Originally Posted by
unterhausen
I suspect that Schmidt is waiting until B&M will sell them the optics from their light, like they did with the IQ-X/Edelux 2.
Maybe they have an agreement, and that's why B&M only makes crummy light housings and Schmidt only makes expensive ones.
The Ladelux is using the same reflector as the Edelux II, which uses the Cyo Premium reflector that they buy from Busch & Müller. So no, they are not waiting on Busch & Müller for the reflectors. The earlier Edelux used the reflector from the original CYO headlight. I have a prototype Ladelux in transit from Germany right now. I should have it on Thursday. I'll do a bit of testing here, and then I'm handing it off to an experienced brevet cyclist and she will give it a more thorough test.
The Busch & Müller IQ-XL is not shipping yet, so my friends at Merry Sales/Somafab don't have any. We are expecting to have them late this year, and they will have them about the same time I do.
We have had the Supernova M99 DY Pro for about a year and a half. I haven't ridden with it, but our customers have been very happy with it.