The Supernova Triple and the early E3 headlights were just round beams, not well suited for use in traffic. But starting around 2008 or so they began to offer the E3 in a "low beam" version. That's when I started importing them. The Triple is a fine headlight for riding single track. The original E3 wasn't much good for anything, as the beam was narrow, far too narrow for use on single track. So the OP's E3 may or may not have a round beam. If it does, it's best he replace it with a modern headlight. If it has a "low beam" design, the only advantage to replacing it with the current E3 would be that they are a fair bit brighter. But for relatively flat roads in an urban setting, the older "low beam" type is a fine headlight. I'd just keep using it.
If he does decide to replace it, the Supernova taillights from that time are compatible with modern Supernova headlights. But not with anything else. So if you opt for any other brand of headlight, you'll need to replace the taillight as well. Peter White On Sun, Mar 31, 2019 at 12:34 PM 'Eric Norris' via RBW Owners Bunch < [email protected]> wrote: > The only quibble I would have with the Supernova is that it has what I > would call an “American” beam pattern, which is basically a cone of light > that shines equally up, down, and side to side. All of the quality lights > out of Europe (think Edeluxe) have a cutoff pattern that shines down on the > road and to the sides, but not up (like the headlights on your car). A lot > of the power of the Supernova is wasted shining up to the sky (and into the > eyes of oncoming motorists and cyclists). > > A friend has one, though, and likes it. He’s fond of the feature that > turns the three LEDs on in sequence as your speed increases. > > I have Edeluxe on four bikes, IQ-X on two. All work very well—light years > (pun intended) better than the incandescent headlight I used for > randonneuring and PBP in 2007. > > --Eric Norris > [email protected] > @CampyOnlyguy (Twitter/Instagram) > > On Mar 31, 2019, at 9:29 AM, Tom Wyland <[email protected]> wrote: > > I suggest reading up on Peter White Cycles webpage. Supernovas have a good > reputation. I don’t think the E3 is as old as the bike. > There are not many dynamo tail lamps that are good for daytime compared to > modern battery strobe lights. Strobe tail lights aren’t allowed in some > countries in Europe so don’t find dynamo light equivalents. > > -- > 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 [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > > > -- > 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 [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- Peter White -- 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 [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
