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The light output measurement is performed by placing a Lux light meter beside the light. Both are pointed at the ceiling (five feet above) of a dark room. This measurement uses the ambient light produced by the bike light. We found this to be the most effective and repeatable measure of each light.
Pointing the light directly at the meter produced varying readings depending on exactly where the light beam was centered. Also, it was highly dependent on how focused the beam pattern was. Thus we chose the ambient light measurement test as the most effective for evaluating these lights.
Beam pattern comparison photos »
The light output measurement is performed by placing a Lux light meter beside the light. Both are pointed at the ceiling (five feet above) of a dark room. This measurement uses the ambient light produced by the bike light. We found this to be the most effective and repeatable measure of each light.
Pointing the light directly at the meter produced varying readings depending on exactly where the light beam was centered. Also, it was highly dependent on how focused the beam pattern was. Thus we chose the ambient light measurement test as the most effective for evaluating these lights.
Beam pattern comparison photos »
2012 Lights Brand/Model | Price | Claimed Lumens | Measured Lux | |
Baja Designs Double Stryk | $450 | 1800 | 150 | |
Baja Designs Strykr II | $300 | 950 | 74 | |
Baja Designs Strykr SL | $340 | 950 | 74 | |
Cateye Econom Force HL-EL540RC | $65 | 100 | 13 | |
Cateye Nano Shot | $100 | 250 | 20 | |
Cateye Sumo 2 | $450 | 1000 | 67 | |
Cateye Sumo 3 | $550 | 1600 | 101 | |
Cygolite Expilion 350 | $110 | 350 | 31 | |
Cygolite TridenX 750 | $350 | 750 | 81 | |
DesignShine DS-1300 | $280 | 1300 | 92 | |
Dinotte 1200L | $350 | 1200 | 88 | |
Dinotte 400L | $209 | 400 | 40 | |
Dinotte XML-1 | $169 | 400 | 51 | |
Dinotte XML-3 | $259 | 1200 | 105 | |
Exposure Diablo | $300 | 975 | 59 | |
Exposure Joystick | $220 | 325 | na | |
Exposure MaxxD | $500 | 1285 | 85 | |
Exposure Six Pack | $600 | 1925 | 135 | |
Exposure Toro | $400 | 975 | 66 | |
Full-Beam Fusion | £400 | 2100 | 157 | |
Full-Beam Night-Nemesis | £550 | 2500 | 168 | |
Gemini Xera | $200 | 800 | 71 | |
Hope Vision 4 | $391 | 1000 | 70 | |
Jet Lites A-51 | $200 | 700 | 40 | |
Lezyne Mini Drive | $70 | 150 | 15 | |
Lezyne Power Drive | $90 | 300 | 31 | |
Lezyne Super Drive | $110 | 450 | 50 | |
Light and Motion Seca 1400 | $700 | 1400 | 112 | |
Light and Motion Urban 500 | $160 | 500 | 53 | |
Light and Motion vis360 | $170 | 110 | 11 | |
Lupine Betty 2050 | $930 | 2050 | 173 | |
Lupine Betty 2300 | $930 | 2300 | 197 | |
Lupine Betty 2600 | $930 | 2600 | 217 | |
Lupine Piko 3 | $330 | 750 | 63 | |
Lupine Piko TL Max | $n/a | 750 | 63 | |
Lupine Piko TL Mini | $n/a | 550 | 41 | |
Lupine Wilma 7 | $695 | 1200 1300 1500 | 113 113 113 | |
Lupine Wilma TL | $549 | 1200 1300 1500 | 113 113 113 | |
Magicshine MJ-808 | $110 | 1000 | 62 | |
Magicshine MJ-858 | $90 | 400 | 24 | |
Magicshine MJ-868 | $175 | 1000 | 57 | |
Magicshine MJ-872 | $185 | 1600 | 102 | |
MyTinySun Sport2700x | $559 | 2700 | 211 | |
NiteFlux PMax 24 | $700 | 2000 | 143 | |
NiteFlux PMini 12 | $500 | 1000 | 62 | |
Niterider Mako 1 | $40 | 100 | 5 | |
Niterider Mako 2 | $50 | 130 | 11 | |
Niterider Minewt 600 Cordless | $150 | 600 | 50 | |
Niterider Pro 1500 | $350 | 1500 | 115 | |
Niterider Pro 3000 | $700 | 3000 | 255 | |
Niterider Pro 750 | $250 | 750 | 60 | |
Philips SafeRide | $200 | 400 | 39 | |
Princeton Tec Push | $50 | 100 | 10 | |
Serfas True 1500 | $390 | 1500 | 133 | |
Serfas True 500 | $150 | 500 | 43 |
2011 Lights Brand/Model | Price | Claimed Lumens | Measured Lux | |
Baja Designs Stryker (video) | $299 | 700 | 52 | |
Baja Designs Stryker Pro (video) | $345 | 700 | 40 | |
Dinotte 800l (video) | $439 | 800 | 62 | |
Exposure Diablo Mk.2 (video for all Exposure) | $250 | 900 | 63 | |
Exposure Joystick Mk.5 | $225 | 300 | 17 | |
Exposure MaxxD Mk.3 | $450 | 1200 | 90 | |
Exposure Six Pack | $600 | 1800 | 146 | |
Exposure Spark | $140 | 220 | 10 | |
Exposure Strada Mk.2 | $350 | 600 | 40 | |
Exposure Toro Mk.2 | $400 | 900 | 72 | |
Jet Lites A-51 (video) | $199 | 700 | 40 | |
Light and Motion Seca 700 (video) | $na | 700 | 65 | |
Light and Motion Seca 1400 | $699 | 1400 | 110 | |
Light and Motion Vis360 | $169 | 110 | 11 | |
Lupine Betty II 7 (video) | $930 | 1850 | 158 | |
Lupine Piko 3 (video) | $310 | 550 | 45 | |
Lupine Tesla (video) | $475 | 700 | 51 | |
Lupine Wilma 7 (video) | $595 | 1100 | 103 | |
Magicshine MJ-808 (video) - UNDER RECALL! | $85 | 900 | 37 | |
Niterider Minewt.250 Cordless | $129 | 250 | na | |
Niterider Minewt.350 (video) | $199 | 350 | 19 | |
TrailLED Darkstar (video) | $420 | 1200 | 81 |
2010 Lights Brand/Model | Price | Claimed Lumens | Measured Lux |