Garmin battery headlight with "high-beam cutoff" + more

http://www.competitivecyclist.com/ga...aria-headlight

"For times when you're riding truly in the dark, the headlight includes
a high-beam cutoff to prevent the equivalent of you flashing your high
beams at oncoming motorists and cyclists."

--
JS

On 9/14/2015 6:41 PM, James wrote:
http://www.competitivecyclist.com/ga...aria-headlight

"For times when you're riding truly in the dark, the headlight includes
a high-beam cutoff to prevent the equivalent of you flashing your high
beams at oncoming motorists and cyclists."

Good to see the word is getting out.

--
- Frank Krygowski

On Monday, September 14, 2015 at 3:41:34 PM UTC-7, James wrote:
http://www.competitivecyclist.com/ga...aria-headlight

"For times when you're riding truly in the dark, the headlight includes
a high-beam cutoff to prevent the equivalent of you flashing your high
beams at oncoming motorists and cyclists."

--
JS

Its better to have a beam that doesn't blind oncoming drivers with glare in the first place.
My beam has patented optics that don't make just another big round beam, or square that's the result of cutoffs and blinders.
See my website or give me a call for more info. I guarantee you will like find my light to be totally superior to this Garmin light, and my MSRP is the same price.

On Sunday, September 20, 2015 at 1:22:46 AM UTC-4, Barry Beams wrote:
On Monday, September 14, 2015 at 3:41:34 PM UTC-7, James wrote:
http://www.competitivecyclist.com/ga...aria-headlight

"For times when you're riding truly in the dark, the headlight includes
a high-beam cutoff to prevent the equivalent of you flashing your high
beams at oncoming motorists and cyclists."

--
JS

Its better to have a beam that doesn't blind oncoming drivers with glare in the first place.
My beam has patented optics that don't make just another big round beam, or square that's the result of cutoffs and blinders.
See my website or give me a call for more info. I guarantee you will like find my light to be totally superior to this Garmin light, and my MSRP is the same price.

So where's your site?

Cheers

On 9/20/2015 2:50 AM, Sir Ridesalot wrote:
On Sunday, September 20, 2015 at 1:22:46 AM UTC-4, Barry Beams wrote:
On Monday, September 14, 2015 at 3:41:34 PM UTC-7, James wrote:
http://www.competitivecyclist.com/ga...aria-headlight

"For times when you're riding truly in the dark, the headlight includes
a high-beam cutoff to prevent the equivalent of you flashing your high
beams at oncoming motorists and cyclists."

--
JS

Its better to have a beam that doesn't blind oncoming drivers with glare in the first place.
My beam has patented optics that don't make just another big round beam, or square that's the result of cutoffs and blinders.
See my website or give me a call for more info. I guarantee you will like find my light to be totally superior to this Garmin light, and my MSRP is the same price.

So where's your site?

Cheers


In his email address:

http://www.barrybeams.com/

--
Andrew Muzi
www.yellowjersey.org/
Open every day since 1 April, 1971

On 9/19/2015 10:22 PM, wrote:
On Monday, September 14, 2015 at 3:41:34 PM UTC-7, James wrote:
http://www.competitivecyclist.com/ga...aria-headlight

"For times when you're riding truly in the dark, the headlight includes
a high-beam cutoff to prevent the equivalent of you flashing your high
beams at oncoming motorists and cyclists."

--
JS

Its better to have a beam that doesn't blind oncoming drivers with glare in the first place.
My beam has patented optics that don't make just another big round beam, or square that's the result of cutoffs and blinders.
See my website or give me a call for more info. I guarantee you will like find my light to be totally superior to this Garmin light, and my MSRP is the same price.

But what about when you are riding in an area with no motorists and you
_want_ the equivalent of a high beam?

This has always been an issue with bicycle headlights. A few lights had
dual beams, the equivalent of a low beam and a high beam. I saw one of
those at Interbike this year but strangely they did not allow the two
lamps to be individually controlled, both were always on (the intensity
was controllable, but both at once). One light at Interbike had an
adjustable beam for near or far illumination, as well as having a mount
that allowed easy aiming of the beam, also manually (they didn't
actually have a working model though, just a 3D printed mock-up). One
side benefit of the adjustable beam lights is that the optics also
largely eliminate the hot spot problem.

A light that automatically adapts to speed and ambient lighting
conditions sounds good, at least in theory, though I would be
pessimistic about how well it works in reality. It's been tried on cars
with limited success.

I saw your light at Interbike and I thought it was great, and the Oculus
is reasonably priced and has some other good features like the
industry-standard, user-replaceable 26650 battery. I personally greatly
prefer all-in-one designs with an integrated battery rather than a
separate battery pack since I want a light that's easier to remove when
parked. As someone else suggested, work on the web site.

Also, I would watch the use of the word "patented" in marketing
literature, for reasons we all are aware of.

On Sunday, September 20, 2015 at 10:54:47 AM UTC-4, AMuzi wrote:
On 9/20/2015 2:50 AM, Sir Ridesalot wrote:
On Sunday, September 20, 2015 at 1:22:46 AM UTC-4, Barry Beams wrote:
On Monday, September 14, 2015 at 3:41:34 PM UTC-7, James wrote:
http://www.competitivecyclist.com/ga...aria-headlight

"For times when you're riding truly in the dark, the headlight includes
a high-beam cutoff to prevent the equivalent of you flashing your high
beams at oncoming motorists and cyclists."

--
JS

Its better to have a beam that doesn't blind oncoming drivers with glare in the first place.
My beam has patented optics that don't make just another big round beam, or square that's the result of cutoffs and blinders.
See my website or give me a call for more info. I guarantee you will like find my light to be totally superior to this Garmin light, and my MSRP is the same price.

So where's your site?

Cheers


In his email address:

http://www.barrybeams.com/

--
Andrew Muzi
www.yellowjersey.org/
Open every day since 1 April, 1971

Thanks Andrew.

Watched the videos and I'll pass due to that really bright puddle of light that I bet would blind the rider if used in a totally dark area.

Cheers

On 20/09/15 15:22, wrote:
On Monday, September 14, 2015 at 3:41:34 PM UTC-7, James wrote:
http://www.competitivecyclist.com/ga...aria-headlight

"For times when you're riding truly in the dark, the headlight includes
a high-beam cutoff to prevent the equivalent of you flashing your high
beams at oncoming motorists and cyclists."



Its better to have a beam that doesn't blind oncoming drivers with glare in the first place.

That's why I use an StVZO compliant light.

My beam has patented optics that don't make just another big round beam, or square that's the result of cutoffs and blinders.

Sounds like you tried to reinvent a wheel.

See my website or give me a call for more info. I guarantee you will like find my light to be totally superior to this Garmin light, and my MSRP is the same price.


No thanks. I don't bother with a battery powered headlight. Mine runs
practically for ever while I'm riding, and even for a few minutes after
I stop.

--
JS

On Sunday, September 20, 2015 at 6:22:46 AM UTC+1, Barry Beams wrote:
On Monday, September 14, 2015 at 3:41:34 PM UTC-7, James wrote:
http://www.competitivecyclist.com/ga...aria-headlight

"For times when you're riding truly in the dark, the headlight includes
a high-beam cutoff to prevent the equivalent of you flashing your high
beams at oncoming motorists and cyclists."

--
JS

Its better to have a beam that doesn't blind oncoming drivers with glare in the first place.
My beam has patented optics that don't make just another big round beam, or square that's the result of cutoffs and blinders.
See my website or give me a call for more info. I guarantee you will like find my light to be totally superior to this Garmin light, and my MSRP is the same price.

That's a nicely thought-through lamp with an excellent throw-pattern. But you're writing to a conference where probably half the active members, and all the non-Americans (who are pretty influential back home), and all the bigger spenders, have already gone over to dynamo lighting, and many of the Americans would like to. Battery lamps isn't where the big future growth lies; permanently attached lamps driven by hub dynamos is, currently, but hub dynamos are likely to be replaced by the big battery packs of electrric motors at some not too distant future date.

If you were to make a dynamo lamp, some of us who are fed up with the low-beam mentality of the German StVZO standard would be interested, and if you further built in electronics to accept voltages up to at least 48V but better 72V, you might discover a growing market among the American electric motor brigade, who hang out on endless-sphere.com

I like the NASA connection; nothing succeeds like success!

Andre Jute

On 9/20/2015 11:24 AM, sms wrote:


But what about when you are riding in an area with no motorists and you
_want_ the equivalent of a high beam?

I suppose you could tilt the lamp upward. But IME, for on-road riding,
that's just not necessary.

--
- Frank Krygowski