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A Bike Headlight To End All Bike Headlights

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Re: A Bike Headlight To End All Bike Headlights

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Post by jseliger »

ck2 wrote: post #14

Search ebay for "53 led bicycle" or "56 led bicycle" It's a $6 headlight that looks almost like a motorcycle headlight and is very bright. Uses 3-AA. Most importantly it can easily clip on and off, so you can just take it with you instead of leaving it on the bike to be stolen. Doubles as an awesome flashlight that can light up an entire room. Put one on each side of your handlebars and I guarantee you will see the e…

The reviewers on Amazon don't like it: http://www.amazon.com/Super-Bright-Modes-Bicycle-Torch/dp/B0... . Do you have any sense of whether their complaints are valid?

Re: A Bike Headlight To End All Bike Headlights

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Post by ck2 »

jseliger wrote: post #21
ck2 wrote: post #14

Search ebay for "53 led bicycle" or "56 led bicycle" It's a $6 headlight that looks almost like a motorcycle headlight and is very bright. Uses 3-AA. Most importantly it can easily clip on and off, so you can just take it with you instead of leaving it on the bike to be stolen. Doubles as an awesome flashlight that can light up an entire room. Put one on each side of your handlebars and I guarantee you will see the e…

The reviewers on Amazon don't like it: http://www.amazon.com/Super-Bright-Modes-Bicycle-Torch/dp/B0... . Do you have any sense of whether their complaints are valid?

I'm sure the quality varies over the years and the various HK factories but I've been very happy with mine for more than a few years now.

The review is right in that there is no focus, it's fixed distance. But it's much more light than a little flashlight.

Probably not as good as a $50 high power headlight but at $6 you aren't going to cry over it either. I've not had any corrosion problems with mine, though 2 of the leds inside stopped working (others are still at full brightness).

Re: A Bike Headlight To End All Bike Headlights

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Post by dlevine »

This is cool, but the light isn't nearly powerful enough. I have a CREE-powered flashlight that I've been using for the past 4 years or so. I think it cost about $60, and it runs on a single AA for a couple of weeks when I run it in flashing mode. I have a velcro strap that makes it easy to put on / remove. It will inevitably get stolen when I forget to take it off one day, but at that point I will just buy another (the new CREE LEDs are even more powerful).

I got my taillight off of eBay for a few bucks, and I don't really care if that gets stolen.

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