Many, many thanks to Trout. 3000 Lumens on full. Pics from Trout as theyre better quality than i'll manage.
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And the obligatory beam shot.
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joisus... does that come with a permit? 😯
really, why bother riding at night if you're going to use such a weapons grade lighting system? 🙄 😆
has it picked up a Heinkel in the sky there?
seriously bright!
**** me 3000 lumenenens. Lets blind some badgers.
Why?
psychle, as the only time i can ride is at night, dont do it for the supposed "skills sharpening" effect. And who's to say ill run it on full all the time.
Badgers need blinding, maybe the ****ers will stop running out in front of me then!
And who's to say ill run it on full all the time.
I bet it'll make you laugh when you do though. 😀
I don't ride at night for skills sharpening, but part of the fun of it is the 'tunnel effect' of only being able to see a certain amount around you...
Overkill.
In fact make that over-mindless-slaughter-kill.
I've been to raves with less lights than that
Ive done that for 2 years, want to try seeing a lot more around me.
I think thats bl**dy brilliant!!!!!
Don't know about blind badgers looking at that center spot blinds me. Just way to bright imo.
I want one NOW!! 😈
So it now seems like lighting is now akin to the Cold War and nuclear overkill...
One way to burn up he trails!
Seriously bright. Wouldn't want to be riding infront and look behind me, that's for sure
There is a family of badgers in the centre of that shot but they've been vapourised by the blinding light. Looks well made though.
Does it make toast....
hmmmm Toasted crumpets on night rides , or malt loaf .
That hotspot is not how it is in real life the camera couldnt cope and it was 6 seconds exposure .
It does dim down to a rosy glow
I bet you cant wait to try it out Phil
Lol at the comments though
I bet sightings of UFO's in the woods near you increase in the near future 😉
That has really made me smile, you'll never lose a dust cap when repairing a puncture on a night ride again 😆
that'll dry the puddles before you reach them. Very impressive but as said above, not my bag, I like the feeling that you can't quite see as well as when it's daytime.
How much was that?
When will we have a what sunglasses for Trout lights.
s'pose you wont get cold on those night rides now,
handle bar mounted radiator...
That is bonkers!
Still chuckling at that beam shot.
Tried it on the road yet??!
run time?
4 minutes 20 seconds
what sort of noise does it make when you switch it on?
Does it go 'FWOOOOMP'? Or 'ZZZZRRRRRUUUUIII' (can't quite work out how to spell that last one... you need a rising inflection on it as you imagine the power building up 😆 )
Bet it sounds like a light saber when he turns it on 🙂
You want to see it on strobe for the commute now that is something 😆
What you cannot see is the generator he now has to tow. 😉
In all seriousness, if it does get two hours on full beam from 5.2Ah, then the runtimes at "normal" lighting levels will be obscene, with a great beam profile.
Still no price?
Sorry Billybull, ill leave that for Trout to answer, as it was a one-off, and it is his hobby/craft after all, but not much more than the other new Trout light.
Trout?
my guess circa 200?
That would be pretty good.
Trout?
Salmon?
£220 posted
remember the ryvita adds
in the lumen war a Troutlight helps you win
Uhm birthday wish list!
Somewhere there is a football stadium missing its lights lol
Ive got to say i was a bit so so about the other trout light but this is serious want 😈
£220 eh... I may just have to have one, just for the sheer hell of it 😆 What's the run time guv'ner? And what are the power options (ie. full, half, low etc)?
I wasnt saying another one would be that price if ever there was another as there was a huge amount of work went in to it
2 hours on full from phils 5.2 amp hour is close but there are no 2 hour techy decents around .
and I dont think I will have the time to do one for a while .
If you ride with Swift then you need 2 Troutlight LL s now 😀
ah.... I see... 'twas a one-off creation, ah well, probable just as well, think of the global warming issues if every rider had one! 😯
I'll wait for something more powerful, yep.
That is just ridiculous... Almost certainly brighter than the lights on my damn motorbike. You win!
Bloody hell. Insane.
Top marks.
awesome. It looks almost like natural daylight in those first two pics....
Quite impressive.
I tell you something though, Those who want to buy this light and others like it could save yourselves some money by riding in the daytime.
I could have saved even more money not having kids, which necessitates riding at night, bright spark.
Brilliant
alot of these comments were the same when the first 1000 lumen light appeared Still some very amusing ones though .
Bet you cant wait for tonight then Phil to go and fry some bugs .
[i]I tell you something though, Those who want to buy this light and others like it could save yourselves some money by riding in the daytime. [/i]
You're not quite getting the point Sonor. In winter how do you get to ride very much if you only ride in daylight - that would mean no riding mid week and no more 20 mile commutes across the moor, and that's just not on.
Mr Trout, you are putting together some blindingly (no pun intended) good looking bits of kit. I couldn't help noticing the Hope Vision stem you have on one of the pics in the other thread. Now as an owner of a 10 watt HID and P7 torch - which puts the HID to shame I got to wondering about the possibilities of having the light adjusterated to fit some LED's as I am a big fan of the stem mount for light and battery.
Firstly do you think it is possible and secondly do you have any spare time in your construction schedule.........Pretty please 🙂
You're not quite getting the point Sonor. In winter how do you get to ride very much if you only ride in daylight - that would mean no riding mid week and no more 20 mile commutes across the moor, and that's just not on.
Here's the point you missed. I wasn't saying don't go nightriding, I was saying having lights this powerful...what's the point of going nightriding if you are going to turn the trail ahead of you into daylight?
I am not agreeing with lights this powerful, but some people don't want to go night riding. They want to go for a ride but can only do so at night.
Some people want to go for a nightride, others want to go for a ride but at night.
With Swifts new light yes it is blindingly powerfull on max but it is also very dim on low with levels inbetween so he can get a light output to suit his riding and wants / needs .
Who on here has a car that will do 120 mph! why ?
because you can and want it
Edward
Not had a close up of the hid or disected one so dont know if it is possible
but a base plate or adapter to fit a troutlight on to a hope stem is doable
not a very good pic sorry and cant do a better one as the plate is in the US
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Holy Mother of God!
Hint: don't go night-riding near an airport, the aircraft will be lining up on you for their final approach!
looking at that i'll be putting an order in for you to replace my motorbike lights
Sonor the light is adjustable. But for me I want a light like that because I commute 10 miles a cross a moor, in winter it's nice to see more than just a small pool of light in front of me. When it's cold, dark and pissing down it's great to at least see into the distance. But each to their own.
Into the distance? Into next week more like!
Who needs night-time anyhow..I give it two years max before you need sunglasses for a night ride.
It will be compulsory to have 2 very bright lights
EU directive for health and safety
On the bike. Not too bad an install really, my only bugbear was the cable (coming from Exposure lights), but it fits well.
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Its more than likely because i dont have it to compare to anymore, but id say on the lowest setting, although the penetration is a bit less, because of the spread the light is almost as good as my Enduro Maxx on high. Very impressed.
Very neat Phil
what is the battery in that looks perfect for my pace too
Have you had a ride with it yet
Cut up an old inner tube and stretched it over it, then glued up the ends with rubber epoxy leaving just the connector sticking out (hopefully should be waterproof), and you were right, the lead on the light is the perfect length.
I fail to see the benefit of 'turning night-to-day' when out for a night ride. Sure, i'll stick a light on the bike and tape a torch to my lid and that's plenty. I want to see where i'm going but it's much more of an adventure when all around is black. I would even argue that such a system could slow you down. You can go faster at night with adequate lighting (enough to light the way and pick out shadowy drops etc) 'cause you need to focus more on the trail and you're not distracted by things in your peripheral vision.
Still, a very impressive setup and would be handy if I ever lost something when out for a ride.
I fail to see the benefit of 'turning night-to-day' when out for a night ride.
same shit different day - some people use riding in the dark (as we do) the same as day rides so want light to be able to see. Nothing about thrill and skill honing, just what tme is available to ride
nicely said ROFL HARRIS 😆
Trout, I have been diligently avoiding thinking of purchasing one of your sweet looking lights. Now there you go giving me the perfect excuse.......In my final attempt at not buying more bike stuff, would it be able to use the Hope vision battery?
EdwardH
Sadly no the hope will be 7.2 volts and my light needs 14.8 so your bank account is safe for the time being .
( look in to my eyes 😯 , look in to my eyes 😯 you need a new light 😯
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Troutie - single led helmet light -powered by an external pack - what are the chances?
Fancy around 400 lumens on the (bike) helmet powered by AAs in the back pack (not the bastid light tho)
The more light the better. Looks amazing and cant wait for the 1000 lumens to be ready for sale.
I would rather see everything and make it home safely than hit a fallen tree or root and end up struggling on the trail.
And worse case, carry a cardboard cut out of a bat and you can call for assistance from batman!
Nice job done their Swift. good idea with the innertube over the battery.
As for the lumens war, so long as you go out biking I really dont think it matters what lumen power you have.