Originally Posted by
mdilthey
I looked at Black Diamond. The ReVolt checked all my boxes:
-USB rechargeable with a very long battery life
-Can run off of regular batteries in a jam
-$47, not too pricey considering rechargeable headlamps from Petzl and Princeton Tec seem to start at $85
-Simple. Nothing fancy.
So, that's the one I went with. So now I have this headlamp, and a bike light that is bolted onto the bike.
Too bad you didn't ask me first.
I've owned two of these. They both failed. Batteries failed first. (You've got to get theirs) Then if you don't recharge it exactly right via a computer USB (not my dynamo hub) it starts to function squirley, where nothing makes sense.
I give it two big thumbs down.