Front Lamp Recommendation Please?

charlie_potatoes

Hi All,
Buy cheap, Pay twice. Is a saying that I am now familiar with having tried a couple of cheap front lights from eBay.

Can anyone recommend a decent light that isn't going to break the bank?

TIA
CP

bails87

Budget? For being seen with, or illuminating pitch black lanes?

charlie_potatoes

bails87 wrote:

Budget? For being seen with, or illuminating pitch black lanes?

Was hoping for both and for 25quid but if I need to spend more??

ReesA

I decided to spend a little more and bought this. It's a beast

http://swhs.home.xs4all.nl/fiets/tests/verlichting/koplampen_accu_afkapping/Philips_LED_bike_light/index_en.html

Conclusion

Best bike lamp I've ever seen. Almost a car headlamp. Better than any motorcycle headlamp I've seen so far.

The guy's review pages are pretty in-depth if you want to look at other stuff. These are the battery powered lights he's reviewed http://swhs.home.xs4all.nl/fiets/tests/ ... -afkapping

ShutUpLegs

Has the search function stopped working or the sticky on the mtb forum been removed?

viewtopic.php?f=20005&t=12807034

DrLex

ReesA wrote:

I decided to spend a little more and bought this. It's a beast

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I did likewise, after seeing the spill from the £30 deal extreme magic shine knock-off. Liked it so much, I bought the slightly-lower-powered dynamo version for the Pompetamine. Rose bikes or similar German bike shops for the best price.

charlie_potatoes

Thanks for the replies so far.

Any more recommendations?

Giraffoto

LED Lenser P7 torch + lockblock mounting (the latter available from Deal Extreme) - about £30 when I bought mine. This will do for being seen and seeing where you're going on unlit roads