Laser lights

chadders81

Just seen these. I have to say I am tempted to buy some but I think somebody else on here, somebody with more money, should be a guinea pig and report back.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2011-Cycling- ... 256820f6f2

Wrath Rob

Interesting, even if they do look a little bit like the laser leveller things from Homebase. Could be pretty cool though, so give them a go and report back.

EKE_38BPM

These look very cool indeed.

I don't know how effective the lasers will be, but they still rate very high on cool factor. Rechargeable too.

one_knee

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=baIENfHx ... re=related

Would imagine it's very similar to this

notsoblue

Very cool, is it legal in the UK though?

_Brun_

It's a brilliant idea...

...if you want to give motorists the impression that's how much room they should give you.


I'll pass, thanks.

notsoblue

_Brun_ wrote:

It's a brilliant idea...

...if you want to give motorists the impression that's how much room they should give you.


I'll pass, thanks.

Would work great on public transport too. No more invasions of personal space.

Valy

notsoblue wrote:

_Brun_ wrote:

It's a brilliant idea...

...if you want to give motorists the impression that's how much room they should give you.


I'll pass, thanks.

Would work great on public transport too. No more invasions of personal space.

hahaha!

chadders81

_Brun_ wrote:

It's a brilliant idea...

...if you want to give motorists the impression that's how much room they should give you.


I'll pass, thanks.

Hadn't thought of that. Think I'll just get the Exposure Flash/Flare set up.

seataltea

No laser but for £7.50 delivered if you use lights with 18650s just get a Philips Luxeon red LED torch from DX.

http://www.dealextreme.com/p/ultrafire- ... 123a-20333

As you can see it lights up the ground, the back of the bike and my legs as they rorate, runtime is about six hours. It creates a metre wide red zone, is the brightest red light I have ever seen when set to reflect off the rear brake caliper and despite having no protection from spray is 100% waterproof.

The pics don't do it justice, the back of the bike looks like it's aflame at night.

http://imgur.com/a/jgf3H#Dqum4

tbh I would like a laser but I'd get five red luxeons for that money

Twostage

seataltea wrote:

No laser but for £7.50 delivered if you use lights with 18650s just get a Philips Luxeon red LED torch from DX.

http://www.dealextreme.com/p/ultrafire- ... 123a-20333

As you can see it lights up the ground, the back of the bike and my legs as they rorate, runtime is about six hours. It creates a metre wide red zone, is the brightest red light I have ever seen when set to reflect off the rear brake caliper and despite having no protection from spray is 100% waterproof.

The pics don't do it justice, the back of the bike looks like it's aflame at night.

http://imgur.com/a/jgf3H#Dqum4

tbh I would like a laser but I'd get five red luxeons for that money

Ordered.

chadders81

seataltea wrote:

No laser but for £7.50 delivered if you use lights with 18650s just get a Philips Luxeon red LED torch from DX.

http://www.dealextreme.com/p/ultrafire- ... 123a-20333

As you can see it lights up the ground, the back of the bike and my legs as they rorate, runtime is about six hours. It creates a metre wide red zone, is the brightest red light I have ever seen when set to reflect off the rear brake caliper and despite having no protection from spray is 100% waterproof.

The pics don't do it justice, the back of the bike looks like it's aflame at night.

http://imgur.com/a/jgf3H#Dqum4

tbh I would like a laser but I'd get five red luxeons for that money

Hmm - how does it attach? Can't see a bracket on the website.

seataltea

The light is attached with spares from my cycling bits collection, you'll probably have the same extra bits knocking about or you can buy near identical rubber or velcro holders from DX or Fleabay.

http://imgur.com/xVReK

NGale

Chadders81 wrote:

seataltea wrote:

No laser but for £7.50 delivered if you use lights with 18650s just get a Philips Luxeon red LED torch from DX.

http://www.dealextreme.com/p/ultrafire- ... 123a-20333

As you can see it lights up the ground, the back of the bike and my legs as they rorate, runtime is about six hours. It creates a metre wide red zone, is the brightest red light I have ever seen when set to reflect off the rear brake caliper and despite having no protection from spray is 100% waterproof.

The pics don't do it justice, the back of the bike looks like it's aflame at night.

http://imgur.com/a/jgf3H#Dqum4

tbh I would like a laser but I'd get five red luxeons for that money

Hmm - how does it attach? Can't see a bracket on the website.

Problem solved......

sketchley

seataltea wrote:

No laser but for £7.50 delivered if you use lights with 18650s just get a Philips Luxeon red LED torch from DX.

http://www.dealextreme.com/p/ultrafire- ... 123a-20333

As you can see it lights up the ground, the back of the bike and my legs as they rorate, runtime is about six hours. It creates a metre wide red zone, is the brightest red light I have ever seen when set to reflect off the rear brake caliper and despite having no protection from spray is 100% waterproof.

The pics don't do it justice, the back of the bike looks like it's aflame at night.

http://imgur.com/a/jgf3H#Dqum4

tbh I would like a laser but I'd get five red luxeons for that money

Arrrhhhh I'm not supposed to be spending any money at the moment!

Simon Bever

I have just had some sent over to test and am picking them up this evening - I'll let you know what we think when we've tested them. (I run thebikelightshop.co.uk)

seataltea

Simon Bever wrote:

I have just had some sent over to test and am picking them up this evening - I'll let you know what we think when we've tested them. (I run thebikelightshop.co.uk)

Well at midnight I'll be riding home with the light still shining merrily away, I have altered the fitment and it shines up onto a seatpack the underside of which is silvered.

This set up works even better, it is not 'in your face bright' but it gives the impression a small sun has gone supanova on the road ahead even from half a mile away.

I get the widest berth from other motorists now, I think they fear their paint may be burnt away should they pass too close.

You should not use this light when riding with others.

veronese68

I've got a white one of those Ultrafire lights on the front of my bike. I don't use it on full very much as it's very bright. I can imagine how bright that would be on the back. I might get one.

buy_my_cookies

do they have one that has a flash mode?

veronese68

Probably, my white version in the same body has 5 modes: low, medium, high, flash and SOS. Even if you bought a multi mode white one as well as the red one it wouldn't be too dear and you'd just swap the tail cap over as that seems to be where the switching gubbins seems to be.