Quark AA2 Turbo as bike lights?

[funkymonkey1111]

Thinking of trying two Quark AA2 Turbo lights as bike lights. Anyone using these?

 

[funkymonkey1111]

or, a quark aa2 Turbo and a regular aa2, which I understand has a wider beam

 

[gswitter]

No idea how they'd hold up to the vibrations and abuse, but in terms of beam quality, the Quark Turbo ought to be great as a bike light. I wouldn't worry about mixing a Turbo and a regular Quark, unless there's a feature of the regular UI you prefer. The Turbo beam has plenty of spill.

 

[AlexLED]

I've used my Fenix L1D (1x AA) on my bike several times and was very pleased. Much brighter than the normal light of my pal. The Fenix has a bit more spill, so I would not vote for the turbo head. But then again, that depends on your speed of travel.

Ah, and get yourself one of the TwoFish "lockblocks":
http://www.batteryjunction.com/twofish-lockblocks.html


(Much cheaper than for example the Fenix equivalent.)

 

[amigafan2003]

AA Turbo is bit big for a bike light really with poor run time. The 123*2 Turbo I use occasionally with an L-mini II and MG PLI.

A 123*2 turbo is about the biggest I'd go for.

 

[carrot]

I have used an original L2D as a bike light for a long time. The Quark Tactical, with its higher output and larger hotspot, is a clear upgrade path for the Fenix. I would rather use two Tacticals than a Turbo and Regular. The only real difference is that the Turbo has a smaller, more concentrated and brighter hotspot, and honestly I find the wider hotspot of the Tactical to be more useful.

 

[troelskc]

I've tested the Quark AA2 Regular. It's plenty of light and has a nice spill beam. I'm running the light with 2 x 2000 mAh Eneloop. These batteries rocks. Tested the light on max output in a freezer for 1 hour and still going strong. Just ordered the XX version of the Eneloop featuring 2500 mAh!!! Havn't tried the turbo, but the throw on the AA2 regular is adequate for a normal urban environment. Of course if you would like to light up the entire road out to 100m you should probably go for a different system, mounting a X10 on a bike, is probably overkill.