Riding fast, in the dark, on towpaths, alongside water...
What could possibly go wrong?
https://ayup-lights.com/
Note: they use an external battery pack. I use them on my commuter and road bikes, because they're very reliable, and have fairly good brightness (but not excessive).
If the OP only has 'be seen with' lights, they're useless on unlit roads/paths.Have you considered retaining your current lights and just cycling a bit slower on the unlit towpaths ? Please !
Riding fast, in the dark, on towpaths, alongside water...
What could possibly go wrong?
^^^^Cheap Chinese 2000 lumen jobs tend to have dodgy batteries, dodgy circuitry and short field lives...
I am ok and sorted for road lights.
It is currently getting dark around 8pm. By December it will be dark around 4.30pm.
If I go on my usual rides in the late afternoon, there is a good chance I will be returning home along the canal paths after the sun has gone down.Some sections of the route have no lighting & it is very dark.
I want to get a very bright (preferably wide beamed) front light. Which do you recommend?
Wouldnt your house insurance cover the cost of tradesperson repairs?
B + m lumotec iq cyo premium t senso plus.
80 lux is more than enough to light up the trail ahead but the cut off won't blind every Tom, Dick and Harriet. This also means they won't show up till the very last second so you'd have to watch the speed.
There's a battery version of the light but I'm damned if I can find it. But, as a night cycler, you'll save a few pennies running a dynamo anyway.