"dkahn400" <
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> On Feb 9, 9:45 pm, bornfree <[email protected]> wrote:
>> On 9 Feb, 17:30, "vernon" <[email protected]> wrote:
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>> > "bornfree" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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>> > >I have a bolted-on rear light light for my bike... I can leave it on
>> > > the bike over a couple of hours without worrying about it being
>> > > stolen.
>>
>> > > Do you know of something the same for my front?
>>
>> > A dynamo powered front light?
>>
>> Recommend a product / brand ? It should be discreet and good value.
>
> I have a dynamo powered Solidlight <http://www.solidlights.co.uk/>
> mounted on the fork crown and have often left the bike parked with it.
> I seem to have got away with it so far but it's by no means thief
> proof. It's an excellent light too, though not cheap.
Be interesting to see how it compares with the B+M IQ fly, which is a
stunning light, and about 1/3 the price. I suspect the B+M light has a more
modern (ie more efficient lumens/watt) LED, better optics, and the benefits
of economy of scale for it, whereas the solidlight has slightly more cunning
electronics. Whether the increased input power of the solidlight (where the
cunning electronics win) makes up for the losses elsewhere would be
interesting.
The B+M is a more conventionally mounted dynamo light, ie bolted on - and
they've got a better mount than the topal experiments of a couple of years
ago.
Mounted on the fork crown I suspect would count as discreet.
cheers,
clive
