I have a Light & Motion Arc Li Ion with the smaller battery. You can get approx 4 hours out of it. It is exremely bright, and not that heavy. Build quality of product is very good.
There are a number of posts covering these manufacturers, it would be well worth having a search and a read. While nowhere near comprehensive there is a collection of lighting manufacturer links here which may be of interest too.
I have a Light & Motion Arc Li Ion with the smaller battery. You can get approx 4 hours out of it. It is exremely bright, and not that heavy. Build quality of product is very good.
There are a number of posts covering these manufacturers, it would be well worth having a search and a read. While nowhere near comprehensive there is a collection of lighting manufacturer links here which may be of interest too.
I ride in darkness and rain on a regular basis. I use a NightHawk brand Phoenix Dual setup and haven't had any significant issues with it. The Ni-Mh battery pack is sort of heavy, but it attaches to the frame easily with the myriad of velcro it comes with. The lights are top notch and I haven't had any issues with them for 4 years. One is 10W and the other is 20W. I almost never use them together anymore because battery life gets sketchy when using a full 30W and it doesn't seem to provide any better illumination. The cabling is also first rate, but I've had problems with the bar mounted switch getting too wet and acting funny before. Somehow, that problem hasn't resurfaced for many years now. Also, the bar mount for the headlamps doesn't accomodate my riser bar since it gets really fat near the stem. This is still a problem for me.
Have you had a look at the Lupine Edison 5 ? I've been using mine for nearly 2 years and it's a nearly perfect little package. Small battery with about 4-5 hours runtime. Quick charge time too. Fantastic bright, great beam reach (cars actually flash you to turn it down) and pattern and no fiddly fixing to bars either. Amazing.
I chose Lume Lighting after riding with about 10 people at night who all had lights. There was this one guy who never turned his off, ultra bright white light, and great beam pattern. I said at that point that is the light I wanted. I purchased one shorty after that and have been using it for 2 years now, not a problem. We purchased a 2nd set for my girlfriend. The price is around $300 for 10 watt HID with a true 3.5 hour burn time. www.lumelighting.com
I'm riding with a Jet Lites Phantom SB 20w system. It's about as bright as an HID without all the hassles of HID (expensive ballasts, "spool up" time to attain max. brightness, and the necessity to keep 'em on due to delays in starting them up again after being shut down). I really like HID and the technology looked good, but the costs far outweigh the benefits for me.
I've been very happy with my Jet 20 watt phantom helmet mounted light. I would highly recommend it. I also have a NiteRider 20 watt handlebar mount light that that is coming on about 10 years old and that one has never failed me either.
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