cp – Member
What do you consider cheap?
I’m impressed with my lezyne units. 300lumens on the commuter is enough. Considering a 1250xxl or 1500xxl for serious fast unlit road and MTB use, both good value IMO compared to competition.
I’d not use the 1250 for MTB purposes, although the strap is pretty secure, using it for rugged rocky stuff I can imagine it’ll soon flop up/down very easily due to the weight of the unit, hell it moves a bit when I’m using it on the roady. Plus the battery life isnt that great as you’d need it on full most of the time unless you have another light to supplement, i.e. helmet light.
For the OP – define the usage of said “cheap” light.
If you’re riding well lit main roads on a night then a small light to be seen will suffice and there are a multitude of cheap flashers, however if you’re riding on unlit country roads then something like the suggested 1250xxl is to be able to see where you’re going.