Most of the guys I know who solo 24hr use Exposure Six Pack’s. It’s expensive, but on the middle setting it still chucks out about 1200 Lumens, and battery life is rated at 10hrs.

Thing is as well with Exposure, much as I love my Troutie Lumen Liberator too, more people have got them, and it’s easier to beg/steal/borrow someone else’s Exposure light as a backup (same clamp across the range) so you can make sure you’ve got enough light power to last through the night.

Exposure here, too.

10 hour runtime is sufficient to get through most of the night (or probably all of it in summer months, with a couple of short stops), and they’re reliable.

Reliability’s sorta the thing for me – cheap lights now are awesome (I’ve got a few sets), but I’m not sure how much I’d trust them to be on continually for 10 hours+.

I suppose for the money you could just buy a couple of cheap lights and allow that one might die.

[Edit] And yes, the race support is nice. Couldn’t find my piggyback charger connector a couple of years ago, being able to just drop the battery into their charging tent was a huge relief. [/Edit]

Meaning that you wouldn’t do a 24 hour race at all, or that you wouldn’t use a Revo for a 24 hour race?

I use a exposure maxx D which plenty enough light and its 10 hour mid setting mode will see you through the night doing solo. Would recommend a exposure joystick on your helmet for the twisty singletrack.

I used to use AY UPs.
I use Exposure Six Pack and Diablo plus three cell piggy back now.

Troute Liberator here too. . . just waiting for the 20% brighter version to be returned after Chris’ upgrade
2400 lumens!!!!

Troute Liberator here too. . . just waiting for the 20% brighter version to be returned after Chris’ upgrade
2400 lumens!!!!

Liberator user here too. What’s this about an upgrade, tell me more please.

Exposure here too, the faf free combo of maxxD on bars and Diablo on the helmet works well for me. They so reliable and our type of racing is always so well supported by the guys! Never had to use them though….lights have always worked flawlessly. The little remote handlebar switch was a great help as now I don’t just sit on medium but flick between all settings depending on wether I am going up or down.

It’s interesting that with almost every other lights topic people always end up going on that Exposure are just overpriced torches, and that money’s better spent elsewhere.

Here, almost universally, there’s advocation for Exposure.

Here, almost universally, there’s advocation for Exposure.

I think that’s the difference between once a week night riding in the woods vs racing regularly or expedition riding.

For a bit of balance, I think the Light & Motion Seca 1400 is technically a better light that the Six Pack. It has less power but the quality and shape of the optics means there’s better light on the trail. If you’re happy to have a cable going into your hydration pack, the head unit lighter than a Diablo and much brighter (for very fast technical riding the Seca on your head is superb). Being able to stash the battery (the heavy bit) on the frame is always good too.

But cables on lights are a faff and pain when racing.

Well, I wasn’t thinking of your comments specifically 🙂

I don’t really disagree – I think in future I’m going to be going with a Maxx-D and an XML torch (I’ve never run a Joystick as a helmet light, although I do own one – different, boring, story). Unless a Revo works out, in which case, one of those and an XML torch.

Exposure just for the same charger and clamp across the range. Diablo on the helmet plus whatever bar mounted one your budget will stretch to.

Not that I do any 24hr racing these days but Exposure is pretty much my brand of choice now: they’re reliable, decent value, excellent customer service and probably more importantly, I’ve already got Exposures so keeping one system makes sense. Also, there’s a good range of spares and accessories and Exposure are usually at all the big events with a massive charging tent and lots of spares!

Exposure.

Thanks grtdkad ill do that in a few weeks as I generally only night ride in winter.