Lumicycle lights

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Spencer Bullen said:

Greetings,

normally I wouldn't want to plug products too much, but I have to sing the praises of Lumicycle.
I've been running a 5w/12w combo for about 3 years now of their NiMH 2000. This has been more then
ample for commuting, and I have yet to even have to change a bulb.

I bought the NiMH 2000 and their tail light. In a classic demonstration of the fact that you think
more highly of a company when they can sort problems out than if you've never tested their mettle,
there was a small solder bridge on the tail light which caused the current-limiting resistor to burn
out after a few minutes. They had a replacement to me I think the following day, with the postage
for returning the dead one. They later had a safety recall on the bought-in charger, which they
handled likewise professionally and efficiently.

Minor quality problems are inevitable in almost any manufacturing operation, and the company that
can say it's not had problems with either occasional solder bridges or a component issue simply
hasn't been doing electronic manufacturing very long. It's handling them properly and learning from
them which sets out the good from the bad, and I'd say that they pass that test with flying colours.

With that teething problem resolved, the lights are incredibly powerful, have the run-times as
advertised, mount nicely (I have QR cams on both lights) and appear built by the same bloke that did
the Forth Bridge. And they're nice guys, too. I can't recommend them highly enough.

I think it was people on this group that pointed me to them originally. Thanks.

ian

Spencer Bullen said:

Greetings,

normally I wouldn't want to plug products too much, but I have to sing the praises of Lumicycle.
I've been running a 5w/12w combo for about 3 years now of their NiMH 2000. This has been more then
ample for commuting, and I have yet to even have to change a bulb.

The only niggle was the mounting system, which consisted of cable ties prone to the occasional
slip, particularly in heavy rain. As such, on Sunday 11th I ordered 2 of their QR cam lock
brackets. Despite being shown as £6.99 each on the website, they were actually only £5.95, and
were waiting for me when I got home on Tuesday night. Top service considering I went for the
cheapest non-express delivery! What's more, they are of excellent quality, and a doddle to fit,
with more then enough adjustment to fit any handlebars.

IMHO you would be hard pressed to do better then Lumicycle lights, and of course, they're a
British company!

I'm very pleased with the service I've had from Lumicycle the company. I do have a problem though
with Lumicycle the product - the plugs come out of their sockets on the backs of the lamps much too
easily, and mine seem to just vibrate out. When you're going reasonably swiftly down a nice piece of
singletrack through the woods in the dark and your lights just suddenly go out it's a little,
uhhhmmm, off-putting. Has anyone come up with a reasonably positive way of preventing this happening
(yes, I do have slack in the cable, and this is not affected by suspension movement).

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Simon Brooke said:

I'm very pleased with the service I've had from Lumicycle the company. I do have a problem though
with Lumicycle the product - the plugs come out of their sockets on the backs of the lamps much
too easily, and mine seem to just vibrate out. When you're going reasonably swiftly down a nice
piece of singletrack through the woods in the dark and your lights just suddenly go out it's a
little, uhhhmmm, off-putting. Has anyone come up with a reasonably positive way of preventing this
happening (yes, I do have slack in the cable, and this is not affected by suspension movement).

I've not had the problem, so I've not had to do it but i believe a laggy band does the trick.

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Quoted message said:

I'm very pleased with the service I've had from Lumicycle the company. I do have a problem though
with Lumicycle the product - the plugs come out of their sockets on the backs of the lamps much
too easily, and mine seem to just vibrate out. When you're going reasonably swiftly down a nice
piece of singletrack through the woods in the dark and your lights just suddenly go out it's a
little, uhhhmmm, off-putting. Has anyone come up with a reasonably positive way of preventing this
happening (yes, I do have slack in the cable, and this is not affected by suspension movement).

Not much help to you, but I believe that this was a well-known problem with older Lumicycle lights,
since cured in newer models (just by using a tighter plug and socket, perhaps there's a spring in
there somewhere).

Just mentioning it in case any prospective purchasers were worried by the problem. We have used our
lumicycle lights in daily commuting for over 2 years, off-road about once a week. Curiously, the
only bulbs that have failed are the spare that I had installed on the road bike which was never used
except occasionally to check. It failed twice so I decided there was not much point carrying it -
the bulbs in use have all kept going!

James

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Quoted message said:

I'm very pleased with the service I've had from Lumicycle the company. I do have a problem though
with Lumicycle the product - the plugs come out of their sockets on the backs of the lamps much
too easily, and mine seem to just vibrate out. When you're going reasonably swiftly down a nice
piece of singletrack through the woods in the dark and your lights just suddenly go out it's a
little, uhhhmmm, off-putting. Has anyone come up with a reasonably positive way of preventing this
happening (yes, I do have slack in the cable, and this is not affected by suspension movement).

I've had the same problem - the plugs gradually get loose in their sockets. If you look at the
socket on the back of the lamp housing, the central pin is split in two halves. Gently separate the
two halves (I push a scalpel blade between them and Wiggle It A Bit) to make the fit between the
plug and socket tighter. This does the job nicely.

Eventually, the two halves of the pin will get compressed again and the plug will start to feel
loose. I find I have to widen the split pin every two or three months.

Still, an absolutely fabulous system. Best buy I've made in ages.

HTH,

Mat