Originally Posted by
PatrickGSR94
MSRP hah, anyone who pays that is too gullible. The 850 is $90 or less all over the internet. I'm actually thinking of picking up a Metro 850 now that I see it for less than $60. It's basically the same as the Expilion with 2 fewer modes I think, which are 2 modes that I never use. An 850 lumen self-contained light with a great mount for under $60 is a smoking deal.
First, yes, you can find deals but when it comes to comparison, the MSRP is a place to start.
Second, as I said above, I have just north of $90 invested in my 3 main lights and I have more flexibility and capability for that money than I do for the 850 I own. If I want, I can run all 3 lights for about 2.5 hours of night riding, run 2 and keep one in reserve or run one each and push my run time out to over 7 hours of night riding if I want. That's on high output. If I were to ride with them at the lower setting, I can go for 14 hours if I wanted. I could ride from dusk to dawn on the winter solstice if I wanted.
Just to get the same run time
and light...which is more important to me... on the 850 for my regular 2.5 hour run time, I'd need to spend another $180 on 2 headlights as well as 3 extra batteries at $45 each. That's a total investment of over $400 and, I have to fiddle with changing batteries possibly in the dark.
Let's see, $100 invested vs $400? Which is the better deal?