How Many Lumens Do You Need for Night Riding? [Survey]

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Sam James British Columbia // 2018
Nov 4, 2019

2000lm total spread between bars and helmet works well for me. I can deal with less but to ride the way I like to, that's working best for me right now.

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bikepete Oregon // 2019
Nov 3, 2019

5600 too much?

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Downhill Mike Ontario // 2016
Nov 4, 2019

A few people answered 4000+? I think my car doesnt even have that much?

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el.wrecker Arizona // 2019
Nov 3, 2019

I think the keyword here is "need". You can safely go out and do some XC and moderate trails with a simple 30 buck headlamp or a 50 buck REI 400 lumen light. If you have the coin to spend $100 plus on lights then go for it and you won't regret it. But if you don't, go get a regular headlamp, rig it up and hit the trails. Don't forget to shut the light off and check out the stars part way through the ride. I think that we can all get distracted between KOMs and PRs when sometimes we just need to STFU, breath deep and appreciate nature.

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Luke Ludwell 2019
Nov 10, 2019

It depends who I’m riding with. I can get by with a 300 lumen lamp but if the guy behind is flooding 1600 lumens either side of me then I’m just riding into my own shadow. I like to have 800 lumens on the bar and 100 on a head torch to look at the wildlife and spot my way out of the turns.

Racing at night =more lumens the better 1000 on both head and bar..

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First published November 3, 2019 @ 5:10:00

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