How much light for night riding?

[bigwheel]

How much lighting do I need in order to do a decent night ride?

I'm considering getting a 10-12w halogen head light, and a 10w halogen helmet light. Will that be enough? Those HID lights look cool, but are way too expensive for my budget.

[berrywise]

If you meant to say a 10 watt handlebar and 10 watt helmet light you will have plenty of light. I would recommend getting a handlebar light that gives you more flood lighting and then getting a more spot oriented helmet light.

You really could just get away with one ten watt (I'd recommend helmet light first) but two ten watts will make it even more enjoyable.


How much lighting do I need in order to do a decent night ride?

I'm considering getting a 10-12w halogen head light, and a 10w halogen helmet light. Will that be enough? Those HID lights look cool, but are way too expensive for my budget.

[homebrewbiker]

I just purchased a light set from Don. It has a 10 watt head lamp and a 10/20/30 double light handle bar set. Both Halogen. Only issue is that the headlamp only has 2 hours of life, Don said it actually lasts a bit less so I may need to investigate getting an auxilliary battery pack or something. If I can get by with just the head lamp that would be great. The battery for the other light is a bit on the heavy side.

[bigwheel]

Thanks, guys.

I guess I'll go ahead with a helmet and a handlebar light. There are a lot of 10 watt models to choose from. 2 hours of light should be all I need for now.

I'm also considering a homebrew light, depending on how many parts I can scrounge up.