Next we’ll be going from cat-free macaroni to a boycott on macaroni to free the cats(you know, all those poor kitty’s captured on YouTube video).
Yup, the American Macaroni Association will launch a whole boycott campaign based on a misunderstanding of reality, claiming “Think of the kittens!”
Mac-n-cheese flavored popcorn will be available for spectators to purchase during the show.
I wonder if one can buy the cheese powder minus the macaroni. It might actually make a good popcorn topping. Maybe I should go out with my C8 and have a search party to find some.
Nocataloni? Unkittilicious? What’s the world coming to?
Hello
I need your help.
Now C8 is on flash sale on GB.
But I don’t know which version to buy.
On offer are:
XPL HI V2-1A
http://www.gearbest.com/bathroom-lighting/pp_356667.html?wid=21
XML2 U2 - 1A
http://www.gearbest.com/led-flashlights/pp_102103.html?wid=21
What is the difference between these two emitters?
Are this new design C8?
Thank you.
Kind regards
XPL-HI has no dome an gives a narrow/thin beam, and will throw further
XML2 is a domed emitter and has a larger footprint, so will be more ‘floody’
V2 is the brightness bin for XPL-HI (as is the U2 for XML2)
1A is the tint of the emitter
The black convoy is a good choice, but the clear type is more bang for buck, since it comes with the new bistro (or was it biscotti again?) firmware, with AR glass and copper MCPCB
Thank you for your kind answer.
Now I learned something new. 
What does AR glass mean and why is new firmware better than old one?
Thank you
Anti Reflective coated glass.
The newer firmware allows you to choose more brightness levels, which is not possible with the old FW
Neither of them are the subject of this thread. The clear version is the only one that has the new firmware at the moment. Both variants you linked have the usual 3/5 modes firmware. The non clear ‘new version’ you can find at gearbest and other sites it’s actually somewhat old, but it was the new version when it was launched (they should really find a better adjective to describe it). The improvements of that version (mails better heat disipation) are now standard on all modern Convoy C8 you can find.
OK.
I hope they will soon release black version with new FW and AR glass.
gregor, just ask Simon for the Biscotti firmware when ordering from his Convoy store on AliExpress. He is very good about being customer oriented. You should be able to get what you want, for the asking. 
Purchasing from online retailers it will take some time to clear out their stock of older lights, as compared to buying direct from Convoy.
At the end of the day, if you aren’t into modifying a light to get maximum output then the AR coated glass and copper mcpcb aren’t of major significance, the light will produce very similar results either way at stock output current. U2 XM-L2 will have a larger well defined hot spot with useful spill. V2 HI XP-L will show a tighter hot spot with somewhat less spill, both in similar output as far as actual light out the front is concerned.
Thank you for your advice.
I will contact Simon if can make black version with new FW + AR glass + copper MCPCB
Kind regards
The clear C8 has found its place on the handle bar of y sons bike.
I figured that during the day the clear would not warm up as uch as a black flashlight would
So, I’ve been wondering about that. Why does one use a throwy light on a bike? I mean, not mounted on a helmet or something, but on the handlebars? I generally find I need the handlebar light to be extremely floody (like a triple with 10508 optic).
I wonder if they make that rectangular beam pattern lens in a large size to fit the C8?
I’ve also heard that usb rechargable lights are good because you can plug them into a battery pack and get 2x or 3x the run times.
Maybe some people like to ride faster than you do. 
Guess what light is getting the next awesome new holster in the Convoy lineup? :innocent:
The M2?
haha back in high school before I had a car I rode my bike everywhere. Used to coast at about 30mph down a hill next to cars, which was plenty fast and scary for the bike I was riding. I imagine that a throwy light would be great for that. Back then, I didn’t have any bike lights, even riding at night with cars around. 
I have not ridden a bike in years and certainly would not at night anymore. But… if I did I imagine that I would want 2 lights, a dedicated thrower and a dedicated flooder to get the best of both worlds. And probably also a light mounted to the helmet as well both for light as well as to make it obvious to cars when I was turning my head.
And a stun gun for cars to keep from getting run over.
The C8 is getting a holster? Not a molle quick release clip? High strength magnetic attachment?
Come to think on it, whatever happened to those neat twist and lock units that used to be around for phones and Walkmans and stuff? Those would be great for a flashlight, a male locking protrusion on the light and the locking mount belt attachable for ease of use, they’d rotate at will but you had to align the male post to horizontal on the plate and press a button on the plate to release, virtually instantaneous once learned and very very solid on the belt.
Edit: Something like this…
I find a floody handlebar light works pretty well at ~20 mph… but it’s also nice to have a throwy headlamp on my head, for looking at specific things in the distance or for shining directly at cars which don’t appear to notice I’m there. My oldest Zebralight (H51w) works reasonably well for that because it’s surprisingly throwy.
Dale, have you ever looked at Covertec / Covertech knobs? They’re normally used to hold a light saber onto a belt, but it should be just about as easy to put one on a flashlight.