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Title: Nice Osram 2AA German approved front light for Brompon?
Post by: SA_SA_SA_SA on 12 February, 2015, 08:35:35 pm: The following looks nice for a Brompton:

http://www.autobulbsdirect.co.uk/Osram-LED-Front-Bike-Light-FX35-LEDSbike.html (http://www.autobulbsdirect.co.uk/Osram-LED-Front-Bike-Light-FX35-LEDSbike.html)
http://www.osram.co.uk/osram_uk/products/led-technology/led-vehicle-and-bicycle-lighting/bicycles/ledsbike-fx35/index.jsp (http://www.osram.co.uk/osram_uk/products/led-technology/led-vehicle-and-bicycle-lighting/bicycles/ledsbike-fx35/index.jsp)

2AA suits NiMH rechargables (no reverse charge worries).

German approved so should count as approved in the UK due to the EU equivalence clause IMO.
http://www.ctc.org.uk/cyclists-library/regulations/lighting-regulations (http://www.ctc.org.uk/cyclists-library/regulations/lighting-regulations)
Title: Re: Nice Osram 2AA German approved front light for Brompon?
Post by: Kim on 12 February, 2015, 09:31:28 pm: What's the beam shape like? The reflector looks like a B&M IQ, so if it's asymmetrical it will need to be mounted the right way up (which might be undesirable with M-bars).
Title: Re: Nice Osram 2AA German approved front light for Brompon?
Post by: SA_SA_SA_SA on 12 February, 2015, 10:15:27 pm: It will be a proper "dipped"/cut-off asymmetrical Stzvo beam so above bar only*

its a badged roxim lamp
so here's their photo
http://www.roxim.net/comparison.html (http://www.roxim.net/comparison.html)

* NB couldn't you use this official Bracket for the M-type
][bhttp://brompton.com/spares/part/6409/extn-bkt-to-fit-front-lamp-to-m-type-hbar[/b] (http://[bhttp://brompton.com/spares/part/6409/extn-bkt-to-fit-front-lamp-to-m-type-hbar[/b)
Title: Re: Nice Osram 2AA German approved front light for Brompon?
Post by: Kim on 12 February, 2015, 10:19:40 pm: Ah, didn't know about that (I have an S-type). :thumbsup:
Title: Re: Nice Osram 2AA German approved front light for Brompon?
Post by: Arellcat on 14 February, 2015, 02:12:45 pm: Quote from: SA_SA_SA_SA on 12 February, 2015, 10:15:27 pm
* NB couldn't you use this official Bracket for the M-type
http://brompton.com/spares/part/6409/extn-bkt-to-fit-front-lamp-to-m-type-hbar (http://brompton.com/spares/part/6409/extn-bkt-to-fit-front-lamp-to-m-type-hbar)

The Minoura Besso is like a posher Brompton mount, but is hard to come by these days.
Title: Re: Nice Osram 2AA German approved front light for Brompon?
Post by: SA_SA_SA_SA on 12 August, 2016, 06:29:37 pm: I got one half price:
mounted on RHS of Brompton S style bar it clashes with wheel when folded: Bahh., It would probably be OK mounted to the left of the stem but the law says centrally or to the offside, so I suppose it depends on how liberally/illiberally you interpret centrally....
Title: Re: Nice Osram 2AA German approved front light for Brompon?
Post by: SA_SA_SA_SA on 29 August, 2017, 11:56:01 am: It fell off forwards and broke on road because I failed to push it back enough to latch on bracket one day :(
Title: Re: Nice Osram 2AA German approved front light for Brompon?
Post by: Plug1n on 29 August, 2017, 02:23:01 pm: Quote from: SA_SA_SA_SA on 29 August, 2017, 11:56:01 am
It fell off forwards and broke on road because I failed to push it back enough to latch on bracket one day :(

Commiserations, the same thing happened with my first B+M Ixon (user failed to click the latch properly).
Title: Re: Nice Osram 2AA German approved front light for Brompon?
Post by: SA_SA_SA_SA on 29 August, 2017, 02:31:57 pm: Thanks: its been replaced by a lidl Stzvo lamp (to which I have added secondary retention of ia velcro strap :) )

If lamps slid on forwards this sort of thing wouldn't happen (as much?) though.....