right then,
the Luu is a teeny bit brighter than the exposure race. but it does flood more ground with light.
the light seemed a touch whiter, or maybe it just seemed that way because it was brighter (just a teeny bit).
i switched my head-torch off, and tried riding with either the Luu or exposure, in terms of riding experience it was hard/impossible to tell which one was on without looking, if i tried to pick a differenc, i'd say the shadows behind trail features were darker with the Luu - ironic i know (more light = darker looking shadows = a good thing).
it comes down to the logarythmic nature of our senses, there may be nearly twice as much light coming out of the Luu, but my eyes can only detect a slight difference.
the best combo, was Luu + headtorch, - much better even that Luu + Exposure. The headtorch lets you see round corners.
(obviously, the best combo was Luu + Exposure + Fenix Headtorch, but Carrie wants her Exposure Race back. bugger)
it's nice to know however, that 500 lumens is still good for the job of riding techy singletrack - don't feel that you 'need' more power - there's a law of diminishing returns at work here.
if you're running a 500 lumen system, and feel you need to see more, i'd say you're better off spending £45 on a 110 lumen fenix headtorch, than £200 to gain 400 more lumens from your floodlight.
yes, i turned my headtorch DOWN from the 'turbo 180' mode - as i found the lower light setting didn't drown out the shadows behind the trail features - this is really handy if your eyesight is a bit crap like mine.
Dx Ben will be dragged out next week even if i have to put him on my bmx.
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