Rear bike light - 18650....

Not sure if I have this one or the model just below it (and it’s not 18650 powered)…but at 150 lumens it is as bright as any, has an extremely distracting blinking pattern (unlike many others) and is USB rechargeable.

In the Netherlands (and probably in many other countries) a red reflector is mandatory.
This works very well.
But we also have to have a red (and red only) tail light.
But just a couple of modern 5mm red LEDs is sufficient.
With the low Vf (about 2 Volts) of red LEDs it’s best to run them on 2x AA or AAA NiMH (about 2.4 Volts).
I have an automatic rear light, which only lights up when it’s dark and when the bike moves.
This is built into a reflector, so it’s all in one.
A brake light would be a nice addition, but not really necessary.

It has a replaceable 18650

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build it yourself.

Or buy this http://www.gearbest.com/bike-lights/pp_288195.html?wid=21 I’ve been using this for some months now and am completely satisfied with it. Run time on the fourth blinking mode is over 8 hrs.

No one but me has any experience with it yet, its just coming out this week. Brand new. I’ve been testing it for a few months now. Pretty sweet rear light! Ituo was thinking when they came up with this idea. Works great and its been left on the back of my bikes through rain, snow, slush you name it. Its bright and just keeps working perfectly not to mention I’ve only had to charge it once the entire time ive been using it. Day flasher use and night steady mode.

Minus the accommodation of a lane light (are these that difficult to incorporate?) it would be nice if they simply posted a video of it working in the daylight. Not annoying drivers at night(?) (as seems to be a concern in their promotion) would make me question how “annoying” it would be when this very attribute is needed (for me at least) even more.

I bought some red cree leds and I put one in a lower powered 18650 light. It is pretty bright but not sure if its wise to use one so bright on the roads.

i would probably hate you for it if i was cycling behind you…

thew “annoying drivers” part is look at something like a cygolite hotshot II. it has an annoying little laser beam type beam pattern. Its not that bright but its too focused, so very annoying because if it gets you in the eyes it becomes hard to see for a brief period.

Focus beamed lights can be just as dangerous as a cheap tiny light. Because instead of lack of visibility you piss the drivers off by what feels like getting a laser pointer to the eyes. We want to be seen, not blind everyone else and piss them off or cause an accident.

During the day its not so bad but at night its horrible. I ride and drive. I have come up behind lights like the hotshots and others that have focused beams. Screws being able to see where Im going if I get directly behind it. But at the same time almost useless from other angles besides straight behind.

Not to mention when I commute to work ive gotten comments on the one I was testing before production. Works a lot better than cheapies or the hotshot according to coworkers. I know in town its been more than plentiful to be seen during the day on flash mode. Not sure out in the country though. I live right on the great river bike path so touching open road is something I rarely need to do or had any issues with before running a taillight during the day. I never used to till the rash of cyclists being killed even around me (one was a friend of a guy I ride with a lot) last summer.

Videos are coming but weather has been crap. Hard to convince anyone to play camera guy when its sub zero, snowing or like right now just barely above freezing and crazy windy.

BTW thats just an EDC flashlight (with red LED) and can get the diffuser for it right from Rich over at MTNelectronics. I have a couple of them to turn my EDCs into light sticks when we have the kids out at an event after dark or out camping. Works great.

It’s a little more than ‘just an EDC with a red LED inside’. lol (but basically, that’s the foundation of the build.)

ya, very true, I didnt realize it was “built” was figuring something gearbest was selling.

Those set ups are nice for a lot of things. IM guessing yours involves a triple (xr-e?) red and specifically programmed driver?

I’d find it today, seems like one of the very few reallights with (replacable) 18650.
But who knows why tje Ituo Bolt is already sold out and not available anywhere anymore?

I emailed Ituo USA about a week ago. They said they expect the Bolt to be back in stock in a matter of weeks.

2 USD rear light + 18650 laptop battery,around 1500mAH + silicon case = 18-30 H running rear bike light.

For riders who appreciate a ready-to-use solution:
Orfos Flare Pro with Thrunite C2+18650 cell.
https://www.orfos.us/pages/flarepro

http://enerprof.de/shop/batteries/li-ion-batterie-cells/xtar-mc1plus-ant-charger-enerpower-18650-battery-3400mah/

EnerPower delivers “Assembled in Germany” quality.

Well, so much for that. I went to the Ituolight website today, and was redirected to a newly-renamed company selling another brand of lights, along with Ituo closeouts (not including the Bolt).

Yea, Ituo USA has been dropped by Ituo Asia. So they have lost money and all the energy they putted into the distribution.
More information you’ll find on Ituo USA facebook page.

Seems like will never see an Ituo Bolt for sale again.