World's Fastest Bike Light, Oculus
 

If winning the World 24 Hour Time Trial Championship meets your standards,
then Oculus is the undisputed World's Fastest Bike Light. I also had three of the top ten, a handful of age group winners, and three of the seven front row starters too,
The new world champion, Martin Bendszus, from Germany, and most others used a power and brightness combination that gave them ~500 lumens for 6+ hours on the brand new Oculus
3000Extreme. Some earlier Oculus customers used a 10 hour or 5 hour setting on their Oculus 1800Ultra.
Interestingly, a few racers introduced themselves as original Kickstarter backers, still loving their lights.
Martin covered 514.8 miles at 21.6mph average for 23 hours 56 minutes. An early hours surge in daylight by one conventional and one recumbent rider left Martin in third place by about 20 minutes. After full darkness took hold, Martin gained time each lap til he took the lead around 3:00AM, and held on through the daylight for the win. Second place was 510 miles in 23 hours 50 minutes at 21.4mph, less than three miles back. That's an average difference of only 220 yards per hour over 24 hours.
Oculus was the official onsite lighting sales and support for the World Championships. As a result of the event and glowing praise from an increasing number of well known distance racers and RAAM winners, Oculus will be the official headlight of RAAM and its related races for 2018.

World's Fastest Bike Light, Oculus
 

On Mon, 13 Nov 2017 20:57:42 -0800 (PST), Oculus Lights
wrote:

If winning the World 24 Hour Time Trial Championship meets your standards,
then Oculus is the undisputed World's Fastest Bike Light. I also had three of the top ten, a handful of age group winners, and three of the seven front row starters too,
The new world champion, Martin Bendszus, from Germany, and most others used a power and brightness combination that gave them ~500 lumens for 6+ hours on the brand new Oculus
3000Extreme. Some earlier Oculus customers used a 10 hour or 5 hour setting on their Oculus 1800Ultra.
Interestingly, a few racers introduced themselves as original Kickstarter backers, still loving their lights.
Martin covered 514.8 miles at 21.6mph average for 23 hours 56 minutes. An early hours surge in daylight by one conventional and one recumbent rider left Martin in third place by about 20 minutes. After full darkness took hold, Martin gained time each lap til he took the lead around 3:00AM, and held on through the daylight for the win. Second place was 510 miles in 23 hours 50 minutes at 21.4mph, less than three miles back. That's an average difference of only 220 yards per hour over 24 hours.
Oculus was the official onsite lighting sales and support for the World Championships. As a result of the event and glowing praise from an increasing number of well known distance racers and RAAM winners, Oculus will be the official headlight of RAAM and its related races for 2018.

My goodness. If you ride slowly like us older chaps you can install a
Oculas and you probably won't even need to pedal any more. Just turn
the light on and away you'll go. :-)
--
Cheers,

John B.

World's Fastest Bike Light, Oculus
 

John B. wrote:
:On Mon, 13 Nov 2017 20:57:42 -0800 (PST), Oculus Lights
wrote:

:If winning the World 24 Hour Time Trial Championship meets your standards,
:then Oculus is the undisputed World's Fastest Bike Light. I also had three of the top ten, a handful of age group winners, and three of the seven front row starters too,
:The new world champion, Martin Bendszus, from Germany, and most others used a power and brightness combination that gave them ~500 lumens for 6+ hours on the brand new Oculus
:3000Extreme. Some earlier Oculus customers used a 10 hour or 5 hour setting on their Oculus 1800Ultra.
:Interestingly, a few racers introduced themselves as original Kickstarter backers, still loving their lights.
:Martin covered 514.8 miles at 21.6mph average for 23 hours 56 minutes. An early hours surge in daylight by one conventional and one recumbent rider left Martin in third place by about 20 minutes. After full darkness took hold, Martin gained time each lap til he took the lead around 3:00AM, and held on through the daylight for the win. Second place was 510 miles in 23 hours 50 minutes at 21.4mph, less than three miles back. That's an average difference of only 220 yards per hour over 24 hours.
:Oculus was the official onsite lighting sales and support for the World Championships. As a result of the event and glowing praise from an increasing number of well known distance racers and RAAM winners, Oculus will be the official headlight of RAAM and its related races for 2018.

:My goodness. If you ride slowly like us older chaps you can install a
:Oculas and you probably won't even need to pedal any more. Just turn
:the light on and away you'll go. :-)

Better mount it in the back, so you go the right way.


--
sig 80

World's Fastest Bike Light, Oculus
 

On Tue, 14 Nov 2017 13:07:16 +0000 (UTC), David Scheidt
wrote:

John B. wrote:
:On Mon, 13 Nov 2017 20:57:42 -0800 (PST), Oculus Lights
wrote:

:If winning the World 24 Hour Time Trial Championship meets your standards,
:then Oculus is the undisputed World's Fastest Bike Light. I also had three of the top ten, a handful of age group winners, and three of the seven front row starters too,
:The new world champion, Martin Bendszus, from Germany, and most others used a power and brightness combination that gave them ~500 lumens for 6+ hours on the brand new Oculus
:3000Extreme. Some earlier Oculus customers used a 10 hour or 5 hour setting on their Oculus 1800Ultra.
:Interestingly, a few racers introduced themselves as original Kickstarter backers, still loving their lights.
:Martin covered 514.8 miles at 21.6mph average for 23 hours 56 minutes. An early hours surge in daylight by one conventional and one recumbent rider left Martin in third place by about 20 minutes. After full darkness took hold, Martin gained time each lap til he took the lead around 3:00AM, and held on through the daylight for the win. Second place was 510 miles in 23 hours 50 minutes at 21.4mph, less than three miles back. That's an average difference of only 220 yards per hour over 24 hours.
:Oculus was the official onsite lighting sales and support for the World Championships. As a result of the event and glowing praise from an increasing number of well known distance racers and RAAM winners, Oculus will be the official headlight of RAAM and its related races for 2018.

:My goodness. If you ride slowly like us older chaps you can install a
:Oculas and you probably won't even need to pedal any more. Just turn
:the light on and away you'll go. :-)

Better mount it in the back, so you go the right way.

You are right. I'd forgotten about that. Just imagine the havoc.
Switch the light on and Wham! You crash the car behind you :-(
--
Cheers,

John B.

World's Fastest Bike Light, Oculus
 

Not divided into paragraphs. Did not read.

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some Northern Indiana, Upstate New York, Florida, and Hawaii
joy beeson at comcast dot net http://wlweather.net/PAGEJOY/
The above message is a Usenet post.
I don't recall having given anyone permission to use it on a Web site.

World's Fastest Bike Light, Oculus
 

Joy Beeson wrote:
Not divided into paragraphs. Did not read.

The unpaid adverborial was "missing" the ironic points anyhow: The race's
winner lost time when his battery taillight failed him when charge dropped
to quickly, AND due to repeatedly getting spatially disoriented with the
Okulos light.

Quoting the eventual winner of the 24h ride, Martin Bendszus, a 49-y.o.
radiologist, "I had a lot of problems. A marshal saved me, though — I took
the wrong road and went completely in the wrong direction for perhaps many
miles. And he came by and told me, 'you're on the wrong route.' It was the
second lap, it was dark, I didn't know the track and I was going very fast.
It happened again too! The other time I realized that I was by myself, so ...."
https://www.facebook.com/24hrworlds/posts/1734975699860088

World's Fastest Bike Light, Oculus
 

On Monday, November 13, 2017 at 9:24:52 PM UTC-8, John B. wrote:
On Mon, 13 Nov 2017 20:57:42 -0800 (PST), Oculus Lights
wrote:

If winning the World 24 Hour Time Trial Championship meets your standards,
then Oculus is the undisputed World's Fastest Bike Light. I also had three of the top ten, a handful of age group winners, and three of the seven front row starters too,
The new world champion, Martin Bendszus, from Germany, and most others used a power and brightness combination that gave them ~500 lumens for 6+ hours on the brand new Oculus
3000Extreme. Some earlier Oculus customers used a 10 hour or 5 hour setting on their Oculus 1800Ultra.
Interestingly, a few racers introduced themselves as original Kickstarter backers, still loving their lights.
Martin covered 514.8 miles at 21.6mph average for 23 hours 56 minutes. An early hours surge in daylight by one conventional and one recumbent rider left Martin in third place by about 20 minutes. After full darkness took hold, Martin gained time each lap til he took the lead around 3:00AM, and held on through the daylight for the win. Second place was 510 miles in 23 hours 50 minutes at 21.4mph, less than three miles back. That's an average difference of only 220 yards per hour over 24 hours.
Oculus was the official onsite lighting sales and support for the World Championships. As a result of the event and glowing praise from an increasing number of well known distance racers and RAAM winners, Oculus will be the official headlight of RAAM and its related races for 2018.

My goodness. If you ride slowly like us older chaps you can install a
Oculas and you probably won't even need to pedal any more. Just turn
the light on and away you'll go. :-)
--
Cheers,

John B.

Photon emission propulsion? Oculus beam will let you use much lower brightnesses when moving slower, for previously unattainable burn times at any given brightness level.

World's Fastest Bike Light, Oculus
 

On Tuesday, November 14, 2017 at 9:27:38 PM UTC-8, Sepp Ruf wrote:
Joy Beeson wrote:
Not divided into paragraphs. Did not read.

The unpaid adverborial was "missing" the ironic points anyhow: The race's
winner lost time when his battery taillight failed him when charge dropped
to quickly, AND due to repeatedly getting spatially disoriented with the
Okulos light.

Quoting the eventual winner of the 24h ride, Martin Bendszus, a 49-y.o.
radiologist, "I had a lot of problems. A marshal saved me, though — I took
the wrong road and went completely in the wrong direction for perhaps many
miles. And he came by and told me, 'you're on the wrong route.' It was the
second lap, it was dark, I didn't know the track and I was going very fast.

World's Fastest Bike Light, Oculus
 

On 2017-11-15 17:28, Oculus Lights wrote:
On Monday, November 13, 2017 at 9:24:52 PM UTC-8, John B. wrote:
On Mon, 13 Nov 2017 20:57:42 -0800 (PST), Oculus Lights
wrote:

If winning the World 24 Hour Time Trial Championship meets your
standards, then Oculus is the undisputed World's Fastest Bike
Light. I also had three of the top ten, a handful of age group
winners, and three of the seven front row starters too, The new
world champion, Martin Bendszus, from Germany, and most others
used a power and brightness combination that gave them ~500
lumens for 6+ hours on the brand new Oculus 3000Extreme. Some
earlier Oculus customers used a 10 hour or 5 hour setting on
their Oculus 1800Ultra. Interestingly, a few racers introduced
themselves as original Kickstarter backers, still loving their
lights. Martin covered 514.8 miles at 21.6mph average for 23
hours 56 minutes.


I wonder how one does that at his age. If I try to hold such an average
for just half an hour my tongue is on the handlebar.


... An early hours surge in daylight by one
conventional and one recumbent rider left Martin in third place
by about 20 minutes. After full darkness took hold, Martin
gained time each lap til he took the lead around 3:00AM, ...


Probably the light melted the air molecules in front of his bike :-)


... and held
on through the daylight for the win. Second place was 510 miles
in 23 hours 50 minutes at 21.4mph, less than three miles back.
That's an average difference of only 220 yards per hour over 24
hours. Oculus was the official onsite lighting sales and support
for the World Championships. As a result of the event and glowing
praise from an increasing number of well known distance racers
and RAAM winners, Oculus will be the official headlight of RAAM
and its related races for 2018.

My goodness. If you ride slowly like us older chaps you can install
a Oculas and you probably won't even need to pedal any more. Just
turn the light on and away you'll go. :-) -- Cheers,

John B.

Photon emission propulsion? Oculus beam will let you use much lower
brightnesses when moving slower, for previously unattainable burn
times at any given brightness level.


Most lights can do that. On my MTB I can curb power to 40% and and 20%
for slower stretches. On the road bike only to 40%, the 20% setting is
used to blink mode which I don't use except for emergency. On the road
bike 100% light power which draws about 8W from the battery provides
4-5h ride time. 40% provides light for twice that time but by then my
behind would hurt so badly that I'd long since have stopped riding.

--
Regards, Joerg

http://www.analogconsultants.com/

World's Fastest Bike Light, Oculus
 

On Monday, November 13, 2017 at 8:57:44 PM UTC-8, Oculus Lights wrote:
If winning the World 24 Hour Time Trial Championship meets your standards,
then Oculus is the undisputed World's Fastest Bike Light. I also had three of the top ten, a handful of age group winners, and three of the seven front row starters too,
The new world champion, Martin Bendszus, from Germany, and most others used a power and brightness combination that gave them ~500 lumens for 6+ hours on the brand new Oculus
3000Extreme. Some earlier Oculus customers used a 10 hour or 5 hour setting on their Oculus 1800Ultra.
Interestingly, a few racers introduced themselves as original Kickstarter backers, still loving their lights.
Martin covered 514.8 miles at 21.6mph average for 23 hours 56 minutes. An early hours surge in daylight by one conventional and one recumbent rider left Martin in third place by about 20 minutes. After full darkness took hold, Martin gained time each lap til he took the lead around 3:00AM, and held on through the daylight for the win. Second place was 510 miles in 23 hours 50 minutes at 21.4mph, less than three miles back. That's an average difference of only 220 yards per hour over 24 hours.
Oculus was the official onsite lighting sales and support for the World Championships. As a result of the event and glowing praise from an increasing number of well known distance racers and RAAM winners, Oculus will be the official headlight of RAAM and its related races for 2018.



Proper nutrition and conditioning can make an unbelievable difference. Not on the same scale, in local tts when I was in race shape, I could average 24mph for ~50k.
The biggest physical challenge in TT riding is to stay tucked in aero position endlessly. For ultra-distance, taking or avoiding nature stops by peeing from the bike, and rapid feedzone handoffs in the dark, can cost or save minutes that add up. Keeping up 10 or 15+mph instead of needing to slow to 5 or a full stop saves the gradual wear and tear on the legs of getting back up to speed. In advance, condition the digestive system to go on a liquid diet.
I would like to see Martin's average heartrate. Beyond the devout training he did, he must also be amazingly genetically gifted.
Oculus Lights' role is in greatly reduced eye and brain fatigue to see and process maneuvering in the dark. The comment has come before from many ultra and MTB enduro racers, that the Oculus beam really does get you riding faster in the dark for the same perceived level of physical and mental effort.

World's Fastest Bike Light, Oculus
 

On Mon, 20 Nov 2017 10:25:32 -0800, Joerg
wrote:

On 2017-11-15 17:28, Oculus Lights wrote:
On Monday, November 13, 2017 at 9:24:52 PM UTC-8, John B. wrote:
On Mon, 13 Nov 2017 20:57:42 -0800 (PST), Oculus Lights
wrote:

If winning the World 24 Hour Time Trial Championship meets your
standards, then Oculus is the undisputed World's Fastest Bike
Light. I also had three of the top ten, a handful of age group
winners, and three of the seven front row starters too, The new
world champion, Martin Bendszus, from Germany, and most others
used a power and brightness combination that gave them ~500
lumens for 6+ hours on the brand new Oculus 3000Extreme. Some
earlier Oculus customers used a 10 hour or 5 hour setting on
their Oculus 1800Ultra. Interestingly, a few racers introduced
themselves as original Kickstarter backers, still loving their
lights. Martin covered 514.8 miles at 21.6mph average for 23
hours 56 minutes.


I wonder how one does that at his age. If I try to hold such an average
for just half an hour my tongue is on the handlebar.


I find the original post a little confusing as according to Google the
24 hour record, outdoor, standard bicycle, is 556.856 miles, set by
Christoph Strasser, at Berlin airport on 21 March 2015.

Which is an average speed of 23.202 mph.
https://www.ultracycling.com/timed/

He also seems to have won the Race Across America 4 or 5 times :-)


... An early hours surge in daylight by one
conventional and one recumbent rider left Martin in third place
by about 20 minutes. After full darkness took hold, Martin
gained time each lap til he took the lead around 3:00AM, ...


Probably the light melted the air molecules in front of his bike :-)


... and held
on through the daylight for the win. Second place was 510 miles
in 23 hours 50 minutes at 21.4mph, less than three miles back.
That's an average difference of only 220 yards per hour over 24
hours. Oculus was the official onsite lighting sales and support
for the World Championships. As a result of the event and glowing
praise from an increasing number of well known distance racers
and RAAM winners, Oculus will be the official headlight of RAAM
and its related races for 2018.

My goodness. If you ride slowly like us older chaps you can install
a Oculas and you probably won't even need to pedal any more. Just
turn the light on and away you'll go. :-) -- Cheers,

John B.

Photon emission propulsion? Oculus beam will let you use much lower
brightnesses when moving slower, for previously unattainable burn
times at any given brightness level.


Most lights can do that. On my MTB I can curb power to 40% and and 20%
for slower stretches. On the road bike only to 40%, the 20% setting is
used to blink mode which I don't use except for emergency. On the road
bike 100% light power which draws about 8W from the battery provides
4-5h ride time. 40% provides light for twice that time but by then my
behind would hurt so badly that I'd long since have stopped riding.
--
Cheers,

John B.

World's Fastest Bike Light, Oculus
 

On 2017-11-20 16:03, Oculus Lights wrote:
On Monday, November 13, 2017 at 8:57:44 PM UTC-8, Oculus Lights
wrote:
If winning the World 24 Hour Time Trial Championship meets your
standards, then Oculus is the undisputed World's Fastest Bike
Light. I also had three of the top ten, a handful of age group
winners, and three of the seven front row starters too, The new
world champion, Martin Bendszus, from Germany, and most others used
a power and brightness combination that gave them ~500 lumens for
6+ hours on the brand new Oculus 3000Extreme. Some earlier Oculus
customers used a 10 hour or 5 hour setting on their Oculus
1800Ultra. Interestingly, a few racers introduced themselves as
original Kickstarter backers, still loving their lights. Martin
covered 514.8 miles at 21.6mph average for 23 hours 56 minutes. An
early hours surge in daylight by one conventional and one recumbent
rider left Martin in third place by about 20 minutes. After full
darkness took hold, Martin gained time each lap til he took the
lead around 3:00AM, and held on through the daylight for the win.
Second place was 510 miles in 23 hours 50 minutes at 21.4mph, less
than three miles back. That's an average difference of only 220
yards per hour over 24 hours. Oculus was the official onsite
lighting sales and support for the World Championships. As a result
of the event and glowing praise from an increasing number of well
known distance racers and RAAM winners, Oculus will be the official
headlight of RAAM and its related races for 2018.



Proper nutrition and conditioning can make an unbelievable
difference. Not on the same scale, in local tts when I was in race
shape, I could average 24mph for ~50k.


If 50k means 50 kilometers my hat goes off. I could not even get close
on roads, even when I was younger and weighed less. For half an hour or
so, yes, but then I've had enough.


... The biggest physical
challenge in TT riding is to stay tucked in aero position endlessly.
For ultra-distance, taking or avoiding nature stops by peeing from
the bike,


Yuck!

[...]

--
Regards, Joerg

http://www.analogconsultants.com/

World's Fastest Bike Light, Oculus
 

Oculus Lights wrote:

If winning the World 24 Hour Time Trial Championship meets your
standards, then Oculus is the undisputed World's Fastest Bike Light. I
also had three of the top ten, a handful of age group winners, and three of the seven
front row starters too,

Out in that desert, how far away was the next competitor or bike shop
offering discounted 24h lighting rentals and service?

The new world champion, Martin Bendszus, from Germany, and most others
used a power and brightness combination that gave them ~500 lumens for 6+
hours on the brand new Oculus 3000Extreme. Some earlier Oculus customers
used a 10 hour or 5 hour
setting on their Oculus 1800Ultra.

I would like to see Martin's average heartrate. Beyond the devout
training he did, he must also be amazingly genetically gifted.

With a name as special as Bendszus, a genetical gift would only be
compensatory justice. Let's hope his other gift is his medical expertise
keeping him healthy long-term too, not the kind of gift that doctors can get
from the hospital pharmacy.

Oculus Lights' role is in greatly reduced eye and brain fatigue to see
and process maneuvering in the dark. The comment has come before from many ultra
and MTB enduro racers, that the Oculus beam really does get you riding
faster in the dark for the same perceived level of physical and mental effort.
.... than "in the dark?" Oh yes, I'm sure.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparative

World's Fastest Bike Light, Oculus
 

On Tuesday, November 21, 2017 at 1:03:22 AM UTC+1, Oculus Lights wrote:
On Monday, November 13, 2017 at 8:57:44 PM UTC-8, Oculus Lights wrote:
If winning the World 24 Hour Time Trial Championship meets your standards,
then Oculus is the undisputed World's Fastest Bike Light. I also had three of the top ten, a handful of age group winners, and three of the seven front row starters too,
The new world champion, Martin Bendszus, from Germany, and most others used a power and brightness combination that gave them ~500 lumens for 6+ hours on the brand new Oculus
3000Extreme. Some earlier Oculus customers used a 10 hour or 5 hour setting on their Oculus 1800Ultra.
Interestingly, a few racers introduced themselves as original Kickstarter backers, still loving their lights.
Martin covered 514.8 miles at 21.6mph average for 23 hours 56 minutes. An early hours surge in daylight by one conventional and one recumbent rider left Martin in third place by about 20 minutes. After full darkness took hold, Martin gained time each lap til he took the lead around 3:00AM, and held on through the daylight for the win. Second place was 510 miles in 23 hours 50 minutes at 21.4mph, less than three miles back. That's an average difference of only 220 yards per hour over 24 hours.
Oculus was the official onsite lighting sales and support for the World Championships. As a result of the event and glowing praise from an increasing number of well known distance racers and RAAM winners, Oculus will be the official headlight of RAAM and its related races for 2018.



Proper nutrition and conditioning can make an unbelievable difference. Not on the same scale, in local tts when I was in race shape, I could average 24mph for ~50k.
The biggest physical challenge in TT riding is to stay tucked in aero position endlessly. For ultra-distance, taking or avoiding nature stops by peeing from the bike, and rapid feedzone handoffs in the dark, can cost or save minutes that add up. Keeping up 10 or 15+mph instead of needing to slow to 5 or a full stop saves the gradual wear and tear on the legs of getting back up to speed. In advance, condition the digestive system to go on a liquid diet.
I would like to see Martin's average heartrate. Beyond the devout training he did, he must also be amazingly genetically gifted.
Oculus Lights' role is in greatly reduced eye and brain fatigue to see and process maneuvering in the dark. The comment has come before from many ultra and MTB enduro racers, that the Oculus beam really does get you riding faster in the dark for the same perceived level of physical and mental effort.

All true but we have something called talent. Makes a big difference on this side of the pond. You can't compensate for that with training.

Lou

World's Fastest Bike Light, Oculus
 

On Tuesday, November 21, 2017 at 4:04:02 AM UTC-8, wrote:
On Tuesday, November 21, 2017 at 1:03:22 AM UTC+1, Oculus Lights wrote:
On Monday, November 13, 2017 at 8:57:44 PM UTC-8, Oculus Lights wrote:
If winning the World 24 Hour Time Trial Championship meets your standards,
then Oculus is the undisputed World's Fastest Bike Light. I also had three of the top ten, a handful of age group winners, and three of the seven front row starters too,
The new world champion, Martin Bendszus, from Germany, and most others used a power and brightness combination that gave them ~500 lumens for 6+ hours on the brand new Oculus
3000Extreme. Some earlier Oculus customers used a 10 hour or 5 hour setting on their Oculus 1800Ultra.
Interestingly, a few racers introduced themselves as original Kickstarter backers, still loving their lights.
Martin covered 514.8 miles at 21.6mph average for 23 hours 56 minutes.. An early hours surge in daylight by one conventional and one recumbent rider left Martin in third place by about 20 minutes. After full darkness took hold, Martin gained time each lap til he took the lead around 3:00AM, and held on through the daylight for the win. Second place was 510 miles in 23 hours 50 minutes at 21.4mph, less than three miles back. That's an average difference of only 220 yards per hour over 24 hours.
Oculus was the official onsite lighting sales and support for the World Championships. As a result of the event and glowing praise from an increasing number of well known distance racers and RAAM winners, Oculus will be the official headlight of RAAM and its related races for 2018.



Proper nutrition and conditioning can make an unbelievable difference. Not on the same scale, in local tts when I was in race shape, I could average 24mph for ~50k.
The biggest physical challenge in TT riding is to stay tucked in aero position endlessly. For ultra-distance, taking or avoiding nature stops by peeing from the bike, and rapid feedzone handoffs in the dark, can cost or save minutes that add up. Keeping up 10 or 15+mph instead of needing to slow to 5 or a full stop saves the gradual wear and tear on the legs of getting back up to speed. In advance, condition the digestive system to go on a liquid diet.
I would like to see Martin's average heartrate. Beyond the devout training he did, he must also be amazingly genetically gifted.
Oculus Lights' role is in greatly reduced eye and brain fatigue to see and process maneuvering in the dark. The comment has come before from many ultra and MTB enduro racers, that the Oculus beam really does get you riding faster in the dark for the same perceived level of physical and mental effort.

All true but we have something called talent. Makes a big difference on this side of the pond. You can't compensate for that with training.

Lou

All but two Oculus racers ordered or reserved rental lights before the event. One bought at the event before the race on another racer's recommendation. One had his crew buy one during the race after seeing the difference vs the lights he started with. There was only one "captive" sale, to a racer whose other brand light failed during the race so his crew rented a light from me, that I installed quickly at his next pit stop. All the rentals ended up buying.

Part of being onsite lighting support is getting to meet the promoters standards on many criteria in order to be invited in the first place. This was earned over time by successfully supporting Planet Ultra and ZiaRides events, and through several years of supporting the top racers at RAAM who can get any light they want, and all choose and recommend Oculus. That includes Christoph Strasser and several other royalty in the sport. Lighting is a top liability risk for promoters of bike races in the dark. They could be sued out of business if they allow a racer on course who then gets injured and claims the promoter was negligent for not making sure the racer had good enough lighting. Though we all keep liability insurance, one good claim can raise the premiums higher than a small business can afford. So doing what it takes to avoid being sued is essential. I've been knocking on the RAAM organization's door for a few years without success til a week before World's when I send another email that, this time, got answered. After some questioning on the phone, they invited me. Perseverance paid off, then I needed to fulfill their expectations. I exceeded them. I got orders after the race from people who got turned onto it down there. People who saw the beam and brightness but didn't know about Oculus yet wanted to know what kind of light that was. Financially, the purchases justified my costs to do the event. That included a last minute build of another batch of 3000Extremes, because the Google Winter Bike Safety Event left me out of stock (Googlers at the event compared L&M's Taz 2000 and Seca 2500, and chose mine almost every time), and somehow the 3000Extreme with longer battery burn times became more popular than the base 1800Ultra model. Only have two more 3000Extreme in stock to sell. More boards and LEDs are on order now. Cost a lot out of pocket and took a big risk to make the 3000Extreme instead of making 1800s from existing parts that I already have on hand, but the result is justifying the risk. Still a long way from breaking even on this venture but the recent exposure and publicity does help attract prospective VC's for second round funding.