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Nickel metal hydride batteries did no exist when this bike was made. They were first introduced commercially in 1989. There were no rechargeable batteries back then except for lead acid batteries. They would not be interchangeable with standard 1.5V batteries unless you change the bulb in the headlight
I first came across NIMH batteries in the early 1990s when I was given a charger and a couple of batteries as a gift. I thought they were pretty worthless at the time because they wouldn't work in any flashlight I owned. The output is 1.2V DC and all of my (incandescent) flashlights required multiples of 1.5V. I tossed them out. Now I have at least a few things that are powered by them.