I somewhat misadvisably decided to open the light to see whether it even was an LED or incandescent. It has a single LED. The lens is truly impressive but devishly difficult to get back in with the correct orientation. Right now it’s together but the lens is vertical. I think it projected down and was effective enough before I flipped it upside down. That was partly aesthetic and partly because at the end of a big old Nitto Campee rack it was getting the crap beat of it and I had to retap the housing to m4 to keep it on the mount. Flipped it was doomed with the first rain but a little out of harms way.
I remain impressed - awed- by the depth of knowledge in this group. 🙏🏻 Namaste. John On Sun, Mar 31, 2019 at 2:23 PM Peter White <[email protected]> wrote: > 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. > -- 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.
