Originally Posted by
PatrickGSR94
Expilion 850 is $90 max, other versions are less. The Metro 850 is less than $60. I don't want to deal with external batteries and wiring, and I find the daytime flash and night pulse modes of the Expilion to be superior to modes on other lights.
They're also designed, engineered and assembled in the USA, which might be important to some people.
I beg to differ on the price. The MSRP on the Expilion 850 is $112. I bought mine several years ago and it was more expensive. That said, I still have 3 lights with solid mounts for less (or almost the same) price as a single Expilion. And, as I only run lights on high, my external 2S2P battery pack runs the lights I use at a higher output for longer. The Expilion 850 runs on high for about an hour. I get 2 to 2.5 on an external battery pack.
Frankly, I'll gladly deal with wires to get more run time and much more light. Personally, I only use the Expilion during the transistion times in the fall and spring when I don't need 2 hours of lighting to get to work and, more importantly, back.