Comments on: NiteRider MiNewt 150 Cordless

By: Alan@EcoVelo

Alan@EcoVelo — Tue, 09 Nov 2010 03:10:37 +0000

@Alistair

Thanks for the report.

Regards,
Alan

By: 2,400 free lights » Cyclelicious

2,400 free lights » Cyclelicious — Tue, 09 Nov 2010 00:06:05 +0000

[...] Velo reviews NiteRiders MiNewt 150 cordless. I think I like NR’s decision to cominbe the battery with the [...]

By: Marcotico

Marcotico — Mon, 08 Nov 2010 22:20:06 +0000

Ahh the forward march of technology. I really like the output of my minewt 100 usb, but it is a little bit of a pain to transfer between biked. Le Sigh.

By: Cassandra

Cassandra — Mon, 08 Nov 2010 22:01:38 +0000

The 250 cordless also includes an awesome helmet mount for great trail visibility!

By: Alistair Williamson

Alistair Williamson — Mon, 08 Nov 2010 21:01:55 +0000

Hi Alan, about battery replacement …

I recently bought one, and yes it’s possible for user to replace the battery. I opened mine up out of curiosity and popped the battery out, the only tool required is the supplied allen key. They use a lithium 18650 cell that’s the standard building block for laptop batteries, larger power packs and even some electic cars. It’s about 30% longer and wider than a AA. You can buy them online FOR AROUND $13 (google 18650 lithium)

However the user is not expected to nor should need to change them. The battery can reasonable expected to have a minimum of 500 charge cycles = 1500 hours of full beam night commuting. That’s 10 years in my world.

Cheers, Alistair

P.S. Many lithiums had problems a few years ago because the rechargers were not sufficiently sophisticated. The recharge cycle is well understood now, and the recharger is built into the light so you can’t really screw it up.

I’m very happy with the light believe that it’s a viable dynamo alternative for regular commuters.

By: PDXbiker

PDXbiker — Mon, 08 Nov 2010 20:40:15 +0000

For a bit more you can pick up a MiNewt 250 cordless. Same package as the 150 but more power and light.

By: Greg Smith

Greg Smith — Mon, 08 Nov 2010 15:28:52 +0000

Been using one of these for a while now and it is great. I can pop it between several bikes easily and I use two for off road trail riding. Sweet!

By: Alan@EcoVelo

Alan@EcoVelo — Mon, 08 Nov 2010 15:20:43 +0000

Good looking light.

Do you know if the batteries are user changeable and how much replacement batteries cost?

Thanks,
Alan