Some things to consider:
- Bike mounted lights sustain a whole bunch of jostling and shaking. You should ensure whatever you choose has a spring at both ends of the battery(s).
- Bike mounted lights should be able to withstand at least high humidity but at most driven rain. As you propel yourself at say 15mph in an unexpected mist or rain that moisture is being forced into cracks and crevices.
- The lens should be able to with stand a combination of hot and cold at the same time. LED heat vs a cool 15mph breeze, perhaps with cool water hitting it.
- 1000 lumens may blind motorists oncoming.
- Reflector angle and texture can go a long ways towards a thrower, a flooder or something in between. A well made 350 lumen light may be better overall than a whopping output at 1000 lumens.
One of my best throwers is a scant 160 lumens with a slender pencil beam and nice amounts of gentle spill. Bike light? No, just throwing it out there.
I'd reccomend you check out hunting & fishing stores as they have many lights that run around $35 that are made for extreme conditions that hunters put their lights through.
- Many lights out incidents have occured where continued jostling and jar-ing rechargeables has either damaged or tripped protective circuits. It's why the big name tactical lights are designed around the use of primaries and why Malkoffs arrive with primaries.
If BLF lights can fulfill all that....go for it. But imo a dedicated weapon/ tactical light with a pencil beam would be the most practical.
$40? I cannot honestly reccomend a non dedicated bicycle flashlight at that price.
- Bike mounted lights sustain a whole bunch of jostling and shaking. You should ensure whatever you choose has a spring at both ends of the battery(s).
- Bike mounted lights should be able to withstand at least high humidity but at most driven rain. As you propel yourself at say 15mph in an unexpected mist or rain that moisture is being forced into cracks and crevices.
- The lens should be able to with stand a combination of hot and cold at the same time. LED heat vs a cool 15mph breeze, perhaps with cool water hitting it.
- 1000 lumens may blind motorists oncoming.
- Reflector angle and texture can go a long ways towards a thrower, a flooder or something in between. A well made 350 lumen light may be better overall than a whopping output at 1000 lumens.
One of my best throwers is a scant 160 lumens with a slender pencil beam and nice amounts of gentle spill. Bike light? No, just throwing it out there.
I'd reccomend you check out hunting & fishing stores as they have many lights that run around $35 that are made for extreme conditions that hunters put their lights through.
- Many lights out incidents have occured where continued jostling and jar-ing rechargeables has either damaged or tripped protective circuits. It's why the big name tactical lights are designed around the use of primaries and why Malkoffs arrive with primaries.
If BLF lights can fulfill all that....go for it. But imo a dedicated weapon/ tactical light with a pencil beam would be the most practical.
$40? I cannot honestly reccomend a non dedicated bicycle flashlight at that price.
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