MTB Night Rides - A bike light discussion thread

[Noakesy85]

Ok so last night Myself and a few MTB enthusiasts went out for an evening jaunt around the Cliffs. Around 1830 it started to get dark so... On go the lights.

Now I thought my lights were pretty decent (I'd used them last year to commute to and from work and had no issue seeing where I was going). I found myself having some some major light envy

One of the guys I was riding with switched on his MagicShine F3 bike light and OH MY GOD... It lit the place up like the 4th of July.

Having now looked at the MagicShine website, the F3 (£139) has an output of 3000 lumens which at any rate is pretty bright. The next one down is the M2 (£87.99) rated at 2400 lumens. If I was to go for either I couldn't justify the £140 price tag of the F3 so I'd be tempted by the M2.

So my question is...

What lights do you guys use for night riding and how would you rate them comparing price to performance?

 

[Noakesy85]

there's a small amount of single track around here, not much worthy of a head torch too. Although I am moving back to the uk next year so may have to invest in a decent one for when I hit the trail centres!