Lights

3 modes plus flashing.

Lowest mode more than ample for unlit urban streets, yet to test it offroad.

Hard to tell how much I get out of battery as my commute isn't long enough to run it down in one go, using a variety of settings, possibly around 3 hours? Dunno if that'd reduce or increase for solid use. If left connected to battery it runs 3 leds on back of unit and drains the battery.

My five or six year old exposure diablo had developed a fault - the on off switch had started to leak in the rain. Sent it back to them for a quote to repair it, and was told £14.50 for a new switch and £26 for a new battery which they suggested. Am actually really pleased as the light has done great service so far and to have it back to full battery life too is appealing.

I did the dynamo on 2 battery packs adjusting the brightness as needed while riding, with it on medium for most of it(nice summer night). I think about 3-4hrs per pack seems right and most info online agrees.

5000 lumens is awful internet marketing at work, it's about 800 lumens on high and 300 lumens on low (which is plenty and even on low is more than most) but obviously with that cheap marketing spin on everything the numbers keep going up.

Got a couple of these arrive today to add to my cheap chinese light collection on wheels. Satisfyingly large area they cover as the body is wider than the usual seatpost strip. Not using the side lasers atm as I can't tell if a signalled "lane" that's debatably narrow is something I want.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/271700654584?_trksid=p2060778.m2749.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT

They'll be unprotected 18650 cells, 18mm diameter, 65mm long. 3.7v nominal (4.2-3.2v practical range over the charge), 2000-3000mAh each depending on brand, variety and marketing bullshit.

With 4 cells you've probably got 8800mAh@"4.2v" or 4400mAh@"8.4v".

Is there a decent rear light that is also a reflector?
Rule seems pointless to me if you have to have a red rear light.

https://twitter.com/HighwayCodeGB/status/555110055842828288

Rule seems pointless to me if you have to have a red rear light.

It's a pretty sensible rule, it provides a backup if your rear light fails as long as the car that's about to mow you down has working headlights.

Is there a decent rear light that is also a reflector?

Seems unlikely. At the dawn of the LED age, there was the Cateye TL-AU100/BS with a proper UK legal reflector, there are still a couple of NOS ones on ebay, but you can do better with separate lights and reflectors.

If you're happy to be legal in Germany, you could use a B&M one, they have several options with reflectors

Hate to contradict Tester - perhaps it's just a disagreement about whether it counts as 'decent' - but PDW do some rear lights with reflectors:

https://www.ridepdw.com/goods/lights/radbot-1000

http://www.evanscycles.com/products/pdw/radbot-1000-rear-light-ec035223

cant argue with 'must' in caps. and what happened before 1/10/85?

I've got the Radbot, fairly nice light and UK legal reflector. Some of the flashing patterns are a bit epilepsy inducing. I've got a saddlebag so no space for a separate reflector and light

Everything was in black and white.

Will check out the suggests on this page. Thanks.

What kind of fixture does it use?

Edit, don't worry found pictures.

what happened before 1/10/85?

It's more a case of what happened after that; new laws came into force, adding pedal reflectors to the legal requirements for new bikes.

Since most dictionary definitions of "manufacture" seem to include some proviso about industrial/mass process and all my bike have been assembled from parts, does this mean I am exempt from this rule?

Who makes this mounting bracket?
Thank you.

Better looking then the Busch & Müller I found:

this one is a reflector and a really good light

Since most dictionary definitions of "manufacture" seem to include some proviso about industrial/mass process and all my bike have been assembled from parts, does this mean I am exempt from this rule?

If you assemble a bike from parts, it is exempt from some regulations on construction, but regulations on its use still apply. Lights'n'reflectors regulations are construction & use regulations, so in some areas you have to use the equipment which would have been supplied as a result of the regulated construction, in others you have to use certain equipment even if it was not supplied with the vehicle, and in others you don't even have to use the equipment which was a mandatory fitment when you purchased the vehicle, e.g. front and spoke reflectors have to be fitted to new, complete, adult cycles sold for road use, but you don't have to leave them on even if you ride after dark.

You'd need to pore over your HMSO publications with a fine-tooth comb to come to a complete view over exactly which bicycles needed which nocturnal illumination.

SRRBLRBBX1 is some snappy product naming :-)

I saw the Philips rear light and like the idea. Have been put off by the water proof problems I've seen mentioned. Any feedback?

Put my front rack on yesterday so today got some time to move my front light. Will be a real test of how waterproof the thing is and maybe annoying for the button but I'm planning to swap the bars soon and need the space.

I've snapped the plastic clip on my Moon Mask. It looks to be part of the whole rubber strap bit, which is screwed on with a Phillips screw and looks like it's removable, so I was thinking I might be able to buy a spare. No sign of them anywhere though - anyone know if the spare straps exist?

Do you mean this bit?

http://www.highonbikes.com/moon-bike-light-replacement-bracket-for-gem-1-0-2-0-mask-laa647.html

Yep, amazing, cheers. Apparently it's a bracket not a strap then :)

'Moon mask spares' is what I googled :-)