Originally Posted by balto charlie
How hot do the HIDs get
I'm talking about the inexpensive batteryspace.com 185 model. They sell them as helmet mounts and I would hate to torch my head. Also how practical is it to remove after use. I have to get on and off 2 bikes and 1 train. If that sucka is packin' heat them it might not be the lamp for me. Thanks charlie
Not hot at all. I run mine about 45 minutes at a time, and it's only just warm. Probably a bit over body temp. If I think about it I'll try getting a temp reading off it sometime.
Originally Posted by Daily Commute
As to the helmet mounted light, unless it has changed, it has a velcro mount. It may be irrational, but I just don't trust that.
I've seen industrial velcro that I needed a screwdriver to pry apart. I think when the proper grade is used it's a very good connection method. For one thing it is a good way to smooth surface differences. Helmets come in so many shapes it'd be hard to make a mount that fit well on all of them without using either velcro or huge blobs of glue. Especially since you can never poke holes in the material.