Gurrie wrote:
> Looking forward to seeing the updated beam pics.....
I'm not sure when I'll get a chance, but I'll post it here when I do.
I've worked out I do have a digital camera that I can lock
aperture/shutter/white balance better than "turn fixed light on, half
press shutter, turn fixed light off, turn test light on, take shot". I
also want to take offroad shots so you can see what they're like in the
real world, where you don't tend to have Lords of the Sith jumping out
at you.
Anyway, I actually got out for a spin on Saturday night, and was rather
impressed. You don't seem to be able to see that much further down the
track than a decent 20W light, but what you do see is so much clearer
(I suspect the light is going further, but the close in reflection
means your pupil is more constricted than with the 20W, so no extra
distance). I normally run a 10W bar light with around a 5W helmet
light, because a more powerful helmet light would wash out the shadows
that let you see the bump. I had the HID on my helmet with no bar light
and it's bright enough you don't need shadows, because you can actually
see well enough to determine distance as you do in the day (ie, depth
perception is better). Oh, and even when it's aimed down at the road
oncoming cars don't like it much. Mwuahahahahaha!
> What is the mounting system like? Can it be handle bar
> mounted? It looks like it might be just a 'velcro' job when
> fastening to a helmet?
It mounts using fiendishly strong velcro on an adhesive pad. You get a
couple of the pads, so it'd be easy enough to have one on a helmet and
bodge up a zip ties and plastic handlebar mount (hose clamp might work
better than zip ties).
> Where did you get yours from?
Direct from Trailtech. They're not bad to deal with, but only do UPS
for shipping, so the cost is a bit high (especially if you order 2, and
get stung for customs).
http://www.batteryspace.com will ship USPS, so
you'll save around $30.
Dave - who is still using the 10W for commuting, since I'm not sure
blinding oncoming traffic is a particularly smart thing to do (and a
$20 home made jobbie is a lot less painful to have nicked).
