night training

furyen

Hi everyone,
I am hoping to start training by night soon and my head is melted from looking at lights online,any advise ? I looking for something with a run-time over 2 hours that wont break the bank ...and will light up the fantastic Irish roads !!
thanks.
#keepitbetweentheditches!

Beasty

The definitive thread (linked from the FAQs;)) is here

The current thread on the topic is here

furyen

many thanks Beasty

smacl

If you can organise early morning, you get a lot of well lit streets with very little traffic. I've done a few 5:30am spins this autumn which have been great craic, mixing a few unlit roads with well lit ones, out and back before the rest of the family stirs. Lights wise, I've a B&M IXON IQ which has been great.

furyen

living out in the sticks lad, lit roads are few and far between

07Lapierre

I have the hope vision R4.... It's BRIGHT!
It's also expensive, but a quality product.

http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/ie/en/hope-vision-r4-led-lightweight-front-light/rp-prod88099

Wishbone Ash

I use a Lezyne Superdrive. It has 4 settings. In flashing mode it will last about 4 hours. In the brighest setting it lasts for about an hour and a half and gives excellent visability on unlit roads. I also have an additional battery which I bring on long night spins so I can get up to 8 hours if I need to.

I also have a Lezyne Micro Light which I take for emergency back-up.

I can't fault Lezyne quality. I have the lights for a couple of years now and have had no issues. They are USB chargeable which is handy for work if required.

EDIT: Just to add I had it on flashing mode for a 150km club ride today in the fog and it was still going strong when I got home - it sometimes lasts longer than 4 hours.

christy02

Wishbone Ash wrote: »

I use a Lezyne Superdrive. It has 4 settings. In flashing mode it will last about 4 hours. In the brighest setting it lasts for about an hour and a half and gives excellent visability on unlit roads. I also have an additional battery which I bring on long night spins so I can get up to 8 hours if I need to.

I also have a Lezyne Micro Light which I take for emergency back-up.

I can't fault Lezyne quality. I have the lights for a couple of years now and have had no issues. They are USB chargeable which is handy for work if required.

EDIT: Just to add I had it on flashing mode for a 150km club ride today in the fog and it was still going strong when I got home - it sometimes lasts longer than 4 hours.

Hi. Not hijacking the thread but I have lezyne macro light set on order in halfords. USB thing concerns me a bit as usually stuff is slow to charge when hooked up to computer.

I assume you can mains charge with an adaptor?

m5ex9oqjawdg2i

christy02 wrote: »

Hi. Not hijacking the thread but I have lezyne macro light set on order in halfords. USB thing concerns me a bit as usually stuff is slow to charge when hooked up to computer.

I assume you can mains charge with an adaptor?

Yes you can. Just to let you know that the USB charge is quite fast

2 Wheels Good

I got this Uniquefire Cree LED from eBay a couple of weeks ago.
Great light for the price. Just got it for the odd spin around west Cork backroads, I don't think they're suited to town/city as I've a feeling they'll dazzle cars.

Borderfox

I have two knog blinders and a Cateye volt 700. Perfect setup for me as quite a few of the routed I train on are unlit. All are USB rechargeable and don't take long to charge fully. Build quality is excellent.

MB Lacey

Wishbone Ash wrote: »

I use a Lezyne Superdrive.

+1 I have the Lezyne Superdrive XL which this year now seems to be called the Y8?
Anyway, on full whack it does a great job of fully illuminating all around you on the black country roads. It does only last a couple of hours, but I carry an extra couple of batteries (they're the size of standard AA batteries) which gives me peace of mind.

cdaly_

furyen wrote: »

Hi everyone,
I am hoping to start training by night soon and my head is melted from looking at lights online,any advise ? I looking for something with a run-time over 2 hours that wont break the bank ...and will light up the fantastic Irish roads !!
thanks.
#keepitbetweentheditches!

furyen wrote: »

living out in the sticks lad, lit roads are few and far between

Around €150 or so will get you a decent hub dynamo and front light setup. You're good to go anytime then...

Alek

I assume you can mains charge with an adaptor?

I charge my Lezyne Macros from a 2 Amp wall charger - its can be up to 4x faster than the computer's USB output (0,5A). When the light recognises high-power input (1 or 2A), the button is lit blue, not the usual green.

m5ex9oqjawdg2i

Alek wrote: »

I charge my Lezyne Macros from a 2 Amp wall charger - its can be up to 4x faster than the computer's USB output (0,5A). When the light recognises high-power input (1 or 2A), the button is lit blue, not the usual green.

Well that explains the strange light then :P

lennymc

I went from using cree lights to hub dynamo lights and they are (imho) the way to go. I regularly train on unlit country roads, and the light is great for that. Bit more of an investment, but a much better light beam and no charging issues.

christy02

Alek wrote: »

I charge my Lezyne Macros from a 2 Amp wall charger - its can be up to 4x faster than the computer's USB output (0,5A). When the light recognises high-power input (1 or 2A), the button is lit blue, not the usual green.

How do you find the lezyne macro lights?

Alek

I like them to the point I don't consider changing for anything better/stronger. Good enough for all road cycling, tried them also on a forest trail in total darkness and were adequate. Could use more light off-road.

Your experience may be different though

ford2600

lennymc wrote: »

I went from using cree lights to hub dynamo lights and they are (imho) the way to go. I regularly train on unlit country roads, and the light is great for that. Bit more of an investment, but a much better light beam and no charging issues.

http://fahrradbeleuchtung-info.de/overview-led-bicycle-headlamps-dynamo

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