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24 Hour Race Advice
I'm racing in the 24 Hours of Allamuchy and I have a question about
lights. Normally, when i do a night ride I am sort of a weenie about the dark. So, I run a Niterider Cyclone on my helmet and a storm on my bars. Both lights are HID and rated at 3+ hours which I normally get. Yes, two HID's pretty much create a daytime effect for me. I am worried because if I have to do two night rides (4 man team) the batteries might not charge fully between rides. Allamuchy is a very technical area during the daytime, I can only imagine what it will be like at night. So, do I invest the few hundred bucks for two more batteries (I really didn't want to spend that much for a one time use), take the chance that I'll have enough time to recharge, or just run one light each time? What have you done in the past? TIA. -- o-o-o-o Ride-A-Lot o-o-o-o www.schnauzers.ws |
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Ride-A-Lot wrote:
I'm racing in the 24 Hours of Allamuchy and I have a question about lights. Normally, when i do a night ride I am sort of a weenie about the dark. So, I run a Niterider Cyclone on my helmet and a storm on my bars. Both lights are HID and rated at 3+ hours which I normally get. Yes, two HID's pretty much create a daytime effect for me. I am worried because if I have to do two night rides (4 man team) the batteries might not charge fully between rides. Allamuchy is a very technical area during the daytime, I can only imagine what it will be like at night. So, do I invest the few hundred bucks for two more batteries (I really didn't want to spend that much for a one time use), take the chance that I'll have enough time to recharge, or just run one light each time? What have you done in the past? TIA. If there are easy sections or climbs you can always turn off one light. With the amount of candle power you're throwing around you can certianly get away with burning only one light at slow speeds. You should probably try riding with just one anyways, i personally don't like too much light because at some point you start to lose shadows. |
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On 2004-08-19, Ride-A-Lot penned:
I'm racing in the 24 Hours of Allamuchy and I have a question about lights. Normally, when i do a night ride I am sort of a weenie about the dark. So, I run a Niterider Cyclone on my helmet and a storm on my bars. Both lights are HID and rated at 3+ hours which I normally get. Yes, two HID's pretty much create a daytime effect for me. I am worried because if I have to do two night rides (4 man team) the batteries might not charge fully between rides. Allamuchy is a very technical area during the daytime, I can only imagine what it will be like at night. So, do I invest the few hundred bucks for two more batteries (I really didn't want to spend that much for a one time use), take the chance that I'll have enough time to recharge, or just run one light each time? What have you done in the past? I haven't done a 24 hour event, but I was reading up on them ... the general consensus seems to be that you want that extra battery, regardless of expense. http://grannygear.com/Skull/index.php3?thread=3 Here's a quote: "Lighting Gear - Make sure you have two sets of lighting gear per person (helmet mount is most important) and a handlebar set. Also make sure you have one spare battery. I know it is expencive, but we borrowed lights from Light and Motion and they were supposed to recharge them for us and they were totally unprepared and our borrowed helmet lights went out within a mile on our second night laps and it was a real bummer. Night Rider, however, came through and had our personally owned light batteries good and charged. Hat's off to Night Rider (I'll forever buy your products)." -- monique "Get a bicycle. You will not regret it, if you live." -- Mark Twain |
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Ride-A-Lot wrote:
I'm racing in the 24 Hours of Allamuchy and I have a question about lights. Normally, when i do a night ride I am sort of a weenie about the dark. So, I run a Niterider Cyclone on my helmet and a storm on my bars. Both lights are HID and rated at 3+ hours which I normally get. Yes, two HID's pretty much create a daytime effect for me. I am worried because if I have to do two night rides (4 man team) the batteries might not charge fully between rides. Allamuchy is a very technical area during the daytime, I can only imagine what it will be like at night. So, do I invest the few hundred bucks for two more batteries (I really didn't want to spend that much for a one time use), take the chance that I'll have enough time to recharge, or just run one light each time? What have you done in the past? Isn't the Storm rated at 4 hours? (Not familiar with the Cyclone.) Assuming "normal" 24-hour race lap times of 1:00 to 1:30 max, you should be fine with NO charging; and, if the race is providing either NR or neutral support, the ~4 hours inbetween your laps should be ample for...uh, amping. Bill "BlowTorch on bars, but tempted to add a Storm to the lid (but not /serious/ about it)" S. |
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Buy a $5 flashlight.
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S o r n i wrote:
Ride-A-Lot wrote: I'm racing in the 24 Hours of Allamuchy and I have a question about lights. Normally, when i do a night ride I am sort of a weenie about the dark. So, I run a Niterider Cyclone on my helmet and a storm on my bars. Both lights are HID and rated at 3+ hours which I normally get. Yes, two HID's pretty much create a daytime effect for me. I am worried because if I have to do two night rides (4 man team) the batteries might not charge fully between rides. Allamuchy is a very technical area during the daytime, I can only imagine what it will be like at night. So, do I invest the few hundred bucks for two more batteries (I really didn't want to spend that much for a one time use), take the chance that I'll have enough time to recharge, or just run one light each time? What have you done in the past? Isn't the Storm rated at 4 hours? (Not familiar with the Cyclone.) Assuming "normal" 24-hour race lap times of 1:00 to 1:30 max, you should be fine with NO charging; and, if the race is providing either NR or neutral support, the ~4 hours inbetween your laps should be ample for...uh, amping. Bill "BlowTorch on bars, but tempted to add a Storm to the lid (but not /serious/ about it)" S. It is rated at 4 hours. The cyclone was knew for 2004 and has three settings which can give up to 6 hours, plus three backup LEDs for 15 minutes just in case. The race will have Niterider support, but our team has a cabin with electricity anyway. -- o-o-o-o Ride-A-Lot o-o-o-o www.schnauzers.ws |
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Ride-A-Lot wrote:
S o r n i wrote: Ride-A-Lot wrote: I'm racing in the 24 Hours of Allamuchy and I have a question about lights. Normally, when i do a night ride I am sort of a weenie about the dark. So, I run a Niterider Cyclone on my helmet and a storm on my bars. Both lights are HID and rated at 3+ hours which I normally get. Yes, two HID's pretty much create a daytime effect for me. I am worried because if I have to do two night rides (4 man team) the batteries might not charge fully between rides. Allamuchy is a very technical area during the daytime, I can only imagine what it will be like at night. So, do I invest the few hundred bucks for two more batteries (I really didn't want to spend that much for a one time use), take the chance that I'll have enough time to recharge, or just run one light each time? What have you done in the past? Isn't the Storm rated at 4 hours? (Not familiar with the Cyclone.) Assuming "normal" 24-hour race lap times of 1:00 to 1:30 max, you should be fine with NO charging; and, if the race is providing either NR or neutral support, the ~4 hours inbetween your laps should be ample for...uh, amping. Bill "BlowTorch on bars, but tempted to add a Storm to the lid (but not /serious/ about it)" S. It is rated at 4 hours. The cyclone was knew for 2004 and has three settings which can give up to 6 hours, plus three backup LEDs for 15 minutes just in case. The race will have Niterider support, but our team has a cabin with electricity anyway. Well la de friggin' da! Dude, you could ride for a MONTH with all the fire power at your disposal. Bill "you DO NOT need any backup batteries" S. |
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"Jerry Bone Jr" wrote in message news Buy a $5 flashlight. Actually that's really good advice for several reasons. Use the flashlight for on the trails repairs or flat changes. Use the flashlight to walk out should the lighting system fail. Especially with the HID systems. I ridden with riders whose HID system fails to restart because of a cranky ballast. Other than that just conserve the batteries on nontechnical sections. |
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