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Smart Twin Halogen

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Smart Twin Halogen
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Average Rating: 4 out of 5
No. of Reviews: 20
RRP: £30
Year: 1999

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Description: 10 WATT TWIN HALOGEN LIGHT, WITH BRACKET FITMENT FOR BARS, SPLITS INTO 4WATT /6WATT LAMPS OR USE TOGETHER ALSO COMES WITH A RECHARGEABLE BATTERY.

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Nigel Pearce 2

Posted: 07/11/06

'GOOD VALUE'

Strengths:
bright enough for average rides

Weaknesses:
short burn time around an hour

Overall:
if your starting out and want to try night rides.buy these

Performance		80%
Reliability		80%
Value		100%

Overall Rating

87%

Des mooney

Posted: 15/02/01

' WORTH THE CASH'

Strengths:
GOOD ALLROUND LIGHTING PERFORMANCE, SNUG FITTING DURABLE AND FLEXABLE IN USE IE 4W 6W.

Weaknesses:
BATTERY IS HEAVY AND CROSS BAR MOUNTEDIN ITS OWN LITTLE BAG (BUT A BOTTLE TYPE BATTERY CAN BE PURCHASED)

Overall:
I WOULD HAVE TO SAY FOR THE PRICE THESE LIGHT'S ARE GREAT VALUE, THERE UP WITH CAT EYE ETC WITH LIGHTING PERFORMANCE, AND AT HALF THE PRICE AND THAT CAN'T BE A BAD THING, THE ONLY DRAW BACK IS THE HEAVY BATTERY BUT IN WINTER THE EXTRA WEIGHT ANT SO BAD, IT HELPS TO MAKE STRONGER LEGS, IF ANYONE ASKED ME ABOUT LIGHTS I WOULD NOT HESITATE IN SAYING SMART.

Performance		80%
Reliability		80%
Value		100%

Overall Rating

87%

Ron Benson

Posted: 26/06/01

'Extremely good value'

Strengths:
Well made, good beam pattern, quick to fit and remove

Weaknesses:
Selector switch is a pain - can only cycle between low beam / high beam / low + high /off. This means that to go from low+high to low, you have to click through the off setting. This can be interesting on dark country roads...

Overall:
Strongly recommended quality kit at a very good price

Performance		80%
Reliability		80%
Value		100%

Overall Rating

87%

Mark Ingle

Posted: 04/07/01

'Good performance and excellent value for money'

Strengths:
Decent battery life, easy to adjust beam direction, and good light coverage (mine is a 10w plus 2.4w)

Weaknesses:
The button that releases the light from the bracket is not well designed and flimsy (on mine the spring mechanism no longer works properly).
Battery is fairly heavy.

Overall:
I would recommend this light, especially when riding on country roads.

Performance		80%
Reliability		60%
Value		80%

Overall Rating

73%

Gregor White

Posted: 02/08/01

'Good value lighting system'

Strengths:
Price
Battery life
Easily removable from bike

Weaknesses:
Battery weight ?
Large size

Overall:
I've used the 10w/2.4w lights for a couple of years now and find them to be ok and very good value, and they've dropped in price since then. We can't all afford Lumicycles and these are not bad lights at a fine price.

Performance		60%
Reliability		60%
Value		100%

Overall Rating

73%

Gareth Jones

Posted: 09/08/01

'Brilliant'

Strengths:
Price
Performance

Weaknesses:
Weight of battery

Overall:
Brilliant lights for a brilliant price

Performance		100%
Reliability		100%
Value		100%

Overall Rating

100%

alexander arthur

Posted: 17/08/01

'GREAT VALUE BUT DONT EXPECT TO LAST A LIFE TIME'

Strengths:
Great power at your fingertips, easy to use and good sealing from the elements. can also be over volted

Weaknesses:
cheap, flimsy mounting bracket broke after 1 year but i suppose it served me well during that time.... :-)
battery is heavy for all u weight freaks and um short battery life on full power although, that is to be expected

Overall:
great value for money, but durability is a factor to consider. if u dont mind replacing them every year or so then they are great. they are powerful and bright, ideal for light offroad or onroad commuting

Performance		100%
Reliability		80%
Value		100%

Overall Rating

93%

MARTIN ROBSON

Posted: 31/08/01

'Good value, but flimsy'

Strengths:
Good light output. On unlit roads I can ride at almost full pace with just the 10W headlight. Having both on at the same time doesn't seem to make much difference. I like the bottle battery and don't mind about the weight. The price is the thing that sells it (if you excuse the pun).

Weaknesses:
The bracket is flimsy. Having said that it hasn't broken yet (it's into its 3rd year). The switch is starting to misbehave and the lens and reflector are showing signs of aging.

Overall:
Good value for money, especially for cyclists on unlit roads.

Performance		60%
Reliability		60%
Value		80%

Overall Rating

67%

Dom Scott

Posted: 15/10/01

'MEDIOCRE'

Strengths:
Easy to fit.
Reasonably bright

Weaknesses:
Crap mounting design causes lights to bounce
No way of restraining the power cable.

Overall:
Reasonable lighting but the sigmas at £10 more are over twice as bright and far far far better engineered.

Performance		40%
Reliability		80%
Value		40%

Overall Rating

53%

Rob Davies

Posted: 01/11/01

'VERY GOOD VALUE'

Strengths:
Quite bright and very cheap

Weaknesses:
The bracket is a little flimsy which means the light beams tend to jump around when riding. The release catch is also quite fiddly.

Overall:
Very good brightness for the price. I have used it many times off road with no problems.

Performance		60%
Reliability		80%
Value		100%

Overall Rating

80%

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