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Submitted by
Steve
a Cross Country Rider
from Emory
Date Reviewed: 4/9/2008 3:29:23 PM |
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| FavoriteTrail: | Iron Mountain |
| Duration Product Used: | 3 months |
| Price Paid: | $380 |
| Purchased At: | Ay Up webstore |
| Strengths: | Bright lights, great run time, light set up, cheaper than other two light systems, independently adjustable beams (x2 on helmet and bar) |
| Weaknesses: | Helmet mount should be mounted permanently. Handle bar mount rotates around bar if set up perfectly strait. |
| Similar Products Tried: | some cheap AA powered lights, Tri Newt, and Turbo Cats |
| Bike Setup: | Rush 600 w/ Maxxis Ignitor tires, Truvativ crankset, XT casset, Formula Oro K18 breaks, and Ritchy WCS alloy flat bars. |
| Bottom Line: | These are awesome lights. That is all I can really say about these lights. Great value, great run time, great amount of light and light use. All around awesome lights. I am really looking forward to racing with these. |
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Submitted by
Matt
a Cross Country Rider
from Melbourne, Australia
Date Reviewed: 3/30/2008 12:34:44 AM |
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| Duration Product Used: | 3 months |
| Price Paid: | $460 |
| Purchased At: | http://www.ayup.com.au |
| Strengths: | The ayups throw out an excellent amount of light. The genereous kit includes lots of mounts, cable ties, extension leads, spacers. The included batteries are light and small and deliver the stated burn times as a minimum. The lights and batteries stay cool during a ride. The charger can charge two batteries at once from either a 12v cig plug or from mains power. Being able to aim each side of each pair of lights allows the spread of the beam to be adjusted very well. I went with narrow and intermediate lenses and am happy with this choice. |
| Weaknesses: | They've become more expensive, but are still are great value kit. |
| Bottom Line: | Light bright lights! |
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Submitted by
Gavin Dunlop
a Cross Country Rider
from Perth, Western Australia
Date Reviewed: 2/17/2008 8:29:17 PM |
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| Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month |
| Price Paid: | $445 |
| Purchased At: | AyUp! Website |
| Strengths: | Low weight, flexible & secure mounting system (just use spare mountings supplied to move between bikes and helmets), Comes with multiple batteries with fast charge time, (charger does 2 batteries at once), Waterproof Great customer service. Great range of colours and good looking set up. Above all - fantastic levels of bright white light |
| Weaknesses: | None |
| Similar Products Tried: | TurboCat S47, Cygolite halogen, Cateye comutter stuff |
| Bike Setup: | Niner |
| Bottom Line: | I bought the 08 kith with the new Cree lights which are apparently 20% brighter than the older models tested in the MTBR shootout. I got the narrow for my helmet and intermediate for the bars. They were delivered overnight for a very reasonable p&p. I use them for on and offroad comutting all year round. I think the bike mounting is great, very solid and the kit comes with extra mountings so you can transfer lights very easily between any other bike or helmet with a mounting. (And a headband will be available soon increasing their flexibility and saving me money on a new headtorch). The light output is sensational, both quantity and quality. Bright white light makes colours stand out. No hot spots and a great distribution. I've not had a head / bar combo before and it is a real improvement. I'll never need more light on a bicycle. Not cheap but still great value considering performance, flexibility, kit contents and life expectancy. The customer service was great(I asked a couple of questions by email which were answered immediatly) and this and other feedback would indicate support will be good should I ever need it. (I've been known to stack) So far as bottom line goes, I've had some really good bike bits over the years but this is the first time I've been inspired to sing their praises to the world. |
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Submitted by
John Barnes
a Cross Country Rider
from London UK
Date Reviewed: 2/3/2008 12:36:57 PM |
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| Duration Product Used: | 1 Year |
| Price Paid: | $360 |
| Strengths: | Long lasting batteries and very good light |
| Weaknesses: | Really great lights but expect £60 -£80 import duty/ tax / admin fees when you import to the UK! |
| Bottom Line: | The UK tax kills the cost as you can find better lights cheaper! |
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Submitted by
Jason Dreggs
a Cross Country Rider
from Sydney Australia
Date Reviewed: 1/20/2008 6:05:17 PM |
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| FavoriteTrail: | Mt Stromlo |
| Duration Product Used: | 1 Year |
| Price Paid: | $350 |
| Purchased At: | Online at Ayup.com |
| Strengths: | Light, Bright, Great battery life, Easy setup, great range of colours, 3 types of beam patterns, Quick recharge time compared to other systems I've used. easily able to adjust the angle. 270 degrees to adjust. |
| Weaknesses: | They need a switch but has just been released so I will be getting a couple of those soon. Noeprene packing case could be better. |
| Similar Products Tried: | Vistalight 5w, Night-rider HIDs |
| Bike Setup: | Ellsworth truth X9,XT, Endurance machine. |
| Bottom Line: | I've used these lights in rail hail and shine, They are so bright that I get flashed by oncoming traffic sometimes. They are so light that I can keep them setup on my helmet and bike without a huge weight penalty. On or off, you decide, No messing around with different power outputs. If the light angle is pointing to low it is too easy to adjust. 270 degree angle And in the event of a crash they will move rather than break. |
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Submitted by
Dan
a Cross Country Rider
from Massachusetts
Date Reviewed: 1/14/2008 1:16:01 PM |
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| Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month |
| Price Paid: | $380 |
| Purchased At: | Ay-Up Online |
| Strengths: | These lights are simple to setup, the battery packs are tiny and come in pouches that are easy to secure and they light up the trail easily as well as the high end HID and Halogen I've used. Battery life is excellent and the dual chargers that are available get you back on the trail fast. Great colors and they look intimidating in those 24hour races at about 1am in the morning - that's where i saw them first. VALUE. Very handy carry case. |
| Weaknesses: | None Yet |
| Similar Products Tried: | Jet Lights, Turbo Cat - both great lights but twice the price to get the same setup. |
| Bike Setup: | Zinn Gigabike, XO and Juicy 7, RP23 and White Brothers |
| Bottom Line: | I can't fault the Jet and Turbo Cat rig i've used up to now - they are quality. Listen though, if you have sat on the net stessing about spending the months salary to get a couple of hours of extra burn time for those night races, stop looking and get the Ay-up rig. Half the weight, triple the burn time, half the price, great personal service and they blaze the trail, the Ayup set is just hard to beat. Now I just need to wait and see how they last. |
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Submitted by
Kurt Bryant
a Weekend Warrior
from Queensland
Date Reviewed: 1/6/2008 4:17:02 PM |
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| FavoriteTrail: | takura (telstra tower) |
| Duration Product Used: | 1 Year |
| Strengths: | Very compact, lightweight, great design, low profile on helmet, long runtimes (I get 6hrs), well-made, great customer support, Aussie made! |
| Weaknesses: | some would want a switch, I just leave mine on |
| Similar Products Tried: | compared them to other various lights on the trail |
| Bike Setup: | 07 Trance 1 - few minor mods |
| Bottom Line: | Great value product, I'm running a spot on the helmet and intermediate on the bars. I find this combination awesome on single track. I've had a massive endo (stack) over a 2 foot jump @ 30km/h (clipped in of course) and the helmet light was fine, so they're certainly tough. Yes you can get brighter lights - but you'd have to pay a lot more money, and carry a lot more weight. |
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Submitted by
Bri Finlay
a Cross Country Rider
from Boulder City NV USA
Date Reviewed: 1/4/2008 9:29:03 PM |
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| FavoriteTrail: | bootleg |
| Duration Product Used: | 1 Year |
| Price Paid: | $380 |
| Purchased At: | Australia |
| Strengths: | light weight bright and simpleto use |
| Weaknesses: | They don't come in yellow |
| Similar Products Tried: | Nite Rider |
| Bike Setup: | Bear Vally Bikes |
| Bottom Line: | Great product. Good value for the buck. |
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Submitted by
Nicholas Mills
a Cross Country Rider
from Brisbane Australia
Date Reviewed: 12/23/2007 3:21:10 AM |
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| Duration Product Used: | 2 Years |
| Price Paid: | $350 |
| Purchased At: | internet |
| Strengths: | Reliability, price, light weight, long burn time, product support, finish. |
| Weaknesses: | Needs a switch. A faster charge time would be helpful. |
| Similar Products Tried: | multiple home made systems |
| Bike Setup: | 29er hardtail |
| Bottom Line: | I have now ridden several thousand kilomters using these lights. My rides are as varied as a trip to the supermarket to extended all night back country epics. The Ayups have not let me down once. Even on rides where everthing is covered in mud for several hours, being able to wash the light units in a stream and know that they are going to keep going is a real plus. The fastening system to the bike and helmet is simple and bulletproof. Recommended for all types of riding. |
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