Originally Posted by 2manybikes
Don't get me wrong I love my Nightrider Blowtorch. It has served me well for a long time.
That particular L&M light has a Lithium Ion battery, it's lighter weight than the Nightriders and it will run longer on the 10 w setting. The Nightrider will go as long, but on a lower power. The L&M Li-Ion battery is about half the weight of the NR NiMH.
L&M says 13.5 watts on high Nightrider says 12 ? I can't tell. They vary depending on how old the light is. I have seen both, but not side by side. The only thing obvious to me was the weight.
I think they make the sales copy hard to understand on purpose. ? So that we, the consumer, can not really compare things properly. I guess you sell more lights that way.
By the way, How well do your Li-I batteries for the NR tailight work in the cold ?
The new niterider flamethrower is supposed to get up to 6 hours. Which is equivalent to the L&M ultra. Saving 350 grams isn't worth the cost to me, I'm not a weight weenie. Plus, I can shave 350 grams just going to the bathroom before each ride.
That said, I'm not sure about NR, but L&M has great service. I wrecked last night and they're sending out an extra bulb, mount, and baseplate for me.
I use 8 AA nimh's on my NR, charge it once every 2 weeks (1 hr or so a day). Lithium-ion's keep their voltage real well in the cold though.