I don't recommend any of the dynamo lights I sell for use on wooded trails or extremely rough terrain. On the wooded trails we have here in New England, you're likely to ride into a low tree branch which will not be illuminated by the "low beam" design of the headlight's optics. I use the Busch & Müller IQ-X on my dirt road bike, and it's excellent, but these dirt roads are regularly used by the many pick-up trucks in the area, and so there are simply no low branches across the roads.
I did mount an Edelux II on my mountain bike for a one week supported trip in "The Maze" which is a section of Canyonlands in Utah several years back. There ain't no trees in "The Maze", so that wasn't an issue. However, the terrain is quite hilly, and several times I was descending a hill and as I approached the bottom I could not see anything above the beam's horizontal cutoff, and so I needed to ride the brakes hard as I approached the bottom. A big round beam would have been far better. On Thu, May 29, 2025 at 11:26 PM <[email protected]> wrote: > I have the IQ X on a couple of bikes. On the Hubbuhubbuh I have it paired > with the B&M mini tail light. The IQ X is likely my favorite dynamo light > so far. I like the beam pattern and it puts out a lot old useful light. > > For off-road use I think I prefer my Sinewave Beacon since the Beacon does > not have horizon cutoff and allows me to see overhead branches. If I’m > using a light with horizon cutoff off-road I will supplement it with a > small helmet mounted light so I can flip it on when needed. A battery light > can also be needed on steep climbs when slow speeds may not allow enough > light from the dynamo light. > > Robert Tilley > San Diego, CA > > Sent from my iPhone > > On May 29, 2025, at 2:40 PM, Patrick Moore <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Is this one just about as bright as dynolights come? > > Can anyone compare it to the K-Lite, original model (single lamp, 800 > lumens low, 1200 high)? > > Will it simply plug as usual into a SP hub? > > Will it work with the usual Top Light dynamo tail lights? > > If you prefer another dynamo light for off road use, which one, and why? > > Thanks. > > -- > > Patrick Moore > Alburquerque, Nuevo Mexico, Etats Unis d'Amerique, Orbis Terrarum > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Executive resumes, LinkedIn profiles, bios, letters, and other writing > services > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > *When thou didst not, savage, k**now thine own meaning,* > > *But wouldst gabble like a** thing most brutish,* > > *I endowed thy purposes w**ith words that made them known.* > > -- > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. For > more options, group rules and how to contact the moderation team, visit > this group at https://groups.google.com/d/forum/internet-bob?hl=en > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "internet-bob" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/internet-bob/CALuTfgvxPNaMyLX1WGiFvCihJG-aquD10hKBUKYf%2B%3DbfMyH4uw%40mail.gmail.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/internet-bob/CALuTfgvxPNaMyLX1WGiFvCihJG-aquD10hKBUKYf%2B%3DbfMyH4uw%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > > -- > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. For > more options, group rules and how to contact the moderation team, visit > this group at https://groups.google.com/d/forum/internet-bob?hl=en > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "internet-bob" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/internet-bob/EB10CA2B-E56A-466E-ACE5-859012D2DFAC%40gmail.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/internet-bob/EB10CA2B-E56A-466E-ACE5-859012D2DFAC%40gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- Peter White -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/CA%2BD%3DXm9EwL8RyZ4iMrV5p9n5giBRw7btmKLST6eNB6eHncf60Q%40mail.gmail.com.
