The Big Bang? Are you kidding? I think this light is good for dreaming about it, but rediculously expensive at $975. It's not really necessary to have the light output of a cars lowbeam, anyway. We're not going that fast. And, actually, if it is darker out, one needs less light, not more. Our eyes adjust. I do like the idea that the Big Bang concentrates the beam downward below the horizon. With my light system, if I turn on both lights (20amp and 10amp halogen) at the same time, it is so bright above the line of the horizon that it is annoying. The trees and everything above the horizon is so bright it makes it harder to see the actual road. I wonder how they concentrate the beam below the horizon. I only ride with one light though, which is just fine. With the 20 amp light on, I get about one hour of good light. Double that with the 10amp. Which one I use depends on whether I'm doing a 15mile loop or a 25mile loop. Remember, its cold and dark. I'm going slow. Another reason for two lights on two separate circuits is redundancy. If one bulb goes out, I can switch to the other. If, however, the single battery dies prematurely, I carry a small handlebar light. The weight, approx. 5lbs, which is on the front frack is not much of a problem. I can carry clothing layers and stuff in my handlebar Boxy bag and additional whatever on the rear rack if need be. I'm a heavy 225# so a little extra weight doesn't affect me as much.
--- On Thu, 12/11/08, JoelMatthews <[email protected]> wrote: From: JoelMatthews <[email protected]> Subject: [RBW] Re: YouTube - Edelux Nighttime Video To: "RBW Owners Bunch" <[email protected]> Date: Thursday, December 11, 2008, 11:48 AM Mitch: I think the video is more the culprit than the light. I have the eDeluxe on my commuter. The light is bright and when adjusted properly (it takes some fiddling, the light is very sensitive to adjustment) leads far enough ahead of the ride that at least I would not be able to outride it. It is an LED light, so the light is very concentrated. If you ride somewhere with absolutely no street or house lighting, you may want two lights, with one pointing off to the side to show possible hazards coming out of the woods or ditch. Lead acid battery adds a lot of dead weight to your bike. It would probably force you to pass up carrying other things like groceries or a lap top or whatever else might have prompted the night ride in the first place. If I were riding in an absolutely dark area, I would go with the Big Bang: http://www.peterwhitecycles.com/bigbang.asp Expensive, but designed for bikes not automobiles. On Dec 11, 10:27 am, "Mitch F." <[email protected]> wrote: > I often ride at night with my Romulus on roads and not racing, just riding. > > The video shows what looks to me like a dangerously low light level as far as I am concerned. For regular riding, I would want a lot more light. For example, what if a deer jumps out in front of you? Are you gonna see it with that light? > > My setup includes a very heavy (approx. 5 lbs.) lead acid battery, which most riders would not want to use but I get alot of light for at least one hour. > > Again, I'm not racing and I'm on fat, low pressured tires so I'm going slow on purpose (avoiding wind chill) yet enjoying a decent workout. > > Not having enough light to really see where one is going is a recipe for disaster. Just being able to see the outline of potholes with a weak light and hopefully the help of a full moon doesn't cut it for me. > > > > "Put not your trust in money, but put your money in trust." > -Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr. > > --- On Wed, 12/10/08, Eric <[email protected]> wrote: > > From: Eric <[email protected]> > Subject: [RBW] Re: YouTube - Edelux Nighttime Video > To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> > Date: Wednesday, December 10, 2008, 11:47 PM > > I had the same experience. The light looks super bright now. I have > mine adjusted so the far edge of the beam is just about disappearing. > > Those long brevet nights won't seem nearly as bad with this light. > > --Eric Norris > Sent from my iPhone 3G > > On Dec 10, 2008, at 7:00 PM, JoelMatthews <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > They are great little lights, aren't they? > > > I was a little skeptical going to LED from halogen. On my first night > > ride it did not seem all that bright. Then I adjusted it up a little > > bit. Impressive to say the least. Sold out until next year, I > > understand. Not surprised at all. > > > On Dec 8, 10:39 pm, Eric Norris <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Took my video camera out tonight and shot some footage of the light > >> thrown by the new Edelux headlight. It's much brighter than it > seems > >> in the video. Enjoy! > > >>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hMAAiwJieaY > > >> --Eric > >> [email protected] Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
