Bike LED lights have come a long way. They have come from bike tail lights to affordable commuter lights to decent trail riding lights last year. Everything about them was better than halogen or HID except for light brightness. This year though, we heard that they are now brighter than HID. Brighter than HID? This we had to see for ourselves.
Beam Pattern Comparison is here: http://reviews.mtbr.com/blog/bike-lights-shootout-beam-pattern-comparison/
Our own light output measurements can be found here: http://reviews.mtbr.com/blog/lights-shootout-light-meter-measurements/
November 3 Update: We received a new crop of amazing LED lights. They will be added to this shootout in the coming weeks.
‘09 Updated Lights
|
Light |
Price |
Claimed Lumens |
Overall rating |
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$230 |
320 |
4.75 stars |
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$230 |
320 |
4.75 stars |
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$230 |
320 |
4.75 stars |
|
|
Blackburn System X4 |
$259 |
170 |
|
|
Blackburn System X8 |
$259 |
170 |
|
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$399 |
1000 |
4.75 stars |
|
|
Cygolite Rover II |
$160 |
255 |
|
|
$269 |
400 |
5.0 stars |
|
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$439 |
800 |
5 stars |
|
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$399 |
960 |
4.75 stars |
|
|
HID Technologies Lumen8r |
$305 |
720 |
|
|
Light and Motion Seca 700 Race |
$549 |
700 |
|
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$475 |
900 |
4.5 stars |
|
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Lupine Wilma 5 |
$590 |
920 |
|
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Princeton Tec Switchback 2 |
$299 |
na |
|
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Princeton Tec Switchback 3 |
$389 |
na |
|
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$398 |
1850 |
4.5 stars |
‘08 Reviewed Lights
|
Light |
Price |
Claimed Lumens |
Overall rating |
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$190 |
280 |
4.25 stars |
|
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$190 |
280 |
4.25 stars |
|
|
$330 |
410 |
4.50 stars |
|
|
$299 |
410 |
4.0 stars |
|
|
$330 |
130 |
2.5 stars |
|
|
$249 |
200 |
5.00 stars |
|
|
$349 |
400 |
5.00 stars |
|
|
$399 |
600 |
5.00 stars |
|
|
$349 |
720 |
4.75 stars |
|
|
$199 |
240 |
5.00 stars |
|
|
$279 |
480 |
4.75 stars |
|
|
$295 |
675 |
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$500 |
675 |
4.50 stars |
|
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$399 |
300 |
2.50 stars |
|
|
Levin Brightstar |
$270 |
500 |
1.50 stars |
|
$300 |
180 |
4.50 stars |
|
|
$175 |
75 |
3.00 stars |
|
|
$409 |
500 |
4.25 stars |
|
|
$1,185 |
1400 |
4.75 stars |
|
|
$190 |
150 |
4.75 stars |
|
|
$225 |
300 |
5.00 stars |
|
|
$500 |
500 |
4.50 stars |
|
|
$695 |
830 |
5.00 stars |
|
|
$400 |
800 |
4.75 stars |
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