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There's a big variety of lighting systems cheap and dear. I dont want
anything that will light up a dark moorland road. Just something to make me safe at night in traffic. Is the stuff in Argos or the like sufficient? TIA Rob |
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On Sat, 1 Dec 2007 14:38:00 -0000, "Robert Norton"
wrote: There's a big variety of lighting systems cheap and dear. I dont want anything that will light up a dark moorland road. Where ever that is... G Every time my shop sells one of these, we seem to sell two more based on how well they work: http://www.danolight.com/ The best kept secret in lights. It uses (and includes) easily replaceable items like batteries and chargers. You can even run it on alkalines in a bind. The XP version is nearly as bright as a Niterider HID. If I didn't already own two Niterider systems, the Danolite XP would be my first choice. |
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Robert Norton wrote:
There's a big variety of lighting systems cheap and dear. I dont want anything that will light up a dark moorland road. Just something to make me safe at night in traffic. Is the stuff in Argos or the like sufficient? TIA Rob I rode with a Cateye for years until one night I hit something on the path I could not see and seriously hurt my wrist. I fixed that by getting a Cygo Lite "Night Rover" that uses an SLA (Gel cel?) battery, which I prefer, as I can go a couple of months without using it and the battery will still be charged. My battery is still good (holding a substantial charge) after more than 5 years. (I haven't done much night riding in the last couple of years.) http://www.mtbr.com/reviews/olderlig...ct_22182.shtml Mine is older and has a water bottle battery (not frame mount). Google for that in addition (water bottle) and you'll see they're still out there that way, too. ~$75. -- ***************************** Chuck Anderson • Boulder, CO http://www.CycleTourist.com Nothing he's got he really needs Twenty first century schizoid man. *********************************** |
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On Dec 1, 8:38 am, "Robert Norton" wrote:
There's a big variety of lighting systems cheap and dear. I dont want anything that will light up a dark moorland road. Just something to make me safe at night in traffic. Is the stuff in Argos or the like sufficient? TIA Rob My evening commute this time of year (21 miles) is all in the dark, so I need a system that lasts. The goal is more to be seen than to see as the routes are familiar. Rechargeables are not good in a Wisconsin winter. They just don't hold a charge long enough, and get weaker with every recharge. I've finally settled on a Cateye Opticube, which runs on 4 AA batteries, puts out a well visible blue light, and keeps up enough power for a month at a time in the winter. At the end of a month, I put in new alkaline batteries. |
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On Dec 1, 6:23 pm, Ron Wallenfang wrote:
On Dec 1, 8:38 am, "Robert Norton" wrote: There's a big variety of lighting systems cheap and dear. I dont want anything that will light up a dark moorland road. Just something to make me safe at night in traffic. Is the stuff in Argos or the like sufficient? TIA Rob Here is the bike lighting page from www.biketouringtips.com: http://www.biketouringtips.com/searc...ment&subtopic= It has 5 bike lighting links. One is to an FAQ that is quite detailed. Ray |
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