Originally Posted by
cyccommute
First I do cringe at the price of Lupine lights. I always buy and use multiple lights...usually 3 sometimes 4...so buying 3 lights that cost $1500 each would make anyone cringe. Spending over about $100 per light makes me cringe.
Second, the halogen lights I built cost about $100 per headlight and put out more light then you can get from LEDs until just recently.
Finally, if you are going to tell me to 'post something useful', why don't you follow your own advice. Posting "Heck, why don't you buy a dozen?" isn't all that helpful.
If you're going to quote somebody - GET IT RIGHT! My suggestion was to buy HALF A DOZEN. And it was a serious suggestion. You're the first one to suggest redundency and multiple lights - but apparently only when it suits you.
Oh gee - lets look at one of your past posts where you described your little DIY project that you considered 'Retinal Burners':
Originally Posted by
cyccommute
For my 3 lights with all the stuff except the chargers, I have $294 in it plus shipping and tax.
And that doesn't include the $70 each you bragged about spending on three seperate chargers. And you only got what? A 1.5 hour run time? Now here you are criticizing ME for spending $120 per light for something that puts out more light than ALL OF YOUR HALOGENS PUT TOGETHER - each of which you paid about $100 for PARTS - and you suddenly think anything I suggest is too expensive?
Here's a shocker for you - I have about 20 of those $120 lights and use them on multiple bicycles. And I paid cash. But wait a minute - you apparently have multiple bicycles too. Including a tandem. I guess you paid less than $100 each for those bicycles too - either that or, like your $100 halogen lights - you're still paying off a 30 year mortgage.
In another recent thread, I commented that your posts usually tend to ridicule someone - thanks for making my point - AGAIN.
You commented that I suggest you're stupid. By now you should have figured out you do THAT to yourself.
And obviously my suggestion that we use these forums constructively was wasted on you and you really need your mommy to stand you in a corner to learn anything.