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[url= http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/5w-LED-CREE-Flashlight-Torch-Bike-Bicycle-Rear-Light-R-/170481190527?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item27b178867f#ht_3830wt_814 ]Click here for Ebay link to light[/url]
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£1.29 + postage from Hong Kong - comes to about £6 all in.
Allegedly 270 lumens, but I doubt it!
Anyway, I ordered one on wednesday and it arrived today 😮 That's pretty quick.
Just charging the AAA batteries now, and will give a report back on how good/bad it is when they're ready.
Looks like it'll make a decent backup headtorch. The bar mount it came with seems pretty sturdy, and the rear light seems ok in a cheap and cheerful way.
Not oftenn reaching for my cards but WOW
I want a report as soon as its dark!
Yeah, got one, good for the money. I'll probably use it on flashing as a 2nd light on the commuter. Didn't need it, but seemed rude not to 😀
Bought two a few weeks ago... Shall be trying them in anger tonight.
ta for the heads up just ordered one cost £5.81 bargain
will be great as a spare/for road use
Just had a quick look with the batteries half charged.
Seems to be about the same brightness as my £15 DealExtreme torch which I use as a headtorch (difficult compare properly in daylight!)
The light is quite a tight focused beam - so not much use on its own, but will probably be good as a head spot.
It is quite a focussed beam, bright spot, brighter than my original hope 2led, but the hope has a much better, usuable spread. For the money though, you can't be robbed.
Ordered one myself as a spare for commuting, and at a price you can't refuse
Would it be good enough as a helmet light?
That's what I'm planning on using it as.
Not sure about weather proofing - it does have o-rings where the body unscrews.
Cheers for the heads up!
Just ordered one 😀
Just ordered +1
+1
I cracked
Its nearly cheap just for the rear....
Cheers - ordered a couple as back up commuter lights.
Hmmm - just pressed the button here as well... 😕
How does the back light look? Decent enough?
Thanks for the heads up too.
I haven't even looked at the rear light. What ever the outcome, it's only £6!
I'm tempted, but I'll wait till you lot get them
Please post up reviews!
how longs the batterys last?
Need a new rear light and at 6,00€ can't be worse than the last one I bought from Decathlon.
Cheers.
Cheers, i'll have one of those 😀
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Just bought two as back up lights, shame they don't discount the postage when buying multiples.
Excellent PSA, cheers dude - nice Saturday night, wine laden, buying spree 😉
Any pics of the beam?
Easily rig up a single 14650 battery to power this for extended run time
thats the idea, already got a couple of 7.2v lion battery packs here.
Looks tempting as a backup. Anyone tried the supposedly brighter purple one?
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Purple one looks nice, no info on lumens though..
Q: What is Lumens output from this lamp?
A: tks for contacting! High intensity and High power 7W LED tks have a nice day!
......and just found this 7W one for £3.97 (with free postage).....cheap as chips!
Just got the purple one, rude not to. 8)
Just ordered a purple and a red. For that price you can't go wrong even if I just end up using them as torches.
I've ordered a couple of the purples as they are so cheap. Can anyone shed any light on what re-chargeables need to be ordered if possible for these? A link would really help as the battery codes quoted really mean nothing to me.
Just use rechargeable AAA batteries - literally available anywhere. Maplins are quite cheap, but I saw a 1/2 price offer on rechargeable AAs and AAAs in my local Tesco the other day, so look around.
I can't imagine the run time will be anything to shout about from 3 AAAs! Still it's easy enough to carry spares, I suppose
how are you guys mounting these on a helmet? does it come with something suitable or is it merely a boj job 😆
cracking VFM i must say!
"I've just ordered 2 "
7w would equate to 40mins from 1Ah AAAs - so millage may vary - but cheap enough to hack a power connector to for externals.
[url= http://www.dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.19182 ] looks light they are really 1 watt /30 lm -torches[/url] 🙄
That's annoying if true! Still cheap for a spare commuting light though, but not the bargain it seemed.
If they are pants, then I apologize 😳
don't fret still worth a punt for £6
remember that includes a rear one as well so what can we expect really ❓
I wonder what the environmental policies are of the far eastern factories that spew out this cheap stuff.
If they are pants, then I apologize
As one who's had to ride home holding a 1W Tesco torch in my hand after my Lumis packed up I'll be happy even if they are only 1W - they'll do what I want and act as a backup!
Yup the handle bar mount and back light are worth £6 alone.
I wonder what the environmental policies are of the far eastern factories that spew out this cheap stuff.
I imagine they're pretty much the same as the far eastern factories that spew out the more expensive stuff.
so anyone actually used this off road yet???? any one bodged it into a helmet light yet???
surely some ones gonna give an off road mtb review soon??!!?!!?