Night riding light

[Muggins]

I'm doing my first night ride tomorrow evening.

 

I have one of these lights for my bike. I think the specs say 80 lumens.

 

I bought it for riding to gym in winter when it was dark. It works fine for that but I'm thinking I need a brighter unit for MTB night trail rides.

 

Any suggestions.

 

Is it advisable to also have a head lamp unit in addition to the bike one. I think it could be disorientating to only have one on the bike.

 

Thanks.

[Guest EdEdEd]

http://www.thehubsa....-extremelights/

 

Ask this person

Edited April 24, 2014 by EdEdEd

[Tubehunter]

^ ^ ^

What he said!

 

I have an extreme light which I have used for 18 months with zero issues that has beat my every expectation.

 

The most annoying part is the maid has packed it away somewhere and I have turned the place upside down trying to find it again to no avail. I predict a new purchase from Hannes at extreme lights rather soon...

Edited April 24, 2014 by Tubehunter

[Muggins]

Will do.

 

Thanks.

[flat29]

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Edited April 24, 2014 by flat29

[RocknRolla]

Magicshine

 

'nuff said

[Mr X]

2 Lights are much better than one but if only one then on the helmet is better than the handlebar.

 

Something with many lumens (1200+) and a wide beam on the handlebar and then the lightweight Ryder Orion (800 lumens) for on the helmet is what I am thinking of getting.

[Spidermonkey]

My 1000 lumen light from Extreme Lights works fantastically on and off road. It has a bright centre spot, surrounded by a diffused 'halo'. I wouldn't go with anything less than 1000 lumen though.

[Muggins]

Had a look at the Extremelights website.

 

Seems like the Extreme 2K is a good option for the handle bars.

 

Now to decide what to put on the helmet or head.

[Singletrack Sarah]

Ryder Centauri is very good. 1000 lumens and long battery life. I have heard of many people having problems with extreme lights battery life.

[Tubehunter]

Ryder Centauri is very good. 1000 lumens and long battery life. I have heard of many people having problems with extreme lights battery life.

 

That's an interesting perspective. Got some specific info you can shed on the statement I have put in bold?

Hannes from extreme lights is a regular contributor to this forum, so it would be useful for him to know this and address that.

 

I have not had battery life issues with mine on any of my rides. I use mine for sub 3hour rides in the early morning or night time.

Edited April 25, 2014 by Tubehunter

[Robbow]

I have the Magicshine MJ880, is 2000 Lumens at 100%. I can tell you it is plenty bright enough

 

Agreed that a headlight would also be useful, especially when navigating twisting singletrack.

 

You certainly want a very bright light for nightime MTB rides.

[Muggins]

I went past cycle lab fourways this morning.

 

I was looking on their shelves at lights and the furthest they shone was 5 meters.

 

The salesman then saw me and asked what I wanted. He then took me off to the lock up cabinet lights.

 

At this point I knew there was problems because the shelf ones were R 899.00 being the most expensive.

 

I ended up going with a Magicshine MJ-880U 2200LM ultimate edition.

 

I will see how it works tonight.

 

I would have gone with Extremelights but I could not wait for the delivery. I only found out about the night race on Wednesday night.

 

Anyone familiar with this light.

[dillon]

bought 2 of these http://www.aliexpress.com/item/T6-Bicycle-Light-HeadLight-1800-Lumens-3-Mode-Waterproof-Bike-Front-Light-LED-HeadLamp-With-8/1560711701.html

 

R500 for both, works like a charm

[The MTBer]

Kman.co.za The guy is Andre and he live near Monte Casino. Very cool Chapp

[Robbow]

I went past cycle lab fourways this morning.

 

I was looking on their shelves at lights and the furthest they shone was 5 meters.

 

The salesman then saw me and asked what I wanted. He then took me off to the lock up cabinet lights.

 

At this point I knew there was problems because the shelf ones were R 899.00 being the most expensive.

 

I ended up going with a Magicshine MJ-880U 2200LM ultimate edition.

 

I will see how it works tonight.

 

I would have gone with Extremelights but I could not wait for the delivery. I only found out about the night race on Wednesday night.

 

Anyone familiar with this light.

 

Thats the same light I have, I thought it was 2000 Lumen, but mine is also the Ultimate Edition so is 2200.

 

Its a very good light and very bright, try and mount it as close to the centre of your bars as possible otherwise you will land up with it shining at a slight angle with your bar sweep angle and the other side will have a noticeable darker edge due to the angle of the light unit. I have made a little mod on my bars so that the light sits straight.