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Cateye’s Volt 6000 is a technological marvel, squeezing 6000 lumens out of a single, powerful LED. The light is crazy bright with a wide beam that easily encompasses everything in front of you, but to me the most exotic feature is the built-in cooling fan. On hot summer nights, many of the lights in this test easily get hot enough to burn skin if left on high while just standing around. The Volt 6000 remained at a reasonable temperature through it all. A rear light’s main role is to help make you visible to other road users, so having decent brightness and battery life is essential because it needs to last the length of whatever ride you’re taking on while also being powerful enough for other road users to see it from a good distance. It’s very easy to use and the battery life is solid, if not exceptional, at 1 hour 25 minutes on full power. The low-power mode caught us by surprise on occasion, though – once the battery goes under 30 per cent charge it’s no longer possible to select a higher-power mode from a lower one. Remember that cars have two headlights, so they get the benefit of both lights. Usually, on a bike, you only have one headlight. Lumens Needed for Riding at Night
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The X2’s single-head unit button functionality is extended by a remote with two buttons. Ian Linton / Our Media The head unit has a single button that illuminates blue when the light is in one of its three constant modes and red when it’s in its single flashing mode. The button also switches colour once the battery has 10 per cent or less charge remaining. The amount of lumens needed for a bike light will depend on several factors, including the type of riding you plan to do and the conditions you’ll be riding in. For general commuting, a light with around 100-200 lumens should be sufficient to provide visibility to other road users. For off-road riding or in very dark conditions, a light with 500-700 lumens or more may be necessary to provide adequate visibility. It’s important to choose a light that is bright enough to keep you safe, but not so bright that it will blind other road users.It’s good to remember your battery life so you don’t get caught in the spook-zone. Alex Evans / Our Media Over two hours is a superb run time for 12,000 lumens and lower modes extend battery life considerably while still projecting ample light. With five LED lights and a whopping 6,500 lumens total claimed output, the Magicshine Monteer 6500 is a seriously capable unit. Lights with multiple lenses or beam reflectors can combine spot and flood outputs, with the further option to toggle between them. In theory, lights with both beam patterns are the best of both worlds. Beam comparison
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It’s not the most powerful light we’ve ever tested, but the Hope R8+ puts out enough light to illuminate everything in front of you and then some. Side-to-side flooding is very good too, and is in fact wide enough to spot lines even when it’s not pointing directly where you want to go. With unrivalled power and a massive beam spread, the Monteer 12000 has the ability to turn night into day. We also had concerns about the long-term durability of the mount, but Hope’s after-sales support is generally very well regarded.
Most road lights are all-in-one units that include the battery, but more powerful lights will usually have a separate battery. Alex Evans The V2.0’s predecessor, the MagicShine Monteer 8000S Galaxy, also scored a full five stars last year and is worth consideration. Run time can vary a great deal between lights and it is minimised the more power the LEDs are pumping out. We’ve listed the run time for each of the lights in this list at max power. That being said, the countdown timer is amazing. It’s nice to be able to head out with a light that’s been sitting in the garage for a while and know how much time you have to work with. Every other light I tested uses some variation of the flashing yellow/red light to indicate battery life. I guess that’s better than nothing, but when you’re going out into the woods by yourself, it’s nice to have something a little more specific.
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Our test unit’s thermal throttling was quite sensitive, and after two minutes of being stationary with the light on max power in 14°C temperatures, it reduced output to the middle setting. If you’re looking for a set of bike lights for gravel riding there are several things to keep in mind. The brightness of your bike light should be determined by the type of riding that you’ll be doing. Whether you’re riding on trails, road, lighted streets are all factors to weight when selecting a bike light with the necessary brightness for your needs.The Seca Enduro with 6-cell battery from Light & Motion boasts long run times on max power. Georgina Hinton A powerful light may be good a choice if you prefer technical gravel riding. David Caudery / Our Media
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