Mardmakarm

I'm looking for very bright headlight for Shimano Nexus 6v/3w dynamo hub for commuting and touring, any recommendation?

FunkyStickman

Have you checked out Peter White's page on the subject? He has pics of the beam patterns and everything, and sells them too.

https://www.peterwhitecycles.com/schmidt-headlights.asp

edsmemberships

Supernova E3 Pro or, even brighter, Supernova E3 Triple. See beam patterns.

dcrowell

The IQ Cyo is a very good light and costs about $120. The E3 Triple is probably the brightest dyno light available, but costs substantially more.

mconlonx

This isn't even off the first page and you are asking almost the same question, why...?

edsmemberships

In the OP's defense, I think the answers in the thread you reference were primarily based on the assumption that the typical road bike setup is more focused on "being seen" or "occasionally needing to see" than "very bright." That said, I agree there is definitely overlap and it would have been worthwhile for the OP to have read that first.

edsmemberships

I know the OP is from Thailand, so this may not be helpful, but AE Bike has the E3 Pro for $160 - the extra $40 over the IQ Cyo is well worth the cost in terms of increased brightness IMHO. AE Bike has the E3 Triple for $230.

mconlonx

People recommending B&M IQ Cyo alongside recommendations for Supernova products, and you think such lights are "being seen" or "occasionally needing to see" types...?

Seriously, what different recommendations have been offered here? Same Peter White link; same headlight recommendations = duplicate thread.

edsmemberships

I think you are equating me with the OP. From the perspective of someone who has already educated themselves on lights, I completely agree with your comment. But from the perspective of someone who doesn't know much about dynamo lighting, it is reasonable to think that the post you referenced was about "being seen" lights and not "very bright" lights.

Mardmakarm

Sorry, since English wasn't my first language so sometimes i didn't notice some topic that i should see.After read information that recommended by everyone, those light is unable to be found in Thailand except you brought it online.(Which i didn't use it since my Paypal account has been hacked.)

Is there anyone here ever use Shimano dynamo headlight? I want to know how bright it is(I'm looking around for its light pattern but never found one.), if it not good i may have to ask local bike shop to order B&M for my bike.

P.S. Dynamo hub and lights is not popular at all here, so it really hard to see one operate on the road.

unterhausen

The Shimano headlight is ok, but not in the same class as the other lights mentioned here.

clasher

I picked up a wicked generic 7 LED front light at an LBS for 15$. here's what is looks like but that link is to a distributor in Canada so that's not really good to anybody outside of Canada, but there are heaps of generic dynamo lights out there that don't cost heaps. This light is good enough for city riding and some MUP use but it might not suit those with the most esoteric lighting needs.

Mr IGH

I have one running from a Shimano 3D71 hub, it is good for being seen by car drivers, it is not very good at lighting up the road.

bigm141414

https://surg2011.tumblr.com/

I like this solution for lighting. Doesn't look to difficult to build...

sygyzy

Are you kidding? You must be an engineer. That is not trivial.

mgurtzweiler

https://www.xs4all.nl/~swhs/fiets/tes.../index_en.html

I rode all winter with the Schmidt Edelux. After getting used to the road not being burning bright (was rolling with a magicshine and dinotte 600L before the dynohub) it was plenty to see with. The super bright lights just close down your iris due to the hotspots on the road anyhow.

The good dynohub headlights will not light up much more than the road however. So you'll tend to feel a little more closed in on dark nights with no other light sources around. I might try out the philips light if I were going to buy a new one today (https://www.xs4all.nl/~swhs/fiets/tes...n.html#Philips Saferide LED dynamo).

Mardmakarm

Just finish testing a dynamo hub yesterday, now i'm using cheap headlight while looking for something better.

Pedaleur

If anyone wants to go DIY, dig through these. It's not rocket science.

https://yojimg.net/bike/equipment/lights/led_lights.php