This thread is good timing. I was trying to talk myself into a Peter White lighting set up, but just can't stomach the cost - even with the $300 closeout price for the front wheel with SON hub.
I'm looking for what the OP is looking for, a single battery pack carried somewhere on the frame, or toptube bag or something. Powering both front and rear light. Struggling for a budget oriented solution so far. I've seen very few tail lights that accept external power (that aren't DYNO lights (or A/C powered lights).
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- Busch + Muller IXON IQ -- this contains rechargeable batteries, but can be externally charged at the same time. B+M want you to use the E-WERK box powered by a DYNO hub. But they sell those.... so there you go. I would think a battery pack as an external supply would work, just got to figure out the voltage range and amps.
https://www.bumm.de/files/Produkte/P...UMM_151027.pdf https://www.bumm.de/en/products/akku...1922qmla.html?
https://www.bumm.de/files/Produkte/P...E-WERK%20l.pdf
- Busch + Muller LUMOTEC IQ Cyo -- this is for dyno hubs, but the PDF says if "you" reverse the polarity on the power, it can run DC, so I think that must be the set up for using on e-bikes. I'm still kind of investigating that:
https://www.bumm.de/files/Produkte/A..._IQ_Cyo_RZ.PDF https://www.bumm.de/en/products/dyna...ent/1752.html?
If you want to run B&M lights on a battery, get an e-bike dedicated light from B&M. The usually accept 6-40V Input current, same for their e-bike taillights. If Peter White doesn't list them, for sure one of the german online shops will ship it to the states.
Forgot the IQ, take the IQ Premium. The "Cyo Premium" uses the same optics as the IQ Premium. I'd recommend an IQ-X(E), of if you like an integrated high beam, grab a IQ-XM
Originally Posted by
adamrice
Outbound Lighting has an off-road headlight, the
Hangover, that has a small internal battery but is specifically designed to run while connected to a power bank. If they had a road version, I'd be all over it.
A self contained dedicated road light (similar in style as the hangover, but with different optics) was announced by Outbound for Summer/Fall 2021, as well as a tail light. He wrote this in one of the Outbound Threads on mtbr.com. And for mid 2022 he vaguely announced a road light with integrated high beam (but probably w/ external battery)
Originally Posted by
Alphamoose
I'm not sure that this is an 'off-road headlight'. It's a helmet light. I have one and have used it on the road, the beam pattern was very nice.
It is an offroad light, because you'll blind oncoming traffic with it. The focal road edition is a proper roadlight with cut-off (i have one and i tested once a hangover)