Imparting some light on the situation!

[Zoglug]

Afternoon all,

Im supposed to be heading out tonight after work, bike is all loaded up, but im starting to get a little worried on the lighting situation. I dont have a decent light to take with me, i have a poor effort from my road bike, which is great for that, but i cant imagine it lighting up a trail and i have an alpkit gamma head torch. So with the sun setting around 7pm, ill have only 2 hours to get from Rochdale to somewhere decent to camp up before ill be losing decent light to cycle in. I still think im going to venture out, though i am getting a little nervous about it.

For future, i will be looking to pick up a light. I read the review on here about the Sanguan SG T2200, just wondered how these have held up for those that have bought them and if they are recommended? I dont really want to be spending much more than £100 on one, as i have already bought a load of expensive gear my missus takes great pleasure in telling me i have not used! Any advice would be great!

[Bearbonesnorm]

The SG T2200 I tested is still going strong BUT at over £100 it's still quite a bit of cash to shell out on a light. If you plan on using it often then it makes perfect sense, however if you're only venturing out a few times a year then any of the generic Chinese lights will do the job fine.

This kind of thing: http://www.candb-seen.co.uk/bikehead-li ... 6-led.html

[barney]

I've used the cheapo ebay ones in the past and although ok they did fail on me which left me in a tricky situation.

have a look at this site...

http://www.mtbbatteries.co.uk/

I've got one of the V2 lights, really neat set plus they come with a UK charger and a guarantee

The owner (can't remember his name) is on a couple of forums and is really helpful. He sent me a couple of extra cables free of charge one time.

[Zippy]

Back in the day when budget was my primary concern, "Ay-Up Lights" were all the rage.

These days I smile really really nicely at the nice people from Exposure

[composite]

Well I have a bunch of Magic Shines that I have used for years and they haven't really let me down. Replaced one battery in that time but only cause I was getting life of about an hour on full blast. Started using that just as a commuting battery. They are much maligned though in some circles and there have been quality control issues in the past. Bad soldering etc. again not on the ones I have.

I have also bought some stuff; a cree torch, rear light and the replacement battery from this guy on ebay. http://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/big_f_d_d/m.h ... ksid=p3686

The torch is good and I would probs buy from him again if I wasn't going dynamo based in future.

[slarge]

I have an old HID light plus 2 batteries that I need to get rid of. One battery gives 1.5 hours and one gives 3-4 hours. Yours with charger for £30. Email me at slarge at jaguarlandrover dot com if interested

Steve

[Matt]

Well I've found my way to Bothy in the depth of winter, on my own, through terrain that would make lesser men cry.

What did I use for a light..

One of these bad boys

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/130900779252

I'm a double hard muther though*

[*]Not actually true, it's a very bright light for £15 and works well[*]

[Mart]

have a look at this site...

http://www.mtbbatteries.co.uk/

The owner (can't remember his name) is on a couple of forums and is really helpful

Smudge is a pretty good bloke, knows his stuff. recommended

[royAB]

Currently trialling (and using on the BB) an 'Ultrafire WF-501B Torch Flashlight - 1000+ lumens' (£23 on amazon tho i got mine for 17 a week or two back) with Torchy 2600mAh 18650 3.7v Li-ion batteries (Ebay £10 - 1 x battery gives about 90min on 1/2 power)) and it's proving excellent. Have had a vast range of lights over the years, including 'Magic Shine' and others of that genus and, while those are excellent - both light and value - the above is the best yet. OK it's not 1000 lumen (probably more like 800) but then I've never liked riding in a blaze of light anyway.

[Slacker]

Solar storms are the light of the moment,
http://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic ... umen-light
Just got mine and it way more powerful than my xml t6 jobbie , nice light spread and small and neat .For 34 squid from uk seller
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Black-2x-CREE ... 2eca98670e

also he does spare battery packs for 11 quid.

[johnnystorm]

Those Solarstorms do look good.

http://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic ... el-roundup

I started off with Chinese lanterns but have Exposure lights now. They hideously expensive but are very nicely finished.