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 On: 2007-12-16
Basically, I thought this light just simply wasnt worth the $300+ price tag. I owned this light for about 1 month and ended up sending it back because I couldnt justify the $300 I spent on it for the performance it gives. I commute to work by bike everyday and need a reliable light that is easy to use and adjust.
The good is that the white light from the three leds is very pleasant color-wise. Although I didnt get a chance to do any very long rides, it did hold a charge well and charged quickly. The strobe feature is incredibly eye catching for day time riding.
The bad is pretty much everything else. Despite some of the light shots that are floating around the web, the light really doesnt cast very far ahead and I was out running the light at any speed above 15 mph. The light pattern was too diffuse to the sides and not bright enough straight ahead. The light is almost impossible to adjust on the fly. This includes several very poor design features including the light switch on the battery which makes it difficult to switch light levels if the battery is in your pocket and impossible if it is in backpack. Also both the handlebar and helmet mounting setups are had to adjust on the fly. The handlebar mount is either moveable, in which case it gradually loosens itself so that it flops around, or if you wish to keep it from flapping around it must be so tight as to be unadjustable. The new adjustment feature that niterider is hyping simply does not work. Also, I found the straight cords to be highly annoying (I much prefer the flexible, stretchable phone cord type cords ).
All in all I decided to stick with my vistalite nightstick with one 5w and one 15w halogen lights ($100 5 years ago), until I can find something better. The two cheapo vistalites work much better than the much more expensive trinewt.
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