First Winter

amoparko

Hi all just joined the forum. this winter will be my first winter out on the trails and dont want my fitness to drop so need a set of lights.
Had a look online and its a bit of a minefield tbh. Had a look at Magicshine, fluxient etc but still no closer to choosing which one will be best. got a budget of £100.
what should i be looking at guys and girls
Thanks Andy

nicklouse

have a look in the buying advice forum and FAQs.

amoparko

Cheers will do

The Rookie

A lot of people I ride with use a Dealextreme XPG (circa £40), either solo or with one on the bars and one on the lid.

tarbot18

magicshine mj816 about £80 brighter than a bright thing

bartimaeus

Read "What Lights?" and read the very first post by DIY in "The big LIGHTS thread 2011-2012" as this covers torches. There are various options for separate Light Unit + Battery Pack set ups - like the Magicshine, but you'll have to search them out.

£100 is more than enough for decent lights. I started with a P7 SSC torch on my bars and a XRE on my lid... I now have the P7 SSC on my bars, sometimes a backup XML torch on my bars, and another XML torch on my lid. XML torches are not much more than £10, cells are £2.50 and a charger £5, with mounts are £1.50 or so. The main issue with cheap lights is the waiting for them to arrive on a slow boat from China.

cooldad

But all are available locally on Ebay for not much more.