M_Wales

I'm looking for head and rear lights that are rechargeable. Its for my city/urban bike and I have a handlebar bag mounted and have been thinking about a fork mount for the front.

Any suggestions?

Thank you

deck99

M_Wales

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Homebrew01

Check our lighting forum.

https://www.bikeforums.net/electroni...hting-gadgets/

Witterings

I use a Convoy S2 which is brilliant, have a Lipo charger and a couple of extra batteries which I personally prefer to a torch with the light built into it as if you forget to charge you're not caught without a light... I also use one of these
SC600w Mk IV HI 18650 XHP35 Neutral White High Intensity Flashlight
although there really is little difference between the two.

I have a Cateye Rapid 3 as my rear although I'm not sure they still make them

If you have any interest in either of those and want advice on decent batteries / charger and the mount I use let me know

fietsbob

@ fork crown? (USB) https://www.bumm.de/en/products/akku...odukt/163.html


Peter white cycles , US retail +shipping, or wholesale to shops, who open an account.

Or import direct from Europe shops..

tail light? mounted where/how..?




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M_Wales

Thank you for all the posts and info... I did purchase a set of these, but payed $13.99. I'm going to try them out first and if they do the job buy another set for my wife's bike, but if not I'll give her these and keep looking...

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Akale-Recha....c100012.m1985

Oso Polar

If by "do the job" you mean "they'll turn on" then they will probably do the job. At least a few times they'll probably do.
If you expect them to actually be useful as in "lighting the road in front of you at night" or "making you more visible to drivers" then... well, these lights will not cut it.
It all depends on your expectations, you know...

backonblack

I just bought two LED headlights , 300 lumens each. Do I really need 600 lumens? Yes, yes I do.

backonblack

You'll give the wife the inferior lights and locate a better set for you, what a great guy

M_Wales

She does not ride that much and only with me so yes....

Witterings

Do you make her walk behind you ... unless you're in areas know to have mines in which case she walks in front

jgwilliams

I've got 2 x Cateye Rapd X2 on the back which I'm very pleased with. Less happy about the front light which is a NiteRider Lumina Micro 750. The light is good but I'm not getting anywhere remotely close to the claimed battery life of 9 hours on the lowest setting (no more than 4 in my experience) and 1.5 on high mode. I get about 1.5 in medium mode with a final 10 minute blast at high.

M_Wales

lol...been married 36 years and not to that point yet...

backonblack

Big square lights that stand out like sore thumbs and yell look I'm a light are dorky and kinda' ugly. Sorry but its just my opinion. I try to make lighting a little more inconspicuous. Something like this https://www.canadabicycleparts.com/l...light-set-3776 However the snap in mount doesn't appear to be very reliable like the light could potentially come un-snapped riding along on bumpy terrain. I wound up cancelling my previous transaction, I am seeking more lights atm. I really like the look of these, only I much prefer black to match my bikes colours. https://fabric.cc/products/lights/lu...n-front-light/

jgwilliams

I'm curious. Is 2 x 300 the same/better/worse than 1 x 600? I don't know how lumens are measured so a part of me thinks that 1 good light should be better than 2 less good ones and the other part thinks that's illogical. I've tended to go with the 1 good one.

backonblack

In the way of overall light lumen power dual 300's should be equal to a single 600. I prefer using two mostly for the versatility. With two I can beam one light slightly further ahead while the other is closer to my immediate area, or set both an equal distance. Or aim each of the light beams slightly outwards to get a wider field of view, and so on. Two mounted on the underside of the bars look better also ( as always in my personal opinion).

Flip Flop Rider

check out cree headlights

Kedosto

Three key areas important to lighting*; brightness, rechargeability, and sturdiness of the mount.

Buy a light bright enough to either light up the roadway in front of you, or at least make yourself visible to other (auto) traffic. Best is a light that does both.

Buy a light that you can recharge for a very long time (high number of charging cycles) and also has a reasonably priced replacement battery. Usually the replacement battery costs nearly as much as the light itself and that's IF a replacement is even available. Lights requiring disposable batteries are always a loser in the long run.

Buy a light that comes with a good, reliable, sturdy mount. Too many lights are equipped with nothing more than a glorified rubber band as a mount. A solid mount that requires real tools to install is usually a good bet.


-Kedosto
* Get your wife that same setup. She's stuck with you for this long... she probably deserves it.

fietsbob

A see by in the dark, unlit roads, is a different need than a be seen light.. on streets with street lights..

a light with rechargeable AA , you can bring spate charged batteries..

Integrated USB charged batteries you need a second light..

but work at a computer,? you can recharge the battery on the job..



... now there are wall sockets with USB and Mains power, in the same outlet...

Witterings

My own personal opinion I'd still go with the full on light, there's a lady that cycles past the end of our road on a regular basis with a "be seen light" and one day when I went to pull out she was just at the wrong angle and maybe at that dusk time of day when a "be seen light" gets lost with the last of the days light and I almost didn't see her .... I stopped just at the last second but it made me realise how vulnerable we are to the surrounding conditions.

If she had of had a more powerful light I'm sure I would have seen her much earlier and not started to go in the 1st place.

IvyGodivy

Use these to be seen
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0...?ie=UTF8&psc=1

I use this to see if I am riding at night
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0...?ie=UTF8&psc=1

jefnvk

I've got a wide range from $7 blinkie sets to 1200 lumen headlights.

For actual commuting anywhere that isn't lit by streetlights, my 350 or 450 lumen NightRider is a good price/performance sweet spot. The 1200 lumen isn't really any brighter, it just lights up a lot more, not really all that necessary on a road. As others have mentioned, the Cygolite Hotshot is a great rear choice, especially if you want to run it during the day.

And since no one has done it yet, obligatory lights on bike in front of a wall pic, with the Cygolite on the back:

dylandewandel

I've used front and rear lights from Magnus Innovations, they're quality. I definitely prefer my light in front to be in detachable flashlight form; multipurpose so I can remove it and go searching in the forests at night when I hear animals or have to piddle.

Oso Polar

Magnus Innovations lights are probably reasonably good for their price (cheap!) but you get exactly what you paid for.

I had front and back light from them. Still have the front one. Back light was not very bright, can't say much else about this light as I lost it on the first ride. Front light is just a regular Chinese flashlight with 18650 battery with typical flashlight spot lighting pattern. On its high setting light lasts about 30 seconds, one minute on a good day, then automatically reduces brightness and starts blinking that it is discharged but still continues working fine on medium brightness for at least half an hour, usually more. Unless it is cold outside - in winter charge lasts about 15-20 minutes. After a few rides button that turns the light on felt off and PCB behind it became visible. Now I need to press switch on the PCB directly to turn the light on or off. If it rains, water gets on the PCB and light turns on automatically by itself - and stays turned on until all water dries out, battery discharges or gets removed - it is not possible to turn it off by the switch while it is wet. Already survived a dozen of heavy rains. Seems to be built like a tank, you can probably use it for self defense successfully.