What's this plastic bit with my Dinotte?
06-05-08, 08:25 AM
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What's this plastic bit with my Dinotte?
I ordered front and rear lights in the Dinotte sale, and they arrived today. Interestingly, in a very quick daylight test, the Dinotte doesn't appear any brighter than my $20 Ultrafire Cree Q5 light, but time will tell, plus it's gorgeous, and should have better runtime.
Anyhoo, I got everything I expected - 2 lights, 2 battery packs and clips, 2 straps for the packs etc. Additionally, I got 2 spare battery clips (great), and a weird plastic dealy. It has a circular "pipe" section, and then above that, a semcircular section which appears to be ideal for the light to fit on. I presume it's a mount of some sort, but what the devil is it for?
Anyhoo, I got everything I expected - 2 lights, 2 battery packs and clips, 2 straps for the packs etc. Additionally, I got 2 spare battery clips (great), and a weird plastic dealy. It has a circular "pipe" section, and then above that, a semcircular section which appears to be ideal for the light to fit on. I presume it's a mount of some sort, but what the devil is it for?
06-05-08, 08:38 AM
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Excellent! How does it work? (I'm sure I'm being thick).
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Actually nevermind. It's a seatpost mount for the taillight.
06-05-08, 06:42 PM
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Bike ≠ Car ≠ Ped.
And, if you need to, you can put the light underneath the pipe.
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You won't be able to tell for sure until you test them at night. I have been fooled by looking at my new lights in daylight and thinking they weren't as bright as I thought, but then at night realizing I was wrong. The 200l is a nice little light and I can see why it is so popular. The tail light is insanely bright though lol.
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Walk 6 or 7 blocks away from the lights and then look back and compare. You'll be amazed!
