Old 04-16-15 | 09:10 AM
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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

Charging while riding is much more complicated than you would imagine. There are a few gadgets you can get which will take the output of a generator and charge a battery, but the cheap ones are crappy and maybe dangerous. The good ones are surprisingly expensive. B&M makes a headlight that also provides USB charging output, but I believe you can only run the light or the charger, not both at once. And it's about $180, so it's justified only if you're going to use it a heck of a lot.

The battery on the light you bought is fairly big, and it needs a lot of charging current. To provide that much current with solar, you'd probably need panels covering the entire bike and your entire body. So as I said before, plug it in every night and consider getting a spare.
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