Sorry – I think this will have been done a thousand times but what’s good in the self contained helmet light world?
I’ve been looking at Exposure which look to be good but spendy.
Anything else worth considering? I’m not looking for anything with a separate battery pack.

I was in the same position as you, looked for a while for a cheaper alternative.
Ended up getting an Exposure from Sigma in one of their sales / promotions and using a money off code that they give you when you sign up to their newsletter.

Si

How bright do you need/want?

I have an Exposure Sirius as a daytime running light on my gnarmac bike. I’ve had a few nights rides home down totally dark lanes and it’s great for normal riding speed. Not used as a helmet light yet, I should add. Small, light, powerful.

Thanks will have a look at Sigma

exposure diablo here. spendy? a bit. worth it? IMO undoubtedly.

+1 spend the money and get the Exposure. I have a Sirius and a Diablo

Have been looking at joystick and diablo but will check sirius too.
It’s going to be mainly for off road use but will get some on rod action too no doubt.

Still got a (good) chinese light with proper panasonic batteries for my bars

But both my main helmet lights are Exposure (joystick and Diablo)

Make of that what you will!

https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B01EJI9JXM/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

This with a battery from torchy. I had the body turned down to fit a exposure mount but before that i Had a handlebar mount cable tied to my helmet.

Niterider Lumina 700 (or now they have a newer range of Lumina’s) – 2 years of not a single issue.

Torchy on ebay
From memory these get good feedback on here, £45

I use this on top of my Super 2R. Mounted to the GoPro mount. It’s excellent for off road riding.

@teethgrinder have you got any pictures of it mounted to your helmet? I can’t find anything to mount it to my helmet that doesn’t make it stick up too far.

It’s a great light though!

I’ll get some tonight. I took off the supplied bar mount and used this GoPro with tripod thread. It’s a little taller than I’d like, but it clears the visor when it’s up for the goggles.

Please make sure however you mount it is easy to break in case you fall off / hit a tree etc so that the light will not act as a lever to break your neck. O rings are good as is velcro. You want the mount to fail before your neck does

While it may not seem so initially, buying a Hope or Exposure is a good investment because while initially expensive, they last at least 4 to 5 times longer than any cheaper offering.

The Super 2R mount is a break away mount. Quoted run time on full is about 4h. Done a 3h ride with no dulling of the beam. Panasonic cells as well.

I have a Lezyne Macro duo which I got with an MBUK subscription.
It’s really good. Seems to last on the first mode (enduro?) though I agree it isn’t the brightest, 400 lumen max.
It’s been durable for me, had it 2 years now and still going strong. If they upped the lumens I would get another no doubt.

No experience of this

https://www.evanscycles.com/blackburn-central-700-lumen-front-light-EV297202

But if I didn’t have my lezyne from the WMB subs offer of yore, then I’d consider it.

…albeit with a pukka GoPro helmet mount and a lanyard to stop it going awal in the event of a spill.

About time I changed my avatar to “kiss of death”

Hehe. Usually me that…

🙂