“Have a look at the Schmidt Edelux headlamp, starbikes in Germany stock them at ~ 130Euro.“
The Edelux is the prettier sister of the B&M Cyo, which is less than half the price… they’re pretty much the same internally, I believe.
“Any idea how brightness compares with a Lumicycle LED3 system (used to use that to commute)? “
Well, since it’s not actually been released yet, no 🙂
You’ll find it’s a tighter beam. I doubt even the main beam will pump out as much actual light as the LED3 in total – a dynohub is inherently more limited than battery technology for output. ISTR my Cyo is broadly equivalent to a Toro on medium in terms of lux, but the beam is smaller (but for the most part you don’t need the extra illumination of a symmetrical beam). The Luxos promises to be a little brighter, plus it offers the main beam, which I’m hoping will give plenty of light for country lanes.
As Joe says, you wouldn’t want to ride off-road with a German road light.