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

345 sounds good – what sort of price we looking at? How would it be mounted, i fancy a similar idea to the joystick with the threaded disc?

Mebee its not a half trout, its "fillet of trout".

[runs to get coat]

Just to explain a half trout is a light with 3 LED's. I am sure me mentioning this will fill up trouts email with requests for N+1 LEDs in various customs guises. Sorry.

I might be interested as well, but can't afford it for a month or two.

Popped in to see MrT this afternoon and can honestly say these new housings rock and the new clamps finishes them off perfectly.
And thanks for the carpet 8)

Hi Everyone

I need a bit of research for the mount

It clears my old hope stem by 4 mm and paul has asked if that will be ok for most stems so please have a think and see if it would clear your own stem
thanks Trout

You could always offer a shim and longer bolt option on the rare occasion that there is a clearance problem?

Trout, can you give us a measurement from the centre line of the bracket (middle of handlebar) to underside of the lowest part of the bracket.

I'll check my FSA tonight.

Looking good by the way

Nice idea Duggie and one to consider if we get it wrong for the odd stem combo

Monty just got this back from Paul

Hi Chris

To answer 'Monty' The measurement from centre line of bars to underside side
of light is 32mm on your prototype.

We could go to 35mm if you like – I will wait and see what the response is
from the forum.

This is great – Its what you call fluid design by consultation of the
masses.
Cheers
PAUL

34mm at least on a Bontrager Big Earl

No more than 26-27mm on the Thomson X4 with oversize bar (not that it makes any difference)

I`m interested BTW ❗

Chris 32 mm on the FSA fitted to my Marin

yep interested….

Hi Trout,
I'm a bit late to this thread but i'm interested too. YGM.

So, what would a rough ball park figure be for the light, mount and one of smudges battery pack/chargers? I probably cannot afford it but want to know whether it is reachable if i saved for a bit before i head off to DX and get a cheapy light.

Stoney & fannybaws
drop me a mail if you havent yet and are interested

MM better late than never Got your mail

Jamie drop me a mail too as I dont think it is the done thing for me to post the prices as it is not the classifieds .

Going to go with duggies suggestion and do a shim it it does not fit a stem but will do most I think

Here is a better pic of the logo ( no offence to Paul )

with a question involved just on one side or both sides ???

This also goes for the baby Trout which I have just collected from Paul
( http://www.kadel.co.uk ) one hell of a nice guy if you need any cnc stuff.

It seems to be damn difficult to photo shiny ali things
the pics dont do it justice it is a real sweet machined little housing
just 50mm x 50 mm x 28

the perfect little helmet light 😆

Both sides me thinks!
Looks really cool, can't wait to own one.

If it helps I am more than happy to do a little freebie photography for you one weekend. I have a Nikon D80, but have off camera wireless flashes so you can illuminate at a shallow angle to help pick out the detail.

I think one side would be better, unless you're heavily in symmetry 😉

That ickle helmet light is so cute, that could be a big seller on looks alone.

Conrad
You are one hell of a good guy and yes please that sounds great

split jury Paul and me had the same discusion

Gary the mini trout is a real Beauty be even better with some leds in

I have got to say a big Thanks to Paul for tweaking the original just a little

Trout, I thought after posting. Your shots on the glass table are very good. You might be able to get good photos by shining a spare light at a very shallow angle to accent the one being photographed. I have a 50mm wide apperture lens so can get some nice product type shots. Would like santa to get me a macro lens, but a guy can't have everything.

One other thing that I think would really work is to inject a little of that art deco 1930's style and/or 1950's rocket style into the designs at a future point. Obviously function is more important than form, but I think that those two era's had heat-sinks and fins down to a T.
[never thought I would type that, feel free to ignore!].

will these be available as just housings?

or possibly housings + leds/lens + maxflex's.. kits for budding solderers? 😀

very interested if so!

Conrad Cheers some good ideas but pin heads and felt tip come to mind when talking photography
the art deco sounds cool but too many changes and the machining cost rise worth thinking about though.

Spacehopper

Yes you can buy just about any combination you have mentioned there

That's not fair! Just put down a deposit on the 6 led light, and there you go putting up pics of dinky little helmet lights. It's not big and it's not clever. 😉
Totally agree with the Art Deco thing, it's possibly my favourite art/architecture style, and these lights defo have more than a touch of it. It seems to me that development of quality high-power LED lights by individuals is much more advanced in the UK than anywhere else. Would that be correct?

Hello Trout

Please add me to the list! they look f&%King amazing!

All the best

drew

drew_Kelly1ATmeDOTcom

Hello Trout, do you have any pics of the little Troutelight in action? It'd be good to compare the daddy and the sonny 🙂

Hi Trout, sent you an email the other day (but so did about 500 others I reckon)

If my stuff's in the way now this is taking off, just send it back

Are those playing cards getting bigger or lights getting smaller 😆

The logos finish them off in style, well done mate. All you need know is the bits to go in them 😉

should have answer on leads in the morning

Scaredypants

you are very close with the email count

one is built the other sat on the lathe will not go near the computer tomorrow untill the other is finished and will have in the post before the weekend

Hairy

jeeze I only got it at 17.00 today but will have some weedy XPE leds in it just after I have finished scaredys light 😆

all looking very good, that logo looks superb

Thanks, you're my hero!

Hi Trout

lights look fantastic, when do you think a full DIY kit for the full size troutlight will be available ?

Cheers

Baz

Ta Bazzer

Kits will go out first as I dont need to build them so mid Oct if all goes well .

Hi

Will the bar mount be complete by then ?

Will all the drilling of the cases be complete so its just a bolt, solder and glue operation ?

Sorry for all the questions 🙂

Baz

great stuff trout!

email sent regarding a kit! 😀

Bazzer
you got it no drilling needed just assemble and go 😀

well nearly

Hi Trout following a discussion on another thread re commuting lights can you see any way of fitting some sort of 'glow ring' to your light?

Well it aint round so probably no
but there is a whole load of light coming out of the bottom you will be well visible from the sides .

I will have a look with one and maybe take a pic from 90 degrees with it on the bike when I get one built up

I was going to add 'more of a glow rectangle'. The side visibility sounds good though.

Maybe just a small cut-out or even some very small perforations on the sides to allow some light to spill out….

Jeeze you lot want the world , yes it can be done to put some windows in the sides but I think it would be a distraction to the rider .

it is not going to be a design feature of the production model but you could do the mod and it would def work .could even put in amber windows .

on an update of the little baby Trout I could not resist chucking some leds in it for testing to its suitability for a helmet light .
put 4 XPEs in so approx 800 lumens and the narrowest optics I have
and wow is the word what a nice beam

Low

Hi

now i know with extended exposure it can be made to look a lot brighter
but I use the same setting for all my shots so it can be a true comparison
to other optic mixes and lights .
and the camera setting is
cannon powershot S40 white balance daylight 6 sec @ f4