tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3020165150399149989.post6014392161667292692..comments2023-08-10T05:04:11.701-07:00Comments on Wileydog Cycle: NiteRider Lumina 650 - the bad and the goodWileydoghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03318247350407124306noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3020165150399149989.post-79644068614359316702017-06-16T18:02:57.428-07:002017-06-16T18:02:57.428-07:00I have bought 6 of these Nite Rider Lumina 650 lig...I have bought 6 of these Nite Rider Lumina 650 lights over the years. Three of them had the Mini-USB connection break off when I plugged in to re-charge. These did not last but a few months when this happened. The other three are lightly used by a friend and my son. As of today, they have not had the connection breaking off the internal circuit board. I plan to return these to REI or Nite Rider to try for a refund or repair. Good lights otherwise, but this is definitely a design problem which should be fixed. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12184182656301189491noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3020165150399149989.post-30456566479939327792014-05-04T08:46:35.889-07:002014-05-04T08:46:35.889-07:00I emailed NiteRider asking if the connection was u...I emailed NiteRider asking if the connection was upgraded on the new 2014 models but didn't hear back from them. I bought mine at REI so returned it there and bought a Cygolite 800. That was easier than sending it to NiteRider for a replacement; and I didn't want a replacement if the same thing was just going to happen again. The Cygolite has the larger connection and I'm hoping is more durable.Wileydoghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03318247350407124306noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3020165150399149989.post-48166696525842849272014-05-02T21:39:16.142-07:002014-05-02T21:39:16.142-07:00Interested to find this post. I too am on my secon...Interested to find this post. I too am on my second. First bought in October 2012, replaced in December 2012. I ran with the second one for a couple of months and didn't need it until October 2013. Two charges into the season and the USB thing came out just as with yours. I never got round to going through the hassle of returning it. A few days ago I thought I'd have a bash at fixing it. Dismantled, but not yet tried soldering it. Did you return your second one?<br /><br />https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/He5yJoIkNcE42sFjsTcUwpWCd6KW_RPdmY03N9ytYwk?feat=directlink<br /><br />https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/69UaOuMfY_YBEmRh-58OJ5WCd6KW_RPdmY03N9ytYwk?feat=directlinkSapeurhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06618541311233501974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3020165150399149989.post-47992074855659172412013-12-23T07:00:07.891-08:002013-12-23T07:00:07.891-08:00Lumens to lux -- here's an easy way to concept...Lumens to lux -- here's an easy way to conceptualize it: horsepower to 0-60.<br /><br />you can have a car with a bunch of horsepower that does 0-60 a lot quicker than a truck with the same horsepower. If you want the quickest accelerating vehicle, then the folly of measuring the two vehicles by horsepower alone is obvious. You measure the results of the output, not the size of the engine.<br /> <br />Same with Lumens to lux -- shoving a crapload of lumens into an otherwise poorly designed light results in poor performance. As a marketing tool, using Lumens it's ideal, because it provides a single and relatively cheap-to-implement data point for consumers to obsess over... but as an indicator of performance, it's not useful.<br /> <br />John Spearehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07187638368645707099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3020165150399149989.post-7409487971098818442013-12-21T21:59:33.067-08:002013-12-21T21:59:33.067-08:00Thanks for the links. It's taking awhile to un...Thanks for the links. It's taking awhile to understand the difference between lux and lumens. I hadn't considered the lights with battery packs, but the connections sure seem like they would last better. Bright, too.<br /><br />ScottWileydoghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03318247350407124306noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3020165150399149989.post-77259978491106423782013-12-20T21:33:33.814-08:002013-12-20T21:33:33.814-08:00I'm thinking about this one by Fenix:
http://w...I'm thinking about this one by Fenix:<br />http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00BB6JUQM/ref=wl_it_dp_o_pC_S_ttl?_encoding=UTF8&colid=31RUASZ1R4SG3&coliid=I36ZQQZ3HD8WBQ<br /><br />Claimed 750 lumens, uses (somewhat) standard batteries. $130 with a couple handfuls of batteries and a charger, or < $100 without.<br /><br />I rarely ride after dark anymore, so I just have a couple Blazes on the handlebar blinking at cars.<br /> - VenturaNothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02814430696364049920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3020165150399149989.post-35368442776064904832013-12-20T11:56:42.498-08:002013-12-20T11:56:42.498-08:00the pace of LED light technology is insane -- just...the pace of LED light technology is insane -- just a few years ago, the cost and performance of the best lights would barely compete with today's entry models. <br /><br />it's a shame the industry has trained us consumers to talk about lumens instead of lux and optics, which are really what matters with bike lights... <br /><br />alex wisdom here: http://cyclingspokane.blogspot.com/2010/01/light-brightness.html<br /><br />John Spearehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07187638368645707099noreply@blogger.com