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Mine came with the rubber strap and a garmin out front mount but I did buy it either the start of this year or the end of last year.
I got my fault 1600 replaced yesterday and the new one didn't come with an out front mount. Luckily I kept the old mount but annoying as I could have done with another! Halfords description is out of date and some of the reviews point this out.
It's available separately but might as well buy one of the alloy mounts instead. Mine also allowed the light to droop when off-road so only good for road work anyway.
It does say on the web page now that the mount is sold separate I just didn't read it properly on the way to the shop.
Not too bothered, as I don't have a Garmin but I do have a bunch of Go-Pro mounts which would have been useful.
Slight irritation with the 500 - the part of the go pro mount that bolts to the light (the thing I think sharkattack is missing) is a bit too far back, so the light isn't balanced. This means it has to be really tight to stop being knocked downwards over bumps on the road bike. Oddly the 1600 which is much larger does not have this issue on the MTB because the attachment point is more centred. And my MTB has suspension obvs.
Slight irritation with the 500 – the part of the go pro mount that bolts to the light (the thing I think sharkattack is missing)
This is what I was expecting to get, because I thought earlier versions had it included.
As I said, I don't have a Garmin so I would have settled for the little Go-Pro screw on attachment to use on my existing metal bar mount. I'll see what the rubber band is like off-road before I buy anything else.
I found the rubber band wasn’t up to full off road - that’s on a bike with a 170mm Lyrik on the front (160mm rear travel).
Further up the page I linked an alloy gopro style mount which costs about a fiver which is perfect so far.
Pure go-pro mounts are easy to find online for peanuts. Will be better than the band - I tried it, bounced all over the place, but that was on a 25.4 bar.
Further up the page I linked an alloy gopro style mount which costs about a fiver which is perfect so far
That's what I've already got. Unfortunately the attachment for the strap/bracket screws into the body of the light and I don't have the go-pro compatible part. I'm not too concerned, I'll work something out from my box of nuts, bolts, adaptors etc.
Im looking for a new helmet light to replace my aging Ay-Ups. Given I have a Gopro mount on my lid would this work as a helmet light?
The 1600 would be too heavy and too bright, IMO, but the 500 is spot on - I use one.
Yeah don’t run the 1600 on a helmet m, it’s quite big and heavy.
A good cheap option is a Moon Vortex / Vortex Pro - I run those with the bikehut 1600 on the bars. Think £30-£40 online.
If you’re feeling more flush then the Exposire Joystick is another good helmet option - there’s a psa on the forum for £99 I think.
Picked mine up this week in Halfords for £40. Took it out tonight for 1.5hr, ran it one level down from max and it's still indicating full charge so pretty impressed.
The rubber stabilised mount provided was fine but I do have a piece of road inner tube on the bars to provide grip.
Light spread and colour both worked worked well alongside my MTB Batteries helmet mounted unit.
I'd say well worth £40. My only criticism is that the mini USB socket is buried deep within the unit and takes few goes to plug in correctly.
I picked up a 500 for the helmet and 1600 for the bars. Not had chance to try them out yet but look good enough with the garden test.
Annoyingly I didn’t receive the bolt adapter that screws into the light body that enables go pro mounts to be connected. I don’t think they come with these anymore. However I did buy a helmet mount and one comes with this so will probably buy another as these are only £5 so can use a go pro mount for the bars.
Gav: was that this helmet mount (that's £10)
https://www.halfords.com/cycling/bike-lights/bike-lights/halfords-helmet-light
or is there a cheaper one that comes with a GoPro mount that you could transfer to the 1600?
That’s the one that sweepy posted
I bought a 1600 version of this light from Amazon but it came as a 1000 so I got a partial refund and bought the 1600 just because. My mum is also buying me one for Christmas so I have a spare 1600 as I am planning on using all three to use at the Strathpuffer in Jan. I am not mental or fit enough to do it solo so am part of a 4 man team so I am hoping that between the three lights I will be able to do my 6-7 hours worth of riding and can also charge them a bit between runs.
I have bought three different alloy and plastic go pro mounts off ebay ranging from £3-£6 most of which have already featured in this thread. I will report back how they perform in the freezing and grueling conditions the puffer has to offer!
Having googled a few of the other lights mentioned in this thread I am also now looking at a Magicshine MJ900 or similar to put on the helmet as they seem tiny and light weight and also keep the battery in my backpack along with my other essentials.
Just picked up one of these from halfords for £40 as my current aldi light set front light, although decent for how much they cost, was lacking in the depth and brightness for commuting down backroads at 25mph, and not great for off road. Plus at full power is only lasted an hour.
Comparing the 2, my old light is equivalent to the 640 lumen setting on the bikehut light. Should be a bit better on 1600 lumens 😁
I'm gonna need a better mount for mine, on both my bikes, one with 35mm bars and the other with 31.8mm, the rubber mount isn't tight enough to stop it rotating, the adjustment isn't close enough, even with the gripper.
I'll get the helmet mount to get the gopro mount, and probably the 31.8mm alloy mount from ebay linked earlier, but has anyone found a similar 35mm mount? Cheers.
I tried a couple of options yesterday:
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I think the one closer to the bars will be more stable but not ridden it yet.
I rode mine properly off road last week, as above the rubber mount didn't hold tigjht enough and I ended up blinded a few times. Now looking to invest in a go-pro stem mount.
Here's the 1600 in combination with an Exposure Joystick.....very happy with that. Enough light for me, certainly more and better thrown than the solarstorm/magicshine combo I've been using lately.
The Bikehut mount has been swapped for a Hope quick release, rock solid.
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No more battery packs and wires wrapped around the bike and running from the helmet!.
The hope QR mount has everything needed to mount the light, correct? Seems the best option reading through the thread.
Probably going to pick up one of these in the next day or two, anyone care to link the Hope mount? My last foray into lighting was the cree torches from Tesco with a DIY innertube mount!
Hope QR mount £9 at Wiggle. 5mm (i think) hex bolt, the QR comes complete with its own bolt - straight swap.
Much obliged!
I relented and bought one of these to replace my ancient Fluxient (that’s finally died). The Fluxient was also 1600 lumen so a good comparison. I think the Fluxient was a bit more ‘floody’but the Halfords light is a bit brighter - not much in it. Took a couple of rides to get used to using it and the myriad settings - but really pleased with it now. Did 2.5 hours this evening (minus 2 brrr), and it was still saying it had 1-2 hours left on the highest setting. The rubber mount has been fine for me with the extra rubber stabiliser trail riding. I have a Joystick on the helmet which complements it perfectly. Anyway a great buy for £40.
arsing ****ity!
Just unplugged the charger from the light and the metal bit of the microUSB charge port came out with the cable.
This is the second one to do that.
back to halfords again tonight, once I dig out the packaging..
balls.
Thanks to whoever mentioned the Hope QR mount. I've had a couple of the cheap Hope lights in the garage for years.
Perfect fit. Absolutely rock solid now.
Still haven't been out to test the light though. My mojo has gone awol.
Got my hope QR mount today, it's excellent. Took a bit of working out where it would fit my 35mm oneup mtb bars without the threaded bit contacting the bar, but got a section where it'll fit. Of course it fits on the gravel bike with zero issues.
Takes almost no pressure to be rock solid going by a garage test, those little rubber pads do their job!
Mine is on its second year, and I think I might have killed it tonight. Pretty dry ride (I'm usually out in the evening at least once a week) and when I turn the light off it doesn't turn off. Anyone had this happen? It's on a pretty low output and only the two lower emitters are on. It's charging at the moment - but I don't want to leave it on charge (or on, for that matter) overnight.
The connector really is the achilies heal of these things.
Has anyone tried one of the magentic usb charging cables? Was thinking about buying one and leaving the micro-usb blug in the light all the time. I have 2 of them for longer rides and a moon Vortex pro on my helmet.
Really not a fan of the now moon vortex pro as they have not grouped the flashing modes in with the normal modes. Previously you had to switch between normal and flashing modes with a 2 second button press.
Well, I had to kill it, unfortunately. Pics when I can work out how to upload, but there was no moisture in the unit - I suppose it just decided it was time to go. I ended up pulling out one of the wires from the board after realising it was already too far gone from dismantling the case.
I’m assuming this is the Halfords remote Everyone using or converting, anyone thought to try alternative remote from raveman or the like for a better switch?
I'm not sure that's likely to be compatible. The Bikehut one goes into the USB-A port i.e. the one you'd plug your device into if you wanted to charge it from the light, no?
The Halfords remote I linked (& bought) goes to the USB charge port. I’ll buy one to test, as I can just return it, but wondered if anyone had tried it? (Or similar)
I've gotten over my hatred of all things Halfords to order this light and a remote. I'll hopefully get out tomorrow to test them. If it works well I'll get a 2nd one for my soon to be 10 year old daughter to join me on winter evenings
Mine is still going strong 18 months on. No noticable impact on battery life although on full beam it does dim slightly when the device gets hot. The beam is is not focused and you can easily blind drivers if it's not pointed at a sharp angle towards the floor.
I'm still using the rubber bar mount which does slip on rough trails, I really need to replace it.
on full beam it does dim slightly when the device gets hot.
Noticed this last night for the first time. Although I was using it to illuminate the bathroom while I changed the ceiling mounted light-switch over, so air-flow definitely below optimal. 😁
just joined the Bikehut 1600 club and will also try the hope QR mount as the rubber o-ring seems very very flimsy.
My 1600 let me down last week, the shitty micro-usb port lost the outer connector at some point over summer so wouldn't take a charge. I bravely/stupidly tried to take it apart to try to bodge it, they are not serviceable in my experience.
With 50% battery left I thought I'd risk it, it doesn't get dark till 8pm does it? Nope, I was wrong. I also didn't take my head torch. Rode the back end of Bluescar trying to follow my mate's light which was horrific, I actually rode the last, last bit by moon light / memory / sense of smell which was easier.
I've bought another one, it might have only lasted me a year (I was sure it was 2) but there was nothing else out there for the money / could get quickly locally.
FYI, if anyone is looking for one, they've been re-branded "Halfords Advanced" and Halfords site can't even find them if you search "1600 Lumen Light".
..had a hard time tracking one of these down but finally found one today - so pleased, feels like a great quality bit of kit. Looks like they've been discontinued, even the 1000 Lumen versions are hard to get hold of at the moment.
I don't see why they would go through the effort of rebranding it only to discontinue it. The availability problems are probably related to high demand and/or impacted supply chain. They are mostly out of stock here too except in one store.
Anyone using 35mm bars? If so, what mount with them? The Hope QR one apparently does not fit 35mm.
Bought one of these halfrauds lights.
Anyone got a link to a good replacement mount ? The fleabay Urls posted earlier don’t work.