http://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/on-one-luu-lights-have-landed en-US Wed, 30 May 2012 01:21:36 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q http://singletrackworld.com/forum/search.php http://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/on-one-luu-lights-have-landed#post-727415 Fri, 02 Oct 2009 16:32:45 +0000 alotronic 727415@http://singletrackworld.com/forum/ <p>That all makes sense... never having had a decent light before I am very happy with the LUU @ £140. Fenix next once I sell some old stuff off... </p> http://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/on-one-luu-lights-have-landed#post-726018 Fri, 02 Oct 2009 10:24:52 +0000 ahwiles 726018@http://singletrackworld.com/forum/ <p>right then,</p> <p>the Luu is a teeny bit brighter than the exposure race. but it does flood more ground with light.</p> <p>the light seemed a touch whiter, or maybe it just seemed that way because it was brighter (just a teeny bit).</p> <p>i switched my head-torch off, and tried riding with either the Luu or exposure, in terms of riding experience it was hard/impossible to tell which one was on without looking, if i tried to pick a differenc, i&#39;d say the shadows behind trail features were darker with the Luu - ironic i know (more light = darker looking shadows = a good thing).</p> <p>it comes down to the logarythmic nature of our senses, there may be nearly twice as much light coming out of the Luu, but my eyes can only detect a slight difference.</p> <p>the best combo, was Luu + headtorch, - much better even that Luu + Exposure. The headtorch lets you see round corners.</p> <p>(obviously, the best combo was Luu + Exposure + Fenix Headtorch, but Carrie wants her Exposure Race back. bugger)</p> <p>it&#39;s nice to know however, that 500 lumens is still good for the job of riding techy singletrack - don&#39;t feel that you &#39;need&#39; more power - there&#39;s a law of diminishing returns at work here.</p> <p>if you&#39;re running a 500 lumen system, and feel you need to see more, i&#39;d say you&#39;re better off spending £45 on a 110 lumen fenix headtorch, than £200 to gain 400 more lumens from your floodlight.</p> <p>yes, i turned my headtorch DOWN from the &#39;turbo 180&#39; mode - as i found the lower light setting didn&#39;t drown out the shadows behind the trail features - this is really handy if your eyesight is a bit crap like mine.</p> <p>Dx Ben will be dragged out next week even if i have to put him on my bmx.</p> <p>X </p> http://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/on-one-luu-lights-have-landed#post-725782 Fri, 02 Oct 2009 09:30:49 +0000 higgo 725782@http://singletrackworld.com/forum/ <p>Well? </p> http://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/on-one-luu-lights-have-landed#post-724468 Thu, 01 Oct 2009 19:36:22 +0000 ahwiles 724468@http://singletrackworld.com/forum/ <p>scared of getting skin cancer i reckon...</p> <p>(total drivetrain failure by the sounds of it)</p> <p>bike an lights are ready, just waiting for simon now<br /> (another one of these weirdos who makes his own light, but then can&#39;t ride for most of the season because they&#39;ve stopped working) </p> http://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/on-one-luu-lights-have-landed#post-724388 Thu, 01 Oct 2009 19:07:30 +0000 higgo 724388@http://singletrackworld.com/forum/ <p>Is DX Ben scared or something? </p> http://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/on-one-luu-lights-have-landed#post-724278 Thu, 01 Oct 2009 18:24:41 +0000 ahwiles 724278@http://singletrackworld.com/forum/ <p>my mistake;</p> <p>it&#39;s an exposure &#39;Race&#39; that i&#39;ll be comparing - it&#39;s got 2 led&#39;s on the front, and claims 480 lumens.</p> <p>right then, first impressions (from my cellar);</p> <p>the on-one Luu is a only a tiny touch brighter in it&#39;s &#39;spot&#39;, but, the spot is a bit bigger.</p> <p>it doesn&#39;t seem like a lot, but i understand that we see in logarythms; if we think something is twice as bright, there&#39;s actually 10times the luminosity. or something like that... </p> <p>i&#39;ve had the exposure-race for a year now, keeping it &#39;safe&#39; for a friend. who now wants it back. i&#39;ve found it an excellent light, 480 lumens mixed with my fenix headtorch has been a great set-up.</p> <p>i&#39;m taking all 3 out tonight, this should be fun!</p> <p>Dx Ben says he might not make it now, the face-off we&#39;re all waiting for will have to wait... </p> http://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/on-one-luu-lights-have-landed#post-723480 Thu, 01 Oct 2009 14:26:09 +0000 ahwiles 723480@http://singletrackworld.com/forum/ <p>i can do even better than that, i&#39;ll also take out an Exposure enduro (500 lumens).</p> <p>Night riding is ACE! - trails you thought you knew become new and unexplored, you&#39;ll get lost, you&#39;ll get scared, and you can ride cheeky trails without any walkers...</p> <p>i reckon the best solution is to get a helmet spotlight + handlebar floodlight.. </p> http://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/on-one-luu-lights-have-landed#post-723471 Thu, 01 Oct 2009 14:24:13 +0000 domino 723471@http://singletrackworld.com/forum/ <p>Me too, let us know what they are like once you&#39;ve been for a ride - am considering taking up night riding and don&#39;t want to spend an absolute fortune on lights, £140 seems reasonable. I am not 100% convinced I will enjoy night riding yet. </p> http://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/on-one-luu-lights-have-landed#post-723418 Thu, 01 Oct 2009 14:12:49 +0000 higgo 723418@http://singletrackworld.com/forum/ <p><blockquote>test-ride tonight; my on-one luu Vs Ben&#39;s Dx light!</blockquote></p> <p>Very interested in the outcome of that one. Suspect I&#39;m not alone. </p> http://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/on-one-luu-lights-have-landed#post-723407 Thu, 01 Oct 2009 14:10:53 +0000 ahwiles 723407@http://singletrackworld.com/forum/ <p>mine turned up this morning, it&#39;s on charge now.</p> <p>i&#39;m an idiot, it took me a few minutes to figure out that i needed to open up the plug, and then clamp the lead inside.</p> <p>my first attempt lead me to just-sort-of-push-it-in-a-bit, then start swearing when it fell out.</p> <p>test-ride tonight; my on-one luu Vs Ben&#39;s Dx light! </p> http://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/on-one-luu-lights-have-landed#post-723314 Thu, 01 Oct 2009 13:52:21 +0000 alotronic 723314@http://singletrackworld.com/forum/ <p>Just got mine 30 minutes ago (london like).</p> <p>Look good to me, all fits together well, good clamps. Wrong mains plug in box but I have about a zillion of the right ones around so no drama. Good news is that switching makes sense - Two separate modes, solid and flash and hitting the switch cycles through them lo&gt;med&gt;high&gt;low etc.</p> <p>Of course the final verdict is a few months off but it&#39;s a good start.</p> <p>As for actual lighting performance, well it ain&#39;t dark yet but they light up my hallway really well... and I don&#39;t have anything equivalent to compare them to <img src="http://singletrackworld.com/forum/my-plugins/bbcode-buttons/default/icon_eek.gif" title="8O" class="bb_smilies" alt=""/> </p> <p>A </p>