Could be, but I haven't had a problem. One Li battery will drive two lights. I point one down and one up the road. Lots of light for me.
michael On Oct 6, 10:14 am, JoelMatthews <joelmatth...@mac.com> wrote: > Michael: > > I agree the OP is well advised to consider a battery light. > > However, for the money I think a Busch Muller Ixon IQ is a better > choice for on road riding. I have a DiNotte set and still use the > tail light. The DiNotte headlight while quite bright does not have > the focused head light style beam as the Ixon. > > The Ixon is heavier and somewhat larger than the DiNotte. So if > mounting is an issue, the DiNotte may be the better choice. > > On Oct 5, 5:08 pm, MichaelH <mhech...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > I don't want to get into a fight with all of the dyno hub fans, but i > > think for your application - 10 mile rides - they may be overkill. > > There are cheaper solutions, that will meet your needs. I commute (15 > > miles each way) with Dinotte lights. I started out with the AA model, > > which worked fine, and then upgraded to the LI battery model, when > > they offered an upgrade sale. I ride dark rural roads and find this > > provides me plenty of light on familiar roads up to 25 mph. This > > solution is both cheaper and lighter than then a new dyno hub. Most > > of the summer my light sits at home, plugged in and waiting. This > > time of year it goes into my Acorn rondeneur bag and gets mounted to a > > bar in front of my Mark's rack. I have a couple of bikes and they all > > use the same lights. This works great for me. > > > Michael > > > On Oct 5, 7:44 am, "opa...@gmail.com" <opa...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > Looking for light recommendations for use in my ride in the early > > > morning hours, about a 10 mile ride on dark rural roads. I am looking > > > for suggestions by Riv owners for lights that work with their setups. > > > I am a longtime owner/user of the NightRider "classic", which was ok, > > > although I never liked the gunky coax-like cabling, but the 3 ton > > > battery has finally given out and I'm ready for something new, > > > hopefully lighter in weight, and brighter, if possible...LED's?. Does > > > anyone still use generator type lights? > > > > Since this is not really RBW related, please email your suggestions > > > offline! > > > > Cheers- Hide quoted text - > > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
