Originally Posted by
agarose2000
I admit I short charge my lights all the time. But there's no way around it - if I have a detour or decide to do an extra training ride, I simply can't get caught out in the dark without lights. Same with the cell phone - you'll find yourself batteryless when you need it most.
For sure, I'll try and deep discharge as much as I can , but it's too impractical for my critical items like hi-lumen lights (and phones).
I agree with you.
Though i don't race, i do commute in the dark a lot. Much of those commutes i don't use the full capacity of the battery but the next day i might need to. Thus, i just charge it up anyway. I just go by the theory of charge it when you need it regardless of how drained it is. Yes, it may shorten the life and i should probably do this before that, but only under these circumstances. . blah . . blah. . snort . .
I'll come to that bridge when i come to it. Until then, i'll just continue to carry spares like i always do anyway. Problem solved
