Lights

I know there was another thread somewhere but I can't seem to find it. Looking for some lights for the occasional night right over the winter. Don't want to break the bank. What should I be looking at?

Very satisfied with my Gemini Xera from a few years ago. Very good quality and enough lumens if you have one on the head and one on the bars. It also comes with a headband, so you'll have the most powerful headlamp of the campground when you go camping.

More expensive than some other options, but the quality is there, they have a great service, it's a Canadian company, etc.

I'd buy another one from them.

hard to beat the ridiculously cheap ($25 ea) solarstorms. i run two of these (one on bike, one on lid). had them for two winters with no issues.

http://www.lightmalls.com/solarstorm-x2-2000-lumen-dual-head-bicycle-light-with-2xcree-xm-l-u2-led-4-modes-4-18650-battery

+1 on the Solarstorm X2. The X3 claims more light but I can't tell the difference between the 2 and 3 on the trail.

http://bb.nsmb.com/showthread.php?t=162836[HTML_REMOVED]highlight=headlamps

Alright. Here we go

Solar Storm X2, this will be season two. No issues.

http://bb.nsmb.com/showthread.php?t=162836[HTML_REMOVED]highlight=headlamps

Alright. Here we go

Props, I searched and searched for that thread and couldn't find it.

For the guys running the solarstorms, which battery option did you go with?

Batteries on the Solarstorm lights I have are now shot. Anyone know of any better quality batteries available for the lights?

I am running these batteries.

http://www.lightmalls.com/waterproof-8-4v-6600mah-6-18650-battery-set-for-led-bicycle-lights

Another happy Solarstorm X2 user here.

I've been totally happy with the solar storms light output, but i think battery life/quality can vary between vendors. My last battery only ran about ~1.5hrs with it set on low during climbs. I usually end up carrying a spare pack JIC. For the price you can't complain and it's worth upgrading from a reputable battery source when needed. My last lights grew legs and i recently ordered two net sets for $31 usd (US vendor - delivered to the border) . Same price from China to Canada, just a much longer delivery period.

I have 2 solar storms (like $30 ea) , and a niterider lumina ($100).

I feel like having one name brand reliable light is a good thing, and the fact that the niterider is a self contained light with no wires /battery pack is nice.

There are some better self contained options out there now (I've had the niterider for a while) look at black burn, lezyne, fenix, cygolite, there's lots.

Mtbr.com has insane amounts of info on lights, their lights shootout is a good run down on lots of lights from name brands, and the forum has lots of people posting about the Chinese knock offs as well.