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What are the best front bike lights for a half decent price?
Or would anybody recommend getting your own machined?


 
Posted : 15/05/2011 7:16 am
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What do you class as "a half decent price"?

Troutie has some bonkers lights


 
Posted : 15/05/2011 7:20 am
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Trout Lights.

End of thread! 🙂


 
Posted : 15/05/2011 7:27 am
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Deal extreme.

http://www.dealextreme.com/p/mj-808e-ha-iii-cree-xm-lt60-3-mode-1000-lumen-led-bike-light-set-4x18650-57100

Hard to justify anything else when these work so well.


 
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Posted : 15/05/2011 7:38 am
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Trouties every time 😉


 
Posted : 15/05/2011 7:42 am
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Trout lights.

Brighter than a bright thing and battery life of something that doesn't use much battery*

*much improve my similies


 
Posted : 15/05/2011 7:43 am
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Trout lights look good, but not sure i could stretch £300 to the liberator.(Sorry TRoutie, i would love to, I just simply cant justify it) At the minute im actually checking out these
http://www.magicshineuk.co.uk/Magicshine-Bike-Light-Set-MJ-816-1400-Lumens/4675-v


 
Posted : 15/05/2011 7:50 am
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I still haven't found much to compete with the Ay-ups. Invested in their adventure kit, so between the 4 supplied lights can create enough throw for any situation. Having both a helmet and bar set included makes them very versatile.

Other thing I like about them is they are less confined to the bike, brilliant for camping etc.

Others I ride with have had the Hopes, and exposure stick combos and while no doubt as bright they seem to provide a very "tight" light source which I personally just don't get on with.

The exposure sticks are a brilliant bit of engineering though ...


 
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Have you seen the crazy spider eyes yet...? Just a thought, if I were you I'd wait a little longer and save some cash because (I think, you'll have to check with him) Troutie might be producing a limited number of his spider eyes (so cool) units (I'm sure I read that on one of his treads...which I believe can/will be interchangeable between bar or helmet.

The beam shots are off the planet tbh and if I were buying again (have a lumi hid that cost loads way back when) I'd be gunning for one of em...I can't imagine a better set up, esp if trout can make the baby spider bit modular...Ooooow, now there's an idea. Trout, I'm your product development consultant!


 
Posted : 15/05/2011 9:14 am
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Get an XML from smudge, as recommended by Trout on this thread:
http://www.singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/budget-light-set-up


 
Posted : 15/05/2011 10:36 am
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Thanks for everyone mentioning me 🙂 I have had a bit of time to update my website and they can be found [url= http://www.mtbbatteries.co.uk/4.html ][b]here[/b][/url]

At the moment I am selling them for £67 to get the interest gathered and feedback from buyers, Yes I know you can probably get similar lights from DX and cheaper and this is a big factor if I decide to buy another stock afterwards, but you wont be waiting for weeks for delivery and will get a UK customer support.

Smudge


 
Posted : 15/05/2011 11:53 am
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Im interested in that light Smudge, how do they differ to the DX version?


 
Posted : 15/05/2011 12:07 pm
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