Headlight recommendation

terryp · 02-04-2015, 11:55 AM

In my early days of gliding, I was looking for a bright headlight, and sprung for what was then state-of-the-art, an HID unit from Light and Motion for $400. The cost was hard to justify, but it's incredibly bright, and has served me well. But the battery has reached the point where it lasts only about 20 minutes on low beam, so I needed a replacement.

I happened across this unit on Amazon for $40, with a 4.5 star rating from almost 1000 reviewers. It arrived yesterday, and I'm extremely impressed. It's very well built, smaller and much lighter than the HID, with run times similar to the HID when it was new. Its light output is 1200 lumens - ten times that of the HID! Its lowest of three levels is brighter than the HID's high setting, and its high level is ridiculously bright. It even comes with a 3-mode taillight and helmet mount, although I've mounted mine low on the LSF.

If you're looking for a great light for an amazingly low price, this is it.

http://www.amazon.com/RECHARGEABLE-B...us+bright+eyes

Gihgehls · 02-04-2015, 02:00 PM

Nice find, added it to my wishlist.

02-04-2015, 11:55 AM	#1
terryp Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Kenmore, WA, USA. Posts: 2,097	Headlight recommendation In my early days of gliding, I was looking for a bright headlight, and sprung for what was then state-of-the-art, an HID unit from Light and Motion for $400. The cost was hard to justify, but it's incredibly bright, and has served me well. But the battery has reached the point where it lasts only about 20 minutes on low beam, so I needed a replacement. I happened across this unit on Amazon for $40, with a 4.5 star rating from almost 1000 reviewers. It arrived yesterday, and I'm extremely impressed. It's very well built, smaller and much lighter than the HID, with run times similar to the HID when it was new. Its light output is 1200 lumens - ten times that of the HID! Its lowest of three levels is brighter than the HID's high setting, and its high level is ridiculously bright. It even comes with a 3-mode taillight and helmet mount, although I've mounted mine low on the LSF. If you're looking for a great light for an amazingly low price, this is it. http://www.amazon.com/RECHARGEABLE-B...us+bright+eyes __________________ 35K miles in 15 years!

02-04-2015, 02:00 PM	#2
Gihgehls Senior Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Galactic Sector ZZ9 Plural Z Alpha Posts: 2,086	Nice find, added it to my wishlist. __________________ To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 5 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. "...if you insist on being imprecise in use and unique in definition, you should hardly be surprised that your attempts at communication are poorly understood." -a wise man

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