Cheers Disco Stan, I've found it, "wrightstuff1903".
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Cheers Disco Stan, I've found it, "wrightstuff1903".
Can anybody advise me as to how much money I need to spend on a head torch. I need one for running on trials and down canals etc at night. Looking at previous threads, some people seem to get by with £40-60 ones, while one torch was over £170. Are the former category bright enough?
The Petzl Myo XP is certainly bright enough for me for running on tracks and paths round Rossendale.
This is the best in my opinion in your price range.
Half price of what you would pay in England.
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Princeton-Tec-...sid=p1638.m122
It beats the myo for light but the myo wins on batterys.
I hope this helps.
That's the Apex Pro which despite being lighter than the Apex is a bit expensive on the batteries as it uses two CR123 lithium batteries. The regular Apex is physically heavier, but with good rechargeable batteries you should get a longer burn time.Quote:
Originally Posted by Stagger
I got mine from;
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/New-APEX-Headl...QQcmdZViewItem
More info here;
http://www.candlepowerforums.com/vb/...isplay.php?f=6
I never use the full power setting on the Myo XP so for me the brighter light from the Princeton would not be worth the additional weight.
AG although david says the XPQuote:
Originally Posted by A.G
i would go for the one that has the battery box on the lead that clips near your waist
ive found this an amazing torch , no bouncing on your head at all
Personal preference of course but I don't like the battery box and wires and mine doesn't bounce on my head.Quote:
Originally Posted by daz h
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Originally Posted by david
have you tried it , the wires are nee bother mate oh and happy new year
i hope to see you at a few more races this year
but it is a good torch
I use the Myo Xp too; no battery bouncing here :)
I have the Myobelt XP (the one with the wires and batterry pack), and as I generally use this for longer night runs/races I normally have a bumbag so I stuff the battery pack into it as I find it bounces off the waist strap/trousers/shorts etc. The lead is long enough to route most ways, inside jacket etc so I never have a problem. I also use the Zipka but I don't find it as bright as the XP
Thanks for the advice everybody.
In the end I went for a Myo...partly because they had one in Hebden Bridge (a bit more expensive than online, but I could have one now!).
I can't believe how light it is, I always thought head torches were heavy, cumbersome things. Doesn't seem to shift at all when I run/jump on the spot and I can't even feel I'm wearing it.
The dark is no longer my enemy!
And now you have your brand new Myo if you are realy sad you go and modify is as per the instructions here http://www.candlepowerforums.com/vb/...&highlight=myo
Have not done this to a Myo but have done the equiverlent to a Princton tech Apex. Curently working on a multi led custom build though for night Orientearing.
Oh my god......that forum is even sadder than this one! They have threads listing how many torches they have!
http://www.candlepowerforums.com/vb/...04#post1021804
AG
I have dicked about with a variety of headtorches, including the myo xp. I now have a Hope headtorch. Dogs Danglers! Get one!!
The headtorch worked well, and I could hardly feel I had it on. But boy, was that scary! I ran alongside a railway line, through some woods after watching the film 'I am legend!' Its eerie how you get this thin channel of light and everything round the outside is extra black.
There is no doubt about it; using an artificial light source does ruin your night vision. On Thursday nights, I do hill reps on a steep but well surfaced farm lane on the NW corner of Bowland, that does not warrant the use of a torch. Last night was overcast and no moon, but visibility was ok and I really felt in touch with my surroundings, able to see trees a good 100 yards away and fabulous views across Morecambe Bay. With the head torch on, all that would have been in the 'invisible blackness' outside the beam of light.
One of the 'problems' with the Petzl XP range (Tikka & Myo) is that, to obtain the range, they use a narrow beam (or spot lamp) lens and at relatively close quarters ( upto 25m ) the pool of light is too concentrated (not wide enough). True, you can use the diffuser to obtain more of a spread of light but this seriously eats into the emitted lumens and in the case of a 1W Tikka XP it leaves barely enough output to give clear ground definition only 3 or 4 metres ahead.
Petzl Myo XP okay for training at nights on the fells. For racing it has to be the Hope light. But is not cheap.
Offer here for XP £38 http://secure.lakesrunner.com/petzl-...html?p=product
Shops are starting to clear stocks to make way for the new model ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by Tomsk
Bill
hey guys can anyone recommend me a new head torch please?
Look under Equipment or follow this linkQuote:
Originally Posted by MattHunt
See under races - Dash in the Dark for my latest experience with this torch :mad:
http://forum.fellrunner.org.uk/showt...9255#post99255
Er... See under races - Dash in the Dark for my latest experience with this torch :mad:Quote:
Originally Posted by wheezing donkey
http://forum.fellrunner.org.uk/showt...9255#post99255
I'm guessing your reply will contain the following words rearranged into a well known saying "told so you I"...
Unlucky Joe, better luck next time.
I am happy with my PT Apex from ebay, the bloke delivered it really quickly;
http://cgi.ebay.com/New-APEX-Headlam...QQcmdZViewItem
Hope to see you again in a fortnight.
Buy it, but from a better company than I did!!!!
Just bought the new Silva LX online last weekend. Was meant to be doing some training tonight but won't be as it hasn't arrived!!
However I've been looking for the perfect head torch for ages. This one seems to have long battery life (with a rechargeable battery=cheap to run), it's got a 5watt luxeon bulb so it will be bright and you are meant to be able to read a newspaper headline 75m away with it.
What swung it for me though was that it's IPX6 rated, (waterproof scale, 1 being drips, 6 being 'powerful water jets' and 8 being submersion) Having had the circuits eroded on expensive bike lights due to water, this was important to me.
It's not exactly cheap at £78 (cheapest I found it) but compared to the Silva 20 Watt halogen powerhouses retailing at about £175 (battery included), I think it's very good value, especially seen as it has similar specs at half the weight and less than half the price!!
Hope you don't have the same problems with wire I've had!Quote:
Originally Posted by dan
That's always a useful feature for BG supporting I find! :DQuote:
Originally Posted by dan
I bought a myo xp just before Christmas I find the light good enough to run/navigate by brighter would be nice but batteries last for ages, however, after using it twice it started turning itself on a second after turning it off.
CCC replaced it without question tho. so far new one is fine.
Joe, I wouldn't do that! I was so nearly tempted myself! On paper the spec looks out of this world - 5W, 75m beam for 15 hours ( a full winter's night @ max beam ) and ready equipped with a re-chargeable battery and charger, out of the box. It should have been quite adequate for the road bike as well as for off road runningQuote:
Originally Posted by Joe
I think it was Zlod that posted on an earlier thread - "No one appears to manufacture headtorches as reliable as Petzl!" :confused:
I 'make do' with a 7 year old Lucido Coolight 7 l.e.d. headtorch - the first available in the UK, even before Petzl's Tikka. Being in the electrical trades I have repaired, bodged and modified it, but I am a bit of a headtorch geek; even down to having a spreadsheet comparing the different aspects of performance ( beam range, battery duration, etc) of the different models from different manufacturers. Anyone in Bowland that asks my opinion, I always recommend Petzl's MyoBelt XP - allows you to keep the batteries warm on a cold night, reduces the weight on the head and can be retro-fitted with Petzl's Accu battery pack, which contains extra current limiting circuitry in addition to what is already in the lamp - everyone that has followed this advice appears to be well suited.
....and I was looking at the Petzl website just now, and the XP has been updated for this year.
My Accu only lasted three months :( light was great with it, longest I run it for was about 7 1/2 hours on full beam :eek:Quote:
Originally Posted by wheezing donkey
Its been sent back for repair should be back in two weeks.
The light doesn't seem as bright with the normal battery pack may need an upgrade :D
Petzl new Myo XP models in stock now :eek:
I know. Mine arrived this morning. Just waiting for it to go dark now!Quote:
Originally Posted by dominion
Silva L1 is awesome. Had it for 18months. No problem. Always the brightest Headtorch on the hill..... wouldnt be without it. Brilliant up on ingelborough in thick clag and dark last night. Cant recommend enough!!!
Bought mine from aboveandbeyond.co.uk
Brightest isn't everything you knowQuote:
Originally Posted by moo
Just wait till I get my new XP :D
Its dark now and you cannot read this post.Quote:
Originally Posted by Swoop
Can you see anything if you switch your light on, Swoop?
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Originally Posted by XRunner
Well that was ok. 45 min on the Trans Pennine Trail.
Will have to try it on the fells soon.
Just looked at the stats for the new Myo XP! Gutted as I got mine only about 2 months ago and this new one is on paper very much improved.
The middle beam after 10 hours is meant to be better than the current full beam when fully charged. Thats an impressive improvement considering the weight is still the same.
Now do I buy another head torch? ;)