Jdsk wrote: ↑30 Jul 2022, 8:24am
But If you're not buying a dynamo and lights would you rather have lights that charge from USB or lights where you swap the batteries? And how much would you like to pay?
Jonathan
Lights that charge from USB. I already have umpteen things that I charge from USB, including things I use on the bike (iPhone, Polar M400). And I have two power packs, a smallish one that I can attach to the handlebars, and a huge heavy thing that would have to live in a saddle bag. I've sometimes gone out with the small one, but to be honest my rides aren't long enough to need it. But I've got it if needed. So in the case of lights, if I found myself riding longer than I expected after dark, I could recharge the lights.
Question then - can USB chargeable lights be used, as in emitting light, while they are being charged from an external battery pack?
When that external battery pack isn't itself being charged (from a dynamo, for instance).
So suggestions for USB chargeable lights, especially chargeable from a battery pack as well as mains, gratefully accepted.
EDIT. Sorry, you asked how much I would be willing to pay. I like well made things that will work as intended, made by a company which can support them and supply spares (if needed), and that will last. Generally I think that "buy cheap, buy twice" (or more) is true. So I don't mind spending towards the top end if they'll last. Though in my current situation, lights are more for getting me home if it gets dark earlier than I expect. I don't commute (though I hope that will change) so I'm not
obliged to cycle in the dark.
My approach to buying stuff is binary:
1. Buy the best in its class, something that is completely the thing I need, regardless of price. Focus on value not cost.
or
2. Dirt cheap that will probably be OK, and if it fails after a year no great loss.
What I don't do is find something that is, say £100, but the better thing that I
really want is £110. In that situation I go for the better thing, even if it's a bit more expensive. If I'm already committed to a substantial outlay, I may has well have the right thing.