Thanks, guys.
Originally Posted by
MikeyBoyAz
Is there a limited amount of space on your handle bars? I do what others have already posted. I have two lights, I burn one on LO in the flats and climbs and bump it up to HI for the descents. When the first is empty I kick on the second with the same configs. I haven't ridden more than 3 hours after dark/before sunup so I have never run out of those two lights yet.
I do have a huge 1800 Lumen lamp with an external battery and an aluminium casing. I have run it on full blast till dead (decades down as it loses power) and I would have no hesitation in plugging in another battery if I had one, but it's a huge battery too, so I get hours of use out of it too.
The one I just bought is 1800 lumens as well (Niterider Pro), but judging by the pictures I've seen online, I really like how it spreads the light out (in low, medium and high settings), so I think I'd rather not get something else and just use that alone.
Modenrbike has batteries for $127.49, which isn't bad, I suppose. I mean I can use it not only for riding purposes, but on the off chance that I forget to charge one, I wont' miss out on any night rides. Which, by the way, is usually only an hour and a half ride (which isn't much) one way and then the trek back. Good to know that you wouldn't be hesitant to use another battery. Thanks for the insight.
Originally Posted by
K.Katso
My light is USB chargeable, and I have one of these gems:
Veho Website - Product Detail
I can use it to charge my Garmin or phone on the fly as well. Fits nicely in a jersey pocket.
Whoa. That thing is awesome. So it gives your light battery a full charge? Either way, I'm definitely picking one up for my phone. Thanks for the link.
Quick question, though. Seeing as how this is my first bike light, do you know if batteries have a "charged" indicator light of some sort? If not, how is one to know (on the road, at least) whether or not it's fully charged?
Battery capacity is related to discharge rates. I think Panasonic publishes data.
I bring two sets of batteries and two lamps on overnight rides. On little local training rides where I know the roads, I usually just have one set on the bike.
If on unfamiliar roads or when going briskly on said overnight rides, I keep one of the lights on low power (100 lumens) and the other I switch between various power levels (200 lumens or 400). You have not lived until you had lights go out on a moonless night on mountainous descent. 100% redundancy is my fix. My two setups weigh less than most generator setups and I do not consider it overkill. I know I will have light because I have two of everything.
Yea', I'm not going on any super long journeys, but I'd still like to spend some time outside without worry. That descent story will keep me at least a few hundred miles away from any hills at night, though.