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Jeff,
I have the model just prior to the digital evolution called the digital
headTrip and my brother has the digital evolution. I've had mine for several
years now and had to replace the battery once. Although the old battery is
still functional, I don't get the 2+ hours out of it on high beam any more
so I got another one. Now I have 3-4 hours of dark riding if I need it. I've
been pretty happy with it and trust me, if you have this thing on the 15W
setting, nobody is going to be looking into it. It's pretty bright. It's
bright enough to see stuff and then avoid it. Whereas some of the cheaper
lights are about bright enough to see what you are GOING to hit.
I haven't experienced any spontaneous combustion and I haven't even heard of
that before. I haven't had to replace the bulb yet....
-----Original Message-----
From: Jeff Norville [mailto:jnorv-@geodesigninc.com]
Sent: Thursday, October 28, 2004 10:39 AM
To: ob-@topica.com
Subject: [OBRA Chat] helmet-mounted mountain bike light, recommendations?
I'm looking for a commuting/winter riding light bright enough to take out on
Forest Park trails - er, roads; soliciting opinions is dangerous, but a
morning's worth of reading at mtbr.com has left me confused and feeling
broke.
Top contender right now is NightRider's Digital Evolution. Can't afford or
justify those HID lights now (mostly recreational rider, no 24-hour races on
the horizon). I think I'd prefer a helmet-mounted system, and I'd like to
keep it under $300. Is this a winner? If I don't mount it to my frame will
it last longer than 6 months? Do the electrical systems really
spontaneously combust?
Thanks for your suggestions,
Jeff
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<DIV><SPAN class=974083317-28102004><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2>Jeff,</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=974083317-28102004><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>I have
the model just prior to the digital evolution called the digital
headTrip and my brother has the digital evolution. I've had mine for
several years now and had to replace the battery once. Although the old battery
is still functional, I don't get the 2+ hours out of it on high beam any more so
I got another one. Now I have 3-4 hours of dark riding if I need it. I've been
pretty happy with it and trust me, if you have this thing on the 15W setting,
nobody is going to be looking into it. It's pretty bright. It's bright enough to
see stuff and then avoid it. Whereas some of the cheaper lights are about bright
enough to see what you are GOING to hit.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=974083317-28102004><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>I
haven't experienced any spontaneous combustion and I haven't even heard of that
before. I haven't had to replace the bulb yet....</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV class=OutlookMessageHeader lang=en-us dir=ltr align=left><FONT
face=Tahoma size=2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B> Jeff Norville
[mailto:jnorv-@geodesigninc.com] <BR><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, October 28,
2004 10:39 AM<BR><B>To:</B> ob-@topica.com<BR><B>Subject:</B> [OBRA Chat]
helmet-mounted mountain bike light, recommendations?<BR><BR></FONT></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Lucida Sans Unicode'">I'm looking for a
commuting/winter riding light bright enough to take out on Forest Park trails
- er, roads; soliciting opinions is dangerous, but a morning's worth of
reading at mtbr.com has left me confused and feeling broke.</SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Lucida Sans Unicode'"></SPAN> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Lucida Sans Unicode'">Top contender
right now is </SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Lucida Sans Unicode'">NightRider's
Digital Evolution. Can't afford or justify those HID lights now (mostly
recreational rider, no 24-hour races on the horizon).</SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Lucida Sans Unicode'"> I think I'd
prefer a helmet-mounted system, and I'd like to keep it under $300. Is
this a winner? If I don't mount it to my frame will it last longer than
6 months? Do the electrical systems really spontaneously
combust?</SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Lucida Sans Unicode'"></SPAN> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Lucida Sans Unicode'">Thanks for your
suggestions,</SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Lucida Sans Unicode'">Jeff</SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Lucida Sans Unicode'"></SPAN> </P></DIV><PRE>To respond to the whole group send to ob-@topica.com.
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