Trouties New Light is on the way ( Update to all interested folks who emailed me

Well, at least I've got the stuff for a Baby Trout in the future as you suggest, Chris.

happysv – Member
Rather than going to multimode can the low be took to the next stage and if so at what lumens/run time?

^^^What he says^^^

I'm only in your area this morning as we've another time waster (sorry house hunter) coming to look around our house this afternoon.

Just taken delivery of my light. First impressions – Wow. 😀
Build quality looks excellent. Can't wait until tonight to test it out.
Cheers Chris.

I find the best setting for me on the Maxflex drivers is the UIP mode, using the 'Force Setting' option set to L3 gives a very useable low mode, easy switching to high power (or back again) with a press (so essentially duomode).

But crucially also acccess to 5-level multimode by press and hold on turn on. Best of both worlds! Do lose the strobe option in UIB modes but have never used that myself.

A cheeky ride along the Ladies Walk tonight then MM?

A cheeky ride along the Ladies Walk tonight then MM

It would be rude not to. 😉

Well bugger me with a rag mans trumpet.
got mine today and just been out to local trail. my god these are good.
just can,t knock it,superb.wonder what it would be like with two on the bars…wey hey.
thanks alot chris..you rock..

mine is on its way, cannot wait. i had the old mk1 so have just upgraded the leds so it'll be interesting to see the improvement on the XPE led's.

Chris

What the lead time on the next kits ,I think I want another for my helmet 😆
6 narrow on the bars and 6 wide helmet mounted ,what do you reckon ? 😉

Come on happysv do you really want to get DaveK's back up?

Oh Yes 8)

I can

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t to pay the remainder of the balance and am really keen to get my hands on the light……

YGM!!!!

Thanks.

I cant get a response from Chris, I guess he must be finishing the last ones off,(of which i was one of the last) I want to pay the remainder of the balance and am really keen to get my hands on the light……

YGM!!!!

Thanks.

Had to repost cos it threw a spelling wobbly 🙄

Andy .

still wanting to know which is Negative black or blue ???

worked all weekend and kept off the puter as much as possible
posted 15 out this morning spec delivery

I think I have 10 to go then I am going to sleep for a week .

Happysv

Mid to late november

And thanks for all the nice comments folks much appreciated .

EDIT oops wrong person Andy
It is nearly done and may just get the post tomorrow

Chris,

How much do i owe you? I`ve paid £100 deposit and can paypal the rest over.

Cheers.

Edging towards the thousandth post…

arrived this morning, battery on charge for the test.

many thanks chris the mod you done for the bar mount looks ace.

Is it next day delivery Chris?

Hi Chris you do sound very busy any chance of an update on Baby trout for me best Regards

Richard S

Gary

yes spec delivery I think I have just bought the post office this week .

Richard
in the mail today

well 15 went out yesterday so if they all post to say it arrived or didnt we will hit 1000 soon

Received mine today, and it looks great, way smaller than I was expecting. I'll have to wait until tomorrow to try it out on the bike, can't wait!!

had the light on in the garage this eve, feggin hell its bright.

very pleased, it looks way brighter than the xpe's i had in it before.

should get its 1st outing on woodbury common thurs night.

Took mine to the peaks sat night on low it was just brighter than my mates lumi led3 then put it on high for some flat out downhills. 😀

Just received mine today, and just been comparing against a Lupine Betty in the field at the bottom of the garden.

They throw out quite a different light (colour and spread)

Frankers – Member
Just received mine today, and just been comparing against a Lupine Betty in the field at the bottom of the garden.

They throw out quite a different light (colour and spread)

Great review 🙄
Thanks for letting us know which is the best

anyone tell me prices trout is asking for the different lights he is producing and run time? will take ages to run through 25 pages of stuff to find out. cheers

Try here
http://www.troutie.com/mainpage.html

and email Chris directly

Cheers Trout, very excited about the ride home tomorrow 😉

Been doing a back garden comparison to a Hope Vision 4.

The Trout main spread shape is half moon like, shaped downwards so as to illuminate the near field in front of you. It seems quite focused with the fill dropping off sharply past 45degrees each side of the straight ahead line. Nearfield is very well lit indeed, being very bright.

In this spread shape the Trout is similar to the Hope. The Hope's colour is quite a bit warmer, the Trout is alot whiter, and of course brighter, especially where it counts – about 3-14' in front.

it doenst tell you how much on his page though 🙁 or how long battery last 🙁

Depends what capacity (Ah) battery pack you have, or buy. Think it draws 1A on full so with the 2.6Ah battery pack I've got it will, in theory, run for 2.6 hours.

Trout, I've got to say that the light is fantastic, can't wait for my next night ride. Car drivers round London won't know what's coming this winter!

7 more posts to make Trouties day

JohnClimber – Member

Frankers – Member
Just received mine today, and just been comparing against a Lupine Betty in the field at the bottom of the garden.

They throw out quite a different light (colour and spread)

Great review
Thanks for letting us know which is the best

Sorry John but i'm not able to give a decent review until have rode with both lights, I only received it this afternoon and not riding till tom.

My intial thoughts are though

The Betty is brighter in the centre area where the Trout has more light to the sides. The Trout light is a more bluey white light whereas the Betty is more natual. When shining both lights at some trees in the distance i could pick out the colours more with the Betty.

When using both lights on full power together you can notice the centre of the Lupine and the side flood of the Trout….does that make sense??

Anyone running a baby trout? Got any beam shots? Too much for a road light?

Is that right John Walker? i think we figured my Troutie DO was drawing 2.6A or something, so my battery is a 5.2Ah.
That'll be much nicer runtimes with the new LL.

Swift – From post No. 1:

"The Specs for the techy folks of the Lumen Liberator

6 XPG R4 leds if driven at 1000ma will push out 345 lumens each
6 carclo 10 mm square optics wide / medium / narrow / eliptical to mix and match to make a nice beam.
1 Maxflex driver to take the 14.8 volts from the battery and magic it up to 18 volts ish for the leds .
waterproof switch .
cable and connector to suit battery pack minimum requirement is a 14.8 volt li ion pack

the bar mount is in development at the moment and can only get better.
it will also be helmet mountable using some yet to be sourced velcro straps

No idea on the real price just yet but it wont be £50 but it will be the cheapest 2000 lumen light out there ( and it can be turned down so no whingeing about too much light).

If it turns out there are some folks interested in having one of these lights then mail me and we can go from there."

go on then.who,s going to be no 1000.
troutie. it,s got to be you surly.

Cheers for the light Chris, can't believe the size and quality. Tomorrow will be out in deepest Brechfa, though there's a full moon out there!

1000… lumens are not enough 😉