Almost went for Troutie's mini light as I want a helmet mounted death beam but I'm still umming and erring.
The pros and cons seem to be:
[b]Troutie pros:[/b]
Newer LEDs
Everyone here rates them
Possibly brighter?
Has a medium mode - 4Fourth only has low or high
[b]4Fourth Pros:[/b]
Smaller
Lighter
Cheaper (£195 vs £250)
Same(ish) brightness
Run time a fair bit longer (3.75hrs vs 2.5 on max)
Possibly more suited to helmet mounting? The mount looks more sophisticated.
They got back to me very quickly when I asked a few questions - Trout hasn't yet but to be fair, I only sent the email last night!
Lipo batteries used by 4Fourth are possibly better than Li-ion ones?
So now swinging back to 4Fourth.
Can anyone help with anything more than just "Trouts are better?!"
Well, soon, I expect to be able to offer a helmet light.
Latest LEDs, XP-E or XP-G
3 light levels
QR
Bar, helmet or head mount.
Trout is on holiday at the moment.Loving my mini it is fantastic,
everyone who has seen it has commented on brightness/build etc.
Luminous - how soon? Any rough specs/costs?
I need to be patient and gather all the facts. Not a strong point of mine!
Anyone got a URL for 4Fourth?
Surf-Mat.
Mail in profile.
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go for a troutie............you know it makes sense
hey up Matt
got your mail and replyed this morning though I am in tenerife and have shonky inet access
but it did say message sent.
there is a demo out there and I can get the last guy to borrow it to forward it to you for a try if you want.
though it is an early one so only hi low
Thanks for the four4th link - the XPG version of their light reviewed on muddymoles looks the business.
Trout - sorry I didn't realise you were away.
No hurry - more than happy to try one out when you return.
New USE Diablo?
Not bright enough but a good call nonetheless.
I like the mole review... basically any light with this kind of power is going to blow your mind on the trails.
I like my four4th... but only have 8 year old lumi's to compare... and there is no comparison.
Two modes is fine on a helmet light as you don't want to reach up and fiddle often. Low mode is good enough most of the time, high is for singletrack... job done.