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Singletrack Forum » User Favorites: bikemonkey bikemonkey en-US Tue, 29 May 2012 09:56:43 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 <![CDATA[Search]]> q http://singletrackworld.com/forum/search.php DezB on "Best Sub £100 Lights" http://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/best-sub-100-lights#post-1236960 Fri, 19 Mar 2010 09:57:34 +0000 DezB 1236960@http://singletrackworld.com/forum/ How do you get twice the light output? Both lights are pumping out the same amount of light so running 2 won't give you brighter light - just a wider spread of light. I don't know the technicalities, but I think you're wrong there. A lot of failures with DX, bit risky? Some good price reductions here - <a href="http://www.allterraincycles.co.uk/ct/4_Clothing%2Band%2BAccessories/11_Lights/148_Rechargeable%2BFront/goto_all/sortby_price+asc/" rel="nofollow">http://www.allterraincycles.co.uk/ct/4_Clothing%2Band%2BAccessories/11_Lights/148_Rechargeable%2BFront/goto_all/sortby_price+asc/</a> You need to ring them before ordering as they don't update their website often enough to keep track of stock DickBarton on "Best Sub £100 Lights" http://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/best-sub-100-lights#post-1236887 Fri, 19 Mar 2010 09:30:17 +0000 DickBarton 1236887@http://singletrackworld.com/forum/ How do you get twice the light output? Both lights are pumping out the same amount of light so running 2 won't give you brighter light - just a wider spread of light. Saying that, I'd highly recommend the MTE P7 light from Dealextreme - I got the torch, charger and 6 batteries for £52 delivered when they first appeared, but I believe the same order now is about £40 delivered - can't complain at that. Some of the UK-based site doing the Magicshine aren't using the right battery so the low battery indicator remains on constantly...but you do get delivery much quicker so might be worth paying the extra money. JxL on "Best Sub £100 Lights" http://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/best-sub-100-lights#post-1236770 Fri, 19 Mar 2010 03:51:12 +0000 JxL 1236770@http://singletrackworld.com/forum/ Another vote for the P7! takisawa2 on "Best Sub £100 Lights" http://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/best-sub-100-lights#post-1236687 Fri, 19 Mar 2010 00:26:47 +0000 takisawa2 1236687@http://singletrackworld.com/forum/ For £100 I'd get two P7 torches from DealExtreme. You can drop in a new cell when it does go off. Plus you get twice the light output. Oh, & if thats not enough the concensus is that the torches are more reliable than the bastids. SKU12060 is the one you want. <img src="http://singletrackworld.com/forum/my-plugins/bbcode-buttons/default/icon_smile.gif" title=":-)" class="bb_smilies" alt=""/> rangeroy on "Best Sub £100 Lights" http://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/best-sub-100-lights#post-1236387 Thu, 18 Mar 2010 22:49:46 +0000 rangeroy 1236387@http://singletrackworld.com/forum/ this is a dx light 5mode but comes with english charger <a href="http://www.dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.30864" rel="nofollow">http://www.dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.30864</a> rp16v on "Best Sub £100 Lights" http://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/best-sub-100-lights#post-1236171 Thu, 18 Mar 2010 21:48:41 +0000 rp16v 1236171@http://singletrackworld.com/forum/ just got myself the 2 cell nukeproof reactor from crc recived it today and its a v.nice well built bit of kit. al-london on "Best Sub £100 Lights" http://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/best-sub-100-lights#post-1234577 Thu, 18 Mar 2010 14:09:13 +0000 al-london 1234577@http://singletrackworld.com/forum/ Ok, great get one off ebay and pay a bit more. Have rear lights already one solid one flashing. The ones on the front are fine to be seen I just cant see where im going <img src="http://singletrackworld.com/forum/my-plugins/bbcode-buttons/default/icon_lol.gif" title=":lol:" class="bb_smilies" alt=""/> walla24 on "Best Sub £100 Lights" http://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/best-sub-100-lights#post-1234022 Thu, 18 Mar 2010 11:49:25 +0000 walla24 1234022@http://singletrackworld.com/forum/ yup, superb lights the DX p7 magicshine. Wouldnt recommend buying from dealextreme mind as they take a horrifically long time due to stock demands. search ebay, spend a fiver more and get it in a couple days! mk1fan on "Best Sub £100 Lights" http://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/best-sub-100-lights#post-1233990 Thu, 18 Mar 2010 11:43:25 +0000 mk1fan 1233990@http://singletrackworld.com/forum/ Second the DX option. I'd add a couple of rear lights - Blackburn Mars 3 is my favourite - one set on constant, one on flash. Also add a back up front LED light incase the DX battery goes mid ride. All that should be got for under budget. z1ppy on "Best Sub £100 Lights" http://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/best-sub-100-lights#post-1233912 Thu, 18 Mar 2010 11:24:58 +0000 z1ppy 1233912@http://singletrackworld.com/forum/ £50 or there abouts, very reliable in my experience, & throughly recommended (along with the DX site). Some UK shops/websites are selling them for a lot more, so you can get it from the UK by paying a permium. Search for "Magicshine" Three mode, the high is for proper off-roading but the low is fine for road use and you can still 'see' by the light (it doesn't just make you visible to car drivers) <a href="http://www.dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.29489" rel="nofollow">http://www.dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.29489</a> slowuphill on "Best Sub £100 Lights" http://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/best-sub-100-lights#post-1233714 Thu, 18 Mar 2010 10:28:27 +0000 slowuphill 1233714@http://singletrackworld.com/forum/ not uk based but DX lights are cheap, work well and delivery is good at the moment. al-london on "Best Sub £100 Lights" http://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/best-sub-100-lights#post-1233615 Thu, 18 Mar 2010 10:01:03 +0000 al-london 1233615@http://singletrackworld.com/forum/ Hi, Am currently training for London to Brighton in the evenings and am normally just a weekend warrior so no need for lights. I realised how poor my lights were last night on the road bike. Will be getting lighter soon so do not want to spend big bucks. Want a complete set with charger etc ideally UK based. What do you think? Alex chunkypaul on "Delamere routes" http://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/delamere-routes#post-1216559 Fri, 12 Mar 2010 12:22:23 +0000 chunkypaul 1216559@http://singletrackworld.com/forum/ probably best to go with someone who knows the area thb, there are loads of bits of singletrack, its just linking them together is the difficult bit not really area way marked routes apart from the fireroads/main paths from the various car parking areas smartay on "Delamere routes" http://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/delamere-routes#post-1216034 Fri, 12 Mar 2010 10:15:53 +0000 smartay 1216034@http://singletrackworld.com/forum/ Hi All For a bit of a change thinking of riding Delamere this weekend. Apart from the way marked blue and white routes, forest tracks what other routes are available. From the distant past I remember someone posting on here about riding around the edge of the forest. Will probably park at visitors center or station so thats where I need to pick up route!