Helmet light

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Does anyone have a light which they attach to their helmet? I was going

into

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work this morning & couldn't see what gear I was in as it was, amazingly, dark. A thought that a
light attached to my helmet would solve the

problem.

Why do you need to see what gear you are in?

If its too hard change down, too easy change up. Simple.

T

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Does anyone have a light which they attach to their helmet?

Petzl is the brand of choice. Get one with a belt-loop battery pack, or the battery will weigh your
head down. I've used one for a couple of years and it is one of my favourite bike accessories,
especially when picking my way along a country lane at night.

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Petzl is the brand of choice. Get one with a belt-loop battery pack, or

the

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battery will weigh your head down. I've used one for a couple of years

and

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it is one of my favourite bike accessories, especially when picking my way along a country lane
at night.

Thank you - will search for one.

Mark

Just zis Guy said:

Petzl is the brand of choice. Get one with a belt-loop battery pack, or the battery will weigh
your head down. I've used one for a couple of years and it is one of my favourite bike
accessories, especially when picking my way along a country lane at night.

The new Cateye EL400 looks pretty good and specifically designed to mount on a bicycle helmet which
the Petzl is not.

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Just zis Guy said:

Petzl is the brand of choice. Get one with a belt-loop battery pack, or the battery will weigh
your head down. I've used one for a couple of years and it is one of my favourite bike
accessories, especially when picking my way along a country lane at night.

The new Cateye EL400 looks pretty good and specifically designed to mount on a bicycle helmet
which the Petzl is not.

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Tony

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Nice. Has anyone tried cycling at a depth of 50m?

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Nice. Has anyone tried cycling at a depth of 50m?

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Does anyone have a light which they attach to their helmet? I was going

into

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work this morning & couldn't see what gear I was in as it was, amazingly, dark. A thought that a
light attached to my helmet would solve the

problem.

You can get bike computers that give you a digital readout which shows the gear you are in
like this:

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"Just zis Guy, you know?" <[email hidden]> wrote

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Petzl is the brand of choice. Get one with a belt-loop battery pack, or

the

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battery will weigh your head down. I've used one for a couple of years

and

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it is one of my favourite bike accessories, especially when picking my way along a country lane
at night.

Petzl LED tikka head lamps are very light (70g) including batteries and perfectly adequate for
walking in the dark so certainly ok for seeing what gear you're in. Don't think they quite give out
enough light for riding with though unless you go very slowly. I always take one along as a back up.

Simon Mason said:

You can get bike computers that give you a digital readout which shows the gear you are in
like this:

Can it really tell what I'm wearing? That's incredible. I'd always wondered how the PSF knew ;-)

Tony

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Tony Raven said:

Can it really tell what I'm wearing? That's incredible. I'd always wondered how the PSF knew ;-)

George Orwell had it wrong. Big Sister is watching you.

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Petzl LED tikka head lamps are very light (70g) including batteries and perfectly adequate for
walking in the dark so certainly ok for seeing what gear you're in. Don't think they quite give
out enough light for riding with though unless you go very slowly. I always take one along as a
back up.

Even neater still: The Petzl Zipka. This is probably one of the most useful tools in my toolbox, and
I use it for most plumbing or electrical jobs. (as well as cycling, camping, car maintenance, home
dentistry.... :-o If you find it doesn't do what you want on your helmet, I doubt you'd regret
buying it anyway. (Or put it on your xmas list. Its also a good present for blokes.). I think I saw
them in Evans Cycles the other day for 29.99 which is a bit cheaper than normal. And if you're
debating between the Tikka and then Zipka: The Zipka's 'head string' is perfectly comfortable,
despite it not looking so, Dz

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Even neater still: The Petzl Zipka. This is probably one of the most

useful

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tools in my toolbox, and I use it for most plumbing or electrical jobs.

(as

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well as cycling, camping, car maintenance, home dentistry.... :-o If you find it doesn't do what
you want on your helmet, I doubt you'd

regret

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buying it anyway. (Or put it on your xmas list. Its also a good present

for

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blokes.). I think I saw them in Evans Cycles the other day for 29.99 which is a bit cheaper than
normal. And if you're debating between the Tikka and then Zipka: The Zipka's 'head string' is
perfectly comfortable, despite it not looking so, Dz

Just picked up an Ellis Brigham catalogue (walking + camping gear)...Zipkas are now listed as the
same price as Tikkas...£24.99 (used to be about £3 more). They've also brought out a new Tikka Plus
with 4 LEDs instead of the original 3, choice of power outputs and what looks like a proper
adjustable headmount from the picture....£29.99

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Omnislabent

A new type of dark side machine?

Following on from Mark's message. . .

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Does anyone have a light which they attach to their helmet? I was going into work this morning &
couldn't see what gear I was in as it was, amazingly, dark. A thought that a light attached to my
helmet would solve the problem.

Yes (except I wear a hat not a helmet).

It is one of those key-fob bright white LEDs which I bolted to the _top_ side of the peak. Reach for
the brim and press and there you are. Note _top_. This is because you get blinded by your own light
otherwise.

I find it interesting to guess how fast I think I'm coming back from the pub then have a flash to
see. Generally 🙁

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Izza LED flavour - not sure about that. I have an Opticube front light and it gives off nowhere near
the light of my halogen Petzl, which also has adjustable beam width. Anyone tried the Cateye as a
head torch?

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Nice. Has anyone tried cycling at a depth of 50m?

I think Myra came closest in this NG...

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Izza LED flavour - not sure about that. I have an Opticube front light and it gives off nowhere
near the light of my halogen Petzl, which also has adjustable beam width. Anyone tried the Cateye
as a head torch?

I wish someone would make a cycling light based on those 5W Lumiled Luxeon LEDs. They're meant to be
excellent for illumination and not just for being seen. Does anyone know if anybody makes them? They
also sell these LEDs 'as is' but I'm not very good with electronics so don't want to waste £12 on
something I'll probably break.

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Izza LED flavour - not sure about that. I have an Opticube front light

and

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it gives off nowhere near the light of my halogen Petzl, which also has adjustable beam width.
Anyone tried the Cateye as a head torch?

I wish someone would make a cycling light based on those 5W Lumiled Luxeon LEDs. They're meant to
be excellent for illumination and not just for being seen. Does anyone know if anybody makes them?
They also sell these LEDs 'as is' but I'm not very good with electronics so don't want to waste
£12 on something I'll probably break.

I suspect www.martin-jones.com may be what you're looking for.

cheers, clive