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Lupine presents little wonder

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Lupine is known for their quality headlights and lights for mountainbikes. Their products are always well designed and with a great finish. This fall they introduce a new moedel named Lupine NEO X2. The specs are:

Specifications:
Lumens: 700 ANSI Lumen
Watt: 7W
Battery: 2.2 Ah Hardcase 7.2V
Runtime: 2h 15 – 80h
LED: 1 Cree XM-L2
Beam Angle: 30°
Weight: 195g

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The Neo X2 will cost € 180 and is therewith located underneath the Piko X4 . Quality and reliability stay at the same high Lupine level due to production in Germany.

The Neo X2 will be available after mid of August.

Get more info at: Lupine

Test of Petzl Nao

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I have been running in the woods, among thick trees and with a map in my hand to test this headlamp. I have been standing still, pointing the light at a thick tree trunk and then into the woods and repeated the exercise. I have been staring at the map without being blinded, then into the woods, and back on the map. Each time, the lamp regulates the brightness, so I have no trouble reading the map; see the details of the cortex, or the trail.

This is exactly what the Petzl NAO does, it adjusts the brightness of the light depending on what you are looking at, and it does it well! [Read more…]