anyone w/ new lights?
12-12-23, 08:44 AM
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anyone w/ new lights?
now that's it's darker/longer it dawned on me (no pun intended) that last year I was working with new lights, batteries & mounts. I guess I should break them out & get out there again
my go-to setup is 2 lite heads on the bars & 1 lite head on the helmet
anybody get new lights? would love to hear about them
my go-to setup is 2 lite heads on the bars & 1 lite head on the helmet
anybody get new lights? would love to hear about them
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Not new lights but I've got some new mounts for my old Portland Design Works Danger Zone lights to install on a couple of new bikes. I've been using these lights for maybe 10+ years.
After going through a fistful of cheap lights from Amazon, I wanted something that I would have to toss in the trash after just a couple of years.The Danger Zones run on AAA batteries. I use rechargeables and haven't had to shop for new taillights in quite a while.
After going through a fistful of cheap lights from Amazon, I wanted something that I would have to toss in the trash after just a couple of years.The Danger Zones run on AAA batteries. I use rechargeables and haven't had to shop for new taillights in quite a while.
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still looking for a compact rear taillight thats at least 350 lumens, has 8+ hours run time, is type-C usb, & exceeds IP7 rating....
so, no. No new lights here.
so, no. No new lights here.
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12-12-23, 11:00 AM
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I've been riding more at night this year than ever (been riding since 1983), so I bought a spare battery to back up my existing one for the Lezyne Infinite Light, since I'm not sure how much run time the old battery has.
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still looking for a compact rear taillight thats at least 350 lumens, has 8+ hours run time, is type-C usb, & exceeds IP7 rating....
12-12-23, 12:06 PM
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I would check out Dinotte lights. there is a newer model other than the quad red that will have six diodes.
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250 lumens & only 4 hours runtime.
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fantastic that it suits your needs. It unfortunately doesnt stack up to meet my requirements. Therefore, i am unable to justify spending my personal money on such a product.
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Local shop was having a clearance sale going on so I picked up 3 cygolite rangers 1400 lights so the kids can join me on more night rides. Can't remember the brand of tail light I picked up at the same time, only bought one but it was 150 lumens and usb-c rechargeable so good enough for my noncommuting purposes.
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fantastic that it suits your needs. It unfortunately doesnt stack up to meet my requirements. Therefore, i am unable to justify spending my personal money on such a product.
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No new lights here, just pawing through boxes and piles of stuff to find which blinky fits on which mount.
Sigh.
Sigh.
12-13-23, 08:21 AM
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There are a couple of new dyno headlights that interest me, but I haven't seriously looked into buying one of them. Otherwise, I'm adequately supplied with lights.
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OTOH, I'm not too thrilled with my rear lights with standlights that just aren't working. Of course, they're at least as old as the headlights.
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Supernova M99-diy-pro https://supernova-lights.com/en/products/m99-dy-pro
BuM IQ-XL https://www.bumm.de/en/products/dyna.../169tsdi.html?
I really liked the supplementary beam on the Luxos, too bad the light itself had so many failure modes.
BuM IQ-XL https://www.bumm.de/en/products/dyna.../169tsdi.html?
I really liked the supplementary beam on the Luxos, too bad the light itself had so many failure modes.
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Supernova M99-diy-pro https://supernova-lights.com/en/products/m99-dy-pro
BuM IQ-XL https://www.bumm.de/en/products/dyna.../169tsdi.html?
I really liked the supplementary beam on the Luxos, too bad the light itself had so many failure modes.
BuM IQ-XL https://www.bumm.de/en/products/dyna.../169tsdi.html?
I really liked the supplementary beam on the Luxos, too bad the light itself had so many failure modes.
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I knew I shouldn't have asked! That 150 or 200 lux looks really nice. Now I'm not as content as I used to be...
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Descending in the rain in the dark will make you dissatisfied with just about any light, I think.
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Dinotte works for me.
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That is a Tail Box off of a small motorcycle.
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Schmidt and Bush&Muller will also have lights with a high beam sometime in 2024. Look at my Posting ( New dino headlights with high beams) In Electronics, Lighting, & Gadgets. The Supernova light will flicker till you reach a speed between 6-7 mph. My Edelux II stops flickering between 3-4 mph. I am waiting to see what the others do with this.
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