Originally Posted by
MichaelW
If you use quality LED style headlamp eg
Busch and Muller, then you should find it sufficient. You can always add an additional lamp if you feel underlight. I ride on normal city roads and some dark paths and find it plenty.
The optics are bike-specific so you get a concentrated rectangle rather than a generic circle of illumination.
With LED you should really use a rear lamp but they work OK without.
I use the higher grade Shimano dynohub (with disk brake) and its a great piece of kit.
Thanks for the information. Specifically I want something bright enough to be able to judge the contours of ice and snow covered streets. In the summer I can get by with less light.
Are you recommending using a battery powered lamp in addition to the dyno powered one? If so in my mind that kind of defeats the purpose.