Product Review: Sigma Kalmit head light

This light seems to work fairly well. Its fit and finish are quite nice in my opinion. Its mount and ease of detaching the light for use as a flashlight are handy. Its light output, while not brilliant, is rated at 15 lumen, & is adequate for slower riding speeds.
HOWEVER, while its mounting hardware is simple, effective & easy to use, this seems to be the systems weak point. Mine developed a crack after seeming to pull the screw that connects the two haves through the top part. If I had spent say $20.00 on it, I wouldn’t hesitate slapping some J.B. Weld on it and running it. But since I spent nearly $50.00 for it, I expect & demand that it work well AND continue to work well past 20 minutes of use on my first ride using it!
As a result, I’ll be taking it back to REI tomorrow & exercising their generous return policy.


Bottom line? Spend a bit more on a brighter light that has a better mounting system OR spend less on a cheaper one that will likely work as good as this one did.

http://www.rei.com/product/777127

Posted By: stinky peteI went back to REI & returned the light without hassle & picked up a small 4.6 watt flashlight for $30.00 on sale.
I then mounted it onto my handlebars with two hose clamps & it works easily 3 times as well.

http://www.rei.com/product/750270

Oooo! They dropped the price $20! The downside of that flash is that it uses a special battery - harder/pricier to get replacements.

I've done the same thing with a cheapster $6 LED flashlight and a couple of Velcro straps, the Jevelot ones intended to hold a pump in a plastic clip. It works OK. But for those seeking fancier mountings, the LED flashlight manufacturer Fenix makes a variety of mountings for their flashlights, which should fit all the other flashlights around.

Here is a link to a site that I posted a picture at. (No, that isn’t my real e-mail address)


http://bikehacks.com/bike-light-hack/comment-page-1/#comment-4693

LED is always the way to go.

The troll