Speedi Posted June 5, 2008 Share No its not a joke! a while ago, i asked on a forum if it were possible to buy a bike light for under R1000. ppl replied " NO THATS IMPOSSIBLE! YOU JUST DONT GET BIKE HEADLIGHTS FOR UNDER 1K!!" i felt embarrassed for askinhg the Q. well im pleased to let you know, iv just done it! i made a light for under 500 bucks! bought a torch and converted it to a bike light! it gives 180 lumens, and so far 10 hrs of battery life! will post pics on the weekend. is anyone interested in one? Speedi152008-06-18 05:12:00 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Speedi Posted June 5, 2008 Share OH and another thing, it looks quite neat! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marius Posted June 5, 2008 Share 180 lumens...for 500bucks, dunno, kinda sounds like you got ripped off 180x2 = 360L = R1k180x3 = 540L = R1.5k180x4 = 720L = R2k, now we talking! Ok, I don't even know what 1Lumen looks like never mind 180, so just ignor me..Marius2008-06-05 04:13:47 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Speedi Posted June 5, 2008 Share Nope! ok its actually 176lms. its a CREE LED. XR-E type cree. No jokes, its flippin bright Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
singletrackmind Posted June 5, 2008 Share whats a lumen? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Speedi Posted June 5, 2008 Share i can make a double light, get say 340lumens... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Speedi Posted June 5, 2008 Share and the battery life is 10 hours plus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marius Posted June 5, 2008 Share whats a lumen? it's a swarm of fire fly's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Speedi Posted June 5, 2008 Share ha ha NOT! its a measurement of light http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lumen_(unit) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndreZA Posted June 5, 2008 Share No its not a joke! a while ago' date=' i asked on a forum if it were possible to buy a bike light for under R1000. ppl replied " NO THATS IMPOSSIBLE! YOU JUST DONT GET BIKE HEADLIGHTS FOR UNDER 1K!!" i felt embarrassed for askinhg the Q. well im pleased to let you know, iv just done it! i made a light for under 500 bucks! bought a torch and converted it to a bike light! it gives 180 lumens, and so far 10 hrs of battery life! will post pics on the weekend. is anyone interested in one? [/quote'] Well, you still did not buy a bike light for under 1k, you made one. Alot of people here has made one for less. Please tell more and don't forget the photos ala Brighter-Lights style. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dirtrider Posted June 5, 2008 Share Show us this creation of yours ! Stuff the lumens , give us it's candle power output please . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azonic Posted June 5, 2008 Share 180 lumens is similar to a Sigma Evo X 10w beam. Yeah, I know its not the same league, but I get arond 35 hours on my Brighter Lights @ 190 lumens. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marius Posted June 5, 2008 Share Speedi15 - listen to me, I have a whole drawer of lights, I like you wanted to save money and buy somehing not to expensive. But it was really a waste of money, just buy the right thing first time, will work out cheaper in the long run. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Speedi Posted June 5, 2008 Share true true! but i didnt build one. and mayb if i get it right, you will be able to buy one for less than 1k from me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azonic Posted June 5, 2008 Share Marius, sound advice. I'm going to mention Brighter Lights again. The oke spend many, many thousands of rands to get the proper parts together. Yes, its fun to build your own, but the bug will bite and you will want to go better and better, and by that time you could have bought a HUGE light and have saved allot of money. If your current 180 lumens light works for you, stick with it, unless you got the money to experiment, blow LED's, cause battery fires, etc etc, which is exactly what BL has done in the last 2 years. Trial and error costs allot of money in that came. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Speedi Posted June 5, 2008 Share well with me, i just brought a bloody torch from an outdoor shop! cut it in half wired the battery to the LED and mounted it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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