i use 2 NR Lumina 900s on my bars and the same on my helmet. They are light, no cords, and I have A LOT of burn time by alternating lights and modes for the conditions. I can also angle one light down more to see the immediate trail at my wheel and the other more up the trail for navigation. The whole set up was less than $200. I have had them for 5 years w no problems. I am a seasonal night rider only, not a night rider year round.
12:46 I just moved to the SouthWest desert, and this would be great for avoiding that 🐍rattlesnake on the edge of the trail that you didn't see from afar but is right in front of you now. (And you may need to make some evasive action, like swerving around an object on a freeway🚘). Any word on when the new Outbound helmet light hits shelves?
my Diablo light on my helmet lasted about 1 hour and 30 mins, that was with mostly ran at low, but turned on on full for recording few short trails. So an longer lasting light would be nice, but I guess. or have two of them could maybe work. but an bigger but still light weight light would be good. So on long rides the battery runs out, But I had the rear light attachment connected so that uses some power.
for 375.00 USD for the combo, but then there is 25% added value tax, together it's pricier than the exposure Sixpack was, but that's just one light, so that's around 263 in addition, so cheaper. it does not seem too bad, the mounting system and the bar mount look great, I love that the light is centred in front of the stem. Bot to tighten at the top. This looks promising.
@@thebikechick80 interesting. Idk if the light can be to bright. I believe it's just a bad spectrum that all the bike lights are using. Everyone looks at lumens but totally forgetting spectrum
@@phenofinder9145 spectrum and besm pattern are bug factors Yellow and amber lights youll see so much morenbetterz but no one really makes a bike light, need to repurpose a fog or an off-road light. As for white lights a warm light will be best (yellow hue) 4000/4500k Neutral will be next best 5000-5500k Cool light 6-6500k (blue hue) is perceived as brighter, but you actually see less
Can't you adjust brightness on each mode? if so that could help, if the light is overly bright. I think my light can do it, MY exposure Six-pack Mk9 has 10 burn time modes, it adjusts the burn time, thus the lumens too. It's a very powerful light, but pricy, all in one unit, no cables. It lights past the local stadium in my city. Another smart feature is the modes are laser etched to the light, so you can easily adjust it without using an manual. The light at High is overkill for most situations. But for recording videos it's great, but even so the Go Pro does not do it justice. Medium is a good all rounder, Low is good for slower pace and already lit places. I have Diablo on the helmet, I always usse it it low to save battery.But even so if the ride is long enough I can run out. The lights let you charge/power other lights, so when you need that that's nice, so I could charge the Diablo with the Sixpack light, if I had a cable for it. But I can olso use the provided Usb cable too But the lights use the round connector.
i use 2 NR Lumina 900s on my bars and the same on my helmet. They are light, no cords, and I have A LOT of burn time by alternating lights and modes for the conditions. I can also angle one light down more to see the immediate trail at my wheel and the other more up the trail for navigation. The whole set up was less than $200. I have had them for 5 years w no problems. I am a seasonal night rider only, not a night rider year round.
12:46 I just moved to the SouthWest desert, and this would be great for avoiding that 🐍rattlesnake on the edge of the trail that you didn't see from afar but is right in front of you now. (And you may need to make some evasive action, like swerving around an object on a freeway🚘). Any word on when the new Outbound helmet light hits shelves?
With all that light, you maybe would run across the Sasquatch watching you guys.
Nice review, thanks! I ride with lots of trees, quick turns, so think a really wide beam not ideal in those instances as well
Actually really ideal .how is seeing more less ideal?
How do you see /ride in daytime 😂
my Diablo light on my helmet lasted about 1 hour and 30 mins, that was with mostly ran at low, but turned on on full for recording few short trails. So an longer lasting light would be nice, but I guess. or have two of them could maybe work. but an bigger but still light weight light would be good. So on long rides the battery runs out, But I had the rear light attachment connected so that uses some power.
Get one of the garmin mounts that is integrated into the stem cap, if you haven’t done this already. Clean and simple.
for 375.00 USD for the combo, but then there is 25% added value tax, together it's pricier than the exposure Sixpack was, but that's just one light, so that's around 263 in addition, so cheaper.
it does not seem too bad, the mounting system and the bar mount look great, I love that the light is centred in front of the stem. Bot to tighten at the top.
This looks promising.
Quality lights are a must. I made the mistake of going the Amazon route with my first lights. Lasted 3 rides. Darkness is scary haha
Oh dang - watch the vid through it’s a shocker !!
@@thebikechick80 interesting. Idk if the light can be to bright. I believe it's just a bad spectrum that all the bike lights are using. Everyone looks at lumens but totally forgetting spectrum
I’m gonna try to manipulate the bar light , it’s way to wide of a beam for our tight TrailZ!!!
@@phenofinder9145 spectrum and besm pattern are bug factors
Yellow and amber lights youll see so much morenbetterz but no one really makes a bike light, need to repurpose a fog or an off-road light.
As for white lights a warm light will be best (yellow hue) 4000/4500k
Neutral will be next best 5000-5500k
Cool light 6-6500k (blue hue) is perceived as brighter, but you actually see less
Going the Amazon route for anything that needs to be quality is the wrong one
The cable system was what killed the Niterider system for me.
12:41 Huge difference.
My 2600-lumen bar light from Temu is brighter than all of them put together, and the battery lasts 3 hours on high mode it was 29bucks
audio tip:
if you put a mic somewhere on your self, and don't use the audio from the camera, there won't be breathing from the camera man.
Can't you adjust brightness on each mode? if so that could help, if the light is overly bright. I think my light can do it, MY exposure Six-pack Mk9 has 10 burn time modes, it adjusts the burn time, thus the lumens too. It's a very powerful light, but pricy, all in one unit, no cables. It lights past the local stadium in my city. Another smart feature is the modes are laser etched to the light, so you can easily adjust it without using an manual. The light at High is overkill for most situations. But for recording videos it's great, but even so the Go Pro does not do it justice. Medium is a good all rounder, Low is good for slower pace and already lit places. I have Diablo on the helmet, I always usse it it low to save battery.But even so if the ride is long enough I can run out.
The lights let you charge/power other lights, so when you need that that's nice, so I could charge the Diablo with the Sixpack light, if I had a cable for it. But I can olso use the provided Usb cable too But the lights use the round connector.
Yeah you can, there's actually an adaptive mode that'll slowly lower the lumens as your ride progresses
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