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The Hope 1 is enough on Level 2 to see on a road.
Mine flashes when the battery is going. May be a more recent model.there was no warning for the batteries going, one moment full light, next darkness, no tail off in intensity or flashing warning to give you chance stop and get the spares out.
Mine flashes when the battery is going. May be a more recent model.
I use a Hope Vision 1 on Friday Night rides to the Coast. It takes AAs but I've never had it run out on me, even on winter night rides. I only put it on full beam when needed, which isn't all that often. I'm afraid I don't know how many lumens it does.
I've never done the Dun Run itself but I have cycled the Dun Run route at night, and my Hope Vision one was fine.
PS I did the FNRttC Cardiff-Swansea this weekend with a Cateye Volt, (as the Hope won't go on skinny Brompton handlebars) which was quite cheap and was fine. But it was a very short night.
Only drawback of the Hope is the mounting system can be a little fiddly if you want to use it on bikes with different diameter bars. I like Lezyne's stretchy plastic mounting for that.
OK having spent an evening going through ALL your recommendations, for which many thanks, I've finally gone with the "Hope Vision 1"
(£64 from Evans was cheapest)
I'll take a couple of sets of spare AA's so I can keep it on full power if I want all night
And I'm taking a head torch as well
Head torch is extremely useful if you have a mechanical but do remember that you are wearing it and don't point it into people's faces unless you want to be unpopular.And I'm taking a head torch as well
You can get it cheaper and with the charger and batteries at:
http://www.winstanleysbikes.co.uk/p...on_1_LED_2013_Light_Batteries_and_Charger_Kit