Joined: Dec 25, 2001 Posts: 7,413 Location: Wellytron
Posted: Mon 15/Mar/04 12:08pm Post subject:
The cheapest ones are going to be the ones you make yourself. Apart from that, vistalite aren't too expensive (although from memory, they do have a habit of sacrificing themselves when you crash)...
...I've got nightsun (bar mounted) and nite-rider (helmet mounted) that I use, and rate them both. They aren't exactly cheap though...
Joined: Dec 01, 2002 Posts: 11,957 Location: Somewhere In Time
Posted: Mon 15/Mar/04 12:40pm Post subject:
Cool, I will be getting some lights this week. I am going for that Nightlightning build your own kit. I was gonna just follow JeremyB's instruction and build my own but for a small cost more (than what JB quotes) they will send me all the parts (in their kit) so I dont have to search for them around town.
Was looking at those vistalite lights as well and for the cheaper lights they were really low powered ie 5w
Saw that it wasn't until you starting spending a bit more that you then got higher powered lights, but still only 15w. Though I though their battery packages were impressive.
Joined: Dec 25, 2001 Posts: 7,413 Location: Wellytron
Posted: Mon 15/Mar/04 1:27pm Post subject:
As a general guide, 20w will give you enough light to get out in the singletrack. But more is always fun*...I've got a 10w flood and a 30w spot on my nightsuns, and the helmet lamp is one of them fancy HID jobbies, which at 10w apparently has the light output of a 40W halogen. And a battery the size of a (slightly large) cigarette packet, that lasts for 4 hours. heh heh heh.
*especially when you're trying to blind the people you're riding with. And you don't even have to shine the light in their eyes. If you've got more lights than someone, ride behind them, and they can only see shadow. It's fun for the whole family!
Joined: Dec 01, 2002 Posts: 11,957 Location: Somewhere In Time
Posted: Mon 15/Mar/04 1:39pm Post subject:
Jono wrote:
As a general guide, 20w will give you enough light to get out in the singletrack. But more is always fun*...I've got a 10w flood and a 30w spot on my nightsuns, and the helmet lamp is one of them fancy HID jobbies, which at 10w apparently has the light output of a 40W halogen. And a battery the size of a (slightly large) cigarette packet, that lasts for 4 hours. heh heh heh.!
wtf!?!? where do you get those lights from? how much do they cost? sounds pretty wicked!
Joined: Dec 25, 2001 Posts: 7,413 Location: Wellytron
Posted: Mon 15/Mar/04 2:22pm Post subject:
I bought mine from supergo when I was in California. You can find out more details about them from here. They are kinda pricy though - a retail price of around US$400 (I got them for $300, and was very pleased)...
Joined: Dec 25, 2001 Posts: 7,413 Location: Wellytron
Posted: Mon 15/Mar/04 3:32pm Post subject:
Yep - and I think that people that can come up with good lights themselves deserve a very big pat on the back. Unfortunately, I think I'm in need of some training, because every time that me and solder come together, the result is just a big bubbly mess. It's a wonder that I could even get my RC cars to go...
...so I take the easy approach, and spend wodges of cash instead...
Joined: Feb 06, 2002 Posts: 27,643 Location: doing skiddds
Posted: Mon 15/Mar/04 3:37pm Post subject:
I used crimped connectors on my lights
It's harder to burn ones self with such connections, although pinched skin is still possible
I think theres some solder in the cables though......
I LOVE those "nite rider" lights - they've got special police lights with little blue and red flip panels and wee sirens - It must be really easy to get handcuffs on someone who can't stop laughing at you.
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