The Beacon is very impressive. I do notice the spillover from the symmetrical beam as reflections on road signs ahead in the distance.
The battery cache and integrated charger are the standout features. The cache feature is perfect for uphill trails or slow-going technical sections at night. It got me through the last few miles of muddy jeep track in last weekend's D2R2 180k. The integrated charger is icing on the cake, I charge the cache battery and any other device during the daytime hours. I also occasionally run the light on low during the day for visibility. That's a case where the symmetrical beam is an asset, rather than a liability. On Friday, August 17, 2018 at 8:52:57 PM UTC-4, Chris Corral wrote: > > Winter approaches, and as summer wastes away so do our hours of sunlight! > > I am looking to outfit my new bike with a tour-worthy lamp and am > wondering if anyone has direct experience or opinions between the B&M IQ-x, > Schmidt Edlux II, and the new Sinewave Beacon (Bacon?). I have personally > owned the IQ-X and taken it on tours across Colorado, New Mexico, old > Mexico, and Western Europe. Through rain, wind, dust and shine it performed > flawlessly and I would buy it again. But I am interested in the USB > charging capabilities and potential performance benefits of the Beacon or > Schmidt. I also know those two have better standlights, with the Sinewave > able to run on a battery cache. My riding is a healthy mix of on/off road, > with tours gravitating towards off-road. I will also use this light on my > tandem. > > I guess I have two questions. > 1) Are the Schmidt and Sinewave worth the price premium over the IQ-X? > 2) How is the new Sinewave Beacon anyway? > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
