I'm doing dusk til dawn solo in 2 weeks and I need to sort my lighting options out, I currently have a exposure race maxx 2, which last for 3 hrs on max, 6 on medium and a 5 function P7 DX head torch and 6 x li-ion batteries. I'm trying to decided whether to get a better head light, thinking Nuke Proof, Hope Vision 4 or similar OR a triple cell battery pack for the race maxx and more li-ions but would need to change them each lap. Any other advice?
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Best Endurance Lighting option, advice needed
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Posted 1 year ago #
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if you get an Ay-up the 6hr battery can be used on low power which gives a stupidly long runtime.
Posted 1 year ago # -
Can u get Ay-ups here anymore? doesn't seem to be many distributors?
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Budget? Unlimited money the best I have seen is ( but I haven't seen them all)Nightrider 600 pro
You can configure it how you want but its a big battery so you could configure it so you could run it the whole night
Stupid price tho
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ahh yes money, upto 200 really, as already spent 200 on the race maxx, they get alot of use though. The Ay-Ups look good value
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I would go for something with an external battery: Having 3 batteries lasting 4 hours each is realistic, quick to change over (you'll want a 2-3 minute break every now and again) and means you'll be carrying less weight on the bike.
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if your exposure light has the smart port, you could contact Exposure to see if you could hire a piggyback battery? Thats what i hope to do with my joystick.
Posted 1 year ago # -
I have a niterider proo 600 for sale in the classifieds. Maybe a little more than you were thinking but make me an offer.
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You don't need loads of light output at Dusk 2 Dawn. After the first few laps it get fairly quiet out on course, and there are very few technical sections. By dipping to low beam for the fireroad sections you can get loads of burntime out of your lights.
Having said that last year I used a Hope Vision 4 with 3 separate batteries for the bars, and either a Joystick Maxx or L&M Hid on my helmet. This year I have Four4th lights on bars and lid, with a couple of spare batteries, if I stuck to mainly low I think one battery would last the race.
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