Old 10-20-08 | 03:33 PM
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DanKMTB
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The light was $30. I'm blown away - I've paid more for far lesser lights. As far as I know they are only available @ Lowe's, and you need the one that says "60x brighter" - that designates the Cree LED. I can upload a picture of the packaging if you'd like.

You could certainly fit 2 on your bars, although one really is enough for most uses. The pictures don't do it justice - this thing is bright! Here's how it looks on my 29er





It'd be easy to add another where the Beamer 5 is now. I don't think I'll need to though. The ride home will tell for sure. I’ve got a multi-tool to loosen the screw and rotate the clamp if need be. The Beamer is angled lower out of necessity, due to the lesser beam. I may be losing the Beamer 5 altogether, as I don’t think it will add anything in the presence of the brighter TF light. It didn’t seem to on my trail
around the house. That will also be tested tonight. The muddy, rocky, rooty, leafy truck & ATV trails toward the end of my commute will be the real test. They're entirely covered with trees, so there is no moon or star light - it'll be just the flashlight to navigate the mess. I'll let you know how it works out.

My mounting setup uses an old bell light bracket I had lying around, but SMS has a good setup to build a bracket using electrical conduit clamps that wouldn't cost more than a couple dollars, and will look sharp and be rugged. It can be seen partway down this page http://nordicgroup.us/s78/flashlights.html

I plan to make one for my road bike, since this bracket is too small to fit over the oversized road bars. I'll report back on how it holds up.

Anyone want to guess how this setup will fare in the woods tonight, or if that single zip-tie will survive the bumping and jostling of the trails on the way home?
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