7rider
02-18-2008, 03:31 PM
Against all that we had discussed, my DH got me something for Valentine's Day. But, it wasn't due to come in until Tuesday. Actually, it came in today (Monday).
DH got me a Knog Gator 605 (http://bikemag.com/gear/accessories/Knog_Gator_605_LED/) bike light. :eek:
He had been reading about it and was totally impressed with it. So of course, he had to get it for me! :rolleyes:
After a super-fast charge of it light weight Li-Ion battery, it was fully charged and ready to roll. So, now that the sun has gone down, we took it out for a spin up and down the street.
The goods: Very light weight. Cool looks. Super easy mounting to the bike. Incredibly bright LED light. The two 3W LEDs put out a fantastic amount of light in a nice useful beam for commuting.
Not so goods: Nit picks, really. The battery-to-switch connection is very tight (actually, a good thing) and next to impossible to disconnect (the bad part). On the plus side, it's a simple male/female plug, so you can spin it to get it apart. Can't try doing that with the switch-to-light plug, however. Also, we couldn't really discern b/t the 12 degree "spot" and the 32 degree "flood". Put them both on, and there was also no discernible difference in the light on the road (from the cockpit). From the front (i.e., car) view, however, the light was very bright and obvious.
The worst thing however, is that we're nearly out of the "need to use a light" time for commuting! Argh....not a great time to get a new light! I'll have to either go in early, or stay late....neither is appealing!
DH got me a Knog Gator 605 (http://bikemag.com/gear/accessories/Knog_Gator_605_LED/) bike light. :eek:
He had been reading about it and was totally impressed with it. So of course, he had to get it for me! :rolleyes:
After a super-fast charge of it light weight Li-Ion battery, it was fully charged and ready to roll. So, now that the sun has gone down, we took it out for a spin up and down the street.
The goods: Very light weight. Cool looks. Super easy mounting to the bike. Incredibly bright LED light. The two 3W LEDs put out a fantastic amount of light in a nice useful beam for commuting.
Not so goods: Nit picks, really. The battery-to-switch connection is very tight (actually, a good thing) and next to impossible to disconnect (the bad part). On the plus side, it's a simple male/female plug, so you can spin it to get it apart. Can't try doing that with the switch-to-light plug, however. Also, we couldn't really discern b/t the 12 degree "spot" and the 32 degree "flood". Put them both on, and there was also no discernible difference in the light on the road (from the cockpit). From the front (i.e., car) view, however, the light was very bright and obvious.
The worst thing however, is that we're nearly out of the "need to use a light" time for commuting! Argh....not a great time to get a new light! I'll have to either go in early, or stay late....neither is appealing!