Spec Me: Front Light.

Lodgey · 15 Nov 2018 at 17:53

Looking to do some night cycling but need a good reliable front light for around £50.

It needs to have a fairly big beam as there are a few low hanging branches along the route and many potholes i would rather avoid.

The path is unlit all the way so would battery life needs to be well over an hour and reliable as i had tried the cheap ones with the battery packs and they were great at first with a very bright light but after a couple of months they would just stop working.

Any help greatly appreciate thank you.

The Darkness · 15 Nov 2018 at 20:16

Volt 800

Lodgey · 16 Nov 2018 at 03:14

Thank you for your reply.

mattyfez · 17 Nov 2018 at 12:51

The new (ish) Halfords bike hut light seems to be well received.
There's a four page thread on it on singletrack :
https://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/bikehut-1600-light/
Looks to have better mounts.
They do a cheaper 800 version too.

Or as above the cateye volt series is decent. I have a volt 500. The rubber mount tends to slip a bit on rough ground though so needs pulling round a bit now and then

Lodgey · 17 Nov 2018 at 19:04

Thank you, i will certainly check that out.

MassiveJim · 19 Nov 2018 at 13:34

Lodgey said:
Looking to do some night cycling but need a good reliable front light for around £50.

It needs to have a fairly big beam as there are a few low hanging branches along the route and many potholes i would rather avoid.

The path is unlit all the way so would battery life needs to be well over an hour and reliable as i had tried the cheap ones with the battery packs and they were great at first with a very bright light but after a couple of months they would just stop working.

Any help greatly appreciate thank you.

check the last few pages of the MTB thread.

rhysduck · 19 Nov 2018 at 14:03

mtbbatteries lumen800

Ian_Eb · 19 Nov 2018 at 14:30

rhysduck said:
mtbbatteries lumen800

Thanks for that. Now I know where to go for replacement batteries for my Lupine without paying an arm and a leg!

rhysduck · 19 Nov 2018 at 21:06

No worries - I'm about to get the 800 and already have another of their lights.

Ian_Eb · 19 Nov 2018 at 21:08

i have an Olde Worlde Edison 5 and although the battery is ok now, it won't be forever.

mattyfez · 19 Nov 2018 at 21:15

Batteries are the biggest issue.
After having a solar storm x2 (great light) the battery pack and charger were rubbish.

And you've got extra cables to worry about.

I'm more than happy paying a bit more for a water resistant known brand with an on board battery..

fobose · 3 Dec 2018 at 19:29

The Darkness said:
Volt 800

For the price I would also say this too! I cycle to work cross country where there are no lights at all and this lights up the way VERY well for me. I actually use it as a backup light to my Hope r2i which is a lot brighter but a lot more expensive!

mavers · 7 Dec 2018 at 22:28

Never had any problems with my lezyne