Thursday, January 10, 2008

New front light ....

Always on the lookout for some kind of improvement, I recently bought a second hand INOLED 20+ front light to replace my current one. INOLED is a German company that produces very bright and very expensive front lights using only one LED and can be connected either with a dynamo or a battery pack. A couple of weeks ago I discovered an add on Ligfiets.net from someone who sold his light after only 3 months (nothing wrong with this one, he just wanted the 30+). Today I received a small package from the postal services, containing the INOLED 20+. Since I also wanted to replace the front light on the XP, I mounted the new front light directly on the XP's stem riser, using only a plastic fork mount from one of my bike computers. The front light is now placed higher so I can see more road ahead of me and less front tire. The light output of the INOLED 20+ is much higher compared to my first LED front light, it's more than 20 lux (hence the name of the light) ! This light also has a This is more than double the output I had on my previous light, so road and traffic signs are much more and earlier visible. Since it uses a LED, I'm pretty sure that I'll be well illuminated for years to come ! Who cares about the dark days in winter anyway ;-) ?


My new head light