[OrRando] Lighting

joel metz magpie at blackbirdsf.org
Tue Sep 18 21:42:47 PDT 2007


honestly, after riding schmidts for the past 8 years or so, the 
shimano is almost downright annoying. the notchiness is really really 
noticeable. of course, ive also been spoiled, i suppose... but the 
difference, if youre used to the schmidt, is quite dramatic, whether 
your lights are on or off...

-joel


At 04:39 +0000 09.19.2007, fitzbase at comcast.net wrote:
>I'm thinking the Shimano hub, myself...
>
>Lynne "waiting for that work windfall to happen" F
>  -------------- Original message ----------------------
>From: "Andrew P. Black" <apblack at ownmail.net>
>>
>>  On 18 Sep 2007, at 20:44, fitzbase at comcast.net wrote:
>>
>>  > well, as long as Cecil is asking, I'll add in my question...  Has 
>>  > anyone tried the LED lights?  How do they compare to the halogen 
>>  > lights?
>>
>>  I got a "Light and Motion" Vega headlight last year.  This is one of 
>>  the new generation  LED lights with a single 4W LED.  It is the first 
>>  LED light that I've ever had that is bright enough to ride by.  It's 
>>  a great commuting light, but not great for long brevet because the 
>>  battery is internal: you have to recharge it, not replace it.  The 
>>  battery life is 2 1/2 to 3 hours on bright; it also has various 
>>  flashing and several less-than-bright modes.   (If anyone wants one, 
>>  I have a never-used factory replacement on my desk, which I'm 
>>  planning to sell.)
>>
>>  This spring I bought (from Peter White, although there are much 
>>  cheaper sources on the 'net), the Ixon light. It has a similar spec 
>>  to the Vega, although the beam is less even.  It is also bright 
>>  enough to ride by.  It's big advantage, for brevets, is that it runs 
>>  on four AA sized NiMH cells, which can be removed from the light.  As 
>>  a consequence it is larger and heavier than the Vega.  It has a 
>>  longer run time (about 6 hours on bright), so with one set of spare 
>>  batteries, it will get you though the night.  It can also be operated 
>>  on non-rechargable AA cells bought in any convenience store, which is 
>>  a nice property for a randonneur light.  It has two modes: bright, 
>>  and not so bright, and an LED to tell you which is engaged.  I think 
>>  that German laws don't allow the use of flashing lights.  It is a 
>>  nice commuting light too, and the batteries can be recharged without 
>>  removing them from the light, which is convenient for daily use.
>>
>>  If I ever get to the point of doing a 4-day brevet, I might invest in 
>>  a SON hub.  Or, I might just get a half-dozen sets of rechargeable 
>>  batteries for the Ixon.
>>
>>	Andrew
>>
>
>
>
>From: "Andrew P. Black" <apblack at ownmail.net>
>To: Oregon area Randonneurs <orrando at tire.patch.com>
>Subject: Re: [OrRando] Lighting
>Date: Wed, 19 Sep 2007 04:25:33 +0000
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>On 18 Sep 2007, at 20:44, 
><mailto:fitzbase at comcast.net>fitzbase at comcast.net wrote:
>
>>well, as long as Cecil is asking, I'll add in my question...  Has 
>>anyone tried the LED lights?  How do they compare to the halogen 
>>lights?
>>
>
>I got a "Light and Motion" Vega headlight last year.  This is one of 
>the new generation  LED lights with a single 4W LED.  It is the 
>first LED light that I've ever had that is bright enough to ride by. 
>It's a great commuting light, but not great for long brevet because 
>the battery is internal: you have to recharge it, not replace 
>it.  The battery life is 2 1/2 to 3 hours on bright; it also has 
>various flashing and several less-than-bright modes.   (If anyone 
>wants one, I have a never-used factory replacement on my desk, which 
>I'm planning to sell.)
>
>This spring I bought (from Peter White, although there are much 
>cheaper sources on the 'net), the Ixon light. It has a similar spec 
>to the Vega, although the beam is less even.  It is also bright 
>enough to ride by.  It's big advantage, for brevets, is that it runs 
>on four AA sized NiMH cells, which can be removed from the light. 
>As a consequence it is larger and heavier than the Vega.  It has a 
>longer run time (about 6 hours on bright), so with one set of spare 
>batteries, it will get you though the night.  It can also be 
>operated on non-rechargable AA cells bought in any convenience 
>store, which is a nice property for a randonneur light.  It has two 
>modes: bright, and not so bright, and an LED to tell you which is 
>engaged.  I think that German laws don't allow the use of flashing 
>lights.  It is a nice commuting light too, and the batteries can be 
>recharged without removing them from the light, which is convenient 
>for daily use.
>
>If I ever get to the point of doing a 4-day brevet, I might invest 
>in a SON hub.  Or, I might just get a half-dozen sets 
>of rechargeable batteries for the Ixon.
>
>	Andrew
>
>
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