I'm in the same boat as Sean. Flashlight mounted on the bars with Olight's handlebar mount. Flashlights are cheaper, with trailside-replaceable, non-proprietary batteries, and offer excellent performance.
For better or worse, there's also a large prepper/EDC community dedicated to reviewing flashlights with objective brightness and runtime measurements. There are subsequently many companies competing in the space. In contrast, not nearly as much competition in the MTB-specific lighting market, and of course everything bike-related is subject to the normal markups...
Oct. 1, 2020, 11:56 a.m. - PKMzeta
I'm in the same boat as Sean. Flashlight mounted on the bars with Olight's handlebar mount. Flashlights are cheaper, with trailside-replaceable, non-proprietary batteries, and offer excellent performance. For better or worse, there's also a large prepper/EDC community dedicated to reviewing flashlights with objective brightness and runtime measurements. There are subsequently many companies competing in the space. In contrast, not nearly as much competition in the MTB-specific lighting market, and of course everything bike-related is subject to the normal markups...