[g3rG]

Regarding the Ayup lights, I have to take issue with the downgrade for using zip ties for the mounts. I have found their bar mounts to be wonderfully adaptable. They use zip ties to hold on the mount, not the light. The light can be detached from the mount and stowed away, leaving the very compact mount on the bike. One benefit is that their lights can be mounted on center, spanning the bar clamp of the stem. It even works on most of my direct mount dual crown forks. The zip ties holding the mount are doing basically what they were designed to do: providing a durable and reliable tensioned strap. I find this approach far superior to the rubber strap of my L&M Seca, or the o-ring as rubber-band on my Lupine Wilma. As for the helmet mounts, Ayup has 2 svelte designs that were actually designed as helmet mounts. They do not require me to strap a chunk of faux handlebar to my helmet then use a handlebar mount like many of the other manufacturers.

Unfortunately I do have to agree with the criticism of the LED. The output has dropped behind the market. That is the reason that I have migrated to other manufacturers. Hopefully they will step up to a state of the art LED (e.g. XM-L). Alternatively they could probably do pretty well designing mounts for other manufacturers lights.

gerG

 

[Paul3]

The 2011 Ayups are 40% brighter than the 2010. Go to the online shop from January 1 and youll be able to upgrade your lights.