Want a bright bike headlight?

**p38arover** · 1st August 2009, 10:14 PM

A friend of mine (rrdude on the RRNET forum) does MTB racing and makes these fantastic LED headlights for MTB racing.

A bit pricey though.

See Radical Lights - Most powerful (1137 Lumens plus) lighting systems for MTB, Cycling, Mountain bike, Adventure. Light up your ride !

**hiline** · 2nd August 2009, 01:16 AM

$949.90

**p38arover** · 2nd August 2009, 08:45 AM

That's what I thought, too!

But there is the economy model at $749.

**hiline** · 2nd August 2009, 08:54 AM

i tell ya they'd wanna be a good light

**p38arover** · 2nd August 2009, 09:14 AM

I reckon. The images of the beam look interesting.

BTW, I'm not putting this up as a marketplace alert. This is just one of those things that one hears about.

Is anyone here silly enough to race a MTB at night?

Oh, DiscoSteve.

**81stubee** · 2nd August 2009, 09:31 AM

It's amazing whats available for bikes now, I had a set of Cateye Daylites which I brought about 10 years ago for nearly $200, with a lead acid battery. Recently I retired them and purchased a set of Ay-Up lights. They are absolutely brilliant, dunno how they compare to the radical lights, but for just over $500 I got:

- Narrow Beam Light Set
- Broad Beam Light set
- 2 X 3hr LiIon batteries
- 1 X 6hr Battery
- Dual Channel charger with Cigarette adaptor
- 2 sets of handlebar mounts
- 2 Helmet mounts
- Headband (to use as a head torch)
- And a case for it all

Value for money, and all this from a brisbane company. I can now go riding at night in complete confidence. Last week I averaged 22km/h from Ringwood East, to upper ferntree gully, due to the fact that I can see around corners (well not around corners, but you know what I mean).

Stu

**disco_mitch** · 2nd August 2009, 09:34 AM

Originally Posted by p38arover

I reckon. The images of the beam look interesting.

BTW, I'm not putting this up as a marketplace alert. This is just one of those things that one hears about.

Is anyone here silly enough to race a MTB at night?

Oh, DiscoSteve.

i used to do it, i ran a twin halogen light one spot one spread and i rekon its brighter than that one looks and no where near that price tag

**Scouse** · 3rd August 2009, 07:53 AM

I thought I was splashing out & bought my front & rear lights for around $75. They are the ones that came out on top of the Bicycle Victoria test though so they are not too bad for the $$.

I try not to ride at night though - it's just getting dark on the last stage of my ride home though but the days are getting longer now

.

**p38arover** · 3rd August 2009, 08:55 AM

Originally Posted by Scouse

I try not to ride at night though - it's just getting dark on the last stage of my ride home though but the days are getting longer now

.

Or you're getting faster.

**Scouse** · 3rd August 2009, 09:00 AM

Originally Posted by p38arover

Or you're getting faster.

Don't know about that, although it's only 10-15 min longer by bike for the trip home.

I do a time check at Canley Vale stn (I can see the clock there) & some days when I think I'm doing well, I end up being disappointed

. Other days, like when there's a headwind, I get surprised by my time

.

Of course, it could just be the CityRail clock that's inaccurate

.

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