Don't trust factory lumen ratings. Always over rated.



I think that if you're the only one out there on the trail, 200lm will get ya by. If you're riding with a buddy that has a bright headlight...your eyes will adjust to his beam and you will have a difficult time navigating your own. 200lm will let you traverse trails kinda like an explorer. The lights that I built a couple yrs ago were 700 and 1100lm...those will allow you to shred the trail as if it were daytime. It just depends on how fast you wanna go.