Originally Posted by
nashcommguy
Recently purchased a Niterider Mi-Newt 150 cordless, re-chargable headlight from
http://www.nashbar.com for 70.00. It's a phenomenal light for the money. Too bright on high beam. I use it on it's lowest setting. It has a nice, tight light barrell. The strobe mode flashes between off and the highest setting...
WAY too intense.
For $15 more, I think the Minewt 350 is a better deal from Amazon. You are right about the strobe though, it's crazy bright and fast. The only reason I'd ever use it would be for fog which is worse than riding in the dark. I made the mistake of using the strobe at night once. I couldn't ride more than about block with the strobe bouncing light off the ground. I had the Minewt 250 for a few months but found it wasn't really bright enough -- two of them would have been awesome though.
The strobe looks like this video:
Right now I'm running a LED flashlight instead that is rated at over 500 Lumens. The cost of the light, batteries, and charger were right around $100 which is pretty decent. As an added bonus, I can carry an extra battery for run time.