Originally Posted by
PatrickGSR94
Gosh how long are you out in the dark needing a bright light?
As I stated above, 2 to 2.5 hours.
Originally Posted by
PatrickGSR94
For a round trip commute in winter where it's dark for most of both commutes (about 2.5 hours total ride time for 31 miles), I use my Cygolite on the steady pulse mode, which is about like the Medium light setting, but it also pulsates. I can easily make that whole commute without even triggering the low battery indicator. No charging at work required.
If I ran my lights at the medium setting, I could probably run for up to 4 hours, if needed. However, as I also stated above, I run my lights...all 3... at the highest setting whenever they are on. I have no use (nor need) for flashing lights. If I can see where I am going, people are going to notice my lights.
Pulse or flashing modes save battery life but they come at the cost of illumination. I see people riding in the dark with their light flashing away and can't for the life of me understand how they see a damned thing on the roads.
And, yes, I've tried flash mode. Didn't do anything for me except give me a headache.
Originally Posted by
PatrickGSR94
And if I do have to charge one or two of my front or rear lights at work, I have a couple of mini-USB cables next to my PC workstation and I just hook them up. It doesn't get much more convenient than that.
What's more convenient than that? Not needing to charging them for the ride home.
If you need to charge them, you have to
remember to charge them. I charge all of my lights at home at the end of the ride so that I have fresh batteries for the next ride. I'd rather not include having to charge them at the half way point as well. I doubt many people would find it convenient either.