Niterider Bulb Options

Jay Beattie said:

I need to replace the 12W/12V MR11 bulb in my old Niterider. Has
anyone located a suitable aftermarket bulb from another
manufacturer. I would like to not spend the $20-25 asked for a
factory replacement, but then I do not want something that is dim
and useless, either. -- Jay Beattie.

Go find the thread below. It listed several other places to order the
Halogen bulbs used in the NiteRider system.

"BICYCLE LIGHTING UPGRADE PLANS" November 22, 2004

http://groups-beta.google.com/group/rec.bicycles.tech/browse_frm/thread/5a31a046e82af2a5/4c96ebb220468e3a?q=russell+seaton&_done=%2Fgroup%2Frec.bicycles.tech%2Fsearch%3Fq%3Drussell+seaton%26start%3D0%26scoring%3Dd%26&_doneTitle=Back+to+Search&&d#4c96ebb220468e3a

http://www.batteryspace.com/index.asp?PageAction=VIEWPROD&ProdID=1326

http://www.batteryspace.com/index.asp?PageAction=VIEWPROD&ProdID=1326

Jay Beattie said:

I need to replace the 12W/12V MR11 bulb in my old Niterider. Has
anyone located a suitable aftermarket bulb from another
manufacturer. I would like to not spend the $20-25 asked for a
factory replacement, but then I do not want something that is dim
and useless, either. -- Jay Beattie.

FWIW, those NiteRider bulbs are really, REALLY good bulbs. I put many
thousands of miles on a set I used for six or seven years, rebuilt the
battery packs and kept on using them until the second batch of
batteries died. Never had a lamp burn out.

The replacement lights I got from another vendor both blew the low
beam lamps within about a year of much less frequent riding.

All in all, I suspect $20 is probably a bargain.

Mark Hickey
Habanero Cycles
http://www.habcycles.com
Home of the $695 ti frame

Jay Beattie said:

I need to replace the 12W/12V MR11 bulb in my old Niterider. Has
anyone located a suitable aftermarket bulb from another
manufacturer. I would like to not spend the $20-25 asked for a
factory replacement, but then I do not want something that is dim
and useless, either. -- Jay Beattie.

Look at:
"http://www.harringtonlights.com/Specialty_Glass/mr11_-_low_wattage.htm"
This is a 12V, 12W. narrow spot beam (9.5 degrees (FTA)). Do you need a
lamp with or without the cover glass? This one doesn't have the cover
glass, so your light would have to have it.

Also see:
"http://www.harringtonlights.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=HLS&Product_Code=B2-10MR11NF-12&Category_Code=MR11_Low_Wattage"
which is 10W/12V narrow flood (17 degree beam), with a cover glass).

See http://nordicgroup.us/s78/headlights.html for the codes for the
different beam spreads.