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I did the Arrowhead Ultra in northern Minnesota January 25 and 26. Well, I did 75 of the 135 miles. The trail was so sloppy--warm and little snow--that those 75 miles took 17 hours, much of it walking my bike, and I didn't feel I could safely make it down the numerous downhills between miles 75 and 110. Anyway, wanted to report on the lights I used since my experience is pertinent to commuters.
My headlight was a Sigma Buster 600. The non blinking mode offers 600, 200 and 100 lumen options. I did the Arrowhead in 200 (what they call "standard mode"). I turned the light on at about 5:15 pm, finished up nearly 9 hours later at 2:00 am. Amazingly, I was still well over 35% when I finished. I say "amazingly," because Sigma predicts 5 hours in the standard mode. I should also mention that leading up to the Arrowhead, during training rides and commutes at -15F, I noticed no loss in battery life due to the cold. This is phenomenal for a rechargeable light. During those same rides my serfas fork red blinky would just shut off (and did so, actually, around 0F). So I highly recommend the Buster 600, not just for the life of the battery, but for the pattern of the light and the bombproof aluminum housing.
The Arrowhead also requires red blinking lights front and rear. We share the trail with snowmobiles... when there's snow, that is
. I jettisoned my serfas lights and went with two sigma lights instead, a Cuberider II on the front fork and a Tail Blazer on the seatstay. I put lithium batteries in both (AAA) and they were great. The mounts for each were rock solid, which was important, as with trail conditions I went down in the snow more times than I cared to count or want to remember.
When equipment works I like to let others know, and these Sigma lights work under the harshest conditions.
My headlight was a Sigma Buster 600. The non blinking mode offers 600, 200 and 100 lumen options. I did the Arrowhead in 200 (what they call "standard mode"). I turned the light on at about 5:15 pm, finished up nearly 9 hours later at 2:00 am. Amazingly, I was still well over 35% when I finished. I say "amazingly," because Sigma predicts 5 hours in the standard mode. I should also mention that leading up to the Arrowhead, during training rides and commutes at -15F, I noticed no loss in battery life due to the cold. This is phenomenal for a rechargeable light. During those same rides my serfas fork red blinky would just shut off (and did so, actually, around 0F). So I highly recommend the Buster 600, not just for the life of the battery, but for the pattern of the light and the bombproof aluminum housing.
The Arrowhead also requires red blinking lights front and rear. We share the trail with snowmobiles... when there's snow, that is
. I jettisoned my serfas lights and went with two sigma lights instead, a Cuberider II on the front fork and a Tail Blazer on the seatstay. I put lithium batteries in both (AAA) and they were great. The mounts for each were rock solid, which was important, as with trail conditions I went down in the snow more times than I cared to count or want to remember. When equipment works I like to let others know, and these Sigma lights work under the harshest conditions.
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