With $2 off coupons at my local Bj's: 25 X 48ct trays @ $11.48 = $287 + tax
Good job reminding him where the $ comes from to buy those "free" batteries.
and the landfills are filled with billions of them
With $2 off coupons at my local Bj's: 25 X 48ct trays @ $11.48 = $287 + tax
Good job reminding him where the $ comes from to buy those "free" batteries.
No not candlepower, the Budget light forum. Don't get me wrong, they are great for advice when it comes to what to go for, I ended up with the Convoy S2+ and a tank 007 (Tiny, honestly I am amazed by that one, single AAA battery, I use panasonic/Sanyo Eneloops), but a lot seem to love Efest and really don't like it when told what they really are.I'm assuming you're not talking about CandlePower. They seem to be on the same page as us.
No not candlepower, the Budget light forum. Don't get me wrong, they are great for advice when it comes to what to go for, I ended up with the Convoy S2+ and a tank 007 (Tiny, honestly I am amazed by that one, single AAA battery, I use panasonic/Sanyo Eneloops), but a lot seem to love Efest and really don't like it when told what they really are.
The S2+ I got is the one with 6 resistors, I went for that as it seemed a good trade off for runtime and brightness. I bought a handlebar mount for a few pounds, and it honestly competes with bike lights that cost a LOT more money. I can see the whole road ahead of me, not just 20 feet or so, it really does light up a good few hundred feet in front of me, and if you go somewhere pitch black, it is nice.
I've took many late night walks over my local rugby club and golf course at night, real different atmosphere-quite eerie, but I enjoy it.
Hi there. On high power, it gets very hot, I usually use it on mid mode. This is still sufficient to light the road, and see clearly, plus you get much longer battery life.Hey Conan,
How does the light hold up the heat when its on high after long periods of time? Is it just a little warm, or does it still get reasonably hot? wondering how it would handle a 1-2 hour ride on high.
It does get very hot, but I am sure it is designed to run that high if you want it too.According to this: http://www.candlepowerforums.com/vb...oy-Lights-Option-Comparison-Tables-and-Images
The next step down would be the x4 on HIGH as it's a bit higher than the x6 on MED. Looking for info to see if that gets hot on turbo as well.
Thats cool, I would love to get back into extreme sports but unfortunately due to my osteoporosis that is a big no no.I do a mix of downhill and XC. I guess the term they use these days is 'All mountain'. I like the idea of "go anywhere" on a bike.
Haha that's pretty cool. Do you have to pay admission or is it free of charge? The girlfriend and I were wondering the other day if old olympic facilities were considered public owned. We live right down the road from an Olympic facility that was built in the 70's
That is true, I do have fun in lots of other ways, I guess I just miss it because it is something I know I can't do now(Skateboarding for me).It doesn't have to be extreme to be fun! Just getting outdoors to walk the dog is such a freeing activity
I live on an Island in the middle of the river thames (Canvey island),
The S2 sounds good, and the 4 resistor model sounds good, that will still be plenty bright for your needs, and offer longer battery life.Looks like I'll end with at least one S2 model, probably only a 4 emitter as I don't need outdoor light much at all... and if I go more than 100 feet into the forest you can't see that far in any direction anyway... no matter how bright the light.
Dude... that's not an island.
I thought you were still living in/closer to Londinium, you're almost out to sea.
I grew up in a similar sized, multiple short bridge access, planned city on the edge of the SF Bay. But it has lagoons and canals running all through, so a third of the houses have water for their backyards... and sailboats. Lots of sailboats (no power allowed).
So it begins.
So far so good. I picked up the s2+ *6 as a bench mark to start with.
I also grabbed a bunch of cheapo mounts to see if I could set it up on my helmet when this happened.
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I'm not sure if I'm crazy about the angle, I'll have to test it out on the trail and see how it lines up.
As for heat, I tested it last night by holding it in my hand for 20 minutes and full power and it only got a little warm. I think once I'm moving on the trail the heat shouldn't be all that bad, but again I'll have to test it out.
I ended up going with the 3B tint. So just a hair over 800 lumens. Since ordering the light, work has transferred me to a new city so I'm a little reluctant to ride the new trails at night until I know I won't get myself lost hehe. I might take a drive out to the trail head this weekend to test the light and see how the trail lights up. I'll definitely take some pictures and compare it to the 130 lumen headlamp I had been using.
I have a little bit of play with the angle, but not much. It's hard to tell without being on the bike but It looks like it's just bellow my sight line which might not actually be a bad thing if it lights up just a head of my wheel. I still plan on getting something like the S3 to mount to my bars as it seems like from the pictures it has a really floody beam.
Yeah, I definitely picked up the 3B on your recommendation.
Post up some pictures of your mini spot lights when they come in, would love to see them