Hi, Australia Post has a clearance for such bike light set, which includes both the front and rear lights, as well as the batteries, and costs only $10. I guess it is a good deal for some bike newbee like me. Being a lurker for some time in Ozbargin, hope my first post is good deal…Cheers
LEd light are for visibility only, not for floading or spot lights. So in short, won't be very good as a torch as they tend not to illuminate well.
Sure you can use with your motorcycle/scooter. Can always put on your body or helmet. But your rear lights should be more then visible enough. 3M reflective strips would work better then LED lights imo on a motorcycle.
You haven't seen modern white LEDs have you zhenji?
My current LED bicycle headlight is too bright to look at, significantly brighter than my old halogen headlight.
Having said that, I doubt the Post Shop light is particularly bright, but will still be useful as a torch to see your way by.
The post shop light would be fairly dim.. probably ok for riding at about 10km/hour. They are great at the price.
The 52 LED lights off ebay are in a way better and you can buy them at a similar price.
Trust me I've probably seen/have more white LED's than you. My commuter bike runs two Q5 Cree LED lights for proper illumination. THOSE are what I call torches.
If you think $10 Australia post LED lights can be used as torches be my guest. My definition of torch is actually something that lights up the area well.
@zhenjie: Sorry to be hijacking the thread, but what is your exact setup for your commuter bike. I too have to ride my bicycle home in the dark in winter, and have always struggled to find lights bright enough and tough enough. Your Cree setup sounds awesome. I currently use a 52 LED headlamp and its not as bright as I would like. I found that any light that I attach to the bike just breaks (too rough I guess) and head mount has been the best option, although I look like a doofus :( I can see two head mounted Cree lights on dealextreme - how would you rate those?
@GreenLego: My Q5 Cree lights are Fenix torches, but you certainly don't need that high end brand for night commuting.
From Dealextreme I would look at 14500 LED lights (I've used their Trustfire and its pretty good). Then get a bicycle handlebar light mount, some 14500 battery + charger. Have one light as a spot/distance light and the other as a flood light. That sort of setup works really well and you can turn off the spot light when you see people oncoming (so that you dont blind them).
Good torch = http://www.dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.13097
14500 Charger = http://www.dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.973
14500 = take your pick
handlebar flash mount = one that fits your torch. http://www.dealextreme.com/products.dx/category.823
Shouldn't cost more then $60 for a full setup.
edit: Just read your point about handlebar mounted lights breaking. The Trustfires worked pretty well and never broke on me, but I ride on the road and trails. Fenix are bomb proof but expensive :(. I don't like headlamps for lighting because they tend not to have much throw/illumination and batteries would never last long enough for me.
Can you still it at the back of a motorbike or motor-scooter to make yourself more visible at night?
can i use it as a torch? and what sort of batteries it use?