Hi Dave, I apologize that I took it the wrong way. In addition to mountain biking, I'm a regular commuter cyclist and pedestrian, my wife rides to work regularly, and I take my daughter all over with a trailer-bike. Most drivers give us a lot of space and we're very cautious about the routes we take but the reality of riding in a city is that sometimes we have to take a lane and cross a 'dangerous' intersection and even with bright lights, clothes, a flag, and etc it sometimes scary.
The fact is that beyond ~1200 lumens (real / not claimed) there is a massively diminishing return in terms of performance-benefit on the trail. I'll happily take a wider swath of light vs. a spot beam but I'm not being cheeky at all when I suggest that the all the trails on The Shore are rideable with a pair of these Ion Pro lights.
I'd guess that rather than seeing aircraft landing lights on the road we'll see lights in the 800-1300 lumen range that get smaller and lighter with much longer run times. That would mean more people using them as daytime running lights and being able to ride multiple commutes without recharging. I for one would definitely prefer weight savings and longer run time over a brighter system.
Nov. 10, 2018, 10:32 a.m. - Andrew Major
Hi Dave, I apologize that I took it the wrong way. In addition to mountain biking, I'm a regular commuter cyclist and pedestrian, my wife rides to work regularly, and I take my daughter all over with a trailer-bike. Most drivers give us a lot of space and we're very cautious about the routes we take but the reality of riding in a city is that sometimes we have to take a lane and cross a 'dangerous' intersection and even with bright lights, clothes, a flag, and etc it sometimes scary. The fact is that beyond ~1200 lumens (real / not claimed) there is a massively diminishing return in terms of performance-benefit on the trail. I'll happily take a wider swath of light vs. a spot beam but I'm not being cheeky at all when I suggest that the all the trails on The Shore are rideable with a pair of these Ion Pro lights. I'd guess that rather than seeing aircraft landing lights on the road we'll see lights in the 800-1300 lumen range that get smaller and lighter with much longer run times. That would mean more people using them as daytime running lights and being able to ride multiple commutes without recharging. I for one would definitely prefer weight savings and longer run time over a brighter system.