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There
are numerous choices when it comes to bike
lights. Speed
during night mountain bike legs is directly related to the amount of
light you have. The more the faster. Typically a 10W
or higher light can cost $150 or more. The light shown is
the Evolution 6V from Niterider. It comes with a
rechargeable battery. The downfall with this battery is that
it lasts about 2 hours and is expensive to have more than
one. As an alternative we purchased some connectors from
radio shack and purchased a $7 lantern battery (6V). The
duct tape and plastic bag work well to keep the battery clean and
dry during inclement weather. We get a good 8-12 hours with
the lantern battery custom setup shown. |
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Headlamps
are required gear and come in all shapes and sizes. We have
tried lots and tend to like the LED style better than halogen
style. The LED headlamps use less batteries. Batteries
are heavy and the less you have the carry the better. In
addition, LED light is much broader and spread out compared to the
"spot like" effect you get from halogens. The lack
of a spot light effect helps reduce "tunnel vision". |
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