Kamakazie, where you not tempted for the XP3 for another 20 quid? I think the XP2 is the nicer looking unit to be fair.

I am waiting on a very special delivery from MTB batteries this week. very excited.

Thanks Mark.

Jmatlock:
It’s for a helmet mount so size and weight is as much a consideration as our power. 4 hours at full 1500 lumen for the XP2 looked pretty spot on.

If I feel like need more power I’d be looking for a second light for the bars anyhow.

Brightbikelights.com is the UK stockist of Ituo lights. They have XP2 and XP3 in stock.

Thanks for the info. I just ordered a Wiz1 from Bright Bike Lights.

My Lumenator arrived today. Top service. Light looks good and passed the garden test.

Was getting a bit of shadow from my untidy cables with it on the bars and being off center was setting off my OCD. So luckily I had a love mud stem cap bottle mount from Alpkit…

Seems well solid, yet to try it off road but it’s designed to hold a full bottle so should be ok.

It’s the standard old 6 cell battery pack. I think Smudge is out of the old silver fronted head units so is shipping the new all black head units (I think that is the only difference with the head unit) with the old 6 cell battery packs till they have gone / the new 4 cell ones are in. I expect that is when the discounted price will end. Maybe.

Lumenator 17 now on sale (pre-orders) and still at the offer price….

http://www.mtbbatteries.co.uk/mountain-bike-lights/lumenator-17/

I should have waited a week before ordering and got the new 4 cell battery pack, though I would have missed out on a night ride.

I have 3 spare 3D printed mounts to attach a solar storm to a go pro mount. It replaces the plastic mount on the bottom of the light unit. Drop me an email if anyone needs one.

I got a Wiz20 recently and a very impressive light it is too. With the standard 10 degree optics the beam has a tight central spot which is not ideal for off-road in my opinion. Users on MTBR recommend fitting the 25 degree optics from LEDDNA so I have some of those on order and will post back when they arrive.

Overall though the quality of the buld is right up there with Exposure and the interface has two modes with 3 levels and 2 levels and you can configure any of the light levels in 10% increments between 0-1500 lumens. It also have four special flashing modes which you can select one of for each mode.

I’m still running a Solarstorm X2 on my road bike, mated to a TTBB battery pack, which is great.

I would like something to run on my helmet though, without a battery pack as I don’t want to have to store it anywhere.

In an ideal world i’d buy something like an Exposure Axis, as the simplicity & mount is lovely & tidy, but i’m wondering if I can achieve the same with other options? I know TTBB does the Fluxient, but they use the hideous mounts, sadly they don’t seem to be compatible with the Exposure mounts either.

Is there anything else out there for maybe £50 in the budget? Or am I going to have to suck it up & buy an Exposure?

I emailed torchy about this and he said it was a 1100 lumen rated led but only driven to provide half the power and is much most like 500 actual lumens.

I’m just back from my first proper ‘all dark’ night ride with my Mk 9 Maxx-D and my two year old Diablo on the helmet. It’s a brilliant – if expensive – combo. The reflex stuff seems to work on the Maxx-D and having the burn times in the display is really useful.

Coming from a 4 year old Lumi XPG, the difference really is night and day. And the whole no cable thing really works for me.

Swoosh – the Lumenator 17 is the new Lumenator.

New stock hopefully being shipped in the next few days.

My Lumenator is 4 years old and was flawless. Recently got damaged in a crash and Smudge said to send it back for him to look at. That’s customer service for you.

Have also pulled the trigger on a new Lumenator 17.

Swoosh – you can buy stand-alone head units too.

Just let Smudge/Mark know the battery / connector type so he can match the lamp unit.

I’m waiting for my Exposure lights to turn up which i bought using the Cycle to Work scheme! You can buy accessories only.

thinking of a torchy bk thr33 light for the bars and for a head torch for fell running. The separate battery pack is actually appealing for that as it can be placed in a bum bag instead of having the weight on the head.

Has anyone used that light as a head torch? Can you let me know how bulky it is (it looks small?) How does it compare size and weight wise to say a hope vision 2?

If I wanted to buy a lamp only (no battery, charger) for a bar light, what would you recommend out of –

Torchy BK 7even
Nitefigher BT40s
Lumenator 17

All are they all much of a muchness?

Solarstorm x2 clones, i’m currently testing with my Imax B6 charger, a set of old Makita & dewalt 18v tool battery sourced 18650’s and grouping them in to closely matched sets, Im hoping for a 2s3p (6 cells) at 2250 mha per cell, a 2s2p 4cell for back up of similar capacity, and a 2s 2 cell in series that are looking to come out at 2238mha each for possible helmet mounting

One of these is also currently winging its way from China as i type

http://www.gearbest.com/led-flashlights/pp_71061.html

I am very impressed with an ITUO WIZ20 – the light is compact with internal batteries and easily bright enough (1500 lumens) for anything our local trails can throw at us. It feels top class and is a great bar mounted light. A helmet light would top it off nicely. I’m thinking of buying another ITUO light – they do a Wiz2 which looks like it will the job really nicely. ITUO seem to be on their way to establishing a reputation for producing top lights – has anyone else used any of them ?.

This…

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/282168455346

…might be the way to solve the ‘where do I place the batteries for my solar storm helmet-mounted light’

I’ve got the lezyne macro duo from a wmb subs offer, but I prefer to keep that for road duties because of the flashing rear light.

So the solar storm on the helmet to complement the bikeray4.

My battery mount hasn’t arrived from ebay yet, but it looks about the right size for a small magicshine battery.

I’ll report back.

I am very impressed with an ITUO WIZ20 – the light is compact with internal batteries and easily bright enough (1500 lumens) for anything our local trails can throw at us. It feels top class and is a great bar mounted light. A helmet light would top it off nicely. I’m thinking of buying another ITUO light – they do a Wiz2 which looks like it will the job really nicely. ITUO seem to be on their way to establishing a reputation for producing top lights – has anyone else used any of them ?.

I had the Wiz1 which is basically the same light as the Wiz2 but with a larger battery. I was only ever intending to use it as a bar light but didn’t like the spot beam for this purpose so swapped it for a Wiz20 which as you say is a great bar light.

The Wiz2 will probably make a better helmet light if you like that sort of self-contained, Exposure Joystick type of light, on top of your helmet. Ituo lights certainly do seem to be very good quality for the money as well.