Comments on: $1200 bike light

By: Thomas Anderson

Thomas Anderson — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 19:14:25 +0000

I bought the Lupine Betty Pro and it is worth every penny! It lights up the trail at night like no other light or lights that I have seen. Who wants to have two or three different lights and batteries when all you need is this remarkable light!!

By: seoul p4 led

seoul p4 led — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 02:00:17 +0000

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By: Mike Myers

Mike Myers — Wed, 03 Oct 2007 09:52:52 +0000

I imagine that single Luxeon 5W lights will eventually become the entry level. Having ridden with a DiNotte 5W, I think it’s just about the minimum useful see/be seen light.

By: CJ

CJ — Wed, 03 Oct 2007 02:51:22 +0000

I am interested in you doing a review of the Cateye single shot.

Thanks!!

By: Ghost Rider

Ghost Rider — Tue, 02 Oct 2007 22:58:02 +0000

Big Bang, indeed! I really, really want one of those! Or one of these new Lupine lights.

Mike is right — in a couple years, a lot of this new lighting technology will be available at a much cheaper price — but still expensive compared to the cheapie LED lights that currently saturate the market.

By: Mike Myers

Mike Myers — Tue, 02 Oct 2007 22:17:05 +0000

Well, that’s just about right. Perhaps projecting as much light as a motor vehicle will get as much respect as a motor vehicle. The price is steep, but as with all high tech stuff, the price will come down. I imagine that in 3 years my DiNotte 600L will be seen as a quaint little light compared to the monsters which will be widely available.

The ultimate would seem to be the Busch & Mueller “Big Bang”.

http://www.peterwhitecycles.com/bigbang.asp

It’s less expensive than the Lupine but LOOK AT THAT THING.

Speaking of awesome lighting, check out the ultimate DiNotte taillight–

http://tinyurl.com/22khrt

How about 600 LUMENS of red taillight? God, I’m such a geek when it comes to lighting….