Iqx as pp says has a long stretched beam letting me see further. You have to get the aim right or its just intense right in front of you. It cuts off sharp at each side

The luxos is a much shorter but wider flared beam not cut as sharp as the ixq

It feels brighter than my revo to be fair.

duh, for some reason read this as “rear” light.
Just bought one of the ones recommended in Torchy’s test (someone linked to it on here a week or so ago) the Xeccons. (Tredz sell em) – I just went for the 300LM one as I mostly use a Hope Vision 2 (Trout modified), but wanted a backup.
It is very good – the low beam is ok for lit roads but high shines up the road pretty well for a 300lm light.

I’ve been using a Magicshine Eagle M2 – lots of light and not expensive at £88.

Cateye volt 1200 for me too , I have a 1600 volt as well yet canny see any difference, may just be my dodgy eyesight or someone in Japan slipped a 1200 into a 1600 body
Great lights and so light no pun intended

The Volt brackets are bobbins, though. After not much use one of mine no longer holds the light securely (it seems to be the bit attached to the light that’s the problem, and as far as I can see they’re not available as spares, rendering the thing pretty much useless). And the screw things don’t seem to always stay tight. Unimpressed.

German lights are all well and good but they’re absolutely useless for seeing pedestrians on shared use paths.

The Volt brackets are bobbins, though. After not much use one of mine no longer holds the light securely (it seems to be the bit attached to the light that’s the problem, and as far as I can see they’re not available as spares, rendering the thing pretty much useless)

Never had an issue with the Volt brackets myself. Any Cateye dealer will be able to get you a replacement for the bit on the light. If you can’t get one give me a shout.

Yep, been very impressed with my volt bracket too

Simple and effective

I manage (with the beam angled “just right”, which might be “slightly higher than recommended”) – it’s actually quite good because you don’t have to set the light to blind them, it mostly illuminates legs with only a bit of light going in the direction of faces. When I commuted with the MTB a week or two back, the broader beam was less good for this (B&M luxus on the commuter).

If you can’t see a pedestrian on a shared use path then you either have the angle wrong, or you are travelling too fast for the conditions, both of which may be due to over reliance on 1500 lumen floodlight style MTB lights.

Strada vs Toro?

If you can’t see a pedestrian on a shared use path then you either have the angle wrong, or you are travelling too fast for the conditions, both of which may be due to over reliance on 1500 lumen floodlight style MTB lights.

The point is any decent commuting light is better for spotting pedestrians than a B&M. It’s the one flaw with them IMO.

If you can’t see a pedestrian on a shared use path then you either have the angle wrong, or you are travelling too fast for the conditions, both of which may be due to over reliance on 1500 lumen floodlight style MTB lights.

I have never owned a 1500 lumen (or anywhere close) mtb light.

And I’ve never missed a pedestrian with one. What a crazy world it is.

What a crazy world it is.

It is indeed 🙂

Strada vs Toro?

The Toro is definitely brighter and has more punch, BUT it’s dazzlingly bright to other road users.

I’ve got a Reflex (basically a Toro) and a Strada 1200. in most circumstances, the Strada is just perfect, BUT, if you’re doing 20+mph on completely unlit roads, you could sometimes use a little more. I carry an Equinox on the lid (with the remote on the bars) for just such a purpose.

And I’ve never missed a pedestrian with one. What a crazy world it is.

I’ve never hit a pedestrian with one. Am I doing it wrong?

Where are you guys buying your B+M lights? I’ve found a few places on t’web but don’t know them.
Cheers

One came from rose bike the other came from a shop in Edinburgh.

Love my new Cateye volt 800. <£70 from wiggle. Used for night road riding (as opposed to my short urban commute), and not been flashed by cars on low or medium power, and not needed high power yet.

Where are you guys buying your B+M lights? I’ve found a few places on t’web but don’t know them.
Cheers

Another vote for Rose. Reasonable postage rates, brisk service, good communications.

Rose have been good when I’ve used them. I think my B&M light came from bike-discount.de

Rose bikes here. Came with a nice mug as it was my first order.

Mine was from somewhere in Germany. Can’t remember where, I have a feeling I bought a headtorch as well so it might have been somewhere like Bergfreunde

If you can’t see a pedestrian on a shared use path then you either have the angle wrong, or you are travelling too fast for the conditions, both of which may be due to over reliance on 1500 lumen floodlight style MTB lights.

Being a proper fussy git I’ve got the angle right for road use, and I noticed recently (this winter being the first year I’ve ridden shared paths because I’m doing some of the school runs) that pedestrians in dark clothes just aren’t realistically visible until about 20ft away, which is maybe a second and a half at the speed of the 7 year old I was riding with. If you’re in a dip in the path the distance is shorter still.

I came to the conclusion that yes, we should slow down a bit, but safe shared path riding with a German beam does mean jogging pace at best. Which isn’t ideal.

(And FWIW the most powerful MTB light I’ve ever used is a 400 lumen Joystick.)

+1 for Rose. Starbike and Bike24 sometimes have some good deals, too.

Thanks. Reckon I’ll try Rose then

Just ordered an Ixon IQ premium light. Looking forward to trying it out.

I fitted one of these to my 1000 lumen chinese LED, works great, £3:
http://amzn.eu/6fPwOV6

This just popped up on my facebook, looks ideal for road use. 700 lumens with proper road beam shape. Anyone heard of it??

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/291965582578

Looks good that

Not that exact model, but its a Fluxient of torchy, so I can’t see you having anyproblems with it. I’ve had a different model from same guy for 2 years now and it’s been faultless. Also had something else from him that packed in after about 10 months, new one sent out with no quibble at all. Top fella to deal with.

This just popped up on my facebook, looks ideal for road use. 700 lumens with proper road beam shape. Anyone heard of it??

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/291965582578

That looks a very interesting light especially if they have cracked that beam pattern. 700 lumens from a single XP-G3 is pushing the LED pretty hard though, probably near the max of 2A. If that is the case then a runtime of 2.5 hours from a 3000mAh battery according to my calcs, is very optimistic.

I doubt it’s pushing 700 lumens (based on my U2 mini indicated vs what-it-felt-like lumens)

Will have good customer service though