Originally Posted by
McFlurrey06
With the changing of the seasons upon us in Michigan and the shorter days, and my longer work hours, I need good lights. When I was riding more during the summer I was riding around 20mph for cruising, and would like to ride around that speed with my lights. I am stepping up from a blackburn flea, which isn't good for anything above walking pace it seems.
What do you think about this as my headlight combo
On my helmet:
http://www.nashbar.com/bikes/Product...92_-1___202550
And on my bars
http://www.nashbar.com/bikes/Product...94_-1___202550
With my route that I like I could run both on high and shouldn't run out of battery.
Anything else with in my budget of 200-250 USD, that could get me a better combo? With at least the helmet light being cordless.
The combined output of about 1,000 lumens is OK for 20km/h or less. Just a few comments.
Check to see if the batteries are user replacable and available. Otherwise you may have to either return it for servicing or consider it disposable.
The maximum run time on the 650 on high is about 1 1/2 hrs. That'll drop over the life expectancy of the battery, which if you end up having to charge it every day won't be much more than 2 years. So by the time you hit 2 years - you might only have a 30 minute run time on high.
I have no problem with external batteries myself - they give additional options for suppliers and capacity.