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09-16-02, 12:42 PM
Had a great commute in this morning! It was 50 degrees and dry. I leave for work at 5:30am to get there by 7:00. It's really dark in Wisconsin that early until about 6:20am at this time of the year. I have been using a very cheap Cateye powered by 4 AA batteries. But on Friday my new light system arrived in the mail.
It's a Performance Viewpoint Dual . It has a 12 watt flood beam and a 12 watt spot beam which is activated by a switch mounted to the handlebar when needed. The spot really helped in the wooded trail sections of my commute. I felt a lot safer with the added visibility with this new system. I still don't know how long the battery will really last. It says 2 1/2 hours with only the flood. We'll see.
Thanks for your input and helping me make my decision. After considering the Schmidt Dynamo and other more expensive systems I thought I would try the middle of the road system first.
It's a Performance Viewpoint Dual . It has a 12 watt flood beam and a 12 watt spot beam which is activated by a switch mounted to the handlebar when needed. The spot really helped in the wooded trail sections of my commute. I felt a lot safer with the added visibility with this new system. I still don't know how long the battery will really last. It says 2 1/2 hours with only the flood. We'll see.
Thanks for your input and helping me make my decision. After considering the Schmidt Dynamo and other more expensive systems I thought I would try the middle of the road system first.