Oye, that's a tough choice. I am currently using the Flare R, and this Omega is noticeably brighter. I do like the mount more on the Bontrager light. You would be golden with either choice.
@@Jamesthebikeguy currently on my fourth, I rate the light very highly but I think vibration loosens the charging boot slightly to let wet/moisture in, silica gel bags, hair dryer can't bring them back but if they had a higher ip rating it would be the best, going to purchase the omega shortly till i get the niteflux red zone 8, probably the best light on the planet...
the physical design seems very outdated, not at all suggesting of a high power lithium battery daylight visible light. It looks like it runs on AAA batteries and came out in 2006 The body isn't large enough to hold a standard lithium cell needed to maintain that kind of brightness. Which is suggestive that this brightness is a gimmick boost/turbo mode. lights with a "turbo" mode shouldn't be counted as being legit bright, as they can only usually run like that for an hour and less as the battery degrades. If a tail light doesn't run for 8hrs, I would disregard that setting altogether.
Mist be nice having every ride you do a minimum of 8 hrs, thus disregarding a light like this all together. For those of us who ride bikes for shorter durations that mode makes perfect sense. In fact, on my 20min commute to work, that mode helps keep me safe in a way that no other light on the market currently does.
@@Jamesthebikeguy these 1hr run times of "turbo mode" type lights mean you have to charge your light every day or every other day. All batteries degrade, so within a year or two you won't even be able to depend on the light for a single day. I don't know what prices are like in your location but in the UK, niterider lights are especially expensive. There is is a massive array of better options for same or less money. The only good design niterider have is the sentry model because of side visibility.
@@dfpguitar I recently acquired this light and noticed that when it is charged it shines a lot but as the battery is discharged the intensity decreases, what I dislike is that it is advertised as a 300 lumen light and nowhere on the packaging do they warn you that those 300 lumens will go down as the battery runs out
@dfpguitar The design is very outdated even on their latest 330 model. Thank you for the comment on the boost mode and housing lion batteries, good to know. I was interested in NR because their Lumina 1200 front light has user replaceable lion batteries, which I have not seen with other brands. The entire light becoming landfill is a non starter for me, do you have any suggestions or alternatives that you use instead of the NR Omega?
