CatEye Volt 1200 VS Fenix BC30R 1600 .. which one to order ?

Mad Darsh

Hello ,

i am really confused between those 2 lights
my budget around $140 and i was going to order cateye 1200
but i saw Fenix BC30R and am really confused now

could you help me to decide please because i need to make a choice tonight maximum

CatEye Volt 1200
http://www.amazon.com/Unknown-HL-EL1000RC-CatEye-Volt-Headlight/dp/B00FRMTEUI/

or

Fenix BC30R 1600
http://www.amazon.com/Fenix-percentage-rechargeable-LegionArms-charging/dp/B00ZYEA3BI


Help me asap please
thanks

Mad Darsh

any one ?

ugo.santalucia

Do you need all those Lumens?

I use the cateye Volt 400, which seems enough for road use

Mad Darsh

[url=http://www.bikeradar.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=19752427#p19752427]ugo.santalucia[/url] wrote:

Do you need all those Lumens?

I use the cateye Volt 400, which seems enough for road use

in my country yeah
a lot of dark main streets , even the traveling high ways 75% is dark
plus bad mannors of some car drivers here .. not looking before doors opining
most of drivers here totally crazy .. traffic here in Egypt is crazy
"sorry i didn't saw you" is the normal attitude here

ugo.santalucia

[url=http://www.bikeradar.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=19752445#p19752445]Mad Darsh[/url] wrote:

[url=http://www.bikeradar.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=19752427#p19752427]ugo.santalucia[/url] wrote:

Do you need all those Lumens?

I use the cateye Volt 400, which seems enough for road use

in my country yeah
a lot of dark main streets , even the traveling high ways 75% is dark
plus bad mannors of some car drivers here .. not looking before doors opining
most of drivers here totally crazy .. traffic here in Egypt is crazy
"sorry i didn't saw you" is the normal attitude here

The lumens you need are a function of how fast you want to go... i find up to 30-35 Kmh 400 lumens are fine. The light is very bright.

With more lumens you generally just blind the drivers coming the opposite way

simon t

I have had the cateye for a month now and have been impressed. full beam is perfect for unlit lanes and I usually drop it down to the next level down which I think is 800lumens on busier roads and in town.
I messed around with Chinese/ebay lights for a few years and this is much better.

lakesluddite

I must admit I've not come across the Fenix. Interestingly there seems to be no stated run time for the highest 'burst' mode - the 1600 Lumen output.

I have been looking at the Cateye myself - the reported 2 hour run time for 1200 Lumens looks very good, given the 500 Lumen output of my current Moon XL500 is around an hour. The charge time does put me off a little though, given I usually charge mine after the commute to work (via the USB in my office PC), but it wouldn't be a deal breaker. An alternative might be the Cateye Volt 800, which has the same run time at maximum, but only a 5 hour recharge time, and 800 lumens is easily enough for my commute (I hope!). My XL500 is okay, but I sometimes feel like I just need that little bit more, given a lot of my commute is on unlit country roads with very little traffic. And the circa £25-£30 price difference of course.

richk

On the Fenix, the burst mode is enabled by holding down a remote switch (& keeping it held down) so testing duration for this wouldn't really be appropriate as it's only designed to be used in short bursts

bobones

I've had the Volt 1200 for over 2 years now, and it has been nothing short of fantastic.