Originally Posted by
PaulRivers
The best I've found for light recharging is to use plugin-to-recharge lights, then store my bike indoors (including in a garage) and hook up the charger to the light without even removing the light from the bike. It's dead simple (if you don't need to leave your bike outdoors somewhere), and removes almost all worries about the batteries running out on the ride. (Still had batteries go bad over time and run out of total capacity).
Thanks for the suggestion! I do always keep my bikes in the garage. Unfortunately, you have to detach the Thunderbolt from the bike in order to recharge it - it has the plug on the back, which is pressed right against the part where it's attached. I try to recharge it after every ride , but I get lazy a couple of times, and that's all it takes for it to go out in the middle of a ride...