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Nights are drawing in and my crappy Lezyne front light has died. What's out there? Needs to have no remote battery, bright enough to use on roads to see with but retina burning not wanted. Would really like to have a single removable rechargeable battery like my rear exposure. That latter is the sticking point I suspect. Recommendations?


 
Posted : 20/08/2017 7:09 am
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Ixon IQ Premium uses four AA batteries and meets your other criteria. Think you'll struggle to get reasonable brightness and runtime from a single battery.


 
Posted : 20/08/2017 7:14 am
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Was thinking of something like all these rechargeable ones out there but without the welded in battery. When they die its junk. Lithion battery?


 
Posted : 20/08/2017 7:35 am
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Fenix bc30. Two 18650 batteries, or I think the cateye volts have a proprietary replaceable battery? Less good beam patterns for road though.


 
Posted : 20/08/2017 7:41 am
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Any Exposure light. The fact that the batter is contained isn't an issue when the repair service by USE is so good.


 
Posted : 20/08/2017 7:46 am
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Can't carry spare battery though otherwise maybe.


 
Posted : 20/08/2017 7:57 am
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Fenux above looks good. Maybe a less powerful version. Time to search more .


 
Posted : 20/08/2017 7:58 am
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Can't carry spare battery though otherwise maybe.
Some allow the use of an external battery pack too.

Considered a dynamo?


 
Posted : 20/08/2017 8:02 am
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Can't carry spare battery though otherwise maybe.

Exposure support cell, plugs into the charging port.

But, with so many options just pick the exposure light that gives you the lumens/burn time that suits your needs


 
Posted : 20/08/2017 8:06 am
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Exposure strada..


 
Posted : 20/08/2017 8:58 am
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The 900lum dual beam for £35 from torchy the battery boy is da bomb for the money


 
Posted : 20/08/2017 9:06 am
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Although the Exposure lights may seem expensive, they work so well and keep on working so well for so long they end up being good value, not just good. My Diablo is now six years old and has been used daily for about half of each year. When the battery finally dies I know Exposure will replace it. My Maxx-D is merely four years old!


 
Posted : 20/08/2017 9:33 am
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if you plan to have it for ever then it is worth spending the money IME

https://www.tredz.co.uk/.Blackburn-Central-700-USB-Rechargeable-Front-Light_85296.htm?sku=283838&utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=google_shopping&gclid=EAIaIQobChMI3fy5ssrl1QIVQ5PtCh3IVgCwEAQYASABEgIvxvD_BwE

this is fairly cheap - £5 off as usual with tredz £27 for 700 lumens]and takes a standard 18650 battery - NB YOU DO NEED A SOLDER TAB VERSION AND TO MAKE A NEW PLUG AS IT HAS ONE INTERNALLY BUT ITS NOT HARD TO DO THIS

I use it as my back up light for commuting and its great on its own for that and reasonable for off road riding- my normal is a genuine 1400 Trout jobbie and this is as as good as a solar storm.
Too heavy for helmet use though


 
Posted : 20/08/2017 10:27 am
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Nitenumen X8 from eBay. £35ish but doesn't not have a removable battery. I'm only using it for commuting but it's impressive. Basically a self contained solar storm


 
Posted : 20/08/2017 10:43 am
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There's only 2 decent options. Dynamo or Exposure.
For road use, undipped MTB beam patterns aren't that good and they dazzle other users but Exposure lights are good, small and adaptable. For a commuting/touring bike it's dynmo all the way for me. You just don't even know it's there. I never turn mine off either, unlesss I'm charging my phone off the USB as well.


 
Posted : 20/08/2017 10:50 am
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Ta. Dynamos aren't an option sadly as they don't swap bikes easily!
Don't like the Exposure extra battery as that's the same as a remote battery. Fixed batteries have limited life restricted by ability to charge etc. hence removable battery really.


 
Posted : 20/08/2017 3:36 pm
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I have a Lezyne Macro Drive 800XL which is excellent on paper and a great unit, BUT it's to wide angle for road usage, so you need to whack the lumens up to compensate for this which negates the great runtime stats.

Good for off-road and commuting though. Not worried about non-removable battery as I doubt I'll do enough rides on it to worry the lifetime of the battery. If I were commuting daily with it it might be an issue though. But even then on a battery this size it would probably last a week of commuting before a recharge. 300 winter weeks is a long lifetime.


 
Posted : 20/08/2017 4:02 pm
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The exposure battery replacement isn't an issue, I'm still using a 240 lumen racemax as a backup light that is 6-7 years old(if not older thinking about it). And an ancient mk5 joystick on the bonce.

My main light is a MK1 reflex, what's that 3-4 years old?

Your light will be obsolete before the battery dies and needs to be replaced.


 
Posted : 20/08/2017 4:21 pm
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fluxient u2 mini? seems bright enough although in fairness I've not done much road riding with it


 
Posted : 20/08/2017 4:22 pm
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Moon lx360? Mine seems to do a pretty good job of blinding most motorists!


 
Posted : 20/08/2017 4:29 pm
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@P20 Whats the battery life like on the Nitenumen X8?

Is it more of a be seen light or is it good enough for trail riding?

Thanks


 
Posted : 20/08/2017 7:03 pm