Do we need lights ?

[David the honey badger]

hey, just got my bike up here to sheffield (it did'nt come off on the motorway, so all is good) .so hav'nt been out riding yet. but on the wensdays and sundays, do i need lights ? ive got no idea how long the sessions last ? help ?

[Michael]

as a general recommendation its best to carry some lights to be seen with on the road, in case you get stuck out longer than expecting and have to ride back on the road.

We have some of these for sale:

www.ribblecycles.co.uk/productdetail.asp?productcatalogue=CATELIGH815000000000



Bargain at £10.

Ill get a set brought along on wednesday if you want.

Michael

[eoin]

we -shouldn't- need them just yet, but the nights are drawing in fast...

i think one or two people have offroad lights these days (myself included) so hopefully that'll become a regular thing in future.

if you're using firefox get this add on addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/1915 because its ace.

[David the honey badger]

hey, cool, thanks for the info. ive got myself a set just in case already so il stick those on. but thanks for the offer of the other ones. Cya on wensday all, david

[thisisnotaspoon]

if you want some lights then I'd recomend tow of these, some innertubes (as padding) and some zip ties to your helmet. 460lumens for £40 (including the batteries and a decent charger). Last 2 and a bit hours (4 if you only have one on) on a charge. and run off AA's so carrying spare batteries is as easy and cheep as can be,

Torch:
www.dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.14909

Batteries:
www.vapextech.co.uk/acatalog/High_Power_Consumer_Batteries.html (get the 2900mah ones, theyr probably closer to 2300/2400, but still some of the highest capacity nimh's you can get)

Charger:
same link as the batteries, i got the £13 one, becaus ei didnt trust the super fast one not to blow a hole in my kitchen, and the cheeper one doesnt have as much protection/a trickle charge (essential ona fast charger, it'll boost run times by 10-20% if you give it a few more hours in the charger)

I bought 4 torches, 8 batteries, charger, and some of these for bar mounting, all for under £100, thats 920lumens (or very close, maybe 10% loses in the lense), its a lot of light, trust me, i recon one would be enough, its certainly puts spots in front of your eyes.
www.fenix-store.com/product_info.php?products_id=274