Have Lights List
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Everyone remembering to throw a charge on your lights?
We also want to take a moment to remind you how important it is to handle lithium batteries safely. These batteries are everywhere these days from hybrid cars to computers to cell phones to your bike light.
Please read these safety instructions and warnings when using or charging your batteries. Lithium ion batteries are volatile. Failure to follow may result in fire, personal injury and damage to property if charged or used improperly. Lithium ion battery and packs may explode and cause fire if misused.
Charging Process
• Only use the charger that came with your battery. Failure to do so may result in personal injury and property damage.
• Never charge batteries unattended.
• Put battery in the fireproof container and charge in an isolated area away from other flammable materials.
• Allow battery cool down to ambient temperature before charging.
• It is important to know that consumer grade lithium-ion batteries cannot be charged below 0°C (32°F). Although the packs appear to be charging normally at freezing temperatures, the cell impedance goes up and the acceptance of the ions on the anode is drastically reduced.
Storage and Transportation
• For best results, store battery at room temperature between 40 and 80 degrees F.
• Do not expose battery pack to direct sunlight (heat) for extended periods.
• When transporting or temporarily storing in a vehicle, temperature range should be greater than 20 degrees F but no more than 150 degrees F.
• Storing battery at temperatures greater than 170 degrees F for extended periods of time (more than 2 hours) may cause damage to battery and possible fire.
• Charge the battery every 2 months to keep it fresh during periods of non-use.
• Never drop, step on or puncture the batteries.
General Guidelines and Warnings
• If at any time you witness a battery starting to balloon, swell up, smoke or get hot, discontinue use or charging immediately, disconnect the battery and move it in a safe place for approximately 15 minutes. Delayed chemical reaction can occur. This may cause the battery to leak and the reaction with air may cause the chemicals to ignite resulting in fire. Observe the battery outside of any building or vehicle and away from any combustible material. DO NOT use the battery. Dispose properly.
• Wire lead shorts can cause a fire. If you discover frayed or broken wires, discontinue use and dispose the battery.
Stay safe! Ride on!!
GeoManGear
Everyone remembering to throw a charge on your lights?
We also want to take a moment to remind you how important it is to handle lithium batteries safely. These batteries are everywhere these days from hybrid cars to computers to cell phones to your bike light.
Please read these safety instructions and warnings when using or charging your batteries. Lithium ion batteries are volatile. Failure to follow may result in fire, personal injury and damage to property if charged or used improperly. Lithium ion battery and packs may explode and cause fire if misused.
Charging Process
• Only use the charger that came with your battery. Failure to do so may result in personal injury and property damage.
• Never charge batteries unattended.
• Put battery in the fireproof container and charge in an isolated area away from other flammable materials.
• Allow battery cool down to ambient temperature before charging.
• It is important to know that consumer grade lithium-ion batteries cannot be charged below 0°C (32°F). Although the packs appear to be charging normally at freezing temperatures, the cell impedance goes up and the acceptance of the ions on the anode is drastically reduced.
Storage and Transportation
• For best results, store battery at room temperature between 40 and 80 degrees F.
• Do not expose battery pack to direct sunlight (heat) for extended periods.
• When transporting or temporarily storing in a vehicle, temperature range should be greater than 20 degrees F but no more than 150 degrees F.
• Storing battery at temperatures greater than 170 degrees F for extended periods of time (more than 2 hours) may cause damage to battery and possible fire.
• Charge the battery every 2 months to keep it fresh during periods of non-use.
• Never drop, step on or puncture the batteries.
General Guidelines and Warnings
• If at any time you witness a battery starting to balloon, swell up, smoke or get hot, discontinue use or charging immediately, disconnect the battery and move it in a safe place for approximately 15 minutes. Delayed chemical reaction can occur. This may cause the battery to leak and the reaction with air may cause the chemicals to ignite resulting in fire. Observe the battery outside of any building or vehicle and away from any combustible material. DO NOT use the battery. Dispose properly.
• Wire lead shorts can cause a fire. If you discover frayed or broken wires, discontinue use and dispose the battery.
Stay safe! Ride on!!
GeoManGear
PatrickBrown
Active Member
I'm looking forward to some night rides .......
PonchoTempest
Member
I'm in => north jersey
HeavyMetaLance
Well-Known Member
zombie thread.
I have lights.
And use them regularly.
I have lights.
And use them regularly.
Kerrigan911
Active Member
central jersey have lights and ready to go for my first night ride!
icolquhoun
Active Member
northwest jersey have lights will ride for food
Lupob6
New Member
Yes, it was intense while it was happening. The helicopter circled around a riding buddy and I for about 15 minutes, we decided it was best to cut our ride short and head out, luckily no arrests or fines were had, and a good story to tell :thumbup:
rick81721
Lothar
That is a great story but what a ridiculous waste of law enforcement resources. Cops in a helicopter had nothing better to do than chase guys biking in the woods at night??
walter
Fourth Party
More like cops in helicopters clocking people on the parkway noticing a park that is closed at dusk lit up like a Monday night football game.
bumblebeetuna
Member
Dont have doe for lights but I'm game to tag along with someones spare 😀
wonderturtle
Well-Known Member
have a light
bought the NightRider light off Kirt.
a few observations (most of whcih I knew already from riding with borrowed lights in the past).
(1) riding at night is a fun and "different" experience
(2) riding by yourself at night kinda spooky (in a fun way). also riding at night alone is probably not the smartest thing from a safety perspective
(3) I ride a good 10%+ slower at night
(4) I dont make some of the higher logs and more knarly/ rooty uphills that I hit without a problem during the day.
(5) related to #3 and #4 my night vision sucks....but I knew that years ago from driving
(6) light on the helmet is much better than on the handlebars as the light is ALWAYS shining where you are looking (not always the case with the handlebars). with that said, the light I bought is kinda heavy and my neck got sore towards the end so not sure what to do about that...second light?
(7) riding at night during a snowstorm is a friggin SUBLIME experience (obviously an observation from last year)
bought the NightRider light off Kirt.
a few observations (most of whcih I knew already from riding with borrowed lights in the past).
(1) riding at night is a fun and "different" experience
(2) riding by yourself at night kinda spooky (in a fun way). also riding at night alone is probably not the smartest thing from a safety perspective
(3) I ride a good 10%+ slower at night
(4) I dont make some of the higher logs and more knarly/ rooty uphills that I hit without a problem during the day.
(5) related to #3 and #4 my night vision sucks....but I knew that years ago from driving
(6) light on the helmet is much better than on the handlebars as the light is ALWAYS shining where you are looking (not always the case with the handlebars). with that said, the light I bought is kinda heavy and my neck got sore towards the end so not sure what to do about that...second light?
(7) riding at night during a snowstorm is a friggin SUBLIME experience (obviously an observation from last year)
1speed
Incredibly profound yet fantastically flawed
You kind of hit all the bullet points here. Numbers 3 & 4 -- those will change with time. It's all just a new experience -- even if you got Lasik and improed your night vision, until you've got miles in at night, you'd be a little slower and a little sketchier. As for 6, what really works best is both, with a slightly brighter light on the bars. But given a choice of one or the other, I'd agree that on the helmet is better if you only have one. Point 7 -- yeah, that's pretty cool. In fact, if there is snow on the ground during a full moon, you can often get away with no lights at all. Riding at night without lights is wild but occasionally doable (and definitely worth doing if you can.)