From: Richard  Ralls <kwijybow1@attbi.com>
Subject: [BC] Black Diamond Space Shot head lamp report
Date: Sun, 20 Jan 2002 23:10:01 -0600
Message-ID: <0.700001764.993659162-1463792638-1011589630@topica.com>

Hi Folks,

     Well after a few nights evaluation I'm very pleased with this thing 
for use on my bike.  As you may know its essentially a petzl like head lamp 
with a Willie Hunt LVR   built in.  Initially I was a little unimpressed 
with the light output and beam focus, but after replacing the misaligned 
low-power bulb with the halogen bulb, and aligning it in the reflector 
carefully I was quite pleased with the amount of light.  The closet thing I 
have to compare it to is a Specialized Vegas (cateye micro equivalent) and 
it beats that handily. It seems nearly on par with 6 watt mr11 systems I 
have witnessed, but much better focused.  Using 6 Nexcell 1600Mah NimH AA 
batteries I got a four hour bright light runtime in 40 degree weather 
before the warning flash started.  The low power bulb should yield about 8 
hours under the same conditions, but it is borderline for riding I 
think.  Alkalines with their slightly higher voltage might extend the 
runtime a bit, but since I ride every night I like rechargeables for daily 
use.  I still prefer my 20 Watt MR11 light for commuting, but for training 
in lightly trafficked areas the Space Shot works for me, and is much 
lighter.

here is the url

http://www.bdel.com/backcountry/headlamps_spaceshot.html

Take Care,
Nelson Ralls
Plano, TX.