Awesome Twin Spotlamps

Step 4 On the bike

The lights are held on the bike with the pipe clips. Be careful to put a piece of inner-tube between the clamp and the handle bar. This will give more grip and stop them from drooping down on rough paths. It will also prevent the bars from getting scratched if that sort of thing bothers you.

In use
The light from them is awesome and lights up the road ahead with no trouble at all. They are easily as bright as a set of spots my friend bought for about £100 and mine last a bit longer than his.

Because they are individually adjustable you can angle them to match your riding. In country cycle paths I tend to have them angled a bit closer and just a bit to either side to light up the edges of the path and spot out any bits of tree or bush that might be a hazard. On the open road I tend to have them angled to shine straight forward and give me greater visibility to motorised road users rather than light the road. Especially as  I have to get across the town centre that is very busy and has zero cycle path provision.


The advantage of keeping both switches on the torch bodies is that one lamp can be switched off to preserve battery life if you get stuck out longer than anticipated.

Although the maths suggest a set of 4 AA 2000mAh batteries will last for about 3 hours experience tells me to not expect more than 1 1/2 hours. Anyway I always cycle at night with a set of fresh batteries just in-case.