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Front Light for Really Dark Nights _ Any Recommendations??

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  • November 3, 2013 at 9:41 am #20148
    Mostyn

    HI all, I have been looking at the front lights on offer; and wondered if anyone could recommend a front light that has a good beam of light for those country lanes without any street lighting ?? Don’t really want to spend a lot of money on a front light; but would like one that enables you to see where your going. Would also like it to be reliable. Your Help & Guidance would be appreciated.

    Thanks

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  • November 3, 2013 at 8:06 pm #761867
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    Bedfordshire Clanger

    I have an Exposure Strada on
    I have an Exposure Strada on the front and and Flare on the back. They are really great lights and during winter I’ll do around ten hours a week on pitch black country lanes. I wouldn’t do without them and they’ve been completely reliable for the past two years. Highly recommended.

    November 3, 2013 at 7:23 pm #761865
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    robert.brady

    http://www.wiggle.co.uk/lezyn
    http://www.wiggle.co.uk/lezyne-mega-drive-front-light-loaded/

    Shop around. I got mine for forty quid less than that from CRC but they seem to have stopped selling the loaded option. I bought it in the summer when there isn’t such a demand for lights as well.

    Rob

    November 3, 2013 at 6:30 pm #761863
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    Simon E

    I like the design and build
    I like the design and build quality of Lezyne stuff so bought the Power Drive (pre-XL). I find it bright enough on Medium (200 lumens).

    I used to run a Fenix torch that ran on 2 AAs but have found that its lower output meant it was OK but not ideal on its own, particularly when the road is wet.

    Have you looked at this?
    http://road.cc/content/news/97193-big-roadcc-lights-test-2013

    and from 2011:
    http://road.cc/content/news/46538-big-roadcc-lights-test-data

    November 3, 2013 at 5:18 pm #761861
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    Gman59c

    I have a Niterider Lumina
    I have a Niterider Lumina which gives 650-700 lumens, which I find fine for the roads, I see it’s going for 80 quid in CRC.

    Got to agree about the exposure lights though, got a Diablo for going off road and it is amazing.

    November 3, 2013 at 5:09 pm #761859
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    giobox

    +1 for the leszyne mega
    +1 for the leszyne mega drive. I’ve been using one for riding on unlit country roads and it’s great, even on 30mph descents. Not super cheap but still a good 100 quid less than the equivalent Exposure models like the Strada etc.

    Exposure are I think undoubtedly the gold standard in bike lighting these days, I’ve paired my mega drive with their flare rear light. That said, I don’t regret buying the lezyne and saving myself some cash.

    November 3, 2013 at 3:36 pm #761857
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    Cooks

    if you look through the cree
    if you look through the cree lights, you should be able to pick up one with a free rear light and a headband for about 17 quid. Search cree headlamp, and you get the best of everyworld. I got one last week, very happy.

    November 3, 2013 at 12:25 pm #761855
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    badback

    It was one of
    It was one of these:

    http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/200855315142?ru=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.co.uk%2Fsch%2Fi.html%3F_sacat%3D0%26_from%3DR40%26_nkw%3D200855315142%26_rdc%3D1

    (The seller has put the price up since I bought mine, but £17.99 inc p+p aint that bad).

    all the best,

    Paul

    November 3, 2013 at 11:37 am #761853
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    Mostyn

    badback wrote:A couple of

    badback wrote:
    A couple of months ago I bought a Cree light off eBay for about a tenner, so I could ride out in the Peak District at night.

    For the money I’m well impressed. The re-chargeable battery lasts about three hours and it really lights the road up.

    So many on eBay, which one did you get?

    November 3, 2013 at 11:35 am #761851
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    Mostyn

    That Lezyne Megga Drive
    That Lezyne Megga Drive sounds great? But at what price? Do you have link to the model you bought?

    November 3, 2013 at 10:54 am #761849
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    badback

    A couple of months ago I
    A couple of months ago I bought a Cree light off eBay for about a tenner, so I could ride out in the Peak District at night.

    For the money I’m well impressed. The re-chargeable battery lasts about three hours and it really lights the road up.

    November 3, 2013 at 10:53 am #761847
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    robert.brady

    I have a Lezyne Mega Drive
    I have a Lezyne Mega Drive light that I’m very happy with. I went for the loaded option which comes with a spare battery. Handy for long night rides.

    It has a good beam pattern for road use (I haven’t as yet annoyed motorists with it), is plenty bright enough and is an all in one unit (no separate batteries and cables). I’ve used it on a 15 mile commute on mostly unlit and often tree lined roads and ran it on low for most of the ride. Full power was only needed for confidence on fast descents.

    The single unit makes it quicker to switch between bikes and easy to remove if leaving the bike out of sight.

    People will recommend the cheap and bright ebay lights and I’ve used them myself but wouldn’t go back to them now. Reliability is hit and miss and the beam pattern of most of them isn’t ideal on the road.

    The Lezyne isn’t exactly a cheap option, but years of winter commuting has taught me lighting isn’t an area to scrimp on.

    Rob

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