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Lupine Piko

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#1 ·
I rode tonight with the Lupine Piko. It has 2 Cree XPGs and weighs about 170 grams. It has a bar mount too. It was so nice I shed a tear. I'll write a full evaluation shortly.

Then I turned on the Lupine Betty XPG with 22 degree beam. I think I will be night riding a lot this winter!

fc
 

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Yep, looks like price is $310. And that is so cool since I fully expected this light to come in at around $450. It comes with everything in the case below.

indebt, it looks like this light is brighter than the Tesla. Tesla was 51 lux on our meter and this one measured 41. I still have repeat the test a couple more times. The beam pattern is tighter. It has very bright center then it has a pretty big middle beam.

So far, this is turning out to be a very very good helmet light. Like most superbright helmet lights though it's hard to see trail bumps and dips when there is no bar light. That could be good or bad as it 'smooths' out the trail :)

fc

edit: 41 lux and not 55 as I do more ambient light measurements.
 

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mehukatti said:
Does the Piko light head, when ordered separately, come with handlebar mount?
I'm pretty sure the answer is no. This is predominantly a helmet light.

I got the handlebar mount in a separate package and I don't think it comes standard with the complete package.

fc
 

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#10 ·
That would be a great mount for the other Lupine lights. I like the way it is in the center of the bars in front of the stem. I never did like the look of the light on top of the bars.
 
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What advantage does this dual XPG light have over other similar dual XPG products from others at better prices? There is no way anyone would expect the piko to go for $450, even $310 is a rip off.

Trail LED Dual XPG with custom configuration (color, lens, and battery choices) $175 (also note their 4X Quad XPG system is $10 less than the Piko)
http://www.trailled.com/product/500l

Amoeba Dual XPG - Regina - $220
http://amoebalight.blogspot.com/
 
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syadasti said:
What advantage does this dual XPG light have over other similar dual XPG products from others at better prices? There is no way anyone would expect the piko to go for $450, even $310 is a rip off.

Trail LED Dual XPG with custom configuration (color, lens, and battery choices) $175 (also note their 4X Quad XPG system is $10 less than the Piko)
http://www.trailled.com/product/500l

Amoeba Dual XPG - Regina - $220
http://amoebalight.blogspot.com/
Considering the Piko is brighter than NR Pro 600 at $450, the Tesla at $400, the Baja Stryker at $300, several L/M similarly priced products, won't mention MS as there is no comparison,and i'm sure there are maybe one or two more examples of non DIY products that i'm excluding here.And all of this i believe in a smaller and lighter package than all mentioned above,i wouldn't call it a rip off. Maybe this year Francios will include more DIY products so as to put things in perspective, would be interesting to see the LUX measurments on the two DIY XPG's mentioned. I think it's awesome that DIYers are making some great products and at prices that makes me wonder how they are making any money, out there for us night riders to use. :D
 
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indebt said:
If it turns out there outputs are the equal or better than the Piko,,,,,,,,,,,You Win!! But come on,,,have you seen the Piko???? It's a frikin work of art!!:D
It is light porn. Micro!

Btw, I'm not saying this is the best value in existence. I'm just saying I was expecting it to be priced around $450 since that's what the Tesla was priced at and their lights are generally pricey. Lupine is the most expensive light brand around. Their quality and engineering in every area is good and I think they pay old german ladies to put these together. Details like the charger, battery, switches are reallly good. So getting this around $300 will be pretty sweet.

fc
 
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Flyer said:
The Piko looks intriguing. I may have suddenly realized I need a third light. How much does the lighthead weigh without the battery?
Hi flyer. Lupine's site shows the lighthead at 55g. It kind of makes that Tesla of yours seem big doesn't it. Time to spend more money again.:D I know it makes my Wilma which I use on the helmet seem like a monster and it weighs 125g.

francois, I look forward to your review as I do with all your reviews.
 
#21 ·
I am waiting on mine. I also have Wilma and my first plan was to run Wilma on the helmet and Piko on the bar. Francois, would you advice the same? I'm used to run brighter light on helmet but then Wilma's beam is wide, nice and equal and Piko's more spot(ish) which would suite more on the helmet? Sweet problems, really...
 
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BBW said:
Francois, could you coment on the beam pattern?
It is a very bright center then surrounded by a medium wide halo then there is a black ring then a slight peripheral spill. It's very clean and well defined. the center and middle are the useable light. I'll photograph tonight.

fc
 
#24 ·
Holy Smokes, that is half the weight of the Tesla. Time for another Lupine, it seems.:)

MaximusHQ said:
Hi flyer. Lupine's site shows the lighthead at 55g. It kind of makes that Tesla of yours seem big doesn't it. Time to spend more money again.:D I know it makes my Wilma which I use on the helmet seem like a monster and it weighs 125g.

francois, I look forward to your review as I do with all your reviews.
 
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francois said:
It is a very bright center then surrounded by a medium wide halo then there is a black ring then a slight peripheral spill. It's very clean and well defined. the center and middle are the useable light. I'll photograph tonight.

fc
...Waiting eagerly...:ihih:

If I like what I see this could probably cause me to purchase my first Lupine...but $300 is my holding point.
 
#26 ·
Cat-man-do said:
...Waiting eagerly...:ihih:

If I like what I see this could probably cause me to purchase my first Lupine...but $300 is my holding point.
the "torch guy" spending a ton of money on a Lupine? the world is coming to and end:p
Get the Tesla and get done with it; then we would not have to read your posts about how stupid is to spend money on anything but a couple of 9.99$ torches hahha
 
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