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Light and Motion Stella 180L $300.00

Light and Motion Stella 180N $200.00

LightPriceClaimed LumensRuntime Battery TypeLight head weightBattery WeightInstalled WeightLumens per gramLumens per dollar
Light and Motion Vega$175752hrsNiMh221gn/a241g0.310.43
Light and Motion Stella 180L$3001805hrsLithium Ion92g193g305g0.590.60
Light Meter charts and comparison table available here.

Description:

Light Head Close ups:

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Mounting options:

This Stella can be mounted on the handlebar or the helmet. This light can be aimed left to right easily.

Light Meter Measurements:

The Stella measured 12 lux in our ambient light meter test. This compares to 21 lux for the Cateye Tripleshot and 12 lux for the Niterider Trinewt.x2.

Strengths:

  • Very Light
  • Run time at full power is an impressive 5 hours
  • Wide halo on the beam pattern helps peripheral visibility
  • Very light head unit makes this ideal for helmet mounting

Weaknesses:

  • Beam pattern has a pronounced hotspot
  • Installing the helmet mount is pretty difficult compared to all the other lights

Bottom Line:

This is almost the perfect helmet light. It lasts forever and is pretty bright. The only knock on it is the beam pattern has a pronounced hotspot. Also, it's unfortunate that Light and Motion doesn't have an LED bar light that would match up with this light. But give it a nice wide bar mount light and the Stella as a helmet light will complement it very well.

Beam Pattern Photos:

Stella, Stella

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Beam Pattern rollover and side by side comparison page available here.

Value Rating:

4 out of 5 Stars



Overall Rating:

4.5 out of 5 Stars



Read or write reviews:

(Stella L) https://www.mtbr.com/reviews/Lights/product_130037.shtml

(Stella N) https://www.mtbr.com/reviews/Lights/product_130038.shtml

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Light and Motion Vega $175.00


Description:

Light Head Close ups:

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Strengths:

  • First of the self-contained light systems
  • Light is handy around the house and serves as an awesome flashlight
  • Good for commuting with flash mode

Weaknesses:

  • Not bright for trail riding
  • Beam is too narrow for a bar mount

Bottom Line:

The self-contained pioneer is showing its age. It's still good as a commuter light and it doubles as a very bright utility flashlight.

Beam Pattern Photos:

Vega, Vega

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Beam Pattern rollover and side by side comparison page available here.

Value Rating:

3 out of 5 Stars



Overall Rating:

3 out of 5 Stars



Read or write reviews:

https://www.mtbr.com/reviews/Lights/product_124612.shtml

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