nun

Great, it's a beautiful place. I was there June 2015 to ride "The Going to the Sun Road". I took the little boat ride around Lake MacDonald too. Bike touring can take you to beautiful places.

bwgride

A friend and I bike camped in the Jim Timmerman Natural Resources Area at Jocassee Gorges in South Carolina. Here's a view from Jumping-off-rock overlooking Lake Jocassee. For those interested, the forest service roads in this area have very steep grades with some in excess of 35%. Very difficult riding here especially when hauling gear. For those who like bikepacking difficult areas, this is a nice spot.

bmike

Exposure
Find the ones with the burn time and brightness you need. I couple their Diablo on the head with the Revo (dyno) on the bars. I'd get a larger one of theirs if I ever needed another battery light. The lights can have their programs adjusted so you can pick a run time and brighteness that works for your riding. So my Diablo is tuned for 3,10,24 hours right now - if I wanted full brightness I could set it for full brightness and 1,3,6 hours.

mdilthey

Thanks to everyone who offered suggestions. I appreciate it! Sorry I hijacked the thread (or did I?)

Light and Motion Trail 850 checks the most boxes, and I'll outline why I'm choosing them in case it benefits others:

[√] 850 Lumens max
[√] 6-hour burn time at 195 lumens
[√] Very fast recharge (>2.5 hours)
[√] Available at my local bike shop
[√] Made in USA

veganbikes

Good choice on the light.

You didn't really hijack a thread and even if you did it was a thread that shouldn't have been created in the first place since we have stickied thread for just such a purpose. In fact it is literally the first thread in this section.

For those who have again missed it or forgotten about it:
https://www.bikeforums.net/touring/69...aded-rigs.html

mobile_simon

indyfabz

That's the DeSmet, is it not? I rode there in '99, '00 and '09. Camped at Sprague Creek all three times. Love downing a beer lakeside.

tarwheel 

I highly recommend the L&M Urban 850, which is available in a fast-charge version for about $20 extra. Mine is the "slow charge" version because I use my light mainly for commuting and simply recharge it at the end of the day. My daily commute is about 2.5 hours total (including time at traffic lights), and I'm able to run the light on the second-highest setting with plenty of charge for the entire trip.

I also have one of my touring bikes set up with a B&M Luxos dynamo light with SP-PV8 hub in the front wheel. The Luxos has a built in port for charging accessories, but you can't charge items while the light is running. I haven't used the charge feature yet so can't provide any feedback on how well it works. I also have a B&M Toplight taillight mounted to the rear rack on that back. I secured the wiring with zip ties, which function well but do make the bike look a little more cluttered. The taillight itself works great.

The L&M Urban 850 is brighter with a more even beam than the Luxos. However, the Luxos is very convenient for commuting and plenty bright enough for my needs. It's nice not having to worry about forgetting to charge you batteries.

mdilthey

The Trail 850 is the Urban. I should have typed "Urban Trail 850." It has the fast-charge.

antokelly

yeah but i wasn't looking for photos of loaded rigs............

Tourist in MSN

Someone told me when I was there that the White Pine tree behind my tent at Sprauge was the largest White Pine in Western Montana or some similar kind of record.

antokelly

don't suppose you have any photos of your set up (bike light)

nun

Yes. I went on the hour long trip around the lake.....very Gilligan. Then got some beers at the store and relaxed on the back patio looking at the pier with some trail buddies I met on top of Wauconda.

I was going to stay a Sprague, but called the hotel the night before on the off chance that they had a room and amazingly there was a cabin by the lake available so I took it. Pretty nice having a room there and carbo loading in the restaurant for "The Going to the Sun" road.

tarwheel 

Not currently, but I can take some photos and post them later.

tarwheel 

Doesn't the Trail version have an extra wide beam? I personally wouldn't want that for commuting, but it might be ideal for mountain biking. The regular Urban 850 beam is already pretty broad.

antokelly

good stuff thanks.

veganbikes

Touring bike set up to me would be a loaded rig. If you set up your touring bike you will probably have it loaded otherwise you are credit card touring and just posting a picture of your bike (nothing against that)

rawklobster

I don't have a pic yet, as it's being built, but I'm planning a SON 28 on the front wheel with a Sinewave Reactor hooked up. The Plug III looks good, but I prefer the Sinewave technology.

Ty0604

I haven't had much luck with USB charging lights. I've had a few but switched back to one ran by AA batteries. With that said, I do use my front light all day when I'm riding.

My rig on my last tour. Not the best photos but all I have.

antokelly

Wow going by that reactor your getting this is going to be some classy bike.

antokelly

nope you got it wrong read my thread again ,im interested in seening photos of touring bike's that has dynamo systems set up clever ways to hide the wiring,i have the panniers and all the gear what i dont have is a touring bike or dynamo or plug 2 or 3 .i do have good battery lights but more interested in dynamo system.

rawklobster

I think the paint job and other equipment is what makes it classic. Definitely going for clean and simple, with modern retro-70s paint and some retro equipment.

veganbikes

You didn't make that very clear at all since it is mostly pictures of normal touring bikes. I would have titled it "photos of your dynamo setup" or "looking for dynamo ideas", something like that.

antokelly

yeah i suppose but it was touring bikes i wanted seen no other ..

Jarrett2