Which Bright Front Light Has a NARROW Beam?

[Lard Armstrong]

I have a shed drawer full of lights, but I cannot find one with a narrow beam, ideally helmet and bar mountable. Most have a

What do you recommend?

 

[fossyant]

Helmet mountable - get an Ultrafire 501B torch.

 

[Blue Hills]

What sort of riding is this for?

 

[Pale Rider]

Helmet lights are less than ideal because you will dazzle oncoming road users (if there are any) when you inevitably glance in their direction.

Having said that, I do carry a head torch on long rides because it's handy if you need to fettle in the dark.

Or go behind a bush for a pee without falling into a ditch.

 

[ColinJ]

Helmet lights are less than ideal because you will dazzle oncoming road users (if there are any) when you inevitably glance in their direction.

I wore one on a late autumn 200 km audax once. I rode the last couple of hours in the dark and had a helmet light on as a well as a bike mounted front light. I was getting dazzled by oncoming drivers who weren't dipping their lights but I discovered that I could remind them to by pointing the helmet light at them and then 'flicking' the beam down to the road surface. Every one of the drivers then dipped, so it was obvious that they had been dazzling me carelessly rather than deliberately.

Having said that, I do carry a head torch on long rides because it's handy if you need to fettle in the dark.

Also handy for checking maps and road signs in the dark. (The audax ride mentioned above was before I bought a GPS.)

 

[Lard Armstrong]

What sort of riding is this for?

Road primarily.

 

[fossyant]

Road primarily.

Ah dont. You just want a blinky at most

 

[ColinJ]

Ah dont. You just want a blinky at most

A lot of rural roads don't have street lighting! (And I have noticed quite a few roads with street lights that don't get turned on these days.)

 

[PaulSB]

Road primarily.

I haven't needed to buy a new one since 2011 but my Lezyne is still going strong after nine years on the original battery. I guess they still come with 3-4 different settings for the beam including a blinky.

 

[rovers1875]

+1 re the Ultra fire 501b I use one for seeing well ahead down dark roads. And they have a nice narrow beam.

 

[PeteXXX]

Have a look at Torchy the Battery Boy's site.
~ Here ~
He has photos of many lights/beams etc.
He can then sell you what you want!

 

[Blue Hills]

Road primarily.

If there are streetlights all you need is a flasher.
If not, i would get yourself to lidl on march 8, or this;

https://www.bike-discount.de/en/buy...MIpY2r5ZKE6AIVR0TTCh2UfA4mEAQYASABEgIVEPD_BwE

And forget any idea of putting a front light on your head.

 

[MrGrumpy]

I disagree.... however no need for a million lumens

 

[Pale Rider]

And forget any idea of putting a front light on your head.

I tried a head mounted light once.

Apart from the risk of dazzling other road users, I found it was rarely pointing where I wanted it to.

I think I must move my head from side to side and particularly up and down more than I previously realised.

 

[Blue Hills]

I tried a head mounted light once.

Apart from the risk of dazzling other road users, I found it was rarely pointing where I wanted it to.

I think I must move my head from side to side and particularly up and down more than I previously realised.

Also the risk of addtional injury if you have a fall/accident, whích always strikes me as odd as folks are presumably trying to make things safer with a light.