11-04-2014, 10:40 PM
Pretty new to all this so sorry if this subject has been done to death in the past, but now it's the season for night rides I was looking at good lights a while ago and couldnt believe the price.
A mate lent me one of his that he uses for MX Enduro racing that he said was better than the headlight on his KTM and I couldn't believe how good they were for the price.
So I bought myself 2 of these SolarStorm X2's on eBay for £14.99 each;

My plan was to attach a set to my helmet and a set to my handlebars, but I found that the handle bar set was unnecessary and a set on my hemlet was more than enough which was a bonus as I now have a set for my son and a set for me so we can nightride Bedgebury together.
The 8.2v 6400MaH Battery that came with it lasts about 3 hours, but I have found that you need to ensure that they're fully topped up before you go out because when the battery runs out there's no warning, you're just plunged into darkness.
What I've done for piece of mind is order a pair of larger 8.2v 11000MaH Battery or a tenner each so that we can carry one of each on our rides;
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I've seen people pay £150 - £200 for lights, but with these X2's at £15ish I can't understand why anyone would...even if my lights only last a year and I relace them every year it'd still be worth it.
A mate lent me one of his that he uses for MX Enduro racing that he said was better than the headlight on his KTM and I couldn't believe how good they were for the price.
So I bought myself 2 of these SolarStorm X2's on eBay for £14.99 each;

My plan was to attach a set to my helmet and a set to my handlebars, but I found that the handle bar set was unnecessary and a set on my hemlet was more than enough which was a bonus as I now have a set for my son and a set for me so we can nightride Bedgebury together.
The 8.2v 6400MaH Battery that came with it lasts about 3 hours, but I have found that you need to ensure that they're fully topped up before you go out because when the battery runs out there's no warning, you're just plunged into darkness.
What I've done for piece of mind is order a pair of larger 8.2v 11000MaH Battery or a tenner each so that we can carry one of each on our rides;
<!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/like/18650-8-4V-Li-ion-11000mAh-Rechargeable">http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/like/18650-8- ... chargeable</a><!-- m --> -Battery-Pack-for-Bicycle-Light-Headlamp/111359831738?hlpht=true&ops=t rue&viphx=1&_trksid=p5197.c100068.m2280&_trkparms=aid%3D333008%26algo% 3DRIC.MBE%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D20140211125758%26meid%3D79b67fa10c584b8493a e98110e3a9d2f%26pid%3D100068%26prg%3D20140211125758%26rkt%3D3%26clkid% 3D1715378463804383029&_qi=RTM1851812
I've seen people pay £150 - £200 for lights, but with these X2's at £15ish I can't understand why anyone would...even if my lights only last a year and I relace them every year it'd still be worth it.