Originally Posted by
dwmckee
What about the Lezyne Super Drive XL. Claims 700 lumens and I just picked up two for presets from Amazon for $80 each. Pretty decent mount for handlebars and comes with replaceable 18650 cell.
That is quite possibly the best solution I've seen so far.
1.) Bright! (I consider 700 lumens plenty, though I am reading that that "highest" mode is a little hidden.....aka "overdrive"). Nonetheless not bad. I wish the 700lm time was more than 1:30min and that the 2nd highest (500lm) was longer than 1:40min but with swappable battery....any issues solved!
2.) No worries with 18650. (smart)
3.) Side cutouts too. (Not that it's as good as Light & Motion's Urban series side-light but still an effort)
Just gotta be careful ordering. I was wondering where you found for $80 but there's apparently an older version (500lm max) for $65 and then there's the older kit & newer kit (500lm & 700lm) which are both over $100 on amazon. I'd do just the light itself w/ handlebar mount.
I thought maybe you had to order the spare 18650's from them because they were "sleeved" but that looks like just a storage sleeve. So i cud just pick up some quality panasonics off the web.