nosewheelie

The fat hippy has a nice review of some sweet looking mtb lights.

I’ve always felt my home made lights were great - cheap, reliable, and bright. But when the time came for my wife to get some lights, I decided to go commercial. Why? I wanted them to be absolutely reliable, unlikely to ever require trailside repairs and lightweight. That’s not to say my home made lights have been unreliable, they haven’t, and they’re so simple that if repairs are required, they’re pretty easy. The trouble is, wives don’t like even running the risk of having to fix lights, and if the lights are home made, they’ve got a handy target on which to vent their anger. Well, my wife doesn’t, anyway, and I don’t like taking the risk of being the target… ;^)

And I have to be honest, with SLA batteries, my lights are heavy.

I’d been thinking of trying to make some home made LED lights for myself, and when AY-UP released their sets - with two 2 x 3W Luxeon LED units for less than $400, I thought they might be good. A few people I know bought them and gave very positive reviews. I bit the bullet and bought my wife a kit. Price is a winner for home mades, but the AY-UP kit is comprehensive, and well priced for a commercial LED setup. AYUP have released a Cree LED upgrade - pix at end of review.

Now all I have to do is get some through the budgetary committee…