Originally Posted by
ItsJustMe
The Philips light is very good. I returned mine immediately but that's because the NiMH cells don't do well in extreme cold - at -19C I only had about 20 minutes on high.
If you don't ride in conditions that cold, or if your commute is shorter, it's a fine light.
I'm honestly just about as happy with a $30 eBay light with a wide angle lens added to it, but the separate battery and wires are more fussing than many people want to do.
No light system really works well in super cold conditions unless you find a way to isolate or warm the battery. This really isn't possible with a self contained lamp. Currently I'm kicking myself in the butt because I wanted to buy myself a bigger frame-type bag to help isolate my bar light battery but I lost the link I had to the one I wanted ( *sigh* ). Looks like I have to surf through all my saved "bike" links, a very tedious process. Sheesh, the penalty for not being organized.
