive got them slung underneath the bars, you can spin them round to have them in or further out depending on preference.
    Falcon Sierra - 80's
    Muddy Fox Courier - 80's
    GT Palomar 90's
    GT Zaskar LE - 90's
    Cannondale k v 900 90's
    Santa Cruz Bullit - now
    Orange Evo 8 STOLEN 26/09/10
    Orange P7 Pro
    Lots of kites.
  • El Capitano
    El Capitano Posts: 6,400
    Ooooh, those would work like that on the underside of the TT bike's extensions...

    *plots*
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  • psymon
    psymon Posts: 1,562
    are these torches i keep seeing a good alternative to 6 million pound official mtb lights.
    they seem to crop up alot.
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  • El Capitano
    El Capitano Posts: 6,400
    I bought a couple of the Tesco £3 ones, when they had the 3W Cree LED bulbs. The batteries cost more...

    (That said, I do have a set of Lumicycle LED lights...)
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  • psymon
    psymon Posts: 1,562
    id love some hope 4 LED or the likes but for what essentially a torch they all seem massively overpriced.

    there must be a cheap army surplus alternative, like with the goretex trousers.
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  • jonnyc2420
    jonnyc2420 Posts: 557
    These were from deal extreme, all in with batteries and charger was about £60 for the pair. claimed 900 lumen - no idea if this is right but hold thier own against the Hope one my mates got.
    Falcon Sierra - 80's
    Muddy Fox Courier - 80's
    GT Palomar 90's
    GT Zaskar LE - 90's
    Cannondale k v 900 90's
    Santa Cruz Bullit - now
    Orange Evo 8 STOLEN 26/09/10
    Orange P7 Pro
    Lots of kites.
  • supersonic
    supersonic Posts: 82,708
    I might try this!

    The torches output 5-600 lumens. But Hope doesn't output what they say either...
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  • El Capitano
    El Capitano Posts: 6,400
    jonnyc2420 wrote:
    These were from deal extreme, all in with batteries and charger was about £60 for the pair. claimed 900 lumen - no idea if this is right but hold thier own against the Hope one my mates got.

    Haven't tested the Tesco one's against the Lumi LED yet, but here they are against a Halogen Bulb:

    Tesco Spot:

    Spot.jpg

    Tesco Flood:

    Flood.jpg

    Lumicycle 5W Halogen:

    Lumi5W.jpg
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  • supersonic
    supersonic Posts: 82,708
    I'm guessing the Tesco outputs about 150 lumens
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  • El Capitano
    El Capitano Posts: 6,400
    supersonic wrote:
    I'm guessing the Tesco outputs about 150 lumens

    They're okay to commute with, but wouldn't wan't to go off-road with them.
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  • VWsurfbum
    VWsurfbum Posts: 7,881
    psymon wrote:
    there must be a cheap army surplus alternative, like goretex trousers.
    you wont get much light out of those? :?
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  • DCR00
    DCR00 Posts: 2,160
    i use a P7 from BestOfferBuy (which im pretty sure is the same as DX)

    its rated at 900 lumens, but i reckon its closer to 400 as it gives off v similar light to my 250 lumen torch, just with a wider spread

    like the home made brackets (although ive found the velcro ones off eBay to be pretty good). Def like the idea of mounting under the bars. Might try that.
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  • J273
    J273 Posts: 382
    DCR00 wrote:
    i use a P7 from BestOfferBuy (which im pretty sure is the same as DX)

    its rated at 900 lumens, but i reckon its closer to 400 as it gives off v similar light to my 250 lumen torch, just with a wider spread

    like the home made brackets (although ive found the velcro ones off eBay to be pretty good). Def like the idea of mounting under the bars. Might try that.

    Do you have a link to the velcro mounts you mention on ebay?

    Many thanks
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  • El Capitano
    El Capitano Posts: 6,400
    J273 wrote:
    DCR00 wrote:
    i use a P7 from BestOfferBuy (which im pretty sure is the same as DX)

    its rated at 900 lumens, but i reckon its closer to 400 as it gives off v similar light to my 250 lumen torch, just with a wider spread

    like the home made brackets (although ive found the velcro ones off eBay to be pretty good). Def like the idea of mounting under the bars. Might try that.

    Do you have a link to the velcro mounts you mention on ebay?

    Many thanks
    There's a few like this on Ebay, just search for Helmet Light Mount:

    http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/NEW-GUN-CYCLE-BIK ... 4aa5f1f1b7
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  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Posts: 79,665
    I have no idea how many lumens my P7s actually throw out (apart from "more than enough"), but I do have a lux meter, and they are off the scale, even at 10 meters.
  • supersonic
    supersonic Posts: 82,708
    DCR00 wrote:
    i use a P7 from BestOfferBuy (which im pretty sure is the same as DX)

    its rated at 900 lumens, but i reckon its closer to 400 as it gives off v similar light to my 250 lumen torch, just with a wider spread

    like the home made brackets (although ive found the velcro ones off eBay to be pretty good). Def like the idea of mounting under the bars. Might try that.

    It's that spread where the extram lumens go. Most tend to be about 5-600 lm output. Actual brightness that we percieve is lux. But imagine a laser... wouldn't light much of the trail up lol.
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  • El Capitano
    El Capitano Posts: 6,400
    supersonic wrote:
    But imagine a laser... wouldn't light much of the trail up lol.

    But it would fry the bunnies that get in your way! :D
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  • supersonic
    supersonic Posts: 82,708
    Lol, I did take one out on a ride once just to see how far away I could see the spot! A long, long way!
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  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Posts: 79,665
    supersonic wrote:
    Lol, I did take one out on a ride once just to see how far away I could see the spot! A long, long way!
    I did this years ago too. First we tried pointing it at distant road signs, to see if they're light up.
    They did
    Then we tried pointing it at very distant things, like a handy castle nearby.
    We ended up using binoculars, and could still see it.
    I reckon it was actually getting even further than we could make out using the binoculars :D
  • supersonic
    supersonic Posts: 82,708
    The power they put out nowadays is immense! Those old red ones used to be 1mw. You can now get a 200mw laser for 30 quid! I have a 10mw green laser, good fun. Just don't point at helicopters lol.
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