[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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