Originally Posted by
PaulRivers
You do have a good point there. I've personally never had a light fail on me (other than because of a discharged battery, where despite having 2 separate batteries they were both drained), but I also use more expensive lights from Dinotte and Light and Motion which are better made. If they did fail, I would probably have to call someone to pick me up.
I guess I'm saying - you have a point, and I don't have a real solid response either way, lol.
With regular night vision you usually don't need as much light on unlight trail as you do in the city, weirdly enough, because when there's no abmient ambient light your eyes adjust and you can see *more*. But - I have no idea how this would affect you. Wish I could offer something more helpful. :-)
I'm still curious how that Coleman flashlight has worked out for you...
1. I just finished looking at the Dinotte site before checking back in here. They do have some nice looking lights, but when I can get 2 P7's that have a combined output roughly equivalent to the top of the line Endurance Series for about the same price as the entry level Dinotte, it's a no-brainer in my book.
2. I understand about the city/country difference. The hardest part of my morning drive is through my small town. I tend to do better when there aren't as many light sources distracting me, if that makes any sense. I believe the term is 'light clutter'.
3. Weather permitting (and if I don't have too much to drink tonight), I'll get up and start doing a reverse of my cycle commute with the
Coleman to see how it goes. Don't really want to waste the gas, but I haven't ridden in two days, so I'll mark it up as a training ride.