Hi guys,
I'm kitting out three fellow MTB riders to get them into night riding. I'm getting them these Mini Cree lights for the helmets. (I've used one for about 2 years now with no probs. They are small and light and with very low current consumption).
Where I'm not sure is the bar lights. From my latest reading of the forum it looks like this stepless XM-L2 triple from KD is a great bar light for the money at only $46 (Buy 3+ price).
I think these 872 clones would possibly be a better light, given the more even flood spread I've seen in beamshots. But they are only the light head for $30 (divided price of 3 units shipped), so I would need to buy batteries for them as well as well.
The question is are there any semi decent batteries for under $20? Anything with a real capacity of 3500-4000mAh would be fine.
Is it possible to get a cheap battery to make the 872 clone purchase cost competitive as a complete kit, or should I just go the Stepless Triple for the money?
The 872 clones are quite old now... have they been left in the dust by the current generation Chinese lights and should I just be getting them XML triples?
Cheers,
Glen
P.S I come onto the forum every few years when I'm looking to upgrade or purchase, and its great to still see so many familiar names still here.
I'm kitting out three fellow MTB riders to get them into night riding. I'm getting them these Mini Cree lights for the helmets. (I've used one for about 2 years now with no probs. They are small and light and with very low current consumption).
Where I'm not sure is the bar lights. From my latest reading of the forum it looks like this stepless XM-L2 triple from KD is a great bar light for the money at only $46 (Buy 3+ price).
I think these 872 clones would possibly be a better light, given the more even flood spread I've seen in beamshots. But they are only the light head for $30 (divided price of 3 units shipped), so I would need to buy batteries for them as well as well.
The question is are there any semi decent batteries for under $20? Anything with a real capacity of 3500-4000mAh would be fine.Is it possible to get a cheap battery to make the 872 clone purchase cost competitive as a complete kit, or should I just go the Stepless Triple for the money?
The 872 clones are quite old now... have they been left in the dust by the current generation Chinese lights and should I just be getting them XML triples?
Cheers,
Glen
P.S I come onto the forum every few years when I'm looking to upgrade or purchase, and its great to still see so many familiar names still here.
