What's the best front light for cycling? Help decide the road.cc People's Choice

sturmey archer hub dynamo plus a pair of decent german made lights. use ones with capacitors to keep lit when stopped at junctions. winter sorted.

Fenix Uc40, not specifically a bicycle light but can be fitted to handle bars or helmet with an excellent simple Velcro strap that they sell seperately. 700 lumens ,several settings and can be used to walk dog when not cycling. 

phased plasma rifle in the 40 watt range.

Cateye Volt 1200, been using a couple of these for the last two years. No need to use full power, mid setting is fine for road use and the battery lasts longer too. The mounting brackets are comparatively cheap, meaning you can buy extra brackets for multiple bikes and another bonus, the same bracket can be used for most Cateye lights.

https://www.radialcycles.co.uk/radial-pharos-3-watt-usb-rechargeable-fro...

Great light, bright, easy to fit, USB rechargeable and reletively cheap (currently on sale from £30 down to £20)

Exposure Diablo for me .

Exposure Six Pack Mk6 - 4000 lumen.

Niterider lumina 750 I have four of these for the family

Just checked the beam shots on the Ixon IQ premium - very impressive indeed  (assuming no over enthusiastic photo-shopping). But apart from crap build quality mentioned by oldstrath, I really can't be doing without usb recharging in this day and age. Shame, as it looks a great light for road riding.

Cateye Volt 300 excellent light. Excellent light, simple but effective functions, well made, and lasts longer than any other comparable light! 

"Closing date is 10am, Wednesday, November 4."

According to my calendar, November 4 was last Wednsday?

Moon X-Power 300.

I changed to this from a weak, sticky-bracketed Cateye and haven't looked back. It is USB chargeable, has good runtime, a focused light beam and is bright enough to see the whole road (not just be seen).

Best of all it looks like a light saber when you ride in the fog.

Not sure about RRP £90 but now reduced to £30, it's fantastic value IMHO.

http://www.leisurelakesbikes.com/p/19490/moon-xp300-front-light

Strada Mk 6 for wet unlit rural roads, especially at twilight; Ixon IQ premium the rest of the time. Ixon let down by crap physical engineering (the fork crown mount is OK, the bar mount useless, the battery cover makes cheese look robust), but excellent optics.

Another Lezyne - Superdrive 1200XXL (Y9)

http://www.lezyne.com/product-led-perf-superxxl.php#.VkNMjbfhC00

You don't really *need* the max lumens, 1200 in "overdrive" mode. 900 in normal high mode is fine on unlit country lanes for me. The bigger battery gives you a better burn time than the smaller Power Drive XL and it's a fair bit cheaper than the Deca Drive putting it in my personal sweet spot.

Lezyne's CNC construction feels bombproof and the bar clamp is secure.

Another vote for the Exposure Strada Mk5, single unit, really secure mount, lots of modes, fuel guage, really bright and lasts 3hours on max setting.

Exposure Link+.

I have started riding to & from school with my son since this September, & given my experience owning & loving my Diablo/redeye, I wanted to buy him an Exposure - not the cheapest but by far the best light I have eevr bought. Link+ has white at the front and red at the back all contained in one unit. V. small, v.bright AND it's helmet mounted so it's high up and therefore makes you very visible. Helmet mounting is also great for those odd times when you approach a junction and fear that a driver is "looking but hasn't seen you" - just look in their direction. A quick eyeful from even a small Exposure light & you can be pretty confident they've seen you now...

Both the white and red lamps in it also have diffusers making the light from them bright and visible from side on as well as head on. All in all, brilliant value. He's proud of it & I have peace of mind.

Hope R4

Cannot fault it's performance at all.

http://www.hopetech.com/product/r4plus-led/

Lezyne Deca Drive

Nice size and brightness. I used to have one of the lights with separate battery pack, but this one is much easier to use.

Charges over USB and has the usual bright, energy saving, blinking modes.

Very robust. I once lost it while riding because I didn't attach it right. By the time I returned to pick it up a few cars had ridden over it. A bit scratched, but I am still using it.

http://www.lezyne.com/product-led-perf-deca.php

They might have replaced this now with the Deca Drive XXL or Super Drive XXL: http://www.lezyne.com/products-led.php

NiteRider Lumina 750

http://road.cc/content/review/142193-niterider-lumina-750

Abundance of lumens and compact. I usually only need it in the low setting which means the battery lasts longer.

The body is tough (I've dropped it several times), you can 'lock' it so that it doesn't turn on by accident and the button also indicates if the battery is low or super low.

If you want a USB rechargeable headlight then I’ve been impressed with both the performance and battery life of the Trelock LS 950.  The only thing that slightly lets it down is the mounting bracket which could be improved and strengthened but other than that the light itself performs very well.

https://www.trelock.de/web/en/produkte/fahrrad-beleuchtung/batterie-frontscheinwerfer/8002095_LS_950_ION.php

Exposure Strava Mk5. Really powerful - perfect for night rides; single small unit - no cables everywhere; charge via USB; programmable; lots of modes; well made - it's hit the ground at 40kmh and just got a small dent and some scrapes; has a remote; can charge your Garmin/phone if you run out of juice; lasts quite a few hours even on max. The Mk6 looks even better with car-like high and low-beam modes.

Son Edelux 2. Switching to dynamo powered light was a revelation, and I wouldnt go back now.

Exposure Diablo. Amazingly bright, good control of the beams with gloves on, helmet & handlebar mounted, internal battery with good lifespan, beatiful CNC body.

I love mine.

My Philips Saferide 80.

http://www.philips.co.uk/c-p/BF48L20BBLX1/led-bike-lights-saferide

Very good performance, low lumens but that's irrelevant because it puts all the light where you need it, not bouncing off tree branches and leaves. It has proper optics so doesn't dazzle, just like a car headlamp, so on the unlit country lanes I use I never get flashed by oncoming motorists. Lasts about 2 hours, replaceable and rechargeable batteries.

Hope Vision 1.

Not the brightest, or the lightest but absolutely bombproof; mines on it's 9th year of commuting in all weathers.