Charging Station

Time change. Shorter days. It all adds up to one thing: Lights on the bike. These days it generally means you are digging around for that proper USB cable since most lights nowadays are USB rechargeable. Then you have to find a place to charge them up. My go-to is my PC which has three front-facing USB slots. 

I had charged up all the headlights first. Those take longer due to their larger batteries. Then I delved into the blinky's. (Or is it blinkies?)

Anyway, wow! Do I ever have a handful of those rear lights! I guess I did not realize how many rear lights I had accumulated over the years. 

At least we aren't using a bunch of AA and AAA size batteries anymore. I guess you could run with rechargeable standard batteries, but self-contained, USB rechargeables are more convenient. That said, I still have a few battery operated rear tail lights. The Planet Bike Grateful Red being one I have a couple of that use replaceable batteries yet. 

Then you have your generator set ups. I will say I really like the one set up I have on my Ti Muk 2. The Schmidt SON stuff is really good and reliable. Plus I never have to think about those lights. They just do their thing and I am free from having to wonder how much juice I have left for the commute. 

Got any favorite lights you like to run on your bikes? Let me know in the comments.