[macko]

Just out of curiosity, for those of you whom ride at night ... where do you prefer to have your light?

 

[Wumpus]

HID -- on my helmet (backup halogen on the bars)

or

Halogens -- one on the helmet and one on the bar

 

[TreeSaw]

HID -- on my helmet (backup halogen on the bars)

 

[TheMontashu]

I say get the flamethrower for the lid and the dual beam for the bars. When climbing run jest the dual beam on the lower setting and then run both on the high setting when your coming down.

 

[OGRipper]

HID -- on my helmet (backup halogen on the bars)

or

Halogens -- one on the helmet and one on the bar

Yeah if you can have only one light, put it on your helmet. When I am doing a short ride I will go with just one on the helmet, but for longer rides I'll put one on the bars too. Sometimes having two is good on really technical stuff, plus you can save the primary light and use your backup to fix flats, etc.

 

[JRB]

I'd ride with one on the bars, but the halogen is washed out by the HID on the helmet so I don't. Maybe someday I'll get a bar mounted HID too.

 

[splat]

Primarily on on my helmet . but if it is raining , then I switch to the bar. with it on the helmet all you see is the rain.

 

[johnbryanpeters]

I usually ride with halogens on head and bars, use one at a time. Prefer the headlamp. switch to the bars when the battery runs out.

 

[Trainwreck]

Bars for me- conditioned from too many years of riding motorcycles.

 

[vinnycactus]

Niterider Cyclone HID on the lid.

 

[jdcamb]

Helmet only. Can't go fast with a single bar mounted light (dualies spread out are OK). You're always out running the light and your eyes follow it off the trail when you turn?? I find it annoying to nightride with folks with bar mounted lights.

By the way nobody needs their HID/LED system on high if your not up front on a group ride. I don't care how long your battery lasts You can see everything all the while you're blinding everyone else. Just implanting that thought if it hasn't occured to you already.

 

[narlus]

Primarily on on my helmet . but if it is raining , then I switch to the bar. with it on the helmet all you see is the rain.

night ride + rain = you should be using an indoor light

 

[splat]

night ride + rain = you should be using an indoor light

some times you just get caught! or I didn't check the weather forcast before riding to work.

 

[Dartman]

Helmet light - follows where you are looking. Fog and snow shines right back into your eyes.

Bar light - casts shadows that aids in depth perception for riding over logs and rocks. Follows where your bike is pointed not necessarily where you want to go.

Helmet mounted HID - so freakin' bright you can't call it night riding anymore and you can't out run it.

Mike