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Niterider MiNewt 250 Lumens Cordless Rechargeable LI-ion LED Headlight.
Eco-Friendly: Using USB rechargeable LI-ion power to light up, decrease pollution from mercury and other chemicals.
Just 1 Rechargeable LI-ion powered battery saves the environment from hundreds of disposable batteries !
The new MiNewt 250 Cordless raises the bar of what a one-piece, modular bike light should be !
This compact light features best in class lumen per dollar ratio !
The 250 Cordless optic design incorporates a reflector and Borofloat lens custom tuned for bike riding.
This combination delivers a superior beam pattern when compared to total internal reflectors.
Three light levels (High, Medium & Low) plus flash mode and USB & Smart wall charging !
Includes LED headlamp, QR Tool-less handlebar mount -Fits up to 31.8mm, Internal Li-Ion battery with low fuel indicator and 4 hour smart charger, also has a USB port.
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10 of 11 people found the following review helpful
Excellent light. Have had it for a few weeks now and has performed beyond my expectations. I was limited to what the local Bicycle outlet had in stock.
It mounts nicely and has a good quick release. Doesn't take up as much space as expected. VERY well made. Carries a good run time on a charge.
Indicator light gives you plenty of notice before light will die. I like this feature.
MiNewt 250 Cordless - 250 Lumens (3 Light Levels - High/Med/Low/ + Flash Mode)
(Run Times: 2:30 hour High/3:30 hour Med/4:30 hour Low)
(charging Time: 4:30 HR)
(System Weight 190 grams)
retail- $129.99
The light is exceedingly fantastic with reflective materials, especially on dark residential or dark city streets with reflective street signs, reflective street posts, reflectors in street bumps, reflectors on parked cars, reflective animal eyes (most nocturnal animals have reflective eyes), reflectors on moving bikes, reflectors on fences, reflective materials on moving trucks/cars (Fire trucks, Ambulances, Police cars, Airport Vans, postal vehicles, Delivery trucks, Towing Trucks, Freeway service trucks, city Bus, taxi, Big Rigs, etc.), reflectors on postal boxes, etc. It really helps avoid some moving or stationary, dangerous obstacles in dark areas.
The Flash mode is SUPERB. It causes everyone to look at it, it shines and is visible on stop signs for at least 30 or more long residential blocks. If you are in very bright city lights, it's best to use the flash mode but level it up towards car traffic. People even think you're a Bicycle cop so they are more "cautious".
Plenty of light for my 18 Mph night road rides.
It mounts nicely and has a good quick release. Doesn't take up as much space as expected. VERY well made. Carries a good run time on a charge.
Indicator light gives you plenty of notice before light will die. I like this feature.
MiNewt 250 Cordless - 250 Lumens (3 Light Levels - High/Med/Low/ + Flash Mode)
(Run Times: 2:30 hour High/3:30 hour Med/4:30 hour Low)
(charging Time: 4:30 HR)
(System Weight 190 grams)
retail- $129.99
The light is exceedingly fantastic with reflective materials, especially on dark residential or dark city streets with reflective street signs, reflective street posts, reflectors in street bumps, reflectors on parked cars, reflective animal eyes (most nocturnal animals have reflective eyes), reflectors on moving bikes, reflectors on fences, reflective materials on moving trucks/cars (Fire trucks, Ambulances, Police cars, Airport Vans, postal vehicles, Delivery trucks, Towing Trucks, Freeway service trucks, city Bus, taxi, Big Rigs, etc.), reflectors on postal boxes, etc. It really helps avoid some moving or stationary, dangerous obstacles in dark areas.
The Flash mode is SUPERB. It causes everyone to look at it, it shines and is visible on stop signs for at least 30 or more long residential blocks. If you are in very bright city lights, it's best to use the flash mode but level it up towards car traffic. People even think you're a Bicycle cop so they are more "cautious".
Plenty of light for my 18 Mph night road rides.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
My bicycle commute is ~ 18 miles roundtrip and takes about half an hour each way. This year I decided to commute through the winter as well -- because it is frequently dark, I had to find a suitable commuting light.
I started off with a Planet Bike 1W Blaze, and this was great for a BE SEEN light and ok for a bailout light if I got caught commuting home at dusk in the summer. As it got darker earlier, I upgraded to a 2W Blaze but found it to be inadequate for lighting the paved trails in the early morning and early evening. (I currently use the 2W for my BE SEEN light.)
I considered the Light & Motion Stella 200 as well as the Dinotte 200L but really didn't want an external battery pack. Enter the Niterider MiNewt.250 Cordless. The profile of the light is similar to the Blaze but a bit longer. The mount is a little bulkier so the light sits up a little higher than the Blaze.
The light is supplied with an AC adapter, USB-mini USB cable, bar mount and helmet mount. The cable plugs in via USB to the AC adapter, and the mini-USB end plugs into the light. You can charge via AC, or via a USB port on your work computer. Nice! The power button is located on top of the light and is easy to press with gloves on. The power light is illuminated either green or red when the light is on: green when you've got a lot of juice, red when you have a little bit left. When the unit is charging, the light will turn green when the light is fully charged. Convenient and logical. Charge time according to NR is ~ 4.5 hours, which seems about right. I haven't run it all the way down yet, so my charge times are a little quicker but it certainly takes a few hours.
The beam is reasonable. At first I was expecting the trail to be lit up like daytime but that wasn't the case. Problem was that I was comparing it to an older Niterider HID Blowtorch light that I use for nighttime singletrack mountain biking. I'd estimate that I get a good 10-15 feet of illumination in front of the bike. Riding at 17-18 mph I don't feel like I'm outriding the beam. It is an order of magnitude better than the PB 2W Blaze, and a guy on the trail last week commented that the brightness of the light made him think that a car was coming up behind him. As far as offroad use goes, I think it would be a decent backup light. I wouldn't use one of these as my primary nighttime singletrack light, though. Incidentally, the light is bright enough that if I activate the strobe, I get a headache and feel like I'm going to have a seizure. As a result, I have the Blaze 2W mounted side-by-side on the handlebars with the MiNewt.250. With the Blaze in strobe, cars (hopefully) see me but the strobe doesn't distract me because the flashing street signs and license plates get washed out in the brightness of the MiNewt.
I haven't used the helmet mount, and at 190g for the light, I doubt that I will. When I compare the Blaze and MiNewt in my hands, though, they feel about the same.
The bar mount sucks -- the ratcheting mechanism is designed poorly or the teeth are cut wrong, or something. It holds the light ok but if the road is bumpy the mount will shift a little. I think this happens because the clamp is very difficult to ratchet down tightly. I couldn't crank it down nearly tight enough without rubber spacers on 31.8 bars, so I'm using the thick spacers. The spacers at least give the mount a little more grip to prevent it from rotating around the handlebar. For urban commuting this is probably ok -- nothing has been jettisoned over 500 miles but it makes me wonder about using it on a mountain bike.
In the final analysis, you get a self-contained, easy-to-use, bright-enough-for-nighttime-city-commuting light. It's super convenient, easy to put on / remove, and the USB charging option is great. I'd love more lumens but I suspect we're a bit limited by technology and battery size. A user-replaceable battery would ideal for longevity, and the mount is a minor travesty, but I can live with these issues. I think the overall package is a great value and it's ideal for my use.
UPDATE 2/27/2011 - To followup on the bar mount issue -- I've done some commuting in the rain and fog and find that once moisture gets between the mount and handlebar, the clamp will just flop down, pointing the light at the ground. Annoying. I've talked to the people at Niterider about this and their design team is looking into this. (They weren't really able to reproduce this problem, so I'm not sure how aggressively they are going to try to correct the issue.) In the interim, they've suggested putting down some waterproof cloth tape on the bar where the clamp gets mounted. Searching the internet I find this problem mentioned in several other forums, so I'm reasonably sure it's not just me being inept. Incidentally, the Planet Bike 2W Blaze mount that I run alongside the Niterider doesn't budge at all in the same conditions.
I started off with a Planet Bike 1W Blaze, and this was great for a BE SEEN light and ok for a bailout light if I got caught commuting home at dusk in the summer. As it got darker earlier, I upgraded to a 2W Blaze but found it to be inadequate for lighting the paved trails in the early morning and early evening. (I currently use the 2W for my BE SEEN light.)
I considered the Light & Motion Stella 200 as well as the Dinotte 200L but really didn't want an external battery pack. Enter the Niterider MiNewt.250 Cordless. The profile of the light is similar to the Blaze but a bit longer. The mount is a little bulkier so the light sits up a little higher than the Blaze.
The light is supplied with an AC adapter, USB-mini USB cable, bar mount and helmet mount. The cable plugs in via USB to the AC adapter, and the mini-USB end plugs into the light. You can charge via AC, or via a USB port on your work computer. Nice! The power button is located on top of the light and is easy to press with gloves on. The power light is illuminated either green or red when the light is on: green when you've got a lot of juice, red when you have a little bit left. When the unit is charging, the light will turn green when the light is fully charged. Convenient and logical. Charge time according to NR is ~ 4.5 hours, which seems about right. I haven't run it all the way down yet, so my charge times are a little quicker but it certainly takes a few hours.
The beam is reasonable. At first I was expecting the trail to be lit up like daytime but that wasn't the case. Problem was that I was comparing it to an older Niterider HID Blowtorch light that I use for nighttime singletrack mountain biking. I'd estimate that I get a good 10-15 feet of illumination in front of the bike. Riding at 17-18 mph I don't feel like I'm outriding the beam. It is an order of magnitude better than the PB 2W Blaze, and a guy on the trail last week commented that the brightness of the light made him think that a car was coming up behind him. As far as offroad use goes, I think it would be a decent backup light. I wouldn't use one of these as my primary nighttime singletrack light, though. Incidentally, the light is bright enough that if I activate the strobe, I get a headache and feel like I'm going to have a seizure. As a result, I have the Blaze 2W mounted side-by-side on the handlebars with the MiNewt.250. With the Blaze in strobe, cars (hopefully) see me but the strobe doesn't distract me because the flashing street signs and license plates get washed out in the brightness of the MiNewt.
I haven't used the helmet mount, and at 190g for the light, I doubt that I will. When I compare the Blaze and MiNewt in my hands, though, they feel about the same.
The bar mount sucks -- the ratcheting mechanism is designed poorly or the teeth are cut wrong, or something. It holds the light ok but if the road is bumpy the mount will shift a little. I think this happens because the clamp is very difficult to ratchet down tightly. I couldn't crank it down nearly tight enough without rubber spacers on 31.8 bars, so I'm using the thick spacers. The spacers at least give the mount a little more grip to prevent it from rotating around the handlebar. For urban commuting this is probably ok -- nothing has been jettisoned over 500 miles but it makes me wonder about using it on a mountain bike.
In the final analysis, you get a self-contained, easy-to-use, bright-enough-for-nighttime-city-commuting light. It's super convenient, easy to put on / remove, and the USB charging option is great. I'd love more lumens but I suspect we're a bit limited by technology and battery size. A user-replaceable battery would ideal for longevity, and the mount is a minor travesty, but I can live with these issues. I think the overall package is a great value and it's ideal for my use.
UPDATE 2/27/2011 - To followup on the bar mount issue -- I've done some commuting in the rain and fog and find that once moisture gets between the mount and handlebar, the clamp will just flop down, pointing the light at the ground. Annoying. I've talked to the people at Niterider about this and their design team is looking into this. (They weren't really able to reproduce this problem, so I'm not sure how aggressively they are going to try to correct the issue.) In the interim, they've suggested putting down some waterproof cloth tape on the bar where the clamp gets mounted. Searching the internet I find this problem mentioned in several other forums, so I'm reasonably sure it's not just me being inept. Incidentally, the Planet Bike 2W Blaze mount that I run alongside the Niterider doesn't budge at all in the same conditions.
7 of 8 people found the following review helpful
I have only used this light twice; for my 20 mile commute on very dark country paved roads on moonless nights. I found the light to be outstanding for road riding. I was very comfortable even at 25-30 mph on downhills. In fact there was enough light for my friend to ride along side (he had forgotten his headlight!!!).
My friend's one "complaint" was that when I was riding behind him (the next day when he did have his light!), he had a harder time knowing when cars were coming from behind. He said that my light sent enough light past him that he wouldn't notice as much when the headlights from a car coming from the rear illuminated the road. Hmmm...unexpected consequence of having a bright headlight. :)
Cars would dim their brights for us also, which was VERY nice.
I love the quick release.
Also it comes with a adaptor to charge directly from a wall outlet, in addition to charging from a computer USB. Very nice accessory.
My friend's one "complaint" was that when I was riding behind him (the next day when he did have his light!), he had a harder time knowing when cars were coming from behind. He said that my light sent enough light past him that he wouldn't notice as much when the headlights from a car coming from the rear illuminated the road. Hmmm...unexpected consequence of having a bright headlight. :)
Cars would dim their brights for us also, which was VERY nice.
I love the quick release.
Also it comes with a adaptor to charge directly from a wall outlet, in addition to charging from a computer USB. Very nice accessory.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
Great light for the right application
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Published 1 month ago by J. Crowe
Strong light - a little bit too heavy
I bought this for my Pinerella road bicycling. It has two adapters but none of them fit my square oval shape carbon handler. Read more
Published 3 months ago by Skiper001
Excellent commuter headlight
I love the fact that this light uses a USB charger. I have several mini-USB chargers, with micro-USB adapters (which I bought on Amazon). Read more
Published 3 months ago by Jeffrey J. Dunn
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Published 5 months ago by Ryan Murphy
Great light for the price
I've had this for nearly 10 months now, and it's worked out pretty well for night rides on my mountain bike, although it just provides the minimum amount of light for trail riding. Read more
Published 7 months ago by T. Holyoak
Excellent light, however 2012 lineup has higher lumens
I absolutely love this light, I had a cygolite one before and was quite happy with it until I compared it against the NiteRider, light is much brigther and broader. Read more
Published 8 months ago by Tennis Fan
This Light Kicks Ass!
This light is way freaking bright. I usually use the lower setting but sometimes if I'm on a really dark road I'll turn it up. It's great to have this option. Read more
Published 8 months ago by Brett
top notch night light!
I have used many night lights during my adventure racing years. This articular light stands out for being light, easy to use and provides excellent illumination. Read more
Published 10 months ago by William Lovelace
Light great, clamp adequate
The light is great, especially considering the price. It is bright and makes me visible during both day and night. Read more
Published 10 months ago by james girou
NiteRider MiNewt 250 excellent choice
I've used the MiNewt 250 on several rides. It works great......especially the strobe light feature. Read more
Published 11 months ago by Leo
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