Riding at night with my new lights

I just mounted 'this light '
(http://cygolite.com/2-Products/1-DualCross300.htm)to my helmet, and
thought I would put it to the test tonight.

There is a dirt/gravel path that follows a creek in my neighborhood is
usually way too dark for me to ride on at night, so I took my coker for
a spin down the trail. I have only dealt with cheap lights before, so
this light I just got seemed amazing! The light was really bright, and
had a pretty good width to it. I was able to ride quite fast down the
trail and prepare for all the bumps, drips, and obstacles down the
trail. I ended up doing about 7 miles tonight and it seems like this
light will be great to have on my commutes when it starts getting dark
out early at night.

I just wanted to share my excitement over being able to ride worry free
at night now since I will actually be able to see where I am going.
Night riding is quite fun!


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siafirede wrote:
Night riding is quite fun!


Night riding can be surreal.


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Night riding is awesome, especially when at a park with match lights and
no one else around. It's how i overcame my fear of speeding on my coker
which got me my speed record.


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siafirede wrote:
I just wanted to share my excitement over being able to ride worry free
at night


Except for the worry over dead batteries, broken filaments or boogey
monsters.

Be sure to carry spares! (Everything except for the monster)


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How much was it?

Is the helmet attachment universal (i.e., will it mount to a helmet
with long narrow openings as well as helmets with round-hole openings)?


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john_childs wrote:
Night riding can be surreal.


and painful.


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Do I see a separate battery pack connected to the light with a wire?
How is that working out, any issues with the wire asserting itself just
at the most inconvenient time?


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digigal1 wrote:
How much was it?

Is the helmet attachment universal (i.e., will it mount to a helmet
with long narrow openings as well as helmets with round-hole openings)?



It was around 150 dollars. I looked around and read a lot of reviews
before making the purchase and it seems like the best light for its
price range.

The helmet attachment will probably work best with long narrow openings
(like seen on most Giro helmets), but depending on how wide the
openings are it might work as well. You can always call Cygolite
during normal business hours and they are really helpful. The one
downside of this setup is that the helmet attachment was extra...I had
to order it from Cygolite over the phone.

REI actually has this light on sale for 110 dollars or so on their
website...but it is the version of this light that takes 8 hours to
charge instead of the model I have which takes 4 hours to charge.

I will try to post some pics of how it looks on my helmet and maybe I
can get a shot of how bright it is somehow.


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idiorythmic wrote:
Do I see a separate battery pack connected to the light with a wire?
How is that working out, any issues with the wire asserting itself just
at the most inconvenient time?



It works fine, I haven't had any problems with it yet. I put the
battery in my backpack/camelback or on my frame when I am biking. It
is a really tight connection.


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siafirede wrote:
It was around 150 dollars. .


where did you bought it? for this price I'll even pay the postage to
old Europe.


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