Carpe Velo
Join Date: Dec 2011
Location: Fort Worth, Texas
Posts: 2,519
Bikes: 2000 Bianchi Veloce, '88 Schwinn Prologue, '90 Bianchi Volpe,'94 Yokota Grizzly Peak, Yokota Enterprise, '16 Diamondback Haanjo, '91 Bianchi Boardwalk, Ellsworth cruiser
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I've recently been doing the experimentation with lights as well. Flashlights didn't cut it.
I tried some name brand (Coast & Nebo) 200 lumen flashlights that use 3 AAA's. I mounted them alongside my 200 lumen Cygolite Pace to get 400 lumens and some redundancy. I really liked the beam pattern of the Coast PX-25, but the usable runtime was under an hour, and changing the batteries on the go was a hassle. The next thing I tried was an inexpensive 400+ lumen Ultrafire using 18650 Lion batteries. It worked for about 30 minutes then failed. I returned it to Amazon for a refund. I may try some other cheapies since I now have some 18650 batteries hanging around.
I finally invested in upgrading my 200 lumen Cygolite and bought a 400 lumen version of the same.