Originally Posted by
noglider
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ThermionicScott, I'm not convinced a steady taillight is sufficient for me to be seen. I also use a battery-powered blinky taillight. It needs charging only once a month or so, and that is a lot less burdensome than charging a headlight. I charge it every month or so, but I don't even know how long I can run it without charging it. A decent battery-powered headlight needs charging every two days, and that's cutting it too close for me, so a dynamo-powered headlight is a huge win for me.
It might help to mention that I developed some "charge anxiety" during PBP 2015, and don't like the feeling of "will my batteries last?" if I head out on a long night ride. In my book, if my light batteries poop out before I make it back home, that's as irresponsible as not bringing lights in the first place.
Battery-powered lights are truly amazing these days, and perhaps if I quantified how long they lasted on a charge, and then kept track of it, I'd always know exactly how many hours of run time I had left. But I already keep track of too much stuff.
