Following on from Plough Boys night ride post that perennial question rears its ugly head again, LIGHTS can anybody shed some light on the subject. What's new on the light scene?
I'd add battery packs can be the weak link when you buy a set of cheapo LEDs. To save money, they tend to re-package recycled cells from laptops. Worth investing in decent batteries (4 x Panasonic 18650 cells) and a waterproof battery holder. Higher the mAH rating the better.
Been for my 1st night ride of the season. Dug out the eBay Chinese Cree LED lights I bought about 2 years ago, still bright as feck! Still seem to hold their charge ok too.
Think they were £20 (with a free rear LED light! that's also still working).
GT is probably a bit far for me for a night ride though
"waterproofed" the battery pack with tape, held onto the frame with the velcro strap and cable ties.
There's better lights out there now I imagine, LED's seem to keep improving all the time, but these were a bargain, lasted 2 years so far and are plenty bright enough for off-road riding, more like a car headlight than a bike light, certainly surprised a few people out on the trails this evening
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