recommend me a decent bright headlamp

Amprodude

Hi there,

Did my first night spin tonight. I had two headlamps both which cost 50 Euro but werent as good as I was expecting them to be even with new lithium batteries. I am prepared to spend good money on a decent headlight unit that lights up the road perfectly and that can be charged when batteries die.

Any suggestions? I will be open to dpend a few hundred on one that lights up road.

Thanks

endacl

I use these http://www.twofish.biz/attach-a-lock/lockblocks-u-lock-mount to attach a couple of torches to the handlebars. Good powerful led torches are always going to be cheaper than good bike lights, because they're not 'specialist'.

theMAC

I am using this one and cycle on some very dark roads...

Cracking light for the money. I mount mine to the bike directly.

http://www.ebay.ie/itm/CREE-XM-L-XML-T6-LED-Bicycle-bike-Head-Light-Headlamp-Rechargeable-Head-Light-/171101883061?pt=UK_SportsLeisure_Camping_LightsLanternsTorches&hash=item27d6778ab5

07Lapierre

I have this one.....excellent light.

http://www.wiggle.co.uk/hope-r4-led-vision-lightweight-uk-1-x-2-cell/

jmcc99_98

@theMac that light looks excellent, does it come with the fixing for attaching it to the bike?

no1murray

I am using a Chinese light. Cost 40 euro. 3 hour battery life. 6 hour charge. You can get them on ebay. Using it with over a year on the road and on the MTB. Work great.

Masala

I am using this one and cycle on some very dark roads...

Cracking light for the money. I mount mine to the bike directly.

http://www.ebay.ie/itm/CREE-XM-L-XML...item27d6778ab5

Does this come with a mount/clip for the bike handlebars ??? Doesn't come across in the product description

Eamonnator

Masala wrote: »

Does this come with a mount/clip for the bike handlebars ??? Doesn't come across in the product description

Yes, it does.
Great light I have two of them. I use one on the bars, the other on my helmet.
I could not fault them

no1murray

Eamonnator wrote: »

Yes, it does.
Great light I have two of them. I use one on the bars, the other on my helmet.
I could not fault them

The one im using is the same just more powerful. U can get one thats 3000 lumens aswell. Great light

theMAC

jmcc99_98 wrote: »

@theMac that light looks excellent, does it come with the fixing for attaching it to the bike?

It fixes to the bike with a circular rubber band. A smaller band is used for the headlight fixing, but I've not bothered with that yet. It doesn't slip and can be adjusted on the fly as well. When drivers leave their full beams on, you just tilt the light upwards a little works every time.. No more getting blinded... Great light. I cycle home form work on very dark country roads and I normally cycle with this light on the medium setting and I can see plenty of road.

I've not bought from that seller, just the first one I saw. I use the exact same light.

cdaly_

I've asked Santa for this Fenix BT20. I'm already using Fenix gear happily and hopefully this will do for my audax riding...

robertxxx

Smart lumen 35, its really all you need and is really good.

mp31

cdaly_ wrote: »

I've asked Santa for this Fenix BT20. I'm already using Fenix gear happily and hopefully this will do for my audax riding...

I was looking at those as well but that battery holder is mahoosive especially when you use it with the pouch that it comes with. Good light spread though.

cdaly_

I don't/won't mind the size of the battery. I'm looking for endurance for a 10-hour night ride rather than a shooting star for an hour...

Amprodude

Pulled the trigger and bought a cateye rechargable lighting system 1200 lumens, for 150 Euro. It's overkill but I don't have any problems seeing the road ahead now. Great light.

ford2600

@cdaly can I ask why a battery over a dynamo light for audax?

I've gone the other way!

ford2600

Amprodude wrote: »

Pulled the trigger and bought a cateye rechargable lighting system 1200 lumens, for 150 Euro. It's overkill but I don't have any problems seeing the road ahead now. Great light.

Best of luck with it. There is no perfect answer, so many lights out there.

Get a good rear light. Moon Shield 60, is expensive €50 from wiggle, but it's fantastic on the lowest power setting. On the highest setting it would outshine a lot of headlamps.
Nice quality build to.

cdaly_

ford2600 wrote: »

@cdaly can I ask why a battery over a dynamo light for audax?

I've gone the other way!

Not really sure. In part it's because it's around EUR200+ just for the wheel and then lamps on top of that. In part it's because I'd have to ditch my 20-spoke vanity 'race' wheels.

That said, this, along with previous lights means about EUR250 spent on lighting alone...

mrcheez

Cree XML-T6 is really the best out there. I've actually had cars pull over because they thought I was a gardai tailing them

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2x-Cree-XML-T6-mountain-bike-torch-lights-head-light-set-18650-battery-charger-/271132469035?pt=UK_SportGoods_CyclAcces_RL&hash=item3f20c1272b

ford2600

cdaly_ wrote: »

Not really sure. In part it's because it's around EUR200+ just for the wheel and then lamps on top of that. In part it's because I'd have to ditch my 20-spoke vanity 'race' wheels.

That said, this, along with previous lights means about EUR250 spent on lighting alone...

Rose built me a 36 spoke mavic 319 rim, dt swiss spoke dh 80 hub plus b+m lamp for 135.

Very happy with it. Have a 1000 lumen mtb light which on 500 lumens gives 6hrs or 30 at 100 lumens.

But always the voice in my head, Am I ok for charge!

Maybe same voice different message with dynamo!

gallag

mrcheez wrote: »

I've actually had cars pull over because they thought I was a gardai tailing them

would that not be dangerously bright then? I mean if people are mistaking you for the emergency services is it not inconsiderate to other road users?

mrcheez

nah I've aimed it downward since. Incidents of doors opening in my path, people running on bike lane or cars cutting across me have noticeably dropped since though.