Battery Powered Lights

IXON
LED Headlight

In Stock!

Very bright 1 watt LED headlight. Powered by four NiMH rechargeable AA or alkaline AA batteries. Focused beam is similar to the Lumotec and other high quality dynamo headlights. Relatively sharp horizontal cutoff to the top of the beam to keep focused light out of the eyes of oncoming drivers. Beam is brightest at the top getting progressively dimmer towards the bottom so as to give even lighting to the road both close to you and far away, just like a high quality automobile low beam.

Available without batteries, or with 4 Nickel Metal Hydride rechargeable batteries, and optional charger. Charger plugs directly into the headlight from below. No need to remove the batteries to charge them. The charger will not overcharge the batteries and won't attempt to charge non NiMH batteries. Charger designed for German wall outlets which use round plugs instead of the flat type we use in the US and Canada. A $ 3.00 adapter is required for the charger and we keep them in stock. You may already have the necessary adapter if you have a universal set of adapters for international travel. A small LED on top warns you when the battery power is getting low.

Full power setting (14 lux) gives a 6 hour run time. Low power gives about 13 hours. Run times are for fully charged NiMH batteries. Full power is adequate as a standalone headlight for most cyclists in most situations up to about 20mph. Two Ixons at full power should be more than enough for any situation except perhaps a very fast downhill, say well over 25mph. Low power is more than adequate for low speed riding, up to perhaps 10 mph on dark roads or bike paths. For urban cycling with overhead street lights, the low power setting is perfect. These are my estimates based on my own experience using this light. Everyone's night vision is different!

The Ixon is also the ideal backup for a dynamo powered lighting system. For a brevet rider using a hub dynamo, should there be a front wheel failure due to a crash, the rider may not be able to repair the dynamo wheel in time to complete the event. But any regular front wheel could be substituted if the rider has lights available. The Ixon is ideal since very few batteries need to be carried due to the long run time keeping weight and volume low. And with the Ride & Charge and a hub dynamo, you can keep your batteries fully charged while you ride. See below.

The Ixon includes the handlebar mount shown, which is sized for normal (traditional) handlebars, either for road bikes or mountain bikes. If you prefer, we can supply the Ixon with a mount for oversized handlebars instead of the standard size. The oversize mount is 1 1/4" or 31.8mm. Please specify the mount size when you place your order. The oversized mount has shims to make it fit with standard bars. But the shims are awkward to use, so I don't recommend the oversize mount for all applications. Extra mounts are inexpensive.

A version with batteries and charger now also available in black.

Additional handlebar mounts are available for conveniently using one light on more than one bike. Just keep an Ixon mount on each bike and only transfer the Ixon.

Accessory Ixon mount for standard handlebars, road or ATB, 26mm or smaller,
Part # B&M492HPB: $ 3.75

Accessory Ixon mount for bicycles with oversized handlebars,
Part # B&M492HOPB: $ 4.75

Adapter for the charger to plug it into a US or Canadian wall outlet, Part # MSCCONV: $ 3.00

Standard h-bar mount.

Ixon without batteries or charger, standard mount, Part # B&M192: $ 88.00

Ixon with 4 NiMH batteries, standard mount, Part # B&M192A: $ 106.00

Ixon with NiMH charger, standard mount, Part # B&M192L : $ 102.00

Ixon with NiMH batteries and NiMH charger, standard mount, Part # B&M192LA : $ 118.00 Choose light grey/silver color, or black.

Oversized!

Recently, handlebars started shipping in larger diameters, so older handlebar mounts aren't large enough. The Ixon is available with either the old standard mount size, or this new larger size. The most common old sizes are 26.0mm, 25.8mm, 25.4mm. The new, larger size is 31.8mm. Our standard mount will accomodate any of those older (smaller) diameters. Buy the oversize mount if your bar measures 31.8mm where it is clamped to the stem. If you have some bizarre integrated bar/stem made from carbon fiber, you'll need to mount the Ixon elsewhere.

Ixon, no batteries or charger, with oversized mount, Part # B&M192-4: $ 88.00

Ixon with 4 NiMH batteries, & oversized mount, Part # B&M192A-4: $ 106.00

Ixon with NiMH charger, & oversized mount, Part # B&M192L-4 : $ 102.00

Ixon with NiMH batteries and NiMH charger, & oversized mount, Part # B&M192LA-4 : $ 118.00

I used to sell a fork crown mount for the Ixon. However, I have had several of these mounts fail from fatigue, and so I no longer sell them.

Don't use wireless cycle computers! Some lights can interfere with the signals between the wireless computer sending units and the computer heads. Wired computers never have these problems. Since I get a great deal of conflicting data concerning which lights and which wireless computers have these issues, the only constant I can point to is the wireless computer. If you only use wired computers, you'll never have an issue.

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Ixon IQ

New in 2007, the Ixon IQ looks about the same as the Ixon, but has a brighter beam. It uses the same AA NiMH batteries and charger, the same mounts, and is compatible with the Ride & Charge. See below for the Ride & Charge.

As with the Ixon, you can leave the batteries in the Ixon IQ, and with its charger, charge the batteries just by plugging the charger into the bottom of the light, even while mounted on the bike. Or, with the Ride & Charge, keep the batteries charged inside the Ixon IQ with a dynamo while you ride during the day.

5 hour run time at high power, 40 Lux

20 hour run time at low power, 10 Lux

Ixon IQ without batteries or charger: $ 115.00

Ixon IQ with 4 AA NiMH batteries and charger: $ 147.00

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Ride & Charge

Available now, the Ride & Charge (R&C) can charge the batteries in the Ixon and Ixon IQ while you ride, if you have a hub dynamo like the SON, Shimano or SRAM, or a sidewall dynamo like the Dymotec 6 or Dymotec S6. You can also use this device to charge any NiMH AA batteries while you ride your bike, provided you have the dynamo and the Ixon headlight. When discusing the Ride & Charge, any mention of the Ixon applies equally to the Ixon IQ.

This makes the Ixon headlight an even better choice for people riding brevets or on extended tours. Use a dynamo lighting system as your primary riding lights. Have the Ixon available for times when you want more light, such as a fast descent or high traffic. The Ixon gets charged during the day, and is also available as a general purpose flashlight while you're at your campsite, or fixing a flat on a brevet. Using the Ixon at low power gives you a 13 hour run time flashlight, more than enough for reading in the evening.

Price: $ 42.00

The Ride & Charge is in stock. It consistes of a small black plastic box, about the width of a fork blade, some wire, and a rubber O ring to lash it to your fork. If you mount it behind your fork, you won't see it from the front, and from the side, it might make people think you have a wireless computer sensor mounted.

Two wire leads run from your dynamo to the R&C. Another two wires run from your dynamo headlight to the R&C. When connected, your dynamo lighting system works normally. It has no effect on your dynamo lights, regardless of the particular configuration of your dynamo lights. For example, whether or not you have a Secondary headlight, or a taillight, the system is unaffected by the R&C.

There's also a female plug on the R&C. That's for connecting the Ixon. When you plug the provided wire into the Ixon, and into the R&C, the dynamo's current is diverted from your dynamo lights to the Ixon's batteries. Now, the dynamo lights will not work. Plugging in the Ixon turns off power to your dynamo lights. There's no way to have your dynamo lights running, while at the same time you are charging batteries in the Ixon. But the Ixon can be turned on while its batteries are being charged. The charging time will be longer though if you have the Ixon switched on while charging its batteries via the R&C.

You can only charge NiMH batteries in the Ixon with the R&C. Rain will have no effect on the R&C, provided it's aligned properly, in accordance with the English language directions as supplied.

Excruciatingly (Nauseatingly?) Important Legal Notice!

The Ride&Charge is exclusively for use with the Ixon and Ixon IQ, not for any other light or device, and only for NiMH AA batteries located inside said Ixon, not for any other batteries, whether located inside said Ixon or outside said Ixon, and only for 6 volt dynamos, and not for any other power source, such as batteries, solar panels, newcewler reacterrrs, or whatnot. Whether or not some other company is making or thinking of making or used to make or thought about making or having had made by others on behalf of said maker or makers some sort of device that's in some sort of way somewhat similar to or perhaps different from the Ride&Charge,,,,,,(deep breath) I dunno. ;-)

In other words, if you are wondering whether or not you can use the Ride & Charge with some other combination of lights and power sources, the answer is, I have no idea.

When the R&C was first introduced, I thought that it was not compatible with sidewall dynamos. This has been proven to be incorrect. The Dymotec 6 and the (now discontinued) Dymotec S6 have been tested with the R&C and work properly. I have not tested the Ride & Charge with any other dynamos.

Click here to download the R&C instructions as a PDF.

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Secret uses for the Ride & Charge

Oh, sorry, there are no secret uses for the Ride & Charge. The Ride & Charge only works with a six volt dynamo, and the Ixon and Ixon IQ headlights. Never mind. ;-)

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Big Bang

In Stock.

The first gas discharge light with German StVZO approval for bicycles. The Big Bang promises to be as bright as an automobile headlight and have a 4.5 hour run time on a rechargeable lithium ion battery. It can be mounted either above or below the handlebar. It's completely waterproof. The beam has two settings, one to meet the German StVZO regulations for bicycle lighting, and a second for riding off road, where a symmetrical beam is preferable. Unlike other gas discharge headlights, the Big Bang won't blind oncoming drivers since the beam can function like a high quality automotive low beam. This makes it suitable for road riding, since all of the focused light is on the road rather than into the oncoming driver's eyes. Who else but Busch & Muller would think to make this extremely bright lighting technology safe for use on roads? But the beam can also become symmetrical, like an automotive high beam, providing a large beam for lighting up the woods!

Other gas discharge bicycle lights are, in my opinion, dangerous for use on the road. With these other lights, an oncoming driver sees an extremely bright light that is focused into his eyes, just as if an automobile were approaching with its high beams on. But when used on the road, the Big Bang can be set to act like an automotive low beam. And so the Big Bang will not be dangerous for road riding, since oncoming drivers will be able to see ahead just as easily as they would if an automobile were approaching with its low beams on. When you're in a car with good quality low beams, and another car approaches with its low beams on, you can see the road ahead very clearly, because light from the low beams isn't being focused into your eyes. Those low beams are still very bright, but the light is only being focused onto the road. It's the same with the Big Bang. And just as you can clearly see that a car with low beams on is approaching, an automobile driver who sees your Big Bang will know that you're approaching, just as if you were on a motorcycle (you'll have only one beam).

Separate Lithium Ion battery pack. Battery recharges in 3.5 hours. Check back for more details.

$ 975.00 Price includes the battery pack and charger. You'll need an adapter for US and Canadian wall outlets. The charger works with European and US/Canadian voltages. All you need is the different wall outlet plug adapter. The charger's transformer can handle the rest.

Adapter: $ 3.00

For images of the Big Bang's amazing beam, click here.

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Ixon Speed

The Ultimate Battery Powered Commuter Headlight is In Stock!

Busch&Müller's latest LED headlight. Brighter than the Ixon. 98 grams without battery. Separate NiMH battery pack. One or two headlights can be attached to the battery pack. Adjustable mount fits all diameter handlebars. An optional helmet mount will be available soon.

This is probably my best battery powered headlight for a commuting cyclist. Since it must be used with its proprietary battery pack, it's not the best option for the touring cyclist, who may need to use hardware store batteries in a pinch. But the commuter always knows how much run time he'll need for the commute, and the Ixon Speed has a wonderfully big and bright beam that should get the attention of every other driver on the road, and give you a great view of what's ahead.

Low power mode has a 15 hour run time at 10lux.
High power mode has a 9.5 hour run time at 18lux.

If running two headlights, the run times are cut in half.

Like the Ixon and other LED and halogen headlights from Busch & Müller, the Ixon Speed has a beam that is brightest at the top, and becomes progressively dimmer towards the bottom, which makes the road ahead of you evenly lit, the further distance receiving more light than the road close to you. No focused light reaches the eys of oncoming automobile drivers, so they aren't likely to turn on their high beams. You aim the light so that the bright top part of the beam hits the road just below the horizon, giving you an excellent view of the road ahead.

System comes complete with one headlight, handlebar mount, battery pack, and battery charger.

Battery recharges in 6 hours.

$ 175.00

Price includes the pivoting handlebar mount, cable, battery pack, and charger.

A Secondary Ixon Speed is available which plugs into the same battery, giving you twice the light, at half the run time. You can get it with just the handlebar mount and cable, or with a helmet mount and head strap as well. It's hard to imagine needing a brighter light than one Ixon Speed. But by having two, you can aim them side by side, giving an extremely wide patch of light on the road ahead. Even in low power mode, the lights are quite bright, so most riders may only use full power for a fast descent.

The beam is easily adjustable side to side and up/down while riding.

$ 87.00 with handlebar mount and cable. This is the same light. It just doesn't have the battery and charger.

$ 102.00 with handlebar mount cable, helmet mount and head strap. No battery and charger.

Helmet mount with head strap: $ 40.00

Ixon Speed battery with pouch: $ 81.00

Ixon Speed battery charger: $ 38.00

You'll also need an adapter for US and Canadian wall outlets, just as with the Big Bang.

Adapter: $ 3.00

More details soon. Lots of pretty pictures!

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Ixon IQ Speed

New in 2007, the Ixon IQ Speed has the same overall design as the Ixon Speed, but with a brighter optical system. It uses the same battery pack and charger.

10 hour run time at high power, 16 hours at low power

Ixon IQ Speed with battery pack, charger, and handlebar mount: $ 255.00

Ixon IQ Speed Secondary with handlebar mount: $ 140.00

You Can Try Our Demo

The Ixon IQ Speed is a rather expensive light. It's undoubtedly the best road headlight available for the money, but still, it's a bit dear. So to ease the pain, I have a demo unit available for tryout. You pay for shipping, unless you pick it up at the shop, and you pay the full price for the light as a deposit. If you like it, send it back and we'll send you out a brand new unit. You can also have us ship you the demo and a new unit. Use only the demo, if you don't like it send them both back. If you do like it (You will, really!) just send back the demo and we refund your deposit. So, you pay a bit more on shipping, but you know that what you end up with is well worth the money.

 

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Freelite D

2.4 watt halogen bulb, takes 4 AA batteries, handlebar mount,
2 hour run time. Same terrific optics as the Lumotec headlight. The beam is brighter on top, so the light hitting the road further away gets more light, and you see a more even patch of light on the road. Therefore, don't mount this light upside down! I've tested many small form factor halogen headlights from many manufacturers that use 4 AA batteries for power. The Freelight D has by far the best optics of any available headlight of this type. One Freelight D is adequate for most cyclists in most situations. You may want a second Freelight D if you live in hilly country where you'll have steep and fast downhill runs. And a second light can be helpful in urban areas where you have lots of traffic and other lights competing with you for attention.

The Freelight D makes a great backup headlight for dynamo headlight systems. Should your hub dynamo system fail (broken wire, damaged headlight from vandalism) the Freelight D will get you home from work. Keep one in your pack with fully charged batteries for emergencies.

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$ 22.00

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LED Taillights

All of the taillights we sell, without exception, use LEDs. We sell no taillights that use bulbs. And we don't sell replacement bulbs for taillights that use bulbs. Taillights with bulbs make little sense these days since LED taillights are so much brighter and reliable. For headlights bulbs make sense since they can be focused so easily. But taillights don't require precise focusing of the beam, so an LED is much better.

$ 22.00

$ 22.00

$ 7.00

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IX-Red, Part # B&M381-3

$ 24.00

IX-Red Senso, Part # B&M381S

$ 37.00

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Rack Mounted Taillights

These battery powered taillights all attach to the back of a rear rack, like the Tubus Cargo. If your rear rack doesn't have the appropriate mount, we have brackets that will enable you to use these taillights on most rear racks, or even a seat post binder bolt. See the light mounting page for pictures of these brackets. Scroll down towards the bottom of that page for the taillight mounts.

These taillights look just like our dynamo powered taillights, and mount the same way.

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$ 29.00

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$ 29.00

$ 36.00

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Light Set

$ 41.00

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Helmet Lights

$ 21.00