head mounted led lights

avgrin said:

does anyone know of a good head mounted led headlight?

That is redundant. 😉

Tom Sherman - 41 N, 90 W

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does anyone know of a good head mounted led headlight?

Petzl.

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does anyone know of a good head mounted led headlight?

For being seen (and fixing punctures, reading cycle computer etc.): Petzl Tikka (or Tikka Plus).

To see by: Lupine Spe-Lu or Stuby But at .300-600 Euros, you'd better wait till the prices of LEDs
come down a bit...

Or get a LED/Xenon combination, Petzl and Black Diamond have several models.

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Mark van Gorkom.

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does anyone know of a good head mounted led headlight?

That depends on what you mean by "good". The LED headlights (cranial- and bicycle-mounted) are
pretty good at making you visible, but I haven't seen one that throws the same concentrated beam of
a incandescent lamp.

FWIW: I use a 15W Niterider light for my nighttime commute and a Cateye LED light as an
emergency backup.

Jeff

I've been using the NiteRider Head Trip, and I'd recommend it. The battery is small and light, but
it doesn't last quite as long as I would like. The lamp, however, puts out a good amount of light -
10 watts if I remember correctly - not quite enough for 35mph downhill blasts, but more than
sufficient for the flats.

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I've been using the NiteRider Head Trip, and I'd recommend it. The battery is small and light, but
it doesn't last quite as long as I would like. The lamp, however, puts out a good amount of light
- 10 watts if I remember correctly - not quite enough for 35mph downhill blasts, but more than
sufficient for the flats.

But the Head Trip isn't a LED light, which is what the OP was asking about.

Jeff

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does anyone know of a good head mounted led headlight?

Check out Petzel. Their headlamp has two lights: an LED for such chores as reading your cue sheet,
fixing a flat, lighting up the near front area, etc. The other is a very bright concentrated beam
which works great for lighting up any steep descent or curving road sections. Tain't cheap. I used
one on brevets and PBP.....worked fantastic..

Slow Joe Recumbo

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does anyone know of a good head mounted led headlight?

http://www.planetbike.com/frontlights.html

This one is fantastic, the sport spot, comes with the hardware for helmut mounting, is so bright it lights the street up ahead like a disco (on flashing mode- it has four modes) and also can be mounted on your bare head, yet is cheaper than some equally bright head-mount camping lights. I leave it permanently mounted on my helmut. Planet Bike seems like a cool company too.

http://www.planetbike.com

CMG makes some tools using the Luxeon super-white LED. Look for the REACTOR models. See these
ultrabright AA penlight/batons at

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For some ways to mount these on your handlbars or helmet: ]theledlight.comtheledlight.comOpen ↗ (look for
accessories) (I just use some elastic straps called GrabIts, REI)

More info and objective reviews at: basegear.comcmgreactor3aa.htmlOpen ↗

and ledmuseum.home.att.netledmuseum.home.att.netOpen ↗

Economical at $20 (2-AA model) and $30 (3-AA model), you will use only 2 or 3 AAs every 12-20
hours of great light. They are completely bombroof (but early models had some bad switches so be
sure to test it).

I have used these lights on my helmet for two winter seasons. They are incredibly bright but the
light is a bit on the greenish-gray side. This means reflective signs are lit at 100 meters but the
shadows they cast are indistinct and low contrast. You can't depend on them for your only lighting
source, even if you have more than two or three all on at once. In fact, I don't think you can
depend on any LED source for your only light these days. It's easy on a recumbent to go too fast and
overtake the amount of pavement illuminated by LEDs.

Get a NiteRider (or similar) HID system!

david boise ID

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does anyone know of a good head mounted led headlight?