best led bicycle headlight?
There are so many options for bicycle led headlights that I see online. The problem is, there’s no way to know how effective they are until you’ve actually bought them and tried them out. I don’t want one that’s only good for being seen, as most will satisfy that requirement, I want one that will also provide a good amount of light to see in the dark too. At night I usually ride between 10-15mph, maybe rarely more than 20mph so it’s not like I need a helicopter spotlight.
What’s a good one to buy that:
1) Has blink and steady modes
2) Is bright enough to see well at night under slow-moderate speed(no racing)
3) Uses LED light run from normal batteries
4) At a good price.
Is there a reason you want only options that run from “normal” batteries? In my experience, units that run on standard batteries are, to be honest, crap…
If you want a great light, at a decent price, check out the new NiteRider MiNewt Mini-USB. It puts out about 110 lumens, charges in about 4.5 hours on either a standard outlet or a computer’s USB port, will run for about 3 hours, and only weighs about 175 grams…. and only runs about $85. If you’re willing to spend a little more, the MiNewt X2 is a bit brighter (150 lumens) and has low and high beams for about $175… and the MiNewt X2 Dual is two of the MiNewt X2′s for 300 lumens at about $225.
When I ride on the street at night, I just use a MiNewt USB mounted to my helmet… when I ride in the dirt at night, I use the MiNewt USB on the helmet along with the MiNewt X2 Dual’s on my handlebars and it’s like riding in the daytime…
Here’s a link to NiteRider’s page on the Mini-USB…
http://niterider.com/prod_minmini.shtml
If you’re dead set on something that runs on regular batteries, browse around the NiteRider site and check out their “commuter” series for some options.
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