Which light?

[driftwood]

What's a good light to get for night riding?

[seenvic]

HID bulb would be a good start. Pricey, but worth it.

Light n Motion is a good one, I hear.

I have a broken Night Rider HID that was once great.

[driftwood]

Thanks!

[Angela]

A good source to see what other riders think of a wide variety of lights is the mtb review - here is the link:

www.mtbr.com/reviews/lights/

[JIMMYC]

I have a Topeak Moonshine HID 2006. I like it, it has 2 settings, low battery warning, short recharge time and it will run about 2 hour on a full charge.
I love to night ride and with a $400 light, I need to love it.

jimmy

it also has handlebar and helmet mount.

[wooglin]

In case its not obvious, get one that mounts on your helmet, not your bar. That way it'll point where you look.

[driftwood]

I have a Petzl light for my helmet already, so I was looking for one to mount on my bike too. Looking at these prices, I guess I'll just make the most of daylight for now til I bike enough to justify a night light.

[Angela]

We enjoy night riding a lot but mostly do it from October through March when it gets dark so fast and we are trying to keep our riding to three times a week. This time of the year with it not getting dark until after 8 we just rarely ever do it. Plenty of time to save up for one before the time change.

I started with a Nightrider Digital Evolution that has a handlebar mount and helmet mount and about 1.5 hours of ride time. A gift of a Nightrider Enduro HID gives me a lot longer burn time and a much whiter, brighter light. It's all good though if it gets you out on the trails at night. I love to see the little emerald green spider eyes gleaming out on the trails in the late spring and summer!

[wooglin]

driftwood said:

I have a Petzl light for my helmet already, so I was looking for one to mount on my bike too. Looking at these prices, I guess I'll just make the most of daylight for now til I bike enough to justify a night light.

I carry a Petzl for emergencies. It would allow me to, very gingerly, pick my way out of the woods if my main light failed, but I sure wouldn't want to ride with it on a regular basis. It would be like taking a knife to a gun fight.

[laramie]

There was no way I was going to spend $250-$500 for a light (and I knew anything cheaper would not be good enough) without at least trying to build my own first. After great amounts of research this is the website that I got the basics from.

www.morcmtb.org/morcpages/howto/lights1.htm

The ones I have built (in my opinion) are way better than the ones on the website. I have made three (gave one away to a friend in Asheville) and have two that work really awesome. If you ever want more info or want to go for a night ride to check them out send me an email. [e-mail]
The most expensive one I made cost about $55 and most of the cost was in the batteries and charger. The only failure I've had was the toggle switch so make sure to get a beefy one if you decide to build. I will be happy to provide more info on request.