B&M Dlumotec Oval Plus first impressions

[the_riviera_kid]

I had my first night ride with my new dyno light yesterday. Mixed lighting conditions from extremely well lit (no headlight needed to see clearly) to quite dark (although never zero ambient lighting

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[wintal]

Hmm, I have the Lumotec IQ Cyo Plus - compared to my 1W dinotte, I would say the dinotte has a brighter peak brightness, but is _much_ more focussed. I find the Cyo will happily illuminate cars parked in driveways as I ride past them, for example

[the_riviera_kid]

My current mount gives me about 2mm clearance from the brakes in two different places (the horizontal brake cable between the arms, the edge of the travel agent when the brakes are applied). The original suggestion by the LBS gave me more clearance for the brakes, but unfortunately it hits the headset.

I was thinking of the IQ Cyo R Plus as a likely upgrade path, but I haven't looked into any alternatives yet. Flickering above 10km/hr definitely sounds like something isn't right. Has it always flickered, or is it a sign of something wrong with the supercap?

[wintal]

I'm not sure what to do about the mount. The cantilever brakes I have need a cable that goes straight up to the stem pretty much, so the light gets in the way if it's there. I think placing a piece of steel bracket to strengthen the mudguard up to where I mount the light is probably the go. I do actually like having the light a bit further forward, as less of the light ends up splashing onto the guard/wheel

[the_riviera_kid]

The internet suggests a (surprisingly, as per my comments below) large number of people mount their lights on the mid-fork braise (the one usually used for a front rack). I would think this would put the light too close to the ground (limiting the forward throw and making it less visible to other road users), plus I'd think spoke-shadows would drive me a little batty, but I concede I've never tried it myself