Front Light

[Barry]

13 minutes ago, Ispeed_V said:

Two of these either side of your front fork and you good to go. 

PS: It is Friyay after all.🤣

Would this light add 50 watts to the bike, or would it take 50 watts away?

[ChrisF]

37 minutes ago, Ispeed_V said:

Two of these either side of your front fork and you good to go. 

PS: It is Friyay after all.🤣

 

If you need more light ... SPEED UP ....

[ChrisF]

The more things change .... the more they stay the same.

 

Most lights:

- 2 to 3 hours on full tilt

- 7+ hours on flash (okay, the very small units much less)

- so the brighter you need to be ... the larger the unit to pack the battery for those 2 to 3 hours of full shine.

 

Flash .... only when the sun is up.  

 

Bontrager .... they certainly have some very good lights !!

[Zebra]

I have a Ravemen 1200, has setting for both ‘Road’ (shaped light) and ‘MTB’ (unshaped light). MANY settings, incl digi read-out of battery time remaining, having USB in AND out, means you can charge a cellphone on the fly…

It is not light-weight; that would (maybe) be a unicorn light! But a VERY capable/solid light.

www.ravemen.com

Chris

 

Edited yesterday at 01:12 PM by Zebra

[dave303e]

56 minutes ago, Ispeed_V said:

Two of these either side of your front fork and you good to go. 

PS: It is Friyay after all.🤣

like I said above, Son28 hub, K-light ultra and you have the latest and greatest of the above. And you can charge your phone or garmin along the way...

[droo]

2 hours ago, Barry said:

Would this light add 50 watts to the bike, or would it take 50 watts away?

Depends if you point it forwards or backwards

[Barry]

4 minutes ago, droo said:

Depends if you point it forwards or backwards

Marginal gains.

[Mongoose!]

Three resent disappointments in a row ...

Used for road and gravel riding in the dark.

1. Magicshine CBL 1600 - extremely poor battery life and poor cheap plastic mount. If the battery life was not that poor I would have bothered to buy a new mount. but making this part from cheap plastic is just a bad idea.

2. Extreme Light (Trail) - weights a ton. The not so bright beam and average battery life does not make up for the weight. This thing is heavy on a handlebar with no other mounting option.

3. Wuben 1300 Lumens - Don't believe all YouTube revies... If you select the brightest option, it dims to a lower light after 1 min. No matter what. fully charged - other brand-new battery. Heavy as it uses a bigger 21700 battery. 

The 1000 lumens Ryder at the front outperforms all above:

Wider beam; better battery life; weight (use a 18650 battery and can be replaced) and mounting options. 

 

Edited yesterday at 03:05 PM by Mongoose!

[RobynE 🚵‍♀️]

5 hours ago, Nic Brigando said:

+1 for the Fluir Elite. Been using my first one for 2 years - bright enough to run for a full night on the "low" mode on jeep track, and swap to med/high for more advanced trail riding.

I bought another for a Munga Grit and it worked excellently, and I've been using them for night-time trail rides on some (black/blue) trails with no issues. Honestly thinking of getting a third as they double as excellent camping torches - bright, wide, good battery, and lightweight.

Ja we’ve got 3 and they all work extremely well after the 2 years. My daughter has dropped hers a couple of times and while it “thinks” for a moment before it starts charging these days, it hasn’t let us down yet! None of them have ever gone flat-flat, as I always charge them when the ring turns red. They’re really such bang for buck. 

[WaynejG]

9 hours ago, Spinnekop said:

https://www.exposurelights.co.za/products/strada-sb-mk12-gun-metal-black/

You will never buy another light again.
Previous one lasted 10 years before I replaced it with this road specific one

Maybe I am old and grumpy, if you going to have a website, at least add the pricing. I do not have the inclination to ask for a quote.

Just give me the price upfront. No price I just move along to the next online shop.

[Mongoose!]

38 minutes ago, WaynejG said:

Maybe I am old and grumpy, if you going to have a website, at least add the pricing. I do not have the inclination to ask for a quote.

Just give me the price upfront. No price I just move along to the next online shop.

The higher the price  the higher the expectation...just saying 

[Sepia]

14 hours ago, Mongoose! said:

Three resent disappointments in a row ...

Agree 100%. 

Been down that route and I am still using my Ryder after 6 years, battery and all.

Best light I have owned.