Hi all
Looking at bike lights where I have a few priorities:
– high power at least 1000 lumens
– last a night of cycling
– charges through powerbank
– ideally pass through charging so it can be running while I have it charging from the power bank
Wondering what peoples set up is and how they work out the following.
I'm looking at:
Exposure Strada/MK16: seems there are issues using a power bank in the forum below
Magicshine: mixed reviews on quality
Seems powerbanks have an auto off feature and also worried about the speed of charging.
https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/t/power-banks-that-work-with-exposure-lights/84761
by Bitter-Useeee
3 Comments
I have a good set of lights on the bikes I use daily, or for winter outings. When traveling, I carry an emergency light, and especially a pair of Flare RTs in case I have to hit the road, but when traveling, I try to camp before dark.
I’d add Outbound Lighting to your list. I use the Detour and it’s rugged, bright, and can be mounted to a GoPro mount with a quick-release adapter (so it goes under my computer mount and doesn’t take up bar space). It wouldn’t last an entire overnight by itself, but can run off a powerbank in pass-through mode. They also have a smaller model designed to be mounted to a helmet.
Not sure there is a light that would work all night without recharging, especially at 1000 lumens.
As for other parameters – my cheap Gaciron 1600 does all that, though I would not really recommend it as it is outdated and doesn’t support fast charging.