This light received a brief mention from MTBR member PeterG in November - see post # 6 in this link http://forums.mtbr.com/lights-night-riding/2012-mtbr-lights-shootout-739216-23.html
The lights are made in the Czech Republic by enthusiast Michal Solc.
His lights at the current state of development claim just over 6000 OTF lumens for the 6 x XML U2 version driven @ 3.6 amps per emitter on a copper PCB and using a 22.2 volt Li-pol battery.
I read as much of his website as I could (it's partly in English) using Google Translator, and was impressed enough to email Michal for more info. I'm seriously considering buying one, but will probably wait for the XML-2 version now.
The price is not bad. Michal quoted me an all up price of 569 EUR delivered here to Australia for one with "the lot". That includes an upgrade to U3's for a quoted 6400 ANSI lumens and their largest 129Wh battery.
I'd like to see if we can generate some discussion about this light, even if many people will view it as unnecessary or over the top. But from what I can see it's potentially at the very top of the tree in pure output terms as far as commercially available bike lights go.
For those of you with far greater engineering knowledge than me, I'd love to here your opinion about what Michal Solc has created here - is it all that he claims?
Here's another link.
ZORA - svtla na kolo
Digger.
The lights are made in the Czech Republic by enthusiast Michal Solc.
His lights at the current state of development claim just over 6000 OTF lumens for the 6 x XML U2 version driven @ 3.6 amps per emitter on a copper PCB and using a 22.2 volt Li-pol battery.
I read as much of his website as I could (it's partly in English) using Google Translator, and was impressed enough to email Michal for more info. I'm seriously considering buying one, but will probably wait for the XML-2 version now.
The price is not bad. Michal quoted me an all up price of 569 EUR delivered here to Australia for one with "the lot". That includes an upgrade to U3's for a quoted 6400 ANSI lumens and their largest 129Wh battery.
I'd like to see if we can generate some discussion about this light, even if many people will view it as unnecessary or over the top. But from what I can see it's potentially at the very top of the tree in pure output terms as far as commercially available bike lights go.
For those of you with far greater engineering knowledge than me, I'd love to here your opinion about what Michal Solc has created here - is it all that he claims?
Here's another link.
ZORA - svtla na kolo
Digger.