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1000/150 lumens is overkill for the road. Well, maybe if you’re bombing 45mph descents in pitch black, 1k lumens might be nice out front, but 150 out back? I get the “brighter is better” line of thought and won’t argue against that, but will point out that drivers have to be looking to see and sober to react properly. Without getting into how crash data plays out, I’ll just say that there are more lighting options at better prices at lower lumen ratings.

Personally, I’m quite happy running 100/65 for flashing marker lights day or night, and find 700 lumens sufficient for a night headlight on dark roads, and for mostly lighted urban roads at night, half of that.

None of that is to dissuade the OP from 1k/150 lumens, it’s just to remind that not being a stickler on random lumens ratings will open up options. That said, the Outbound Detour is a really nice, 1.2k lumen headlight:

https://www.outboundlighting.com/col...roducts/detour

Lezyne taillights are among my faves, and the new Strip Drive 300+ is a 300 lumen monster; my original model Strip Drive is probably at least 8 years old— I still use it!— and was rated at 70 lumens, so the tech has come a long way. There’s a 400 lumen model, too.

https://ride.lezyne.com/products/str...-300-plus-rear
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