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Old 03-29-05, 10:43 AM
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Originally Posted by originalbart
I know this LED light has been mentioned in a few other threads, but I just wanted to get a post in specifically about this product to let anyone looking for relatively cheap lighting know what's out there.

I commute to work on some dark stretches of road with an LED headlight and figured that I was going to need to move to an expensive lighting system because I'd just had too many experiences that I could have avoided with the proper lighting (potholes, sticks, dead things..)

I bought this headlight for $46.00 (Cdn). The bikeshop recommended that I try it out on my helmet to see what I thought. Wow. It has 7 LED's and can be set for 1,3,7, or seven blinking. I set the light for the brightest setting with all seven lights on. It's powered by 3 AAA batteries and will run for 20 hours at that setting.

Here's a link to BLT's site for the specs: BLT Lighting Systems

I'll throw in updates if I find any problems in the near future.
It's not a bad idea. I think the next step would be to have a 7 led red blinky on the back of the strap so that it can be attacted on the rear of the helmet. I wonder if this device voids the helmet and any warranty because you're not supposed to attach any lights?
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