18650s are pretty available and whatever is attached should be reasonably easy to re-attach to the new one.Quote:
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18650s are pretty available and whatever is attached should be reasonably easy to re-attach to the new one.Quote:
Originally Posted by jm2e
Good call. I emailed them and they said if I send it back they’ll refurbish for $30 with a new battery. Not horrible for a $100 light that’s about 5 years old.Quote:
Originally Posted by evdog
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I’m new to the sport and like to ride off hours (early morning, evenings) and as the days shorten I realize I’ll need a light.
I read through the thread but still unsure.
I have an Amazon credit and wondering if there are any decent handle bar mounted mountain bike lights anyone could recommend available on Amazon?
A lot of what I see seem like they’d jiggle loose but I don’t know shit.
Thanks I’m advance.
I dig my Ceco 1000 lumen bar mount light I bought based on this thread. If you want more beef, get something with an external battery.
Thanks. I saw that one and was wondering about it. Are you using the flexible mount or hard mount?Quote:
Originally Posted by Benneke10
https://www.amazon.com/CECO-USA-Rech...XRm&psc=1&th=1
Honestly I'd get two of those lights. One hard mount for the handlebar (the flex mount one will rotate down as you hit bumps on the trail). The other for your helmet. You can probably get an adaptor that will attach it to a go-pro mount. That will give you more light for tougher trails, and a backup in case one fails or you inevitably forget to charge them. If just getting one I'd go with helmet mount, but that is personal preference.
Good idea. Thanks!
Update: got light back from Lezyne, bright as new. They never charged me the $30. Light simply showed up without a word from them. Way out of warranty. Stoked.Quote:
Originally Posted by jm2e
How many hours do you need it to last for? I have been running very inexpensive Shenkey N6 lights for many years and I think they are great for up to 2 hours. I’ve never gotten stuck so maybe they would last even longer. Best $25/each I’ve spent.Quote:
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Probably about that. For those after dinner rides in the fall maybe winter.Quote:
Originally Posted by Peruvian
I’ll check that one out.
Thanks.
Update to the update: Used the bike for a 45 min ride through town to pick up a car getting serviced. Only using the light for daylight visibility so I don't get run over, so I don't know when it happened; but the light was dead by the time I arrived. Got home and tried to charge it and it was exactly like when I sent it off. Just a glorified brick. Mixed feelings; they never charged me, but their invoice said the light was repaired, and I did spend $12 bucks mailing it across the country, and it was a small hassle played out over several weeks. Not Stoked.Quote:
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Bought one of these for $35 and seems solid.
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BM8KXYFF...roduct_details
Has a nice solid bar mount and also has a gopro mount. Best part is, that it uses a standard 18650 battery so I can actually keep it working when this battery shits the bed.
Bumping this to sing praises for my new Outbound Light Trail EVO package. Easy to use, no external batteries/wires, bar + helmet mount both work great and most importantly the beam patterns made for best night riding visibility I've ever had. Also they're running a black friday sale, so far very impressed, especially w/ the bar light.
I'll add onto the Outbound train. It's the best light for the general cyclist.
There are better for hardcore endurance racers.
There are better for those that want to save a buck.
There's nothing better for the combination of quality, price, ease of use, run-time, beam pattern, mount security, etc. that matter to most riders.
The Trail evo is perfect for my riding.
If I'm being nitpicky - I do like the more focused beam pattern of my Exposure Diablo on my helmet more than the Hang-over. But, Frankly, I hate using the Exposure and it was twice as expensive. The button system is too complicated, the bullet plug charger is dumb, the light gets hot as hell, etc. The only time I use the Diablo is when I'm forced to because kids are using the Outbound Hangovers for bike practice.
How about the Outbound helmet lights? Seems like it would work well for dawn patrol skinning/skiing as well with the GoPro mount?
I have ancient magic shine lights with remote batteries- don’t really night ride anymore but thinking about getting back into it. I can justify replacing my corded helmet light with a self contained outbound unit, then wait to replace my corded bar light if I’m actually able to ride more after dark.
Should work pretty well I think. The Hangover is low profile and light weight, so wouldn't be too annoying backcountry. I imagine its slightly lower light output should matter less in snow (which would reflect and illuminate more) than dirt and bushes. They're coming out with a slightly more powerful helmet one (Portal) in December-ish. You might want to shoot them an email though asking how much battery life you can expect in typical temps for your use though.
For me, this is the season for always keeping a cheap-ish set of lights in the pack in case we get nighted.
Lights usually go in after the first incident or close call. This year they went in at daylight savings.
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Friends turned me onto Fenix BC26R using a single 21700 battery. A replaceable high duty cycle battery (if it’s good enough for EVs it’s good enough for 1000s of charge cycles on a bike right?) and long runtime on low are the big selling points for me.
I think I’ll suck it up for now with my 7 year old magicshines and then get some Fenixes when I get annoyed.
Mrs. t.odd and I use my hangover on a gopro headstrap to walk the dog a lot, we've got plenty of coyotes, bears and cougars around so it's nice having the nice wide beam pattern when walking on the river and golf course trails by our place. Been thinking it would be great for night/dawn skiing too, but haven't had the chance to use it in that fashion. I think the new Portal one will be really good and plan on getting it when it becomes available.Quote:
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Now I’m wondering how well a Fenix HM70R would work on a bike helmet. I wonder if the top head strap is removable and if I could just hold the thing in place under the helmet visor.
48 hours at 70 lm, 30 hours at 150 lm, 6 hours 500, plus you get the flashing red safety strobe option.
The main reason would be replacing both my summer and winter lighting needs with a single device.
Could be interesting to try …
https://fenix-store.com/products/fen...mp-1600-lumens
I've had an outbound hangover for a few years now and yeah it works good for skiing in the dark too. I do our local beer league skimo series which is at night and then occasionally take a marshall or snowbowl lap in the dark too. My mtb helmet has a gopro mount thing that fits into the top vent so I just wear that. It looks normal-ish skiing when i take the visor off, but I have been meaning to get a skimo/ski touring helmet like maybe that new smith thing.
My main complaint about it is that it could be a bit brighter but it is light and low profile and has good battery life so there has to be a trade off somewhere. Portal I think is supposed to be a bit brighter but a similar shape.
Brilliant logic.Quote:
Originally Posted by jm2e
Another happy Outbound user here. Just did my first ride last night with the Evo in the bars and a Hangover on the helmet. Really good bar mount system, very stable. Light temperature and beam pattern are spot on, doesn’t wash out the trail like other (arguably brighter) lights I’ve owned. I mounted the Hangover to my Forefront 2 with this little 3D printed doodad I found and it’s super low profile and doesn’t wiggle at all. 10/10 will bang again.
https://probike3d.com/products/smith...ccessory-mount
Pics of the 3D printed doodad...
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Reviving this old thread.
I just read Light and Motion, makers of Seca headlights, have closed their entire business earlier this year. I have and still use those headlights. One battery, out of three in my quiver, that after about 10+ years, is completely dead.
Was looking to buy a replacement, but their website is completely gone. Does anyone have any leads on where their surplus inventory, batteries and light heads, ended up? Google doesn't show anything helpful.
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imagine quotation marks here. We are not able to provide service, but some of our dealers are able to repair lights, including Backscatter imagine quotation marks here</p>
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That was from the Pinkbike article in January.</p>
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Though I would say the world of cheap Chinesium lights is too tempting to agonize over maintaining a relationship with a defeated brand. Either go premium and commit to Outbound, or just go to Amazon and buy something that'll last one or two years.</p>
I have cheap amazon lights that are going on 10 years now and still function fine. Only reason I don't use them is I prefer USB charging and the amazon lights have a battery that goes via cord to the light rather than integrated battery. Fine on handlebars but not for helmet which is what I use most. Only ever had one Amazon battery spontaneously combust on me : )
Update, two out of three L&M batteries are completely dead. Three light heads still work fine, even the 700 lumen one I bought 19 years ago.
Some brands of lights use the same plugs. If you can find ones that use the same as L&M then you could buy new batteries from that brand.
My cheapo amazon lights also worked with my MagicShine batteries and vice versa.