Path: ...!eternal-september.org!feeder3.eternal-september.org!news.eternal-september.org!eternal-september.org!.POSTED!not-for-mail From: Zen Cycle Newsgroups: rec.bicycles.tech Subject: Re: For those who believe in electricity Date: Fri, 11 Apr 2025 14:07:19 -0400 Organization: A noiseless patient Spider Lines: 51 Message-ID: References: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Injection-Date: Fri, 11 Apr 2025 20:07:20 +0200 (CEST) Injection-Info: dont-email.me; posting-host="81747473f41085476b5dc4fd07091629"; logging-data="1579447"; mail-complaints-to="abuse@eternal-september.org"; posting-account="U2FsdGVkX1/C0xtZ9IIMI2vZl+aHuByHzBPhzhJ39NA=" User-Agent: Mozilla Thunderbird Cancel-Lock: sha1:8XkyN6rQEzqjOnc1L9r0EgpqYk4= In-Reply-To: Content-Language: en-US Bytes: 3575 On 4/11/2025 1:58 PM, Frank Krygowski wrote: > On 4/11/2025 12:44 PM, Roger Merriman wrote: >> AMuzi wrote: >>> On 4/11/2025 4:15 AM, Roger Merriman wrote: >>>> >>> I have had light failures.  Mine run incandescent globes not >>> LEDs. Those fail at about 8~10 years.  Those bikes have been >>> 1/2 year daily rides, that is, a winter bike and a summer bike. >> >> Which rather proves my point really both you and Frank are outliers in >> this >> regard! With incandescent being rather rarer than Dynamos, I don’t recall >> seeing any for a very long time! >> >> AA/AAA lights aren’t that common being supplemented by USB or coin >> battery >> powered lights, though do see them still. > > I probably still own some AA powered halogen headlights, mostly because > I seldom throw away anything remotely useful. Yes, it's a personal > fault. Here's some vindication for you: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Fw7bZoPyVU > But for actual riding, I switched to LEDs many years ago. > > I've used generator powered lights since about 1977, experimenting back > then to improve light output (when others were charging lead acid > batteries to power MR spotlight bulbs) even though good quality stock > units were fine for my uses. But when high output LED dynamo headlights > came on the market, I bought them and considered the problem solved. > > Since then, the LEDs have gotten brighter, but I've seen no reason to > chase every incremental improvement. The headlights I use light up > street signs 1/4 mile away, so they must be visible to motorists half a > mile away. They give me plenty of illumination of the roadway, and light > it better than the headlights of my friends. That's good enough for me. > > Similarly, the fact one can buy a 16 pound bicycle doesn't mean everyone > with 18 pound bicycles must trade up. Not even those with 26 pound > bicycles. What matter is whether one's equipment meets their needs, not > whether it's the latest, greatest technology. > > -- Add xx to reply