I see you’ve come to a decision, but I’m gonna add my 2cc:
Totally in favour of the Lumintop Tool AA 2.0, too. Despite me carrying a nice Convoy S2 that has sentimental value and a nice 4000k tint, it’s mostly my bicycle light; the Tool AA is my at-work light of choice. Size, mode distribution, beam pattern, everything is on point – even the cool white tint of the XP-L on it is the best I’ve ever seen.
Oh boy, that looks nice. Thanks for giving me a rabbit hole to go down researching. More than I thought I wanted to pay, but if I were to turn my back on the JetBeam-1 Mk this might be it.
Do you know who is reputable to order from? The Amazon price is $27, but GoingGear has them for $46.
Can’t go wrong buying from Amazon.
I have the olive green MI7, love it.
Also found 1-MK, if you just can’t live without it, lol.
I appreciate all the suggestions.
The Jetbeam snuck up on me, the part where the belt clip is so close to the end of the flashlight and it is so slender, it just hides well in the corner of my pocket and doesn’t break the pocket line. Apparently all of my other flashlights wreck havoc on my Swisstech travel pants, which are also part of my EDC, cause I bicycle commute and the Swisstech pants are great for bicycling and going straight into a meeting; they’re not so good for pocket clip carry.
How do you mount your flashlights to your bike?
Have you looked at the new EagTac D3A? I’ve got one and it’s an awesome little light. LOVE the UI and the switch is great.
sofirn sp10b has all things you need, shortcut to low, high lumen, can use either 14500 or ni-mh
You must live in a very cool place then. I commute to work by bike every day, and though it’s a short distance (4km, give or take), I just can’t go without having a wash before starting my activities. Even on “cold” days.
I don’t mount my light to my bike so much as I mount it on myself: I clip it to the outer side of my glove, so it sits parallel to the hand while I’m holding the handlebar. For this I prefer the Convoy S2 (not +), and because Convoy’s pocket clip is not very grippy, I recently added a lanyard to it that I wrap around my wrist.
I have given up my daily commute by car (3mi/5k one way, not including client visits) and ride an electric bike. So i’m able to be fully clothed, still get my heart rate elevated, but not be soaking wet once i’m done. I like to tell people that there is more exercise to be had on a electric assisted bike than there is in a car seat. I tried bike commuting to work for a few months and it was more sweat than anything else; truly a life changer.
I’m in Atlanta, we’re pretty hot these days, though the humidity has been bearable, which is somewhat an improvement.
Please make sure that the flashlight you choose does not spontaneously switch on in your pocket. Tail-clicky lights are usually ok, and twisties too. But all e-switch lights that I tried to EDC do switch on in my pants pocket, not occasionally but a few times a week. They need a lock-out (mechanically or electronically) to prevent that and that extra operation is annoying enough for a flashlight to be expelled from EDC-use.
Hear, hear!
Where I live it’s warm almost year round, and humidity is thankfully high for most of it (I hate, hate, HATE dry weather, it wreaks total havoc with my respiratory system). My quirk is that it takes barely any physical exertion to make me leak more water than a broken faucet, to the point where even assisted pedaling doesn’t help, so I just go for broke and pump up the speed with leg power alone.
Biking to work is no token effort for me either: it saves me a big chunk of dosh at the end of the month just from fuel expenses, and it keeps me feeling healthy and more importantly, feeling good. The progression is so satisfying, too – nothing like crushing in 5 minutes a climb that you had to get off and push the bike through, shifting to a heavier gear each month.
I know the feeling. I like the Olight interface, and Thrunite, but I carry both manually twisted off for that reason. The Jetbeam did not fire in my pocket, even while bicycling, so I can’t recommend it enough. Looking at the Klarus Mi7 and the Thrunite t10ii both are the footprint I want, and there is a lot of appeal with the interface, but it just feels like it will be a headache in my pocket. Though I know the Klarus has a electronic lockout.
I still haven’t pulled the trigger, I might bide my time till the Jetbeam goes on sale, or maybe i’ll be seduced to buy something more expensive, Not sure. I know this little budget thorfire TG06S I’m carrying right now is a bit of a drag. It sticks out proud (way proud) and steps down hard after it has been on awhile; it isn’t all bad though.
I ordered the thrunite t10ii last night. I’ll let you know, but i’m pretty excited. It was a hard decision. I narrowed down to the Klarus Mi7, Jetbeam-1 MK, and the thrunite t10ii.
I missed a sale on the Jetbeam, and my love for it boils down to the carry footprint, and the fact that the high beam doesn’t step down on me (or it didn’t in my use case with the flashlight), the memory was also pleasing, but it wasn’t an interface I was madly in love with.
The Klarus Mi7 is tempting, but I don’t know the brand as well and it was the most expensive of the three lights I was thinking about.
The t10ii has most of my wishlist. a shortcut mode to firefly and high, I like the strobe function, a magnetic tail cap.
On some level i’m totally fascinated with the 14500 light category. I came into modern flashlights with 18650 lights, but the 14500 category continues to impress me as a daytime carry light. I don’t swap to AA, but the ability to do so is appealing, and unless i’m working on a car, or the house, i’m usually in a travel pant of some sort and dressed business casual; so to have that much power in a little light is impressive.
Thanks for all the advice, it really did help in the decision making.
I would say this one!! SP10A or B!
Small, access to moon, turbo and last used mode (and strobel), electronic lock-out and you can physically lock it out by slightly twisting the head before putting it into your pocket!
Led is mod friendly in case you want to change it 
Well I got my thrunite t10ii.
*The Good
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-Strong magnet
-Strong clip
-Great heft
-The CW model feels not so hot
-The polished finish is slick and perfect, if I was going to keep it I’d get to putting a patina on it.
-The flood and throw on this light is pretty exciting, the Jetbeam-1 MK is much tighter.
*The Bad
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-The button is hard to find, if you line it up with the clip you’re fine, but it truly is hard to find.
*The Ugly
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-There is a high pitched whine on the low setting.
This is a bummer. I can live with the button (really I can’ t live with the button…) but the whine is terrible. More important, what does the whine mean?
Maybe I am going to the Klarus Mi7, though I am a little skeptical of the quality.
It was still fun to get a torch and play with it awhile.
That sounds like inductor whine, though not sure you should be hearing it. Could be faulty or could be that your hearing is sensitive to it. You could refer it to the seller as a fault.
I watched the Klarus Mi7 video linked above and was liking it until the reviewer showed you could turn the switch on without knowing where it is by wrapping your finger around the head and squeezing, gave me the impression it would be susceptible to accidental turn on in a pocket. I don’t have one so it might not be the case but something to watch out for.
Edit:-Sorry the T10 didn’t work out, and even more sorry you’re coming down with the 14500 bug
My ears are on or off, but when they’re on I can hear it all.
My hang up with the Klarus Mi7 was when the the late great Marshall Hoots of Going Gear talked about them honoring their warranty. The way he explained the experience made me think two things, they sometimes need service and you are going to apparently be torchless for almost half a year if something goes wrong. That is a bummer, and some of the Amazon reviews talked about quality issues.
I am enticed by the 14500 cause i realize that as much as I want all of the light I can get the 14500 battery can drive all the lumens (300-500) I need for about two weeks at a time. I enjoy not charging my Olight S30R Baton iii for multiple months, but after a year back in the office, my trusty S30 and Leatherman Skeletool wrecked every pair of pants in my closet. When you’re supposed to be the polished face of an organization your rig has to be a bit more discrete, that and I bought new pants and didn’t want to see all the same pocket wear on every pair of slacks I own. Those wear lines and fraying have a certain charm about them, but maybe i’ve moved on. So I think I have to limit myself on the 18650 and 18350.
I enjoy the hunt. I used to think I festered about buying in my mind, but really I enjoy comparing stuff in my head a lot, before buying. For example the Jetbeam-1 MK is rated at 480 lumens, and the thrunite t10ii is supposed to be 550. Of the two the Jetbeam-1 MK is tight and strong and medium floody, with a brilliant hot center that says “dial me down to a lower setting”. The thrunite t10ii with its CW bulb is incredibly floody, does not have a hot center and really throws light all around you in addition to having a long throw. Now take the Olight S1A, The king of flooders. I keep giving that flashlight to people as a gift cause regular people seem to love what it does. The Olight S1A seems to have the least throw, which i find disappointing on walks when I want to throw light medium, and long distances; there are so many choices.
I’ve definitely learned that I like my 1000 lumen and up lights to be NW, and my 500 lumen and less lights to be CW and apparently with less flood and more of a tight beam. I guess this is what the thrunite t10ii taught me in a day. Without the whine i’d probably keep it and be pleased.
Lastly as is the case with many 14500 lights (though not all) the thrunite t10ii firefly is unusable. Who ever knew 0.5 to 5 lumens could be so functional.
Zebralight evidently knows!
SC52w if you can get one is the one I have EDC’d since they were released 7 years ago and it is almost ideal for exactly the reasons that you list for me.
Is buying Budget lights really a Budget proposition if you don’t get exactly what you like?
I also have a Jet1-MK in the other pocket!
