Helmet mountable lights

[benb]

The Exposure Joystick looks good, but it's a bit on the pricey side.
Any other options sub £100 ? Ideally with a red on the back as well.

Cheers.

 

[HLaB]

The Exposure Joystick looks good, but it's a bit on the pricey side.
Any other options sub £100 ? Ideally with a red on the back as well.

Cheers.

I really like my cateye EL410 (circa £25) its a helmet light but I tend to use it more on the bars, although I do use it on the helmet sometimes (its simple to fit) its not got a red light, however.

 

[Wobblers]

Why not get some sort of torch? The Fenix LD10 is small and light, is immensely bright and together with a mount is a third of the cost of the Joystick.

 

[marinyork]

I can tie my cateye el-120 through the central vents in the helmet. Won't pretend it's the brightest thing ever but it does secure on my helmet.

 

[benb]

Why not get some sort of torch? The Fenix LD10 is small and light, is immensely bright and together with a mount is a third of the cost of the Joystick.

I like it. If I combined it with B+M Topfire, it would still only be £62, compared to £156 for the exposure with the rear LED.


Any ideas on how best to helmet mount it? Cable ties?

 

[PpPete]

alpkit gamma?

not the brightest perhaps but excellent for the price and you'd still have enough for a Hope on the bars?

 

[chugsy]

I like it. If I combined it with B+M Topfire, it would still only be £62, compared to £156 for the exposure with the rear LED.


Any ideas on how best to helmet mount it? Cable ties?

http://www.dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.24369

It's quite secure and easy to remove - depends on where the vents are on your helmet I suppose. Here's mine:

http://www.dealextreme.com/customerphotos/quarantined/24084-d303dc1e-43c2-4803-acab-c374dad096fd.jpg

 

[chugsy]

Dealextreme also sell lots of cheapo torches that put out more lumens than the Fenix - factor in a charger and lithium rechargables (also at DX) you could be sorted for as little as 20-25 quid.

 

[Tynan]

RSP ASTERI 3W RECHARGEABLE LED BIKE LIGHT +ASTRUM REAR

£50 on ebay, I saw the rear Astrum tonight and was very impressed, they're £13 but that Asteri is 200 lumens, Li-on with 5 odd hours burn time, aluminium body, plenty bright for a head light I'd say

 

[Moodyman]

What purpose helmet lights for road use?

I can see uses in off road riding (low branches, etc), but I see many road commuters and can't understand benefits as they're usually point way higher than driver's line of sight.

 

[mcshroom]

What purpose helmet lights for road use?

I can see uses in off road riding (low branches, etc), but I see many road commuters and can't understand benefits as they're usually point way higher than driver's line of sight.

The benefits to me are that I can direct the light where I'm looking, so for going round a corner you don't have that problem of cycling to the side of your bar light beam; and that I can shine it straight into the car of a person i think is about to out out which gets me noticed.

 

[mcshroom]

I'm using one of these mounts and a torch at the moment. They seem to work pretty well and worked out a lot cheaper than buying a specific headlight

 

[HLaB]

The benefits to me are that I can direct the light where I'm looking, so for going round a corner you don't have that problem of cycling to the side of your bar light beam; and that I can shine it straight into the car of a person i think is about to oull out which gets me noticed.

+x'dozen, to add to the list, Ive found it gets noticed earlier on undulating back roads and hence drivers tend to dip their lights earlier; perhaps because its higher up than a handlebar mounted light.

 

[HLaB]

I'm using one of these mounts and a torch at the moment. They seem to work pretty well and worked out a lot cheaper than buying a specific headlight

My first thought is that they look lethal, I then scrolled to the bottom of their page and it was mounted to a gun

 

[GrumpyGregry]

What purpose helmet lights for road use?

I can see uses in off road riding (low branches, etc), but I see many road commuters and can't understand benefits as they're usually point way higher than driver's line of sight.

What mcshroom said + illuminating the nearside kerb on bends + most importantly fast downhills on unlit roads esp. if I've not gone that way for a bit.. I tend to run a narrow beam on the bars and a wider beam on my head.