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Cygolite
TridenX LED Li-Ion
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Description:FEATURES:
Light output equivalent to HID
Triple High-Brightness LEDs
Cross-Fire™ technology with highly focused optical lenses
expands the field of vision
8 total brightness / flashing settings:
Bicycling Mode: High- Med High- Med Low- Low
Special Mode: Fast flash- Slow flash- Walking- SOS
Compact & Light wt. Aluminum alloy headlight ( wt.= 115gm)
3 stage battery level indicator
Brightness setting indicators
Ultra-thin, stem mount Li-Ion battery
3.7 hour smart rapid charger
Heavy-Duty Flip-Lock handlebar bracket fits oversized & standard sized handlebars
Helmet mount included
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Submitted by
Greg
a Weekend Warrior
from Los Angeles, Ca. USA
Date Reviewed: May 19, 2008 | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$280.00 | | Purchased At: | Poorformance Bikes | | Strengths: | Small, Light, Bright, adjustability, | | Weaknesses: | None Yet | | Similar Products Used: | Turbocat(vintage 90's stuff) | | Bike Setup: | Hardtail | | Bottom Line: | Very Bright, the battery is tiny and weighs almost nothing, very nice handlebar clamp. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
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Nick
a Weekend Warrior
from Sydney, Australia
Date Reviewed: May 4, 2008 | | Favoriate Trail: | Manly Dam | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$250.00 | | Purchased At: | ebay | | Strengths: | price, light output, weight, number of light settings, on-off switch | | Weaknesses: | none yet | | Similar Products Used: | Cheap handlebar mounted 56 LED lights | | Bike Setup: | 07 Specialized Stumpjumper Pro | | Bottom Line: | If you are after a great set of lights without breaking the bank these are for you. They throw out a large amount of light with a great beam pattern so that you get width and depth of the beam. I mount both the light and battery on my helmet which is fine due to the low weight at 290 grams.
Battery burn time is not the longest at 2.5 hours but extra 2.5 or 5.0 hour batteries are available at extra cost. Even though I have only used these for one off road night ride and all other ride have been on the road they are perfect for both types of riding and on cost / weight / light output perspective they should suit a wide variety of users from commuters, racers and casual off road night riders
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Dave
a Cross Country Rider
from Wisconsin
Date Reviewed: April 12, 2008 | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$270.00 | | Purchased At: | ebay | | Strengths: | Beam Pattern, Intensity, Battery Life, Battery Weight | | Weaknesses: | Helmet mount hard to adjust. Once you bend it into shape, it never moves. | | Similar Products Used: | Cygo Lite Nitro 200 | | Bike Setup: | Ibex Corida set up for commuting. | | Bottom Line: | Great Light.
I rely on this light to protect my life commuting in and out of work. People know I am there. No one has pulled out or turned in front of me. That is a huge change over the 15W Halogen light I used before it.
Lithium Ion battery is tiny and has long life.
Buy it on eBay, best price around. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
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steve
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from Melbourne Australia
Date Reviewed: April 1, 2008 | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$290.00 | | Purchased At: | internet | | Strengths: | bright! lightweight! simple to install/remove | | Weaknesses: | not much thought put into the helmet mount | | Similar Products Used: | L&M HID. Planet Bike Alias (useless). Cateye Daylights | | Bike Setup: | cannondale badboy - bog standard | | Bottom Line: | What a lightset! Impressive output, appears to be tough as nails and truly lightweight. It was worth waiting for LEDs to reach an output level that competes with HID. I reckon that HID will never keep up to this technology for output, cost and toughness.
I use this daily for my commute. It weighs a fraction of my L&M HID (which itself is a great light). It will be interesting to see what life the battery gives over winter. I'll let you know. Don't like the helmet mount too much but am more than happy to use the light on the bars anyway. Still hurts to pay $300 for lights but this is the best value I've seen for weight and output. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
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Roland
a Cross Country Rider
from Stafford Springs, CT USA
Date Reviewed: December 31, 2007 | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$250.00 | | Purchased At: | Ebay | | Strengths: | MADE IN USA!
Excellent brightness
Excellent light pattern
Compact and bulletproof light enclosure
Amazingly small and light battery.
"Normal" battery connectors! | | Weaknesses: | Lame helmet mount. (Come on, guys!!!)
No battery reserve mode (?) | | Similar Products Used: | Various Night Sun Halogen
Nite Rider Cyclops, Evolution Halogens
Blackburn X3 LED | | Bike Setup: | Santa Cruz Blur XC, Stock XT | | Bottom Line: | Finally the LED system I've been waiting for. I've been patiently waiting for LED lights to come up to speed - refusing to pay $300 - $600 for HID systems with their delicate $100 bulbs.
Admittedly, I'm so excited that I'm giving the preliminary review straight out of the box.
What I like:
Light output is excellent and an excellent light distribution. I'll be running this on the helmet with the Blackburn X3 on the handlebars. The light enclosure is very compact and bullet proof - maybe a tad heavy but a "nice" weight given that it appears to be made solidly with a good gauge aluminum. The battery is insanely small and light which made me ask why, if this battery is rated for 2.5 hrs didnt they make it bigger with a longer burn time? The answer is that they do make the Li-Ion Xtra version with the bigger battery which I didn't know about and didn't buy. At the battery's weight and price, I'm fine buying a second. I LOVE that they use a normal connector so that down the line I can just replace them as opposed to those proprietary funky connectors. Also, if I want to build up my own battery pack (after doing proper research) that might be a possibility.
My main complaint so far is that after doing everything right AND making the light IN THE USA, why drop the ball with such a lame helmet mount?!! The cheap stamped steel non vertically adjustable mount (aside from bending the flimsy metal to where you need it) is lame and I expect that this will be the weak link requiring repair or replacement in the future. The manual says to adjust the strap forward/aft for vertical adjustment but the light is heavy enough that you need to get the weight balance on your helmet correct and then securely fasten. Overall, a detail that I can work around but a small disappointment with so far a great product. I would deduct like a half chili for this but still is closer to 5 overall.
Also, I haven't seen anything about a battery reserve mode where it shuts down to low power to give you 20 or so minutes to get out of the woods. I like to have this feature although I always run 2 systems so I'm not too concerned.
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Submitted by
Charles
a Weekend Warrior
from Gardena, CA,
Date Reviewed: December 17, 2007 | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$320.00 | | Purchased At: | Performance | | Strengths: | extremely bright for its size and has lots of functions | | Weaknesses: | none | | Bottom Line: | I’ve never seen a light this small put out so much light. The headlight casts a smooth and even pattern over a wide area which is helpful on rough terrain, tight switchbacks, etc. The headlight and battery are so small, I’m going to try riding with them both mounted on my helmet. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
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Tony
a Cross Country Rider
from Oxford, MI
Date Reviewed: December 12, 2007 | | Favoriate Trail: | Highland | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$250.00 | | Strengths: | Amazingly light and bright. Seems bulletproof. Multiple light settings allow you to adjust to the conditions and increase the run time. | | Weaknesses: | Helmet mount isn't easily adjustable. I actually had to bend the metal to get the light where I wanted it. Shorter run time compared to other LEDS but I just you can't ask for to much because the battery is so damn light you could just carry two of them. | | Similar Products Used: | Had a Niterider Trinewt but returned it to REI. The Trinewt has a nice beam spread but it is way heavier than the Tridenx. Plus the on/off switch is on the battery which is a PITA if you where it on your helmet and have to take your backpack off to access the battery. The run time on the Trinewt is 1 hour longer than the TridenX but the batteries for the TridenX are half as expensive as the Trinewt so you can just buy an extra one. | | Bottom Line: | If you want a bulletproof light that is bright enough for most riding then get this light. If you are an endurance racer and need longer runtimes you could easily buy a couple extra batteries and be done with it. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
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Rob
a Weekend Warrior
from Victoria, B.C.
Date Reviewed: November 22, 2007 | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$230.00 | | Purchased At: | Ebay | | Strengths: | - bright, bright, bright
- very light
- solidly built | | Weaknesses: | - none yet | | Similar Products Used: | - Niterider Minewt X2
- Niterider Trinewt
- Niterider Storm 2.0 HID | | Bike Setup: | - SC Heckler | | Bottom Line: | This light is very impressive considering its diminutive size. Very bright, light weight, handlebar and helmet mounts included. Four modes and good run times. The spread of the beam is also excellent, with a good side spill and no distinct spot in the beam. Just good consistent light. I am stoked. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
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Eric
a Weekend Warrior
from Englewood, CO, USA
Date Reviewed: November 17, 2007 | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$350.00 | | Purchased At: | REI | | Strengths: | Very small battery and headlight. Lots of functions and easy to use. | | Weaknesses: | none found yet | | Similar Products Used: | HID | | Bike Setup: | Specialized Rockhopper | | Bottom Line: | After my 6 month old replacement HID bulb broke in a crash, I decided to switch to an LED light so I could stop dealing with +$100 bulbs. I narrowed it to the Trinewt and Tridenx and after comparing the two, it was an easy buy. Although the brightness was about the same for both, the Tridenx battery is 3 times smaller and the whole system (battery and headlight) was lighter than the Trinewt (headlight only). The headlight is tiny for the amount of light it puts out, and it gives a wide and even beam pattern, which I like better than my old HID’s spottier beam pattern. Overall one of the best buys I made this fall. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
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Bill
a Cross Country Rider
from Silver Spring, MD USA
Date Reviewed: November 10, 2007 | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$230.00 | | Purchased At: | online | | Strengths: | Rock-solid handlebar mount, no rattling or moving. Easy to operate. 2 modes and 4 levels - easy to go from level to level. Probably best as a handlebar light rather than helmet, even though they provide a helmet mount. I use with a Dinotte 200L helmet light and find it a great match. Nice combination of flood and throw. | | Weaknesses: | Nothing really. The trade-off in having a line of 3 LEDs rather than a triangle is width of flood vs "look more like a motorcycle headlight". I like the former for trails and the latter for the road so drivers might mistake me for a motorcycle. | | Similar Products Used: | Dinotte 200L, MX Power 3 X Cree, Cateye 530L, Princeton Tec Yukon | | Bike Setup: | Fixed gear | | Bottom Line: | Great light, no complains. Bought new way cheaper on eBay. Seems to be the cheapest dedicated bike light with this much output. Can only get cheaper by DIY or mounting a flashlight. Dinotte 600L would be great too, but I got this for just over 1/2 the price. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
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