Comments on: Light & Motion Vega 200 – First Impressions http://urbanvelo.org/vega200/ Bicycles in the urban environment. A magazine about urban cycling. Wed, 08 Feb 2012 15:18:55 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Kerru http://urbanvelo.org/vega200/comment-page-1/#comment-15446 Kerru Sat, 27 Feb 2010 00:46:32 +0000 http://urbanvelo.org/light-motion-vega-200-first-impressions/#comment-15446 Owen and Bruno are correct. This is possibly the worst bike light I can imagine for any CX bike. Well, it even is bad for a road bike. I am CONSTANTLY readjusting the strap. Stupid $3.00 part and then they try tacking on $9.00 in shipping if you go online. The old design was 100 times better but very fragile. Go with another brand like DeNoite. LM have serious design flaws, at least with the Vega. I am selling mine as soon as I get a replacement strap. Owen and Bruno are correct. This is possibly the worst bike light I can imagine for any CX bike. Well, it even is bad for a road bike. I am CONSTANTLY readjusting the strap. Stupid $3.00 part and then they try tacking on $9.00 in shipping if you go online.

The old design was 100 times better but very fragile. Go with another brand like DeNoite. LM have serious design flaws, at least with the Vega.

I am selling mine as soon as I get a replacement strap.

]]> By: Bruno Lucidarme http://urbanvelo.org/vega200/comment-page-1/#comment-14311 Bruno Lucidarme Wed, 20 Jan 2010 00:55:23 +0000 http://urbanvelo.org/light-motion-vega-200-first-impressions/#comment-14311 Came across this website and wanted to quickly add my input as well. I agree with the above. Great light but very poor mounting option. Mine falls down as well hitting any type of bump. I actually attach it to the inside of my bar ends now, which is a non-friction material and it stays put there. Came across this website and wanted to quickly add my input as well. I agree with the above. Great light but very poor mounting option. Mine falls down as well hitting any type of bump. I actually attach it to the inside of my bar ends now, which is a non-friction material and it stays put there.

]]> By: Owen http://urbanvelo.org/vega200/comment-page-1/#comment-12288 Owen Thu, 19 Nov 2009 18:04:07 +0000 http://urbanvelo.org/light-motion-vega-200-first-impressions/#comment-12288 I am a new owner of the Vega 200 and I was initially amazed with this product. Light, bright, incredibly compact, and apparently well built — it is a wonder. But I am also amazed that L&M decided to pair this $150 light with a 25 cent elastic mounting strap. It would be much better if it mounted onto a mounting bracket that could be bolted to the bike (like my Niterider headlamp does). As it is, it is always slipping around, even when I have the elastic strap as tight as possible, and I have to constantly readjust the beam every time I hit a bump. The strap might support a lightweight $20 headlamp, but it is clearly a design failure for this otherwise good product. I am a new owner of the Vega 200 and I was initially amazed with this product. Light, bright, incredibly compact, and apparently well built — it is a wonder. But I am also amazed that L&M decided to pair this $150 light with a 25 cent elastic mounting strap. It would be much better if it mounted onto a mounting bracket that could be bolted to the bike (like my Niterider headlamp does). As it is, it is always slipping around, even when I have the elastic strap as tight as possible, and I have to constantly readjust the beam every time I hit a bump. The strap might support a lightweight $20 headlamp, but it is clearly a design failure for this otherwise good product.

]]> By: Urban Jeff http://urbanvelo.org/vega200/comment-page-1/#comment-10971 Urban Jeff Tue, 29 Sep 2009 00:31:46 +0000 http://urbanvelo.org/light-motion-vega-200-first-impressions/#comment-10971 Light & Motion's primary business is making diving lights for underwater photography. So yes, they're water resistant. Light & Motion’s primary business is making diving lights for underwater photography. So yes, they’re water resistant.

]]> By: LJP http://urbanvelo.org/vega200/comment-page-1/#comment-10968 LJP Mon, 28 Sep 2009 21:19:42 +0000 http://urbanvelo.org/light-motion-vega-200-first-impressions/#comment-10968 Hi, do you know, are these lights waterproof or water-resistent? Living in the PacNorthWest water is a big issue. Thanks Hi, do you know, are these lights waterproof or water-resistent? Living in the PacNorthWest water is a big issue.

Thanks

]]> By: Urban Jeff http://urbanvelo.org/vega200/comment-page-1/#comment-3982 Urban Jeff Mon, 15 Sep 2008 12:23:39 +0000 http://urbanvelo.org/light-motion-vega-200-first-impressions/#comment-3982 No, they didn't ask. I don't really mind, but I'll drop them a note and see if they'll credit Urban Velo. No, they didn’t ask. I don’t really mind, but I’ll drop them a note and see if they’ll credit Urban Velo.

]]> By: Bunnyhopper http://urbanvelo.org/vega200/comment-page-1/#comment-3981 Bunnyhopper Mon, 15 Sep 2008 11:20:23 +0000 http://urbanvelo.org/light-motion-vega-200-first-impressions/#comment-3981 Your review s being used here (with permission, I hope): http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Models.aspx?ModelID=29551 Your review s being used here (with permission, I hope):

http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Models.aspx?ModelID=29551

]]> By: Urban Jeff http://urbanvelo.org/vega200/comment-page-1/#comment-3032 Urban Jeff Tue, 15 Jul 2008 20:09:54 +0000 http://urbanvelo.org/light-motion-vega-200-first-impressions/#comment-3032 No, the strap stays attached to the light. No, the strap stays attached to the light.

]]> By: Aqua Dublavee http://urbanvelo.org/vega200/comment-page-1/#comment-3030 Aqua Dublavee Tue, 15 Jul 2008 14:01:39 +0000 http://urbanvelo.org/light-motion-vega-200-first-impressions/#comment-3030 This is a bit of a dumb question but, is this light able to be removed with its strap still attached to the handlebars (sort of like an older cateye)? This is a bit of a dumb question but, is this light able to be removed with its strap still attached to the handlebars (sort of like an older cateye)?

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