[AndrewYukon]

Hello,

Looking for a recommendation for budget bar and helmet lights for mountain biking. I would like to spend less than 150. Very open to amazon or ali express type options. I live on vancouver island and mostly ride technical trails. Please let me know what my best option is!

 

[MRMOLE]

Hello,

Looking for a recommendation for budget bar and helmet lights for mountain biking. I would like to spend less than 150. Very open to amazon or ali express type options. I live on vancouver island and mostly ride technical trails. Please let me know what my best option is!

At the moment I think the best thing for you would be to wait and see what shows up on the "Black Friday Sales" the end of next month.
Mole

 

[AndrewYukon]

At the moment I think the best thing for you would be to wait and see what shows up on the "Black Friday Sales" the end of next month.
Mole

Thank You,
Any other recommendations? It's getting dark for after work rides here and my main priority is just to keep riding. Even if it costs me a bit more!

 

[NorCal_In_AZ]

At the moment I think the best thing for you would be to wait and see what shows up on the "Black Friday Sales" the end of next month.
Mole

Off topic and not trying to pick a fight, but I would not be holding out for any sale on anything. We haven’t seen sales over any of the last few major holidays in past months. The supply chain is getting worse every day right now. I would be shocked if there were any major sales on Black Friday.

OP, I wish I could help but I’ll be watching this thread as I could use a decent light myself.

 

[humanthing]

I am using 2 of these on my mountain bike. (I own 4 of them) $31 CAD each from amazon.ca. If they don't work for you, you can always use the free returns on Amazon.

FRIFLY Bike Headlight, 650 Feet Projection, 800 Lumens Super Bright, Aluminum alloy Shell , IPX6 Waterproof 5 Modes Bike Front Light USB Rechargeable, Mountable in Seconds. : Amazon.ca: Sports & Outdoors

FRIFLY Bike Headlight, 650 Feet Projection, 800 Lumens Super Bright, Aluminum alloy Shell , IPX6 Waterproof 5 Modes Bike Front Light USB Rechargeable, Mountable in Seconds. : Amazon.ca: Sports & Outdoors

www.amazon.ca

May not be the best option, but it's an option. They may not stay level on your bars super well with technical riding.

I have them positioned above the brake lever reservoirs, so when they inevitably droop with a hard hit, the brake lever holds them up. I also cut off some of the excess plastic from the mounting thing because it's ridiculously long.

I find they're plenty bright even with just one running, but I can run 2 at low brightness and get by for a quite a few hours.

I also sometimes use a regular headlamp, meant for construction contractors on my helmet. This headlamp is my absolute favourite for anything and everything. Working on the car, working on the house, biking, camping.

Energizer Hard Case Professional 3 LED Headlight, Black/Gray : Amazon.ca: Tools & Home Improvement

Energizer Hard Case Professional 3 LED Headlight, Black/Gray : Amazon.ca: Tools & Home Improvement

www.amazon.ca

It uses AA batteries instead of AAA like every other headlamp. The battery pack is on the back of your head, not the front, and it's is water resistant and shockproof. 3 straps instead of 2 for improved security.

$61 for 2 lights and $41 for a headlamp, $102 + tax from Amazon.ca.

 

[Jayem]

You can get two self contained units, like Cygolite, one for your handlebar, one for your helmet. Cheap crap will fail and it'll be wasted money.

Example: https://www.amazon.com/Cygolite-Met...ocphy=9033836&hvtargid=pla-521289707006&psc=1

Doesn't have to be a cygolite, could be a blackburn or any similar unit. Some of them use go-pro mounts, which I like.

 

[mrpizza]

I have a couple magicshine 902 models with the bigger batteries. Tons of use and working great

 

[LVLBTY]

NiteRider Lumina - 1800 on the bars, and 900 on the helmet. Check Amazon for deals.

 

[AndrewYukon]

Thanks for all the info everyone, can anyone give me any info on mounting a light like a cygolite on a helmet?

 

[FredCoMTB]

Off topic and not trying to pick a fight, but I would not be holding out for any sale on anything. We haven’t seen sales over any of the last few major holidays in past months. The supply chain is getting worse every day right now. I would be shocked if there were any major sales on Black Friday.

OP, I wish I could help but I’ll be watching this thread as I could use a decent light myself.

I wholeheartedly agree with you, and think supply chain could actually get a touch worse, but happened to see an exception.

Did want to say that I saw Outbound Lighting post on here somewhere that they were still planning on having a black Friday sale.

It's dramatically far from the only problem, but hopeful the increased operating hours in the LA port give some kind of minimal improvement.

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[MRMOLE]

Thanks for all the info everyone, can anyone give me any info on mounting a light like a cygolite on a helmet?

You'll get better helmet oriented performance using the Amazon Cygolite clone Ceco 1000 or 1200 (pretty sure Cygolite makes the lights for Ceco). Cygolite Metro's have a broader beam (great for the bars) but less intensity so the throw is not as good as Ceco's. Other than that the lights are almost identical and they will all work with the Cygolite helmet mount also available on Amazon. Your not going to get much more than 90min. of high mode runtime with these style of lights if that's an issue for you. If your just looking for small self-contained lights for the bars I've gotten better performance from Ravemen lights (also on Amazon). LR800, PR800/900/1200 are all good performing bar lights (nice wide beams) that would pair well with the Ceco lights. Runtimes vary from 1.2 - 2.5 hrs. but the two 800's that have the shorter runtimes can be run using a powerbank as a remote battery to extend their range. If you need longer runtimes or more power let me know. You might have to stretch your budget a little bit.
Mole

Amazon.com : CECO-USA: 1,200 Lumen USB Rechargeable Bike Light – Tough & Durable IP67 Waterproof & FL-1 Impact Resistant– Super Bright Model F1200 Bicycle Headlight – For Commuters, Road Cyclists & Mountain Bikers : Sports & Outdoors

https://www.amazon.com/CygoLite-ExpiliOn-Metro-Streak-Helmet/dp/B00R950A9A/ref=sr_1_2?crid=2OLTKY71YY18P&dchild=1&keywords=Cygolite+Metro+helmet+mount&qid=1635008447&s=sporting-goods&sprefix=cygolite+metro+helmet+mount,sporting,132&sr=1-2

https://www.amazon.com/Ravemen-PR1200-Commuting-Rechargeable-Remote/dp/B06XSF3HHG/ref=sr_1_4?crid=1XYW49ZAURSVN&dchild=1&keywords=Ravemen+bike+lights&qid=1635008589&s=sporting-goods&sprefix=ravemen+bike+lights,sporting,134&sr=1-4

https://www.amazon.com/Ravemen-PR90...lights&qid=1635008700&s=sporting-goods&sr=1-6

Amazon.com : Ravemen PR800 USB Rechargeable DuaLens Front Light with Remote in Grey/Black (800 Lumens) : Sports & Outdoors

RAVEMEN LR800P Ravemen 2600mAh 6970232530313 | eBay

 

[MRMOLE]

Off topic and not trying to pick a fight, but I would not be holding out for any sale on anything. We haven’t seen sales over any of the last few major holidays in past months. The supply chain is getting worse every day right now. I would be shocked if there were any major sales on Black Friday.

OP, I wish I could help but I’ll be watching this thread as I could use a decent light myself.

I'm a little more optimistic about the sales than you but also wouldn't surprise me to see supply problems (we'll see). What are you looking for in a light?
Mole

 

[NorCal_In_AZ]

I'm a little more optimistic about the sales than you but also wouldn't surprise me to see supply problems (we'll see). What are you looking for in a light?
Mole

Something that I don’t outride the beam of going 7mph. I really don’t plan on doing full on night rides, but being able to get out at dusk and be able to extend my time in the trail would be nice.

 

[Outbound]

Did want to say that I saw Outbound Lighting post on here somewhere that they were still planning on having a black Friday sale.

The plan is still that we'll do it. Only caveat is that it may take several weeks just to get the parts. We are feeling the supply chain squeeze as well, but it's more for our PCBA's that are built in Phoenix and lack of avaliablity of both some components (that we've been able to find alternatives for) and labor for the actual assembly process for the boards. We ordered thousands of parts months ago but the plastics and die castings are actually pretty easy to get. We are lucky that we can afford the air shipment costs and avoid the port hassles, which are entirely real.

We have a giant order of our customized USB-C cables that are on a boat that spent 6 weeks on the water outside of the port after a several week journey. We were supposed to get them a month and a half ago but still waiting on them. Thankfully that was pretty much the only component we ocean shipped, but air shipping pricing is also WAY up. What used to cost $3k to airship now costs $8-9k. It's insane.

 

[znomit]

Zebralight for the helmet
H600d Mk IV-H600d Mk IV 18650 XHP50.2 5000K High CRI Headlam

Magicshine RN900 for the bars

30.49US $ 39% OFF|Magicshine Rn1200 Rn900 Bike Handblebar Front Light Usb Type-c Rechargeable Bike Light Waterproof 1200 Lumens Cycling Headlight - Bicycle Lights - AliExpress

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www.aliexpress.com

 

[FredCoMTB]

The plan is still that we'll do it. Only caveat is that it may take several weeks just to get the parts. We are feeling the supply chain squeeze as well, but it's more for our PCBA's that are built in Phoenix and lack of avaliablity of both some components (that we've been able to find alternatives for) and labor for the actual assembly process for the boards. We ordered thousands of parts months ago but the plastics and die castings are actually pretty easy to get. We are lucky that we can afford the air shipment costs and avoid the port hassles, which are entirely real.

We have a giant order of our customized USB-C cables that are on a boat that spent 6 weeks on the water outside of the port after a several week journey. We were supposed to get them a month and a half ago but still waiting on them. Thankfully that was pretty much the only component we ocean shipped, but air shipping pricing is also WAY up. What used to cost $3k to airship now costs $8-9k. It's insane.

Thanks that's awesome (the sale not the silly chain part). Was gong crazy trying to find the other post. Fortunately not in a rush... planning on a 100 mile ride and if you pass a certain point after a certain time you're required to have lights (and reasonably so). But....I think it could also be nice to start a ride a little earlier in the dark, especially this time of year.

But yeah that's awful on the logistics. I think I heard ocean shipping is also way up... which makes sense since there are 60+ ships just waiting off the coast of CA.

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[phantoj]

Thanks for all the info everyone, can anyone give me any info on mounting a light like a cygolite on a helmet?

Here is the mount for Cygolite:

Amazon.com

www.amazon.com

 

[bcriverjunky]

GoPro style mounts. https://www.r3pro.co.uk/collections/helmet-mounts