Avoiding the direct from China route, what are the options in the UK?

Think i'm gonna get the Exposure 6 pack 😯

Brant has some tRout-esque LL lights in the making, and trouty himself is working on some new systems…

What's the verdict on Ay Ups?

Exposure all the way.

3 mates running ay ups and really rate them – quite expensive though

Had my ayups for a few years now, still like them and can't see any point getting anything else. Depends on just how much light you think you need i guess.
Just need to get out night riding more this winter

Light & Motion are doing Seca 1400, plenty of light and a good beam pattern.

got a set of ayups and they work, what more do you need them to do. They aren't the brightest or the cheapest but as a system they are probably one of the best solutions.

very happy with my deal extreme light so far.
only had it out a handful of times early spring, but for the money very happy with it.

EDIT: Doh, didnt read OP. still, worth a consider i think

Lupine Piko

Seca 1400 for me as well, ran a 700 all last winter and was faultless.

Can't wait to see what 1400 lumens look like 🙂

Love my lumicycle 3LED. Upgradeable as well.

Never mind the last swallow of summer. This thread has to be the first sign of autumn, surely.

I've been wondering the same thing but didn't want to say anything 'cos it's only July! 🙂

Also have a lumicycle 3Led upgrade – perfect

Used the On one last winter after my HID packed up. Seemed OK for the price.

TROUT LIGHT…………………awesome. 8)

It's like the Chinese route, only a bit closer to home:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/SSC-P7-LUMENS-CYCLE-POWERFUL/dp/B003F0627M/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=sports&qid=1273174256&sr=1-1

Awesome amount of light per pound spent – can't wait for my mates to dig out their bigger brand stuff to have a proper compare. Light envy is a terrible thing…..

I quite like this one, but you might have to make your own…

i have been using the Exposure Maxx joystick and bar combo for the last two winters and they have never let me down. Simple design with good bracket fixing…..what more do you want?

I'm in the process of finalising designs and ordering housings.

Other items in the pipeline too.

Did anyone from here see the 601 on loan at MM ?.

There may be a loaner going for the D2D also, if anyones interested.

Trout and I have been chatting and I reckon theres some good stuff to come out this coming season. His little triple looks promising.
I've been working on a triple too.

Keep watching out for Trout and I.

🙂

Luminous

exposure enduro here

I think this will do it for me. UK distributor now so now **** about with china and only 99 quid for a light that looks like mickey mouse!!!

http://www.magicshineuk.co.uk/contact.php

and next day delivery

exposure race maxx on the handlebar and hope 1 led on the helmet – excellent light and no wires to faff about with and easy to charge too.

tazzymtb.

That light is well fugly. If £100 quid is the budget, then perhaps the light from SpokeBloke ?.

But I wouldn't rush, wait and see what Trout and I come up with. After all, its only July.
😉

L

i've got an airbike sl and for the money it's pretty good.

http://www.planet-x-bikes.co.uk/i/q/LIABP7-FR-WHT-BLK/airbike-p7-everlight-sl—front—white-led—black-body

well my magicshine from china last year was tops and worked a treat. It was better than my huuuugely powerful HID lightsabre. I think it looks ace (but then I own an ellsworth so my taste is definitely on the **** side) and it'll be a very small unit which is nice.

I'm in no rush so lets see what's out there for winter, anything will be better than when i first started night riding (a set of eveready battery lights on a set of scott AT4 bars in the late 80's ) 😀

I'm in no rush so lets see what's out there for winter, anything will be better than when i first started night riding (a set of eveready battery lights on a set of scott AT4 bars in the late 80's )

Yeah, I know what you mean. When I use to ride with 240 paper lumens, it seemed like loads 🙂 Now we're into 4 figures.

How things change, eah ?.

Cheers

Luminous

Luminous -it almost takes the challenge out of it 😉 ACTUALLY being able to see what's ahead , next we'll all be on night vision riding goggles.

hang on that's an ace idea!

TazzyMTB.

Ha !, yeah, I was saying this to a mate of mine a few years ago, NV goggles. But if you saw what they looked like, no way I was going to turn up to a race with a pair of those on. 😆

Anyway, with the output from some lights now, if you were wearing NVGs, the ligths would probably damage them.

SFB reckoned my light was actually too bright !.

But yeah, NVGs, just think about it, all in the darkness, Spooky, Stealth !.

😀

L

How about these:

http://www.four4th.co.uk/four4th_helmet_bundle.shtml

made in the UK as well. Very good quality…

How bright 😯

Had a sneak preview of the Exposure 6 pack at the Bonty, my god how bright? Its not a small unit but jesus it's like having a mini sun on your bars. Its so bright it could scorch the earth it lights up !!!

As a result it means some 2nd hand Big Daddy's so i think I'll pick up one of those 😀

From the guys who have tested the Micky mouse Bastid here is what you get for your extra money
a light which on paper has more lumens but in real life throws less light down the trail
and runs for less time on a charge . not in their opinion a step forward
over the £50 bastid . be far better buying 2 of the standard bastids .

Lights are getting far too powerfull if you ask me 😉

Whats the average car/motor bike? IT's getting rather silly imo.

Quite fancy one of those new Exposures. Probably not the top of the range one but a Diablo Mk2 would be nice.

I was initially a bit underwhelmed by the first Diablo but I really like it now. I did the Dunwich Dynamo last week and, while my NiteRider Storm is ace, it's also heavy with the battery packs and someting integrated and bright would be the perfect answer. 🙂

Evening trout. Interested in what you have planned as my troutlite was fine last year at D2D, remember meeting you briefly as i was about to go out for a lap. Only problem is i have to throttle it this year as i seem to be doing it solo, so something as a back up would be good.

TROUT LIGHT…………………awesome

so i've heard , but i've had nor reply to my last two emails, i'd rather support an enthusiast mtber than a big concern too

Rocketdog Mucho apologies Got a new Puter with windows 7 and having a few getting used to it probs ( my fault not the puters )
can you resend either both or a resume of them .

Hi AverageMark Wish I was fit enough to have a go at D2D would love to have a go maybe next year after a major Render down of the lard.

Website having a slow and painfull update but new stuff will be these

Big mother of a light and its little brothers .

With excelent Batteries By Smudge