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Winter Cycling - Lights

by stefanitely
Mon, Sep 15, 2014 11:51
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Hi,

The days are getting shorter and shorter now, and I wish to continue cycling in the evenings after work in the dark.

Can anyone recommend a good cycling front light to see in night time conditions? I will be cycling on mainly unlit B roads in the countryside - so need something fairly powerful!

Is there anything available for £50-100 price range?

Thanks!
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Simon E | 10 years ago
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I am not sure the Lezyne Macro Drive is up to snuff. If budget is up to £100 you should be looking at the Power Drive.

I have the original Power Drive and a Mini Drive XL. The bracket is good and sturdy, it's only fiddly if you're removing the light every day. I like the USB charging too.

Volt 300 seems a good light. It has the same battery as the rear so you can swap if one is running low.

IIRC Moon XP 300 tested favourably:
http://road.cc/content/review/76831-moon-x-power-300-front-light

+1 for the road.cc side-by-side.

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jollygoodvelo | 10 years ago
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I've just bought one of these. New model for this year with the latest LED model, one lamp's mirror is spot and one is flood so you can choose either or both. So cheap and so, so bright.

Better quality battery case on this one too - rubberised so should keep the wet out well.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/301236564282

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parksey | 10 years ago
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I've got a Volt 300 myself, and think very highly of it, but I wonder if it will be powerful enough for the sort of riding you suggest you'll be doing. It's good in town, but it may be a little weak for you to properly see (rather than be seen) with on genuinely dark country roads.

The Volt 1200 might just fall within the top of your budget though, particularly with a discount code or something from one of the big names. My 300 is otherwise very well made, easy to fit on the bike and has handy USB charging, so I just plug it into the computer at work to charge when I need to.

Another one to look at from the very well-engineered camp is the Lezyne Macro Drive, little bit more expensive than the Cateye but then you get a bit more light output in return. I personally find the Lezyne mounts to be a bit fiddly though.

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rasalati | 10 years ago
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You may want to check out the light test they've done here on road.cc. The side by side comparison is very useful.

http://road.cc/content/news/97193-big-roadcc-lights-test-2013

I went for the Cateye Volt 300 based on those comparisons & the fact it has swappable batteries despite being USB charged. You can get the light on its own (with one battery) for ~£40, so easily within budget.

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