Lights: recommendation

[MonsterMan]

Hi guys,

fresh back from my first dusk till dawn mountain bike race on the weekend, what a blast!

I was in a the only social team of six and it was great to circulate with world class riders, we learnt a lot and can't wait to have another go.

The race was sponsored by Ay Up mountain bike lights and Andrew from that company loaned us some lights for the night. His product is so good I purchased a set straight away.

These are highly recommended, especially as a combination of handle bars PLUS helmet set. This even makes road riding at night more enjoyable/safe.

Here is the site if you are interested,

http://www.ayup.com.au/

safe riding,

edit: here is a proper review by the winner of the event

http://andy-bell.blogspot.com/2007/12/p ... ights.html

Geoff

[MonsterMan]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DULm-M0-_nc

cool video!

[tom prince]

http://www.peterwhitecycles.com/Schmidt.asp

The above link is for North American supplyer of the Schmidt dyna hub ( I can delete it if this would be considered spamming; though I have no interest ohter than that quality information is available).
This is the equiptment that is used for entended night riding sessions. The hub generates the power. I guess you could use a battery source; but for long periods of riding (ie through the night) you would have to be carrying spares. The weight and cost of multiple night sessions would soon be prohibitive in the battery alone scenario.
If you only occasionally venture out into the dark for short periods the battery systems are very good and require a smaller initial investment.