Hey folks: I am going to need a new headlight at some point this season for my commuting. My old Performance 10W(12?) light is into it's 4th year and I ride all year. I am looking at the Cateye dualshot($175)or tripleshot($200) VS the batteryspaces HID($185):
http://www.batteryspace.com/index.as...odID=1395&HS=1
Here's some recent advice from a pro Cateye Doubleshot rider. This is from a mnt biker (not commuter):
.....It's 2, 3-watt luxon LEDs, with a NiMh battery
(with a thermocouple, and a dT/dt smart charger - that's the best (but most
expensive) way to know if a battery is fully charged in case you where
wondering). It runs for 5.5-6 hours on a 3-hour charge. The battery straps
to the frame or stem or in your pocket (doesn't take a bottle cage). I've
run it head to head with an L&M HID and, well it's hard to compare
brightness, but the HID isn't overwhelmingly better. I'd say the HID is a
wider beam, but the Doubleshot is brighter in the center (when it's really
dark you can see farther away with the Cateye). The Cateye runs MUCH cooler
than any incandescent or HID light out there (cateye isn't even warm after
running for 4 hours, a 20w halogen you might burn yourself if you touched
the housing), the LEDs last forever (HID bulbs are very expensive and
turning the light on and off quickly shortens the life, halogens burn out
seemingly at the worst times - when you first turn them on, the LEDs in the
doubleshot would last upwards of 17 years if run for 8 hours a day). The
doubleshot uses the same mounting bracket as the LD-300 and 500 lights, and
comes with a helmet mount (and extension cable). It's got locking connectors
that are great.....
Any other thoughts on these 2 systems. I went to Eddy's to compare but no Cateyes.
http://eddys.com/page.cfm?PageID=493
Seems the tripleshot is often compared to a 20W Halogen which(according to Eddys pix) is somewhat close to a HID. Thanks Charlie