Re: [CR] Battery-powered Flashlights

(Example: Framebuilders:Cecil Behringer)

From: "Clint Bradford" <clintbradford@mac.com>
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Date: Tue, 13 Jan 2009 11:01:11 -0800
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Subject: Re: [CR] Battery-powered Flashlights


The problem with affixing a MagLite to your handlebars is that it is either going to penetrate you in a collision, or become a projectile in a collision. Neither is attractive option, IMHO.

And then there's the batteries for traditional flashlights - use 'em up, and how to properly dispose of them?

I just elsewhere compared the new $100 NiteRider USB model versus a "D" Cell MagLite. For the same anticipated 750 3-hour cycles of the NiteRider's battery pack, it would cost over $500 for a MagLite with LED Upgrade - and the scores of batteries needed.

A very personal decision: an expenditure of $100 ... or over $500?

Seriously, though - you need to examine how often you need illumination. And whether or not you need the road illuminated, or if you know the route, and don;t quite need all the power to see the road - just adequately announce yourself to the world.

Clint Bradford
http://www.clintbradford.com