Dark falls just early enough now that I was able to use the new IQ XL tonight on the ride home from Vespers. B&M claims that the XL is the brightest dynamo light with a *low* beam putting out 300 lux and, oddly enough, *high* putting out 200.
Low is German-spec shaped and cut off while High just blasts the lumens into space. There’s a neat little handlebar button with rubber strap; you can flash your brights at people just as the grownups do in their cars. Anyway, I had fun playing with the High and Low beams. The XL is perfect for the Matthews dirt road road bike since I ride both on tree-crowded ditchbank roads and paths and on streets and paved bike paths. Aside, a question: When I installed the XL I also installed a new Toplight Line Plus rear rack-mounted dynamo tail light, as the older one’s standlight did not work. Well, neither does the standlight on the new one. Might this be do to some incompatibility with the XL? Do you have to plug the power and ground wires in just so? The rear *light* works fine, it just stops working when you stop moving. Suggestions for a fix welcome; also suggestions for a rear rack-mount tail light with a standlight that does work without hassle. -- Patrick Moore Alburquerque, Nuevo Mexico, Etats Unis d'Amerique, Orbis Terrarum ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Executive resumes, LinkedIn profiles, bios, letters, and other writing services ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *When thou didst not, savage, k**now thine own meaning,* *But wouldst gabble like a** thing most brutish,* *I endowed thy purposes w**ith words that made them known.* -- 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 view this discussion visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/CALuTfgtv04dNfQ4E_sFcrs_fPYc2o9OKkqCawGCaJd7LVR1iqg%40mail.gmail.com.
