Joined: Jan 2009
Posts: 44,141
Likes: 6,366
From: New York, NY, and High Falls, NY, USA
Bikes: 1962 Rudge Sports, 1971 Raleigh Super Course, 1971 Raleigh Pro Track, 1974 Raleigh International, 1975 Viscount Fixie, 1982 McLean, 1996 Lemond (Ti), 2002 Burley Zydeco tandem
If you think keeping your battery charged is not much work, you might get a fresh look at it when you no longer have to do it. It's heavenly. So much that CAN go wrong just goes away.
Battery powered lights as a supplement are great but if you have dynamo lights and everything is working, then you can use both battery and dynamo powered lights. I often use two battery tail lights as well as my dynamo headlight and tail light.
Also, when you start using a light designed to be a headlight, you start appreciating where all those extra lumens were being wasted. My little headlight doesn't emit much energy, but it puts plenty of light where I need it. I feel confident at 25 mph on a dark road. That's pretty fast. What more could I want?