GENESTARWIND

Knog gekko and niterider bug 3.0.
Which one is brighter? Mine was stolen out of my backpack.

Mumonkan

just get this guy and call it a day

johnnytheboy

niterider lumina 650....best light out there.
nice beam, good coverage.....beware of a light with "more lumens"....the beams on those cheap knockoffs usually suck!

GENESTARWIND

I an looking for compact just to be seen and i don't do much night riding just home from work but thanks!

GENESTARWIND

O ah and i can't order it lol most the shops around here have a small selection of compact lights like those two i listed. I had the lightning bug 2.0 and liked it

Top Gunner

They're both 3 LED lights. Pick whichever one you like better.

hairnet

I bought a CREE and it screams cheap. I now have a Cygolite Metro 300. USB rechargeable, multiple settings, bright enough to illuminate the road. $60

Bikeforumuser0017

I'm not going to take on and off all that crap for the occasional night ride. Also, 1200 lumens is overkill IMO. My cat eye light with 150 lumens is good enough, but since it's not rechargeable, I plan on changing it soon.

seau grateau

If you don't need to light up the road, get whichever one is cheaper.

GENESTARWIND

sweet thanks for the input guys.

ATX_McKee

On the subject of lights, consider supporting this project.

https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/ry...-bicycle-light

JeremyLC

Just to clarify, CREE is the company that makes the actual LED, regardless of which cheap or not-cheap bike light (or other) enclosure it's in.

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Mumonkan

lol its a rubber band and a velcro strap.

it has 3 brightness settings and strobe, i use it to light my way when its not the glorious season we are in called summer

hairnet

I bought an Amazon cheapo Exteck. The lamp itself is fine but everything else is el cheapo

Jandro 

I swear by Light&Motion products. Simply the best in the biz, as far as I'm concerned.

jdgesus 

yeah i love my L&M light except for the way it attaches. its actually the worst.

David Broon 

Jandro 

Really? I've never had an issue attaching any of their products onto any of my bikes...

Urban500 and Stella600

Mumonkan

i really want that stella 600 after you posted a ride pic a few months ago @Jandro but im not sure they make that model anymore, i couldnt find it

Bikeforumuser0017

Ok, but it still looks like a lot of stuff to carry around in your bag compared to a smaller light like a knot blinder which gives enough light for most riding.

RGNY

+1

got me through last winter commuting in the dark every morning. never thought i needed more.

Dannihilator

Need a like button.

sinikl

fwiw, I like my previous-generation Lezyne minidrive (now called the macrodrive, in terms of the size of the light casing itself, though the macro drive has 2x the lumens of my minidrive... the new minidrive has a different mount and is smaller). great mount, off and into my pocket in 1 second, and can pan the light back and forth (say the person you're riding with on a dark road has a useless-for-illumination blinkie light... just pan the beam between the two of you with your thumb without letting go of the bars). USB charging, decent battery life.

stryper

I use one of these 1000 lumen flashlights with rechargeable battery. 5 hours of light on high, 20 on low. It was only $23 plus $3 at Lowes for hardware to attach it to my bars. I'm not a huge fan of riding at night anymore though and we have a lot of dark streets so I like high lumen outputs so I can see better.


If it's just to be seen, these cheap things put out a lot of bright flashing light, brighter than any other small flasher I've seen. Be warned I don't think their rear lights are necessarily red https://www.ebay.com/itm/2X-RED-Bike-...item5d3f89d392

jdgesus 

its not like its "an issue"
just a i except better. it attaches fine for a piece of rubber with holes..