he new £60 fenwick torch for a head light.... 240 lumens, 1 AA battery powered
Surely it'll only have a half hour run time though?
Do you mean Fenix?
Anyway, £60 for a torch sounds a bit much, given the £10 2xAA torches work fine if you want a less bright thing to stick on your helmet.
Joe
I think the DX 2-mode P7 torches give slightly better light than the bike light does, having compared them the other night... But the bike light wins on convenience obviously. Both very good options, tbh I think it's a bit daft to spend any more just now unless you're made of money- I ride regularily with a guy who uses a Seca 900 and it's a bit better than one P7, and almost as good as 2- but then it cost £500!
There'll be something better along in a jiffy no doubt but for now they're the obvious choice.
Might go for the DX & torch option myself.
Any ideas which is the best mount to get for the torch?
Also seems to be loads of choice on batteries, is largest cell capacity best as long as they're 'protected'?
There's loads of options on cheap LED torches to use as a helmet light to complement the DX bar light. For £20ish I got one of these, comes with smart/rapid charger, UK adaptor and 2 pairs of CR123 batteries. Run time about 1hr (per pair of batteries).
Couple of velcro straps mounts it well to middle vents on Giro Havoc.
not quite sure about the UV option, but couldnt find it without em.
Got one of those q5 s as a helmet mount to go with the P7 torch on the bars. The q5 works very well 2xAA good long spot approx £10 too!
Has anyone been able to compare one of these back to back against a Hope Vision 4 or similar? Very seriously considering a punt on these as my Rush HID is a bit long in the tooth now and I'm now getting payback for all those rides where I swamped people's halogens a few years ago 
I think the real point is value for money. The DX Bike light is £50 all-in. A P7 torch is less than £30, with several 18650 batteries and a charger adding maybe another £20. The performance may not be quite up there with a Hope, perhaps, but a pair of really good lights for around £100? Can't be bad, plus there's the versatility of having the torch as a torch, and a bar mounted light as well.
[edit] here's a photo of my P7 DX torch in the mount I made for it:
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So do you just use the Torch on its own Xipe Totec?
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