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08-02-2004, 03:51 PM

> My commuting bike has two separate SLA halogen headlight
> systems .. totaling 3 bulbs, and two batteries. The first
> was a PERFORMANCE system that I suspect was built by
> someone else and Performance put their name on it.
> I don't think they sold very many. The headlight is
> *enormous* by today's standards ... the reflector is a
> whopping 3.5" in diameter and the lens is designed to
> provide a wide, flat beam across the road.

That sounds a lot like the old Union headlight. I have used two of them,
each with a 10-watt halogen bulb, one above the other on my bike, aimed
to give a nice rectangle of light on the roadway.

> I think BICYCLING magazine's STYLE MAN has warped
> everyone into thinking smaller is better ;-)

Long before Style Man came along, riders had decided they didn't like
the bulk of the big old Union lightsets and were buying smaller
lightsets instead, even though the early alternatives were nowhere near
as good as the Union lights.

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08-02-2004, 03:51 PM	#14 (permalink)
LioNiNoiL_a t_N e t s c a p E_D 0 T_N e T Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Headlamp recommendations for night riding > My commuting bike has two separate SLA halogen headlight > systems .. totaling 3 bulbs, and two batteries. The first > was a PERFORMANCE system that I suspect was built by > someone else and Performance put their name on it. > I don't think they sold very many. The headlight is > enormous by today's standards ... the reflector is a > whopping 3.5" in diameter and the lens is designed to > provide a wide, flat beam across the road. That sounds a lot like the old Union headlight. I have used two of them, each with a 10-watt halogen bulb, one above the other on my bike, aimed to give a nice rectangle of light on the roadway. > I think BICYCLING magazine's STYLE MAN has warped > everyone into thinking smaller is better ;-) Long before Style Man came along, riders had decided they didn't like the bulk of the big old Union lightsets and were buying smaller lightsets instead, even though the early alternatives were nowhere near as good as the Union lights. -- Robots don't kill people -- people kill people. http://www.irobotmovie.com/