I really appreciate level of details you always put in your videos! I ended up returning to the previous one several times when particularly bothered by some subject, like the gearing for example. This video is going to be another one that I will be returning to. Thank you!
Excellent overview! Looking forward to your comparison of the CatEye and other lights. I’m selfishly hoping the former does well, as I own it and the accompanying saddle mounted rear light.
This is what I do to get a nice bright and 'cheap' headlight for my bike: I first get two small 'hose clamps', one just big enough to go around the flashlight, and the other just big enough to go around my handlebars. I then take the two hose clamps and connect them together so that one circle goes inside the other circle. This way they are 90 degrees to each other. I connect one clamp to the handlebars and the other clamp to the flashlight. I adjust them then tighten them up.
Small tactical flashlights (ex.: Nitecore, Fenix, Streamlight) can be surprisingly good value compared to similarly priced bicycle headlights. For many years, we used such lights while touring.
Something additional to consider: rain at night. On my last night it rained a bit. You'd think the water will make the road shinier, but it somehow darkened the road so that it's harder to see any potholes even with 400 lum. I suddenly have better appreciation for the 800 lum mode.
You raise a good point. A wet road reflects light beam differently (specular reflection) compared to a dry road (diffuse reflection), a little bit like the difference between illuminating a mirror vs a solid wall. This could make an interesting short video.
I just got the Cateye AMPP 1100 today to replace the 400 lum Rockbros light (200 low/400 high) since the elastic band _just_ snapped after 2 years. The Rockbros was super cheap and managed to last until now, and I had no problems with it except the mount would _not_ stay still if there's any amount of bumps on the road. In my experience, 200 lum was good enough for village/suburb streets, low lights, and slow riding, while 400 lum should be the minimum for any road with serious automobile traffic. I'm gonna appreciate the 800 lum for dark streets or roads without any lights, but a bit overkill for well-lit, maybe even dim roads. I don't see myself using 1100 lum that much. Pity that the AMPP 1100 only goes as low as 400 lumens. Would've stretched the battery life a bit, but I can live with it. Oh, that bit with the battery efficiency with lumens. I _was_ thinking I could've gotten two AMPP 400's instead. Maybe that's why AMPP 1100 has an extra half hour when it's at low/400 lum mode. On the other hand, two... no, three AMPP 400's are equivalent to one 1100 in cost. Tbh I only got the 1100 cause I was going to ride tomorrow haha, but I wouldn't want to carry three lights with me anyway. Also something consider is battery capacity after a couple of cycles. I usually do my long rides in the afternoon, and sometimes 2 hours of light may not be enough, and my Rockbros light was losing its max capacity since it's old by this point, as well as the added degradation caused by discharging it until its empty or almost empty.
It is good to know our front lights can generate 1000+ lumens if need be, but the longer battery run time they provide at low power setting is even more reassuring. Your new AMPP1100 will not disappoint.
What do you think of secondary flashing lights from Brompton the Brompton Be Seen Lights. I’d use them as flashing lights, my built-in Brompton lights for my Brompton are always always on front and rear Would Love a review on flashing lights for safety. How bright is too bright how dim is to dim?
We did a “To be seen/daytime running lights” video: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-s5MqwROt5Qs.html The integration of the Brompton “to be seen” light is very nice (especially the front one). The light intensity (Front 25 Lumens / Rear 11 lumens) is quite low however. For daytime running lights, we suggest significantly more power.
@@2Bikes4Adventure my built-in light for the new Brompton four speed electric arrives tomorrow would provide me much brighter daytime running lights With these flashing mode Brompton Be Seen lights be good enough for visibility day or night? Or did you mean you need a brighter flashing light in the daytime for front and rear? And of course you did a video on this already! I can’t believe I missed it. Look forward to watching it shortly. Your site is just amazing.
Oops, I trusted the Apple phone to transcribe my message before I proof it well. I meant to say a Brompton four-speed electric bike above is arriving tomorrow.
And oops again, I meant to be clearer, I’m trying to understand if these Brompton be seen lights in flashing mode are good for daytime and nighttime usage. That is my intended use. I would always have on the dynamo/electric lights that come with the Brompton four-speed electric. The integration is perfect onto the bicycle, but concerned that they aren’t bright enough in the brightest flashing mode. I might need to buy an extra set of flashing lights like I have on my current Lectric xp 3.0 e-bike.
No problem: just view it again (and again, if necessary). As it happens, I don’t think it’s too fast. It’s packed with information, with not a wasted word, rather than too fast. So view it again. That’s what I’m going to do.
@@petekadenz2466I think it was very concise and well-paced myself but he could just go to settings and slow it down if he otherwise appreciated the video.
