Lights

Winter is dark innit! I want a decent powerful ish front light that doesn't use a separate power pack and can be powered by rechargeable AAs or AAAs...

Anyone got a tip for where sells the best range? I want to go and actually see them rather than buying online.

[maplins matey... thats what i hit my self up with... and get an extra set. ;)]

oh you have the bats.

Lights was looking at some in london fields cycles... alright range.

I saw this on another site yesterday.

http://www.fenixtorch.co.uk/led_torches/lockblock.html

Just use the lockblock to attatch your torch to the front. Everyone needs a torch.

condor.

You should get a dynohub on your conversion.

Updated November 2010

Battery Front Lights (lower power, but bright):

12 LED () £4.47
http://www.sourcingmap.com/led-bike-bicycle-headlamp-torch-lamp-black-silver-p-7791.html
56 LED () £7.02
http://www.sourcingmap.com/super-bright-modes-led-bicycle-torch-head-flash-light-bike-lamp-p-13009.html
Blackburn Voyager 3.3 (good reputation) £23.98
http://www.allterraincycles.co.uk/product/110371.html
Bspoke 1W () £28.95
http://www.highonbikes.com/bspoke-1-watt-led-front-bike-light-flashing.html
BLT Fantom XR9 () £29.00
http://www.all-about-the-bike.co.uk/blt-fantom-xr9-high-power-led-front-light---free-delivery-3187-p.asp
Cateye EL530 £43.99 []
http://www.wiggle.co.uk/p/cycle/7/Cateye_EL530_Front_Light/5360025758/

Cateye EL610 Single Shot Plus £79.99 []
http://www.wiggle.co.uk/p/cycle/7/Cateye_EL610_Single_Shot_Plus_Front_Light/5360031622/

Crops X10CS () £15.00
http://www.planet-x-bikes.co.uk/i/q/LICRX10/crops-x10cs-1w-led-headlight
Giant Numen 1W () £31.49
http://www.winstanleysbikes.co.uk/product/27054/Giant_Numen_1W_LED_Front_Light
Oxford Ultra 9 LED (Decathlon have the same light, unbranded at £10.oo) £15.99
http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Models.aspx?ModelID=32293

Rolson 1W () £6.97
http://www.toolsdiy.co.uk/shop/view/electrical-tools/1w-led-bike-light/
RSP Steradian 1 Watt (new technology reflectors - very bright) £22.49
http://www.ashcycles.com/site/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=4537&language=en
Smart Polaris BL-116 (tiny back-up light, or reasonable light for lit areas if using 2 at same time) £5.86
http://www.jejamescycles.co.uk/smart-polaris-bl-116-triple-beam-id17668.html

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Battery Front Lights (higher power options):

BikeHut Mega Bright LED £48.99 [10 LUX]
http://www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/product_storeId_10001_catalogId_10151_productId_525147_langId_-1_categoryId_165636#dtab
Busch and Muller Ixon IQ £56 [40 LUX]
http://www.bike24.com/1.php?content=8;navigation=1;menu=1000,5,66;product=6825
EagleTac T10L £49.95 [255 LUMENS]
http://www.flashaholics.co.uk/eagletac/eagletac-t10l.html
Exposure Diablo £199.99 [700 LUMENS]
http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Models.aspx?ModelID=42193

Exposure Joystick Ltd Edition £159.99 [240 LUMENS]
http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Models.aspx?ModelID=31362

Exposure Joystick MaXx 2 £162.00 [240 LUMENS]
http://www.wiggle.co.uk/p/cycle/7/Exposure_Joystick_MaXx_2_Wiggle_Front_Light/5360037879/

Exposure MaXx-D £289.99 [960 LUMENS]
http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Models.aspx?ModelID=30210

Exposure Race MaXx 2 £204.99 [480 LUMENS]
http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Models.aspx?ModelID=31357

Exposure Spark £89.99 [220 LUMENS]
http://www.evanscycles.com/products/exposure/spark-front-light-ec020465

Exposure Strada Road £190.00 [480 LUMENS]
http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Models.aspx?ModelID=42190

Exposure Toro £244.99 [700 LUMENS]
http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Models.aspx?ModelID=42189

Fenix LD20 £47.95 [180 LUMENS]
http://thephotonshop.co.uk/page22.htm
Fenix PD30 R4 £53.95 [265 LUMENS]
http://thephotonshop.co.uk/page21.htm
Ferei M8 £39.99 [400 LUMENS]
http://www.kmnw.co.uk/store/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=22_74&products_id=348
Hope Vision 1 £75.18 [240 LUMENS]
http://www.ribblecycles.co.uk/sp/road-track-bike/Lights-and-Lighting-Systems-Hope-Vision-1-LED-Universal-Front-Light/HOPELIGH100
ITP A6 Polestar £54.95 [700 LUMENS]
http://www.qualityflashlights.co.uk/termekekmain.php?csoportid=121
Lenser T7 £46.99 [180 LUMENS]
http://www.torchdirect.co.uk/tactical-range/led-lenser-t7.html
Lenser P14 £54.95 [180 LUMENS]
http://www.glowgadgets.co.uk/osc9005/lenser-lenser-cree-quick-focus-tactical-torch-8414-p-159.html
Lezyne LED SuperDrive £89.99 [450 LUMENS]
https://www.leisurelakesbikes.com/product/lezyneledsuperdrivefrontlight.aspx?&id=16994
M-Flare Luxeon £29.99 210 LUMENS)
http://www.arco.co.uk/products/4E6124/292736/M-Flare%20Luxeon%20Torch
Moon X Power 300 £39.99 [300 LUMENS]
http://www.discountcyclesdirect.co.uk/product_info.php?products_id=11647
MTE SF-23 £26.99 [900 LUMENS] *closer to 450 LUMENS*
http://www.lumenjunkies.co.uk/%20MTE%20SF-23%20SSC%20P7-D
Olight M20 Warrior £49.95 [240 LUMENS]
http://www.flashaholics.co.uk/olight/olight-m20-warrior-premium-r2.html
Olight T20-T R5 £42.95 [310 LUMENS]
http://www.flashaholics.co.uk/olight/olight-t20-t-r5.html
Olight M21 Warrior £87.95 [500 LUMENS]
http://www.qualityflashlights.co.uk/termekekmain.php?csoportid=125
Polaris Antarex 25 LED £69.99 []
http://www.polaris-apparel.co.uk/product-3771/ANTAREX-25%2c-3W-LED-FRONT-LIGHT.html
Romisen RC-G2 £14.99 (free delivery) [130 LUMENS]
http://www.caving-gear.co.uk/show_product.asp?id=760
http://www.stuffaccess.co.uk/romisen-rcg2-cree-flashlight-p-2138.html [£12.95]
Romisen RC-F4 $17.99 (foreign retail) [170 LUMENS]
http://www.dinodirect.com/RoMisen-RC-F4-LED-Flashlight/AFFID-11.html?resource=affid-91
RSP Asteri 3 Watt £49.95 () [200 LUMENS]
http://www.highonbikes.com/rsp-asteri-3-watt-1-led-front-bike-light-rechargeable-laa910.html
Sigma PowerLED £64.08 [170 LUMENS]
http://www.dotbike.com/ProductsP8718.aspx
Silverpoint Extreme Pro EX3 £24.55 180 LUMENS
http://www.glowgadgets.co.uk/osc9005/silverpoint-extreme-torch-p-239.html
Solarforce L2-I £23.99 275 LUMENS
http://www.kmnw.co.uk/store/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=22_73_88&products_id=315
Solarforce L2-R £24.99 [240-275 LUMENS]
http://www.kmnw.co.uk/store/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=22_73_88&products_id=314
Supernova Airstream £169 370 LUMENS*
http://www.southdownsbikes.com/products.php?plid=m2b172s37p8697&rs=gb
Surefire G2 Nitrolon £54.95 [300 LUMENS]
http://www.qualityflashlights.co.uk/termekekmain.php?csoportid=142
Surefire Spiderfire R2 £34.99 (free delivery) 250-300 LUMENS
http://www.caving-gear.co.uk/show_product.asp?id=808
Tank 007 PT10 £29.99 [225 LUMENS]
http://www.torchesandbatteries.co.uk/products/Tank007-PT10-Torch-Tactical-5-mode.html
TrustFire TR-C2 $26.15 [300 LUMENS]
http://www.dinodirect.com/trustfire-led-flashlight-cree-xp-g-r5-5mode-300lumens-tr-c2.html
Ultrafire 502B R2 £16.99 290 LUMENS
http://www.lumenjunkies.co.uk/index.php?route=product/product&path=35&product_id=65
Ultrafire U4 MCU £20.99 230 LUMENS
http://www.lumenjunkies.co.uk/index.php?route=product/product&path=35&product_id=81
X-Glow Cree 750 $99.99 [750 LUMENS]
http://store.advancedmart.com/xqudiecrch75.html

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Battery Pack Lights:

Electra Terra 2 £79 [240 LUMENS]
http://www.parker-international.co.uk/16047/Electron-EHP410-Terra-2-Front-Light.html
Hope Vision 4 £254 [960 LUMENS]
http://www.evanscycles.com/products/hope/vision-4-led-universal-front-light-black-ec009046

Hope Vision 2 £164 [480 LUMENS]
http://www.evanscycles.com/products/hope/vision-2-led-light-system-ec008730

Light and Motion Stella 400 £245 [400 LUMENS]
http://www.parker-international.co.uk/16040/Light-and-Motion-Stella-400-Dual-Front-Light.html
Light and Motion 300 £199 [300 LUMENS]
http://www.parker-international.co.uk/16041/Light-and-Motion-Stella-300-Front-Light.html
Light and Motion 200 £179 [200 LUMENS]
http://www.parker-international.co.uk/16042/Light-and-Motion-Stella-200-Front-Light.html
Light and Motion 150 £134 [150 LUMENS]
http://www.parker-international.co.uk/16043/Light-and-Motion-Stella-150-Front-Light.html
Light and Motion 120 £97 [120 LUMENS]
http://www.parker-international.co.uk/16044/Light-and-Motion-Stella-120-Front-Light.html
Light and Motion Seca 1400 £459 [1400 LUMENS]
http://www.evanscycles.com/products/light-motion/seca-1400-rechargeable-front-light-ec024164

Light and Motion Seca 700 £315 [700 LUMENS]
http://www.evanscycles.com/products/light-motion/seca-700-rechargeable-front-light-ec024165

Lumicycle LED3Si £250 [850 LUMENS]
http://www.lumicycle.com/product/222/led3si--850-lumen.htm
Lumicycle LED4Si £300-£340 [1120 LUMENS]
*http://www.lumicycle.com/product/223/led4si-1120-lumen.htm *
Lumicycle LED4 Twin OffRoad £550 [2240 LUMENS]
http://www.lumicycle.com/product/186/led4-twin-offroad--2240--lumen.htm
Lupine Wilma 7 £495 [920 LUMENS]
http://www.evanscycles.com/products/lupine/wilma-7-rechargeable-front-light-ec024479

Lupine Piko £248 [550 LUMENS]
http://www.evanscycles.com/products/lupine/piko-rechargeable-front-light-ec024481

Lupine Betty 14 £800 [1500 LUMENS]
http://www.evanscycles.com/products/lupine/betty-14-front-light-ec016128

Lupine Betty 7 £720 [1500 LUMENS]
http://www.evanscycles.com/products/lupine/betty-7-front-light-ec016127

Lupine Wilma 5 £427 [920 LUMENS]
http://www.evanscycles.com/products/lupine/wilma-5-front-light-ec016125

Lupine Tesla 4 £248 700 LUMENS
http://www.swinnertoncycles.co.uk/ProductInfo.aspx?productid=lutesla4
Magicshine 900 Lumen $77 900 LUMENS
http://www.dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.25149
http://www.magicshineuk.co.uk/
Magicshine 1400 Lumen $77 [1400 LUMENS]
http://www.dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.36018
http://www.magicshineuk.co.uk/
NiteRider Minewt 400 £170 [400 LUMENS]
http://www.evanscycles.com/products/niterider/minewt-400-dual-light-system-ec020477

NiteRider Minewt 200 £130 [200 LUMENS]
http://www.evanscycles.com/products/niterider/minewt-200-light-system-ec020476

NiteRider Pro 1200 £430 [1200 LUMENS]
http://www.evanscycles.com/products/niterider/pro-1200-led-light-system-ec020479

NiteRider Pro 1400 £650 [1400 LUMENS]
http://www.evanscycles.com/products/niterider/pro-1400-led-rechargeable-front-light-ec024574

NiteRider Pro 700 £400 [700 LUMENS]
http://www.evanscycles.com/products/niterider/pro-700-led-race-rechargeable-front-light-ec024572

RSP Asteri Pro Front £116 [900 LUMENS]
http://www.parker-international.co.uk/15965/RSP-Asteri-Pro-Front-Light.html
Sigma Sport Mirage Evo £50 20+60 LUX
http://www.parker-international.co.uk/13570/Sigma-Sport-Mirage-Evo-Evo-X-Pro-Front-Light.html
Sigma Sport Karma Pro £100 [40 LUX]
http://www.parker-international.co.uk/10629/Sigma-Sport-Karma-Pro-High-Power-LED-Front-Light.html

There are other excellent Battery Pack Light makers, but I'm only listing their web addresses, as lack of a UK sales point
makes warranties and other such issues (like tax and shipping costs) more of a problem than encountered with those listed above.

*Ay Up Lights (Australia) *
http://www.ayup-lights.com/systems/lighting-systems/
*[B]Cygolite (USA) *[/B]
**http://www.cygolite.com/products/index.html**
*DiNotte Lighting (USA) *
http://www.dinottelighting.com/Products.htm
*Radical Lights (Australia) *
http://www.radical-lights.com/podda.php

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Useful extras(s): Torch/light mounts
http://www.thetorchsite.co.uk/LED_Lenser_Bike_Mounts.html
http://www.fenixtorch.co.uk/led_torches/lockblock.html
http://thephotonshop.co.uk/page64.htm

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Rear Battery Lights:

Blackburn Mars 3.0 () £14.99
http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Models.aspx?ModelID=9112

Blackburn Mars 4.0 () £17.80
http://www.parker-international.co.uk/10899/Blackburn-Mars-4-0-Rear-Light.html?referrer=froogle&utm_source=google&utm_medium=froogle&utm_campaign=pid10899
Blackburn Mars Click Rear () £11.99
http://www.sjscycles.co.uk/blackburn-blackburn-mars-click-rear-light-prod23430/
BLT Super Doppler DX () £16.50
http://www.all-about-the-bike.co.uk/blt-super-doppler-dx-led-rear-light---free-delivery-3190-p.asp
Cateye TL-LD 1100 (extremely poor attachment system, breaks very often) £24.99
http://www.cyclexpress.co.uk/products/TLLD1100_Rear_LED.aspx
Cateye LD 610 Rear () £21.49
http://www.kenellerkercycles.co.uk/products.php?plid=m2b19s39p654&rs=gb
Cateye TL 610 Rear () £24.99
http://www.evanscycles.com/products/cateye/tl-610-rear-light-ec019839

Cateye Rapid 3 () £16-£19
http://www.cyclestore.co.uk/productDetails.asp?productID=24996&categoryID=107 (Black)
http://www.tredz.co.uk/.Cateye-Rapid-3-Rear-Light_39551.htm (White)
Electron 1/2W LED () £13.oo
http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Models.aspx?ModelID=41236

Exposure RedEye () £34.99
http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Models.aspx?ModelID=31363

Exposure Flare Rear () £39.99
http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Models.aspx?ModelID=54856

Niterider Cherry Bomb Rear (not well waterproofed, and attachment is weak) £19.99
http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Models.aspx?ModelID=34409

Niterider Stinger Taillight (*looks good, but a 'copy' of the Blackburn Click Rear?*) £17.99
http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Models.aspx?ModelID=54546

Portland Design Works Dangerzone Taillight £20.oo
http://www.tredz.co.uk/.Portland-Design-Works-Dangerzone-Taillight_41314.htm
RSP Astrum Rear (maybe the best rear light there is) £13.99
http://www.rutlandcycling.com/16758/RSP-Astrum-Super-Bright-Rear-Light.html

RSP Urban Rear £11.95
http://www.parker-international.co.uk/13237/RSP-Urban-Rear-Light.html
Smart Polaris 1/2 watt (one of the very best) £9.75
http://www.parker-international.co.uk/13136/Smart-Polaris-1-2-Watt-LED-Super-Flash-Rear-Light.html
Smart R1 1watt £12.99
http://www.rutlandcycling.com/29433/Smart-Lunar-R1-Rear-Light--1-Watt-.html

Smart R2 2x1/2 watt £17.84
http://www.tredz.co.uk/.Smart-Lunar-R2-Rear-Light_39274.htm

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Bag Lights: (yes, attach to bags...Simples)

Cateye TL SL100 (really, really tiny, red ball lights) £8.99
http://www.wiggle.co.uk/p/cycle/7/Cateye_TL_SL100_Compact_Safety_Rear_Light/5360009454/

Smart 3 LED Kidney Light (cheap, but good strong light) £3.00
http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Models.aspx?ModelID=14828

Fibre Flare (attaches to bike, or seatpost also) £27.99
http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Models.aspx?PartnerID=1975&ModelID=62256

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Comparison tests:
http://dominik.magma-net.pl/mod/
CandlePowerForums - View Single Post - Bike light group test

Fenix vs Hope - by 31t®um

Bike Lights Database:
Bike Lights Data Base - CandlePowerForums

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I've got this set: http://www.evanscycles.com/products/cateye/el530-ld1100-light-set-ec007963

Picked them up from the Evans on Rathbone Place (off Oxford Street). Think they were a little less than £64, but hey. The front light is £45 on its on, and the rear is £30, so it makes sense to get them together.

Oh, and you can actually see your way with this light - rather than other ones that just let other people see you.

Just picked up a Hope Vision 1. Epic Batman beam love it.

get a http://www.knog.com.au/

Just picked up a Hope Vision 1. Epic Batman beam love it.

+1 Like looking at the sun through a telescope (don't try that one at home, kidz)...

get a http://www.knog.com.au/

The Gators are good.
I've got a frog and it'll get you seen alright, but won't help you see.

u guys buy lights to see whats ahead or to get seen ? ? ?

get a http://www.knog.com.au/

+1 they're greeeeaaaaaatt, and cheap which is why I'm off to buy some more after losing mine...word of advice, when you cycle to the pub and then head to a club many drinks later don't put them on your belt for safekeeping as you will invariably lose them during drunken dancing

u guys buy lights to see whats ahead or to get seen ? ? ?

To get seen, most of the time cycling in any city there will be enough light pollution and street lighting to see where you're at, it's the drivers that don't see so good...

I work in the dark....

http://store.dinottelighting.com/shared/StoreFront/default.asp?CS=dinotte&StoreType=BtoC&Count1=657528102&Count2=574668526

I use these. Amazing! Here in Bris-Vegas, about 90% of drivers really do want to kill you. Most cars move into the other lane when thay are approaching me from behind when I have these on. Not cheap, but........

I use this, incredibly light in weight and powerful.
http://www.bikeradar.com/mtb/gear/category/accessories/lights/front/product/usb-rechargeable-led-set-9412

+1 they're greeeeaaaaaatt, and cheap which is why I'm off to buy some more after losing mine...word of advice, when you cycle to the pub and then head to a club many drinks later don't put them on your belt for safekeeping as you will invariably lose them during drunken dancing

i still do this and mine aint fell off yet . . .
people keep asking me wtf is that on ur jeans, rape alarm . . .

I think GA2G has an obsessive compulsion to list all bicycle parts in the world.

I think GA2G has an obsessive compulsion to list all bicycle parts in the world.

Hey ehren_fc, since you just proved that you are observant in a way that nobody else in the world is, please accept the prestigious Sherlock Holmes award.

http://store.dinottelighting.com/shared/StoreFront/default.asp?CS=dinotte&StoreType=BtoC&Count1=657528102&Count2=574668526

I use these. Amazing! Here in Bris-Vegas, about 90% of drivers really do want to kill you. Most cars move into the other lane when thay are approaching me from behind when I have these on. Not cheap, but........

• 1 on the Dinottes - fantastic lights.
  

I think GA2G has an obsessive compulsion to list all bicycle parts in the world.

Hey ehren_fc, since you just proved that you are observant in a way that nobody else in the world is, please accept the prestigious Sherlock Holmes award. By the way, is the "f""c" really for F_ried C_hicken? Anyway, you'd better simmer down, or Dale or Fred will be forced to defend these lists they love so much. Lol!

EFC, not only does GA2G *love *lists, he really likes hatin' on people that point it out.

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http://www.monkeylectric.com/

all the fun of the fair

Fred, never from me is any hatin' highlighted, but on occasion certainly, idiocy implied - either in another or myself. The sun's out, and I just went to buy another bike. Didn't have any in the size I wanted though. Enjoy the day everybody. I am A C. And proud.