Originally Posted by
mechBgon
Yeah, I was thinking about getting a Cyo and debated the same question. The strongest point in favor of the nearfield version would've been riding on snowy city streets... you really need to be able to "read" the stuff that's right in front of the bike. But other than that, I do best with the brightest part of the beam down the road a ways. In the end I got a Supernova E3 Pro with the "glare-free" beam pattern, which is rather underwhelming in real life, but I can always add a good LED flashlight as a "high beam," I guess. Or the Pro1200 of course
lol, I think the Sport version is very, very suited for riding on snow. I did it last winter -
1. The city lights off the clouds provide a certain amount of light,
2. The white snow reflects light really well - the "Sport" version does put *some* light right in the front of the bike, just not a lot, and when there's snow it's reflected more.
Eh. All I know 100% sure is that it's worked well for me in snow!