I was going to yank the Best Dynamo Hub thread onto a tangent to suit my own intents and purposes, but I forbore. So, a new question.
I have an Edeluxe I, have had it for 15 years or so, and it's a trooper, but it has 2 defects: 1. The beam is rather narrow compared to later lights (and to the Edeluxe II, I understand), and: 2. The standlight is a wimp: about 60 seconds before it turns into a glow-worm for another 30 seconds and then goes out. (The 2015 K-Lite by contrast still glows dimly after 5 or 6 hours; big capacitor.) A few years ago I had a high-end (if there are levels, this was an upper-class level model) but now (I think) discontinued headlight on my Hon Solo that gave a brighter and broader beam than the EI, and had a normal standlight -- 3 minutes or so. So, 2 questions: 1. The best headlight without regarding anything but brightness, beam width, and standlight longevity? 2. The best ditto made with a metal case? (For me, the metal case would be a purely cosmetic advantage, but I like pretty.) Thanks. Since I just talked about the K-Lite: that's a wonderful off road light -- 1200 lumens claimed on High -- but its beam does not have a height cutoff, and since it is so very bright, it's impolite if not criminal to use it regularly against oncoming bike traffic. -- ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Patrick Moore Alburquerque, Nuevo Mexico, Etats Unis d'Amerique, Orbis Terrarum -- 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 view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/CALuTfguVHqyQ%3DxC0r3DTfYiy%3DrYqA1c3L%3D_iiD4TeddMZpEOdQ%40mail.gmail.com.
